2016 All-American 

Three-Time NCAA Qualifier 

2015-16

• Starter at 165 pounds
• Earned first All-American honor with 5th-place finish at NCAA Championships
• Placed 3rd at Big Ten Championships
• Completed the season with a 30-5 record, best since 2012-13
• Third on the team in duals with 60 points scored
• Led the team in major decisions (11)
• 2015 Reno Tournament Champion 
• Won six matches agaisnt ranked opponents
• Academic All-Big Ten

2014-15

• Illinois' starter at 141 pounds
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships and Big Ten Championships
• Finished sixth at Midlands Championships
• 6-3 record in Big Ten duals
• Finished sixth on the team in dual meet points scored (35)
• Academic All-Big Ten

2012-13

• Full-time starter at 141 after injury to B.J. Futrell
• Went 30-14 overall
• Defeated Indiana's Alex Gregory by a 14-4 major decision in his Big Ten dual debut
• Dropped three conference matches by two points including Penn State's Bryan Pearsall, Iowa's Mark Ballweg and Northwestern's Pat Greco
• Won the Loras Open
• Finished third at the Lindenwood Open and fifth at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree

High School

• Won the 2011 New York DI State Championship at 130 pounds
• Three-time All-State wrestler
• Placed 5th at the Junior Nationals in Fargo
• Participated in the New York versus New Jersey All-Star Meet

Personal

• Born on November 15, 1992
• Parents are Anthony and Darlene Rodrigues
• Majoring in sports management
• Has one brother, Scott, and one sister, Stacey
• Hobbies include hunting and fishing

Career Record

*Red-shirt Season

Updated March 2016