2020-21 Wrestling Roster
Valdiviez, Colin
Colin Valdiviez
- Weight:
- 133
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lee's Summit, Mo.
- High School:
- Rockhurst
Bio
2017-18 Match-by-Match Results
2019-20: Junior ... Competed unattached at 133 lbs ... Recorded two wins at the Cyclone Open en route to taking second place, including a win by tech fall over Northern Iowa's Daniel Monahan (11/10) ... Racked up four wins at the Lindenwood Open (11/23) en route to a third place finish, including two decisions by tech fall and one by major decision over Isaac Jacquez (Lindenwood), Tyler Lawley (Newman), and Tanner Hitchcock (Lindenwood) ... Racked up four wins en route to taking 7th place, including one win by major decision over Joe Heilmann (North Carolina) in his final match as well as a win by tech. fall over Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina) at the Midlands Championships (12/30).
2018-19: Sophomore ... Competed at 133 lbs. ... Represented the 'Cats at the 2019 Big Ten Championships (3/9-3/10) ... Appeared in four matches at the tournament, including a victory over Jens Lantz of Wisconsin for the second time on the year ... Raced to a win by technical fall in just 2:08 in the final match of the season, a victory over SIUE (2/23) ... Recorded a major decision over Jens Lantz to give NU a 10-0 lead in the upset win over #11 Wisconsin (1/18) ... Won by major decision in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (1/6) ... Took seventh place at the Midlands Championships, winning five matches (12/29-30) ... Recorded a pair of victories in the back-to-back duals against Stanford and Cal Poly (12/17) ... Ranked #18 nationally to start the season.
2017-18: First-year ... Competed at 133 lbs. ... Last-minute qualifier for the NCAA Championships (3/15-17) after serving as first-alternate ... Went 2-2, with two wins coming over ranked wrestlers ... Topped Edinboro's Korbin Myers, the 13th-ranked wrestler in the nation, via 5-2 decision ... Ended the regular season with a win over John Muldoon of SIUE (2/18) ... Beat Garrett Pepple of Indiana in the Big Ten finale (2/11) ... Posted a 13-4 major decision of Wisconsin's Jens Lantz in NU's upset of the #16 Badgers (1/12) ... Defeated #20 Dylan Duncan of Illinois with a 12-6 decision for the first ranked win of his career ... Despite being unseeded, finished in sixth place at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... His only losses came against ranked opponents ... Posted a major decision against Maryland's Jhared Simmons in his Big Ten dual debut (12/2) ... Took fourth place at the Keystone Classic (11/19) ... Wrestled in five matches at the Michigan State Open (11/5) as an unattached wrestler.
High School: Wrestled for four years under head coach Armond Aaron … Was named a captain … Notched a school-record 178 wins compared to only 10 losses … His 383 career takedowns for Rockhurst are also a school record … State champion his junior year and State runner-up his senior year … Took fourth place at State his sophomore campaign … Three-time District Champion … Wrestled for four years for the Greater Heights Wrestling Club … Finished in sixth place at the Super 32 Challenge … Placed third at the UWW Cadet World Team Trials … Twice named a Gold Medalist at the Cadet Pan-Am Games … Two-time member of the All-Metro first-team … Participated in both the Missouri vs. Kansas Metro Classic and Missouri Border Brawl All-Star competitions … Academically, was a two-time first honors-recipient and a four-time second-honors winner.
Personal: Born Colin Mitchell Valdiviez … Son of Rachel and Jon Valdiviez … Chose Northwestern over Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Ohio State … Anticipated major is undecided.
2019-20: Junior ... Competed unattached at 133 lbs ... Recorded two wins at the Cyclone Open en route to taking second place, including a win by tech fall over Northern Iowa's Daniel Monahan (11/10) ... Racked up four wins at the Lindenwood Open (11/23) en route to a third place finish, including two decisions by tech fall and one by major decision over Isaac Jacquez (Lindenwood), Tyler Lawley (Newman), and Tanner Hitchcock (Lindenwood) ... Racked up four wins en route to taking 7th place, including one win by major decision over Joe Heilmann (North Carolina) in his final match as well as a win by tech. fall over Jaime Hernandez (North Carolina) at the Midlands Championships (12/30).
2018-19: Sophomore ... Competed at 133 lbs. ... Represented the 'Cats at the 2019 Big Ten Championships (3/9-3/10) ... Appeared in four matches at the tournament, including a victory over Jens Lantz of Wisconsin for the second time on the year ... Raced to a win by technical fall in just 2:08 in the final match of the season, a victory over SIUE (2/23) ... Recorded a major decision over Jens Lantz to give NU a 10-0 lead in the upset win over #11 Wisconsin (1/18) ... Won by major decision in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (1/6) ... Took seventh place at the Midlands Championships, winning five matches (12/29-30) ... Recorded a pair of victories in the back-to-back duals against Stanford and Cal Poly (12/17) ... Ranked #18 nationally to start the season.
2017-18: First-year ... Competed