Tijani Karaborni

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Cupertino, Calif.
High School:
Monta Vista HS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Team's Freshman Academic Award winner ('15)
Team's Upperclassman Academic Award winner ('16)
Earned first career victory with a first-period fall at the 2015 Luther Open

2017-18 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Overall Record: 0-6
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: -
Major Decisions: - -
Technical Falls: - -

Letterwinner • competed in three open tournaments

2016-17 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Overall Record: 2-6
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: - -
Technical Falls: - -

Competed at three open tournaments • picked up second-period pin over Michael Donnay in opening round of North Country Open

2015-16 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Overall Record: 1-8
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: - -
Technical Falls: - -

Competed at four open tournaments • earned first period pin over Jacob Flynn (MWC) in the first round of the Cyclone Open

2014-15 • FRESHMAN (REDSHIRTED)
Overall Record: 6-14
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: 3
Major Decisions: - -
Technical Falls: - -

Competed in seven open tournaments during the season • Earned his first victory by pinning Levi Henry (Upper Iowa) in the first period of his opening round match at the Luther Open • Won a season-best three straight matches at the Wisconsin Open en route to the fifth place finish • Earned back-to-back first period falls during the Wisconsin Open, first over Esteban Gonzalez (Triton College) at 1:39, then over Matt Murphy (Triton College) at 2:23

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letterwinner in wrestling and two-time letterwinner in football • All-Conference and All-County in football (2013) • California Greco State Champion (2014) • Placed fifth at 2014 Western Junior Regionals at 195 • Earned College Football Hall of Fame NorCal Scholar Athlete Award in 2013 • Coached by Kevin Klemm and Ian Bork

PERSONAL
Son of Sami and June Karaborni • Has two siblings, Faris and Maryam • Faris, his twin brother, also wrestles for the Gophers • Most memorable sports thrill was winning the California Junior Greco Tournament by fall in 2014 • Lists plane-spotting as his interest outside of wrestling • Plans to major in chemical engineering

Season	Overall	Dual	Big Ten	Pins	Maj. Dec.	Tech. Fall	B1G Finish	NCAA Finish
2014-15 (RS)	6-14	- -	- -	4	- -	- -	- -	- -
2015-16	1-8	- -	- -	1	- -	- -	- -	- -
2016-17	2-6	- -	- -	1	- -	- -	- -	- -
Totals	3-14	- -	- -	2	- -	- -	- -	- -