Nick Suriano

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Nick Suriano
Nick Suriano after the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships.png
Suriano after the 2018 NCAA championships
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Raymond Suriano
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-04-14) April 14, 1997 (age 26)
Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Wrestling
Weight class125 lb (57 kg)
Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle
ClubNYCRTC
NJRTC
Coached bySean Bormet
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Acapulco 61 kg
Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Nice 57 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Nice 57 kg
Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Rome 57 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Detroit 125 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Lincoln125 lb
Representing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pittsburgh 133 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Cleveland 125 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Minneapolis133 lb

Nicholas Raymond Suriano (born April 14, 1997) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. [1] In freestyle, he claimed the 2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix gold medal and the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series silver medal. [2] [3] As a folkstyle wrestler, Suriano was the 2022 NCAA Division I national and Big Ten Conference champion at 125 pounds for the Michigan Wolverines, repeating what he accomplished in 2019 at 133 pounds at Rutgers University, where he also was an NCAA finalist in 2018. [4]

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Wrestling career

High school

Suriano was born and raised in New Jersey, where he played football as a defensive back in his youth and was introduced to wrestling by his father at age seven. At age 12, he quit football to focus on wrestling. [5] Suriano then attended Bergen Catholic High School and became one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the history of his home state; accumulating eight NJSIAA state titles overall, four individual and four team championships, the first New Jersey wrestler to do so. Suriano was undefeated with a record of 159–0 and also picked up runner-up honors to eventual rival Daton Fix at the 2014 US Cadet Nationals in freestyle. [6]

College years

After his legendary run in high school, Suriano committed to Pennsylvania State University to wrestle as a Nittany Lion for Cael Sanderson. [7]

2016–2017

As a freshman, Suriano compiled 16 victories and three defeats (two losses were by injury default), with notable wins over the season's NCAA champion and finalist Darian Cruz and Ethan Lizak, the season's B1G runner–up Tim Lambert and eventual NCAA DII National champion Jose Rodriguez. He was the third seed at the NCAAs; however, he suffered a broken ankle in a match against Nick Piccininni and was unable to compete at the Big Ten Conference championships or the NCAA championships. [8]

2017–2018

After his injury, Suriano transferred to Rutgers University to wrestle as a Scarlet Knight beginning his sophomore year. [9] He had a highly successful first year at Rutgers, with 25 wins and one loss, compiling notable victories over eventual three-time All-American Sebastian Rivera (twice) and eventual two-timers Ronnie Bresser and Zeke Moisey. At the Big Ten Championships, he won his first bout; however, he was forced to medical forfeit his next matches and was eliminated. [10] Entering the NCAAs undefeated, he made his way to the finals by defeating four opponents, including the defending champion Darian Cruz and two other seeded wrestlers. At the finals, he fell to Iowa's Spencer Lee, thus finishing as national runner-up. [11]

2018–2019

In his junior season, he moved up a weight class from 125 to 133 pounds. [12] He ended the year with a 26–3 record and notable victories in regular-season over defending MAC champion John Erneste (eventual two–time MAC champion and All-American) and eventual ACC champion Micky Phillippi. At the Big Ten Conference championships, he defeated four opponents, including future two–time All–Americans Luke Pletcher and Austin DeSanto and future three-timer Ethan Lizak to win his weight class. At the NCAA championships, he made the final after beating three opponents including Stevan Mićić and Ethan Lizak. In the final, he faced Daton Fix, whom he defeated in the second sudden victory period to become the champion at 133 pounds, the first-ever national champion at Rutgers (his teammate Anthony Ashnault would become the second later in the tournament). [13]

2019–2020

Suriano upset '19 Pan American champion and '18 world medalist Joe Colon at the annual Beat the Streets event on May 6 in a freestyle match. [14] In September, Suriano announced he had taken an Olympic redshirt for the season to pursue freestyle aspirations. [15]

