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Wrestling
Cyclone Invitational
Iowa State University Athletics
2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Rodriguez, Dante
Dante Rodriguez
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Kearney, Neb.
- High School:
- Kearney
Bio
Awards and Honors
2016 Duhawk Open (Sixth Place)
2015 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Third Place)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
2015 NCAA Qualifier
2015 Big 12 runner-up
2014 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open runner-up
2014 Kaye Young Open Champion
2016-17
Redshirted during the 2016-17 season.
2015-16
Scrapped to a 13-6 record... appeared in four duals, while posting a 2-2 record… finished in sixth-place at the Duhawk Open where he pinned his first three opponents before having to bow out of the tournament due to an injury… earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors after he defeated Iowa’s Logan Ryan by 6-2 decision… started the year with a third-place showing at the Cyclone Open… tallied two falls in 0:25 at the Cyclone Open en route to his top-3 finish... in total, posted seven pins on the year.
2014-15
Compiled one of the most exciting freshman campaigns in recent Cyclone history... qualified for the NCAA Championships with a 19-8 record... recorded a 6-2 dual record on the year... pinned Kent State's Tyler Smal in 5:56 in the wrestle-backs at the NCAAs... suffered a 6-1 loss to Missouri's Lavion Mayes, knocking him out of the tournament... finished runner-up to Oklahoma State All-American Dean Heil at the Big 12 Championships... pinned West Virginia's Michael Morales in the Big 12 semifinals in 5:56... closed out dual competition by pinning Wisconsin's Jesse Thielke in 2:11... finished runner-up at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open to Missouri's Lavion Mayes... won the Kaye Young Open, pinning Ellsworth's Saidyokub Kakhramanov in the 141-pound finals... finished the season second on the team in falls with 12... garnered 15-total bonus-point victories in 2014-15.
High School
Garnered three Nebraska state championships at three different weights (106, 120, 132)... compiled a 155-16 high school record at Kearney High School.
Personal
Born July 8, 1996... son of Robin and Albert Rodriguez... brother of Daniel (26) Micheala (24) and Damon (17)... is undeclared on his major.
Kevin Dresser Interview (NCAA Championships Session 5)
Saturday, March 22
Jacob Frost Interview (NCAA Championships - 7th Place)
Saturday, March 22
Kevin Dresser Interview (NCAA Championships Session 4)
Friday, March 21
Kevin Dresser Interview (NCAA Championships Session 3)
Friday, March 21
