2015-16 Wrestling Roster
Steven Rodrigues
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 165
- Hometown:
- Mount Kisco, N.Y.
- High School:
- Rutgers
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
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13* | 30 | 14 | 1 | --- | --- |
| 2013-14 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6th | DNP |
| 2014-15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | --- | DNP |
| 2015-16 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3rd | 5th |
| Total | 88 | 42 | 2 |
*Red-shirt Season
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