At the prestigious Bill Farrell Memorial in November, Suriano dropped to 57 kilograms and won by tech over former DI All-American and two-time Big 12 champion from Oklahoma State Eddie Klimara and Canadian Dragos Robertson in his first two matches, before losing to fellow NCAA champion from Wisconsin Seth Gross. [16] [17] In the consolation bracket, he defeated former four-time DI All-American and '12 graduate from Minnesota Zach Sanders, '16 US University National champion and two-time D-I All-American Zane Richards (technical fall), and two-time US Open national runner-up and '16 NCAA champion Nahshon Garrett to place third. [18]

Suriano competed at the US Nationals in late December, where he defeated future Pan American champion Shelton Mack and '13 NCAA All-American Britain Longmire in his first two matches, before losing a close match against 2019 Junior World finalist and D-I All-American from Cornell Vito Arujau. [19] [20] [21] In the consolation bracket, he once again defeated Zane Richards and added fellow NCAA champion Darian Cruz to the list by technical fall before forfeiting the third-place match against Arujau, to place fourth and qualify for the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials. [22] [23]

2021

Suriano was scheduled to wrestle at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials on April 4–5. [24] However, the event was postponed along with the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [25] Both competitions were rescheduled to take place in 2021. [26] [27]

After more than a year of inactiveness in any ruleset and social spectrum, [28] Suriano competed at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France on January 16, in his first international tournament overseas. [29] In the quarterfinals, he dominantly shut down '19 European Games and '15 Junior World Champion from Azerbaijan Mahir Amiraslanov, with seven unanswered points. [2] Next, he took out '13 Junior World Championship bronze medalist from Georgia Beja Bujiashvili, four points to one to make the finals, where he outmatched Islam Bazarganov from Azerbaijan, seven points to one, to claim the championship. [30]

Suriano then wrestled at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series on March 7. [31] In the first round, he was edged by '18 World Championship runner-up Nurislam Sanayev, as Sanayev received two points off Suriano grabbing fingers and a point off passiveness, against a two-point takedown from Suriano. In his next three matches, he got an injury default from Daulet Temirzhanov and decisions from three–time Junior World Champion Ahmet Peker and '19 Yasar Dogu International champion Givi Davidovi. In the gold-medal match, he got a rematch against Sanayev, whom he once again lost to, claiming the silver medal. [32] [33]

Suriano was then slated to compete at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April 2–3 as the fifth seed, in an attempt to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [34] [35] However, it was officially announced in the day of the event, that Suriano had been forced to withdraw from the event due to a COVID-19 positive test. [36] Suriano was considered by many as one of the favorites to claim the Olympic spot despite his seed. [37] He was then registered to come back to competition on June 8, at the prestigious Poland Open. [38] However, it was announced hours before his scheduled appearance that Suriano had withdrawn from the event for unknown reasons. [39]

On July 21, it was announced that Suriano had officially finished his career at Rutgers University and entered the transfer portal. [40]

Instead, he registered to come back at the 2021 US World Team Trials from September 11 to 12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships at 61 kilograms. [41] After making the quarterfinals, Suriano was upset by 2015 NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello on points, dropping his chances of a World Team spot. [42] He beat 2021 Pan American Champion Shelton Mack in the consolation bracket, but chose to forfeit his next match the next day. [43]

2022

On November 28, 2021, it was revealed that Suriano had transferred to the University of Michigan and would compete at 125 pounds for the Michigan Wolverines in his return to college wrestling. [44] Suriano went 8–0 during regular season [45] before claiming his third Big Ten Conference championship. [46] The top-seed, he went straight to the finals despite facing and beating returning NCAA finalist Brandon Courtney and returning All-American Sam Latona. [47] Suriano won his second National title by beating fellow New Jersey native Pat Glory, capping off his college career. [48]

2024

Suriano won the gold medal in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. [49]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation
2024 Pan American Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 61 kg
Win30–8 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Lavat CortesFallFebruary 23, 2024 2024 Pan American Continental Championships

Flag of Mexico.svg Acapulco, Mexico

Win Flag of Guatemala.svg Edwin SeguraFF
Win29–8 Flag of Peru.svg Jose Benites VasquezTF 12–2
Win28–8 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Joe Silva3–2
2023 US Open Silver medal icon.svg at 57 kg
Loss27–8 Flag of the United States.svg Zane Richards3–3April 27–28, 20232023 US Open National Championships

Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada

Win Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Lee FF
Win27–7 Flag of the United States.svg Cooper Flynn7–1
Win26–7 Flag of the United States.svg Austin Assad5–0
Win25–7 Flag of the United States.svg Jakob LyonsFall
2023 Ibrahim Moustafa 5th at 57 kg
Loss24–7 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Rakhat Kalzhan1–2February 23–26, 2023 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa

Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria, Egypt

Loss24–6 Flag of Turkey.svg Süleyman Atlı 3–9
Win24–5 Flag of Georgia.svg Beka Bujiashvili2–1
Win23–5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Minghu 2–1
Win22–5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirjon Safarov10–4
2023 Henri Deglane Grand Prix Gold medal icon.svg at 57 kg
Win21–5 Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Diamantino Iuna Fafé TF 10–0January 20–22, 2023 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2023

Flag of France.svg Nice, France

Win20–5 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi Gegelashvili8–2
Win19–5 Flag of France.svg Valentin Dâmour9–0
2022 World Cup Gold medal icon.svg at 57 kg as Team USA
Win18–5 Flag of Georgia.svg Beka Bujiashvili6–3December 10–11, 2022 2022 World Cup

Flag of the United States.svg Coralville, Iowa

2021 US World Team Trials DNP at 61 kg
Loss Flag of the United States.svg Carter YoungFFSeptember 12, 2021 2021 US World Team Trials Flag of the United States.svg Lincoln, Nebraska
Win17–5 Flag of the United States.svg Shelton Mack3–1September 11, 2021
Loss16–5 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Tomasello 0–3
Win16–4 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Fausz10–2
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series Silver medal icon.svg at 57 kg
Loss15–4 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nurislam Sanayev 2–4March 7, 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021

Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy

Win15–3 Flag of Italy.svg Givi Davidovi3–2
Win14–3 Flag of Turkey.svg Ahmet Peker 4–2
Win Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Daulet TemirzhanovINJ
Loss13–3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nurislam Sanayev 2–3
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix Gold medal icon.svg at 57 kg
Win13–2 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Islam Bazarganov7–1January 16, 2021 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021

Flag of France.svg Nice, France

Win12–2 Flag of Georgia.svg Beka Bujiashvili4–1
Win11–2 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Mahir Amiraslanov 7–0
2019 US Nationals 4th at 57 kg
Loss Flag of the United States.svg Vitali Arujau FFDecember 21–22, 20192019 US Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier

Flag of the United States.svg Fort Worth, Texas

Win10–2 Flag of the United States.svg Darian CruzTF 10–0
Win9–2 Flag of the United States.svg Zane RichardsTF 12–0
Loss8–2 Flag of the United States.svg Vitali Arujau 2–2
Win8–1 Flag of the United States.svg Britain LongmireTF 10–0
Win7–1 Flag of the United States.svg Shelton Mack4–1
2019 Bill Farrell M. International Bronze medal icon.svg at 57 kg
Win6–1 Flag of the United States.svg Nahshon Garrett 8–1November 15–16, 20192019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open

Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York

Win5–1 Flag of the United States.svg Zane RichardsTF 10–0
Win4–1 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Sanders6–2
Loss3–1 Flag of the United States.svg Seth Gross2–4
Win3–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dragos RobertsonTF 10–0
Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie KlimaraTF 11–0
Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Colon3–1May 6, 20192019 Beat The Streets: Grapple at the Garden

Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York

NCAA record

NCAA Division I Record
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEvent
2022 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 125 lbs
Win85–7Pat Glory5-3March 19, 2022 2022 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win84–7Brandon Courtney4-1March 18, 2022
Win83–7Sam LatonaFall
Win82–7Anthony Noto8-3March 17, 2022
Win81–7Logan AshtonMD 16-3
2022 Big Ten Conference Gold medal icon.svg at 125 lbs
Win80–7Eric BarnettMD 12-4March 6, 20222022 Big Ten Conference Championships
Win79–7Devin SchroederFallMarch 5, 2022
Win78–7Dylan ShawverMD 18-6
Win77–7Tristan LujanMD 14–3February 13, 2022Michigan State - Michigan Dual
Win77–7Jacob MoranFallFebruary 11, 2022Michigan - Indiana Dual
Win76–7Patrick McKeeMD 14–6January 23, 2022Minnesota - Michigan Dual
Win75–7Dylan ShawverTF 16–1January 28, 2022Rutgers - Michigan Dual
Win74–7Drew Hildebrandt2–1January 21, 2022Penn State - Michigan Dual
Win73–7Malik HeinselmanMD 11–3January 14, 2022Michigan - Ohio State Dual
Win72–7Jake StaudTF 19–2January 9, 2022Army Michigan ECM
Win71–7Gage CurryMD 18–7Michigan - Pittsburgh Dual
Start of 2021–2022 Season (senior year)
End of 2018–2019 Season (junior year)
2019 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 133 lbs
Win70–7 Daton Fix SV 4-2March 21, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win69–7 Stevan Mićić 4-1
Win68–7Ethan LizakFall
Win67–7Korbin Myers7-2
Win66–7Dylan DuncanMD 12-3
2019 Big Ten Conference Gold medal icon.svg at 133 lbs
Win65–7Luke Pletcher4-1March 9, 20192019 Big Ten Conference Championships
Win64–7Austin DeSanto6-3
Win63–7Ethan Lizak9-2
Win62–7Orion AndersonFall
Win61–7Orion AndersonFallFebruary 22, 2019Rutgers - Maryland Dual
Loss60–7 Stevan Mićić 2-3February 17, 2019Michigan - Rutgers Dual
Win60–6Ben ThorntonMD 12-4February 10, 2019Rutgers - Purdue Dual
Win59–6Garret PeppleMD 20-7Feb 8, 2019Rutgers- Indiana Dual
Win58–6Jonathan GomezTF 25-9Feb 3, 2019Princeton - Rutgers Dual
Win57–6Jevon ParrishMD 12-2Feb 1, 2019Nebraska - Rutgers Dual
Win56–6Logan GriffinTF 22-4January 25, 2019Michigan State - Rutgers Dual
Loss55–6Austin DeSanto4-6Jan 18, 2019Rutgers - Iowa Dual
Loss55–5 Daton Fix TB-2 2-3Jan 13, 2019Oklahoma State - Rutgers Dual
Win55–4Jens LantzMD 14-5January 11, 2019Wisconsin - Rutgers Dual
Win54–4Skyler PetryTF 20-5January 6, 2019Rutgers - Minnesota Dual
Win53–4Anthony CefoloMD 15-3December 16, 2019Rider - Rutgers Dual
2018 Cliff Keen Invitational Gold medal icon.svg at 133 lbs
Win52–4Mitch BrownMD 22-8November 30, 20182018 Cliff Keen Invitational
Win51–4Korbin Myers7-2
Win50–4Micky PhillippiMD 11-3
Win49–4John Erneste3-2
Win48–4Seth KolenoTF 21-6
Win47–4Trent OlsonFallNovember 16, 2018Rutgers - Hofstra Dual
Win46–4Mitch BrownMD 14-2November 10, 2018Utah Valley - Rutgers Dual
Win45–4forfeitMFORNovember 10, 2018Rutgers - Appalachian State Dual
Win44–4Christopher CabanFallNovember 3, 2018Johnson & Wales (RI) - Rutgers Dual
Win43–4Bobby DemeterFallNovember 3, 2018Centenary (NJ) - Rutgers Dual
Win42–4Gary JointMD 15-4November 3, 2018Fresno State - Rutgers Dual
Start of 2018-2019 Season (junior year)
End of 2017-2018 Season (sophomore year)
2018 NCAA Championships Silver medal icon.svg at 125 lbs
Loss41–4 Spencer Lee 1-5March 15, 2018 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win40–3Darian Cruz2-0
Win39–3Louie HayesMD 8-0
Win38–3Zeke MoiseyFall
Win37–3JR WertTF 17-0
