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2018-2019 Wrestling Roster

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Nicholas Racanelli

  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West Creek, NJ
  • Highschool Southern Regional

Biography

Racanelli is a native of West Creek, N.J. and Southern Regional High School... Finished 5th at the 2014 Messiah Petrofes, 3rd at the 2015 MAC Championships, 3rd at the Messiah Open with a 16-10 record as a freshman...Finished 4th at 2015 the Messiah Petrofes, 3rd at the 2016 MAC Championships, 2nd at the NCAA Mideast Regional to qualify for NCAA's and finished with a 24-11 record in 2015-16... Finished 5th at the Monarch Invitational, 3rd at the Messiah Petrofes, 2nd at the Will Abele, 3rd at the 2017 MAC Championships, and 2nd at the 2017 Mideast Regional to qualify a second time for NCAA's as a junior and finish the season 35-9... Compiled a 5-1 record in 2017-18... Returned as a fifth-year senior in 2018-19 and finished with a 32-3 record. He placed second at the Ned McGinley Invitational and was the 165-pound champion at the Gettysburg Invitational and then wrestled his way to the 2019 NCAA Southeast Regional championship to become a three-time National Qualifier and finished his career with 112 wins.

Conference Player of the Week - MAC Wrestler of the Week - 11/05/18, 11/12/18, 1/07/19.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015First Year

    149 lbs
  • 2015-2016Sophomore

    157 lbs
  • 2016-2017Junior

    157 lbs
  • 2017-2018Senior

    165 lbs
  • 2018-2019Senior

    165 lbs
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