Sebastian Match-by-Match
2019-20: Went 10-5 in his final season of eligibility... beat Iowa's Cash Wilcke twice in the regular season... in his first appearance in the UW Field House, Sebastian pinned Kent State's Tyler Bates in 2:09... got his first Badger technical fall against Indiana's Jake Hinz in a 20-4 victory... was dominant in his win over No. 21 Jelani Embree to get the 6-2 decision... competed at the 2020 Big Ten Tournament as the ninth seed and took 7th place in the 184 pound bracket... qualified for his third NCAA Championship
2018-19 (at Northwestern): Redshirt senior...Wrestling at 174 lbs...Defeated Carver James in the conference finale victory over #24 Illinois...Won by major decision against Patrick Spray in the 'Cats upset win over No. 11 Wisconsin...Picked up a pair of victories at the Midlands Championships...Recorded victories in each of the first two duals of the season ... Ranked #14 in the country to start the campaign
2017-18 (at Northwestern): Redshirt junior...Academic All-Big Ten...Wrestled at 174 lbs...Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships, including an 11-2 major decision over #13 C.J. Brucki (Central Michigan)...Placed fourth in a stacked 174-lb. weight class at the Big Ten Championships...Took down #12 Dylan Lydy of Purdue to reach the tournament semifinals...Won by major decision in the final dual match of the season to finish with 23 wins...Posted a 9-4 decision win against Kaleb Young of Iowa...Topped high school teammate Joe Grello in a 5-2 decision vs. Rutgers...Defeated Christopher Pfarr in the 'Cats win over #14 Minnesota... Picked up a win by major decision at 174 against #18 Nebraska...Topped Wisconsin's Ryan Christensen for the third time in the season in NU's upset win over the #16 Badgers...Won by major decision in the conference matchup at Illinois...Took seventh place at the Midlands Championships after posting four major decision wins...Pinned Maryland's Josh Ugalde in 3:57 in the Big Ten dual opener...Won fourth place at the Keystone Classic...Finished fifth at the Michigan State Open...Recorded four wins in the tournament, including two by fall and one by major decision...Beat No. 15 Ryan Christensen of Wisconsin in the fifth place bout
2016-17 (at Northwestern): Redshirt sophomore...Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships, winning three of his five matches...Qualified for the NCAA Championships at 165 lbs...Finished at 19-8 in his first season of competition…Tied for third most wins on the team…Scored 42 team points in duals, good for second best on the team…Ten dual wins trailed only Jacob Berkowitz’s twelve…Tied for the team lead with four wins by fall…Leads the team outright in wins by major decision … Won his first career Big Ten match with a 13-4 major decision...Won the first seven matches of his career...Went 9-1 at 174 lbs before moving to 165…Nine wins have come via bonus points...Won by second period fall in his first career match...NWCA All-Academic Team.
2015-16 (at Northwestern):Â Redshirt freshman ... missed the entirety of the season after having surgery in November.
2014-15 (at Northwestern): Redshirt season…Put together a 23-3 record while wrestling unattached for Northwestern…Competed at the 2014 Midlands where he earned a fifth place finish…Started the Midlands with three straight wins, including one by fall and one by major decision…Made it to the championship match at the Michigan State Open in his first collegiate tournament…Began the tournament with three straight bonus point wins, including a fall of Tiffin's Chris Baker in 2:33 and two major decisions over D-1 opponents from Michigan and Columbia
High School: Ranked No. 1 wrestler in the nation at 182 lbs. by Amateur Wrestling News...Three-time state champion from New Jersey...Won his third New Jersey state championship after recording a takedown in overtime to earn a 6-4 victory in the 182 lbs. final...Finished his Crusaders career with a record of 143-18...Ranked No. 14 overall in the senior class by InterMat Wrestle...Won the FloWrestling battle of Who Is #1 over the #2 ranked wrestler in the nation...Entered his senior season with an overall record of 110-16, which includes an 81-3 mark over the last two state championship campaigns… Finished fifth at 152 lbs. as a freshman before winning titles at 160 lbs. and 182 lbs. in his sophomore and junior seasons
