ALL-AMERICAN
Parents: Wayne and Kerri Nevills
Major: Business / Marketing
Senior Nick Nevills heads into the 2018-19 season as a two-time All-American at 285. Nevills, who placed fifth in 2017, finished seventh in 2018 battling injury throughout the post season. The California native has more than 60 career wins as he looks to become a three-time All-American.
Year-by-Year:
2017-18: Pinned Army’s Robert Heald (6:10) in season opener on 11/9...Majored Binghamton’s Connor Calkins 12-3 on 11/17...Went 5-0 with a pin and a major to win Keystone Classic on 11/19...Downed #6 Jacob Kasper of Duke 3-1 in the finals...Key 2-0 win over #14 Jordan Wood of Lehigh on 12/3, clinching Lions’ 23-19 victory at #7 Lehigh...Posted 11-3 major over Indiana’s Flethcer Miller on 12/17...Went 5-2 to place fourth at 2018 Southern Scuffle including a 4-1 win over #7 Mike Hughes of Hofstra...Pinned MSU’s Matt Lloyd (6:35) on 1/14...Downed #15 Shawn Streck of Purdue 4-2 on 1/19...Followed up with 4-1 win over #6 Youssif Hemida on 1/21 in Maryland...Majored Ralph Normandia of Rutgers 21-7 on 1/28...Hard-fought 15-10 loss to #1 Kyle Snyder of Ohio State on 2/3...Outstanding 3-2 win over #3 Sam Stoll of Iowa on 2/10, capping off Penn State’s 28-13 win over the Hawkeyes in the BJC Dual...Pinned Buffalo’s Nolan Terrance (2:48) on 2/18.
Big Ten Championships (4-1, 3rd place, NCAA Qualifier): Placed third at Big Tens with a 4-1 run in East Lansing...Beat #19 Conan Jennings of Northwestern, #7 Youssif Hemida of Maryland and #5 Sam Stoll of Iowa, 5-2, in the third-place bout.
NCAA Championships (4-2, 7th place, All-American): Earned All-America honors with 4-2 run at NCAAs, including a pin...Downed #14 and #12 ranked wrestlers in the process, battling injury throughout the tournament.
2016-17: Ranked #4 by InterMat....went 2-0 opening weekend to the season, including solid 3-1 win over #10 Nathan Butler of Stanford in Rec Hall on 11/13...Dominated #8 Denzel Dejournette of Appalachian State in the final of the Keystone Classic to win the title on 11/20...Went 4-0 with two pins during the tourney at Penn...Dominated #11 Doug Vollaro of Lehigh 8-4 in BJC Dual on 12/4...Dominated #8 Michael Kroells of Minnesota on 1/6, winning 4-0 with 2:28 in riding time...Pinned #15 Collin Jensen of Nebraska at the 6:01 mark on 1/8 in Lincoln...dominating 21-6 TF over Iowa’s Steve Holloway on 1/20...Last-second takedown led to tough 4-3 loss to #2 Connor Medbery of Wisconsin on 1/27 in Madison...Lost 19-9 to #1 Kyle Snyder of Ohio State on 2/3 in Columbus...Solid 5-0 win over #15 Brooks Black of Illinois on 2/10, with 2:10 in riding time...Rolled up 5:26 in riding time during a 10-1 major over Maryland’s Youssif Hemida on 2/12...Had a 10-5 win over Derek White of Oklahoma State on 2/19, helping lead Penn State to 27-13 win at OSU for NWCA Dual crown.
Big Ten Championships (4-1, 3rd place, NCAA Qualifier): Took third at 2017 Big Ten Championships with 4-1 run at 285, including three pins..Downed #8 Michael Gross of Minnesota 2-0 in third place bout.
NCAA Championships (5-2, 5th place, All-American): Went 5-2 at NCAAs in St. Louis as the No. 5 seed, including wins over #12 William Miller of Edinboro, #15 Ryan Solomon of Pitt, #8 Michael Kroells of Minnesota and #4 Jacob Kasper of Duke in the fifth-place match...Lone losses were a 3-1 decision to Kasper in the quarters and a 5-3 loss to #3 Ty Walz of Virginia Tech in conso semis.
2015-16: Ranked No. 16 at 285 by InterMat...Missed bulk of the season with an injury before making debut on 2/12...Lost hard-fought 5-4 decision to #14 Max Wessell of Lehigh on a penalty point call in Bethlehem in collegiate debut on 2/12...Rebounded to pick up first dual meet victory, a Big Ten one as well, with 5-2 decision over Michigan State’s Dimitrus Renfroe on 2/13 in Rec Hall...Went 4-0 at U.S. Collegiate Open on 2/21 to win title, including two majors, a tech fall and a pin.
Big Ten Championships (1-2, DNP): Went 1-2 at first Big Ten Championship tournament in Iowa on 3/5-6.
2014-15: Redshirt season...Went 10-1 in open tournaments, wrestling unattached...Four of his 10 wins were pins...Posted 4-1 mark at Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga in January.
High School/Personal:
Joined the Nittany Lions after a stellar high school career at Clovis High School in Clovis, California...One of the most decorated prep wrestlers in recent history...Won three state titles and one third place medal while compiling a 200-5 career record...Went 49-3, 48-2, 53-0 and 50-0 and left Clovis as the all-time pin leader with 146 falls...Won four-straight California state titles...Was named the California State High School Athlete of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports, an award given yearly dating back to 1930...Competed in the 2014 Dapper Dan Classic for the USA Team that defeated Pennsylvania.
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B10) | TRN (B10/NCAA) | F | TF | M | Pts. |
| 2014-15 | Red Shirt Season | ||||||
| 2015-16 | 6-3 | 1-1 (1-0) | 5-2 (1-2/0-0) | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 25-5 | 12-2 (7-2) | 13-3 (4-1/5-2) | 7-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 49 |
| 2017-18 | 30-7 | 12-2 (7-2) | 18-5 (4-1/4-2) | 6-0 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 48 |
| Career | 61-15 | 25-5 (15-4) | 36-10 (9-4/9-4) | 14-0 | 4-0 | 10-2 | 100 |