2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Nikita Nepomnyashchiy
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 174
- Hometown:
- Lincolnshire, Ill.
- High School:
- Stevenson
2021-22
- Went 2-5 overall
2020-21
- Academic All-Big Ten
2019-20
- Competed at Midlands at 184-pounds, going 1-2
- Wrestled at the MSU Open and the Maryville Open
- Academic All-Big Ten
High School
- Placed sixth at 170 pounds at IHSA State Championships
- Two-time state qualifier
- Finished senior season with 21-4 overall record
- Member of Stevenson's 2017 sixth place finish at state
- Coached by Shane Cook
Personal
- Born November 2, 1998
- Born in Voronezh, Russia
Career Record
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18* | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | --- |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | --- |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | --- | --- |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | --- | --- |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | --- | --- |
| Total | 5 | 12 | 0 |
*Redshirt season
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