Win36–3Sebastian Rivera4-1Feb 2, 2018Rutgers - Northwestern Dual
Win35–3Devin SchnuppFallJanuary 28, 2018Penn State - Rutgers Dual
Win34–3Mitchell MaginnisMD 14-4Jan 21, 2018Rutgerd - Nebraska Dual
Win33–3Jacob MartinTF 19-3Jan 19, 2018Hofstra - Rutgers Dual
Win32–3James SzymanskiMD 12-3January 12, 2018North Carolina -Rutgers Dual
Win31–3Brakan MeadTF 24-9January 7, 2018Ohio State - Rutgers Dual
2017 Midlands Invitational Gold medal icon.svg at 125 lbs
Win30–3Justin StickleyTF 19-4December 29, 20172017 Midlands Invitational
Win29–3Sebastian Rivera7-6
Win28–3Ronnie Bresser2-1
Win27–3Zeke Moisey6-0
Win26–3Steve PolakowskiTF 21-5
Win25–3Justin StickleyFallDecember 8, 2017Iowa - Rutgers Dual
Win24–3Josiah KlineMD 19-5December 1, 2017Rutgers - Lock Haven Dual
2017 Black Knight Invitational Gold medal icon.svg at 125 lbs
Win23–3Alonzo AllenMD 8-0November 19, 20172017 Black Knight Invitational
Win22–3Steven BulzomiTF 22-3
Win21–3Brandon LoperfidoFall
Win20–3Fabian GutierrezMD 16-4
Win19–3Louie Hayes8-1November 11, 2017Virginia - Rutgers Dual
Win18–3Christian Moody4-1November 11, 2017Oklahoma - Rutgers Dual
Win17–3Brandon CrayTF 24-7November 4, 2017Maryland - Rutgers Dual
Start of 2017–2018 Season (sophomore year)
End of 2016–2017 Season (freshman year)
Loss16–3Michael BeckMFORMarch 4, 2017Big Ten Championships
Loss16–2 Nick Piccininni INJFeb 19, 2017Penn State- Oklahoma State Dual
Win16–1Michael BeckTF 23-8Feb 12, 2017Maryland - Penn State Dual
Win15–1Travis PiotrowskiMD 17-6Feb 10, 2017Illinois -Penn State Dual
Win14–1Jose RodriguezTF 19-4February 3, 2017Penn State - Ohio State Dual
Win13–1Anthony RubinettiFallJan 29, 2017Penn State - Northwestern Dual
Win12–1Jens LantzMD 15-4Jan 27, 2017Penn State - Wisconsin Dual
Loss11–1 Thomas Gilman 2-3January 20, 2017Penn State - Iowa Dual
Win11–0Brandon PaetzellMD 16-2January 13, 2017Rutgers - Penn State Dual
Win10–0Tim Lambert3-2January 8, 2017Penn State - Nebraska Dual
Win9–0Ethan Lizak8-6January 6, 2017Penn State - Minnesota Dual
Win8–0Steven BulzomiMD 12-2December 12, 2016Binghamton - Penn State Dual
Win7–0Darian Cruz7-0December 4, 2016Lehigh - Penn State Dual
2016 Keystone Classic Gold medal icon.svg at 125 lbs
Win6–0Tim JohnsonFallNovember 20, 20162016 Keystone Classic
Win5–0Anthony RubinettiMD 16-4
Win4–0Noah GonserMD 12-4
Win3–0Zack Fuentes4-2
Win2–0Connor Schram3-0November 13, 2016Stanford - Penn State Dual
Win1–0Trey ChalifouxMD 15-4November 11, 2016Penn State - Army Dual
Start of 2016-2017 Season (freshman year)

Stats

SeasonYearSchoolRankWeight ClassRecordWinBonus
2022Senior University of Michigan #1125 (1st)16–0100.00%75.00%
2019Junior Rutgers University #3 (1st)13329–390.63%57.89%
2018Sophomore#4 (2nd)12525–196.15%65.38%
2017Freshman Penn State University #3 (DNQ)16–384.21%57.89%
Career70–790.91%62.34%

Awards and honors

2022
2019
2018

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The 2020 United States Olympic Team Trials for wrestling were held at the Dickies Arena of Fort Worth, Texas, on April 2–3, 2021. This event determined the representative of the United States of America for the 2020 Summer Olympics at each Olympic weight class. Originally scheduled to take place at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania and on April 4–5, 2020, this event was postponed by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and USA Wrestling on March 13, 2020, along with the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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