Paniro Johnson

Paniro Johnson vs. North Carolina (2024)

Weight:
149
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
High School:
Cathedral Prep

YEAR	WEIGHT	RECORD	DUAL RECORD	FALLS	TECH FALLS	MAJOR DECISIONS	^TAKEDOWNS FOR (AGAINST)	BIG 12 FINISH	NCAA FINISH
2022-23	149	18-6	14-4	0	0	3	N/A	1st	R24
*2023-24	157	10-1	0-0	2	4	1	N/A	-	-
2024-25	149/157/165	27-6	12-1	1	2	2	36 (5)	1st	R16
2025-26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CAREER	-	45-12	26-5	1	2	5	36 (5)	-	-

*Redshirted (Wrestled unattached, does not count toward career record)
^Takedown tally does not include open tournaments

Awards & Accomplishments
2x NCAA Qualifier (2023, ‘25)
2x Big 12 Champion (2023, ‘25)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (11/8/23)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S23, F23, S24, F24)
2x NWCA Scholar All-American (2023, ’25)
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2024 U23 USA World Team Member

2045-25
2025 NCAA Qualifier … won his second Big 12 title with a victory over UNI’s Colin Realbuto, avenging a loss from the regular season … became the 39th two-time conference champion in school history … used a takedown with 22 seconds remaining in the match to beat Realbuto, 5-4 … went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships as the No. 4 seed … registered a 27-6 season record with a 12-1 mark in dual action … tallied five bonus-point victories (one pin, two tech falls, two major decisions) … started the season at 157 pounds before descending to 149 … notched dual victories at 149, 157 and 165 pounds during the season … recorded 12 victories over ranked opponents … earned first-career pin against West Virginia’s Sam Hillegas … had a 13-match win streak during the season and won 15 of his last 16 matches to end the regular season … tallied 36 takedowns while only allowing five.

2023-24
Redshirted.

2022-23
2023 NCAA Qualifier … Iowa State’s first Big 12 Champion at 149 pounds and the 24th wrestler in Big 12 history to win a title as the No. 3 seed or worse … avenged a regular season defeat to Missouri’s No. 7 Brock Mauller with a 10-4 victory in the conference title match … went 18-6 with eight wins over a ranked opponent … burst onto the college wrestling scene with a 9-4 victory over Wisconsin’s No. 2 Austin Gomez in his second match of the season … defeated No. 6 Max Murin in sudden victory in the Cy-Hawk dual … won his first six matches to begin the season … three bonus-point wins, all by major decision … wrestled seven or more minutes in all 24 of his matches and went into sudden victory six times … went 10-4 in matches decided by a takedown or less.

High School
Gray-shirted 2021-22 season … compiled a 19-6 record and beat three previous NCAA qualifiers while competing for the CRTC … rated as the No. 45 overall prospect in the class of 2021 by MatScouts and ranked No. 10 nationally at 145 pounds … four-time Pennsylvania High School state medalist … went 6-1 and took second at the U20 men’s freestyle national championships … placed fourth at the U20 Freestyle World Team Trials.