Aaron Nagao Season 2023-24

Parents: DESIREE AND ERIC NAGAO
Major: LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
 
CAREER NOTES:
Athletic: All-American (2023)...Big Ten Runner-Up as a redshirt freshman (losing to Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young in finals).
Academic: Academic All-Big Ten (2023).
 
2022-23 / RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Posted a 22-6 overall record...Ended year with four majors, one tech and a pin...Big Ten Runner-Up (133)...All-American (5th in 2023).
Bison Open (11/12): Picked up first collegiate wins with 2-0 showing at Bison Open at North Dakota State plus a third victory over a non-collegiate foe. Binghamton (11/20): First dual meet win, an 8-2 victory over Ivan Garcia. Oklahoma State (12/4): Lost 10-3 to #4 Daton Fix in dual with the Cowboys. Southern Scuffle (1/1-2): Went 4-1 at Southern Scuffle, picking up wins over Bucknell’s Kurt Phipps and Iowa State’s Zach Redding in the process. Northwestern (1/7): Lost Big Ten debut 7-4 to #16 Chris Cannon. Nebraska (1/13): Rebounded with 4-2 (sv) win over Kyle Burwick for first conference dual victory. Michigan State (1/15): Posted 9-4 win over #11 Rayvon Foley. Wisconsin (2/11): Beat LaMont Taylor 5-1.
Big Ten Championships (3/4-5): Big Ten Runner-Up as a redshirt freshman...Majored IU’s Henry Porter 10-2 in opening round...Downed #7 Lucas Bird of Illinois 4-2 (sv) and #6 Jesse Mendez of Ohio State 6-4 (sv) to advance to finals....Lost tough 5-2 decision to #1 Roman Bravo-Young in title bout.
NCAA Championships (3/16-17): Earned All-America honors at first NCAA tournament, placing fifth with a 5-2 mark...Beat #25 Kurt Phipps of Bucknell with an 8-0 major...Pinned #9 Micky Phillippi of Pitt (2:50)...Lost 4-1 to #1 Roman Bravo-Young in quarterfinals...Majored #14 Zach Redding of Iowa State 12-0...Beat #5 Kai Orine of North Carolina State 5-4...Dropped 6-4 decision to #2 Daton Fix of Oregon State...Beat #13 Jesse Mendez of Ohio State in fifth-place bout.
 
2021-22 / REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season:  Posted 8-3 mark during redshirt season...Won ISU Las Chance Open with 3-0 mark (all bonus point wins)...Advanced to Southern Scuffle Finals unattached, earning wins over two ranked wrestlers.
 
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
Made U23 World Team at 61 kg, going 7-0 at World Team Trial...Placed 5th at U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. Collected 173 wins at Esperanza High School...Won two California state titles...Four-year letterman and four-year team captain...A Principal’s Honor Student...Majoring in Labor and Human Resources at Penn State...Son of Eric and Desiree Nagao...Has a younger brother, Joziah, and a younger sister, Shiloh.
 
NAGAO MATCH-BY-MATCH
 
2022-23
Date     Wt.   Result         Opponent                                       Place     Rec
11/12     133   W, 8-0          McGwire Midkiff, North Dakota St. (maj.) NDSU       1-0
11/12     133   W, 4-0          Fernando Barreto, North Daktoa State    NDSU       2-0
11/20     133   W, 8-2          Ivan Garcia, Binghamton                         dual       3-0
11/27     133   W, 6-2          Derrick Cardinal, South Dakota State        dual       4-0
12/4      133   L, 3-10         #4 Daton Fix, Oklahoma State                 dual       4-1
12/9      133   W, 4-2          McGwire Midkiff, North Dakota State         dual       5-1
12/11     133   W, 10-0        Ethan Rotundo, Cal Poly (major)               dual       6-1
12/11     133   W, 19-3        Ben Lindley, Lindenwood (TF; 4:42)          dual       7-1
1/1        133   W, 9-3          Todd Carter,Gardner-Webb                    Scuf       8-1
1/1        133   LBF             #22 Brayden Palmer, Chattanooga (2:36)  Scuf       8-2
1/1        133   W, 10-3        Kurt Phipps, Bucknell                             Scuf       9-2
1/2        133   W, 6-1          Zach Redding, Iowa State                       Scuf     10-2
1/2        133   W, 6-3          Connor Brown, Missouri                         Scuf     11-2
1/7        133   L, 4-7           #16 Chris Cannon, Northwestern             dual     11-3
1/13      133   W, 4-2 (sv)     Kyle Burwick, Nebraska                          dual     12-3
1/15      133   W, 9-4          #11 Rayvon Foley, Michigan State            dual     13-3
2/11      133   W, 5-1          LaMont Taylor, Wisconsin                       dual     14-3
3/4        133   W, 10-2        Henry Portner, Indiana                           B1G     15-3
3/4        133   W, 4-2 (sv)     #7 Lucas Byrd, Illinois                            B1G     16-3
3/5        133   W, 6-4 (sv)     #6 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State                  B1G     17-3
3/5        133   L, 2-5           #1 Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State B1G (2nd)     17-4
3/16      133   W, 8-0          #25 Kurt Phipps, Bucknell (major)          NCAA     18-4
3/16      133   WBF            #9 Micky Phillippi, Pittsburgh (2:50)        NCAA     19-4
3/17      133   L, 1-4           #1 Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State      NCAA     19-5
3/17      133   W, 12-0        #14 Zach Redding, Iowa State (major)    NCAA     20-5
3/17      133   W, 5-4          #5 Kai Orine, North Carolina State         NCAA     21-5
3/18      133   L, 4-6           #2 Daton Fix, Oklahoma State               NCAA     21-6
3/18          133           W, 4-0       #13 Jesse Mendez, Ohio State      NCAA (5th) 22-6