Nick Wanzek

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
High School:
Simley HS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Two-time NCAA qualifier ('16, '17)
Three-time letterwinner ('15, '16, '17)
Three-time Academic All-Big Ten ('15, '16, '17)
Three-time open tournament champion

2016-17 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Overall Record:29-14
Dual Meet Record:8-4
Big Ten Record:6-3
Pins:2
Major Decisions:6
Technical Falls:1

NCAA Qualifier - Letterwinner - Academic All-Big Ten - dropped down from 174 to 165 at the Southern Scuffle - finished one match shy of All-America finish at NCAA Championships - took third at Daktronics Open and eight at Cliff Keen Invitational wrestling at 174 - picked up three ranked wins while at 174, over No. 15 David Kocer (South Dakota State), 3-2; No. 11 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy), 4-3, and; No. 9 Myles Amine (Michigan), 6-4 - finished fourth at Southern Scuffle after dropping to 165 - took sixth at Big Tens - wrestled a team-high 43 matches this season

2015-16 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Overall Record: 21-13
Dual Meet Record: 10-6
Big Ten Record: 6-3
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 4
Technical Falls: - -

Letterwinner - Academic All-Big Ten - came in ninth at Big Ten tournament - made first career NCAA tournament appearance - placed third at Daktronics Open, recording a 12-0 major decision over Carter Nielsen (North Dakota State) in third place match - upset No. 4 Zac Brunson (Illinois) with a 13-10 decision in final Big Ten dual of the season for first career victory against top-10 opponent - ended dual season on four match win streak - earned consecutive bonus point victories in duals for the first time in his career by pinning Josh Snook (Maryland) and earning a 10-1 major decision over Dustin Williams (Nebraska) - earned 8-0 major decision over Mitch Silga (Northwestern) in first round of Big Ten tournament

2014-15 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Overall Record: 16-12
Dual Meet Record: 7-5
Big Ten Record: 3-3
Pins: - -
Major Decisions: 6
Technical Falls: 2

Letterwinner - Academic All-Big Ten - Won his opening match of the season by tech fall, 18-3, over Daniel Murakami (Minnesota State Moorhead) at the Bison Open - Went on to add two major decisions on his way to the Bison Open title - Made his career dual at Air Force, defeating No. 15 Jesse Stafford, 9-3 - Began his dual career with four consecutive wins, including a victory over No. 18 Dakota Friesth (Wyoming), 3-1 - Opened the Cliff Keen Invitational with three straight wins, including a 10-0 major decision over Bradley Christensen (California Baptist) to start the event - Finished the dual season with a pair of bonus point victories, first with a 22-4 tech fall over T.J. Guidice (Maryland), then an 11-3 major decision over Steven Keogh (North Dakota State)

2013-14 - FRESHMAN (REDSHIRTED)

Overall Record: 18-4
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 6
Technical Falls: 2

Finished the season with an 18-4 overall record, competing solely in open meets - Finished third at Bison Open with a record of 5-1 - Avenged opening match loss to Jake Krogstad of Concordia-Moorhead by defeating Krogstad by major decision later in tournament - Went 5-1 at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open, losing only to fellow Gopher Danny Zilverberg - Finished first at Dragon Open with a record of 4-0 - Finished first at North Country Open with a record of 4-0

HIGH SCHOOL
2013 graduate of Simley High School - Minnesota High School League Academic State Champion Academic - Two-time All-State Academic Team - Earned letters in wrestling and football - All-Conference 2008-13 - All-State 2010-13 - 3 time State Champion - Team MVP - Runner-Up at Fargo Nationals

PERSONAL
Son of Tim and Susan Wanzek - Siblings are Brittany and Nolan - Lists winning his first state championship as his most memorable sports thrill - Lists drawing as his talent

Season	Overall	Dual	Big Ten	Pins	Maj. Dec.	Tech. Fall	B1G Finish	NCAA Finish
2013-14 (RS)	18-4	- -	- -	1	6	2	- -	- -
2014-15	16-12	7-5	3-3	- -	6	3	DNP	- -
2015-16	21-13	10-6	6-3	2	4	- -	DNP	DNP
2016-17	29-14	8-4	6-3	2	6	1	6th	DNP
Totals	66-39	25-15	15-9	4	16	4	- -	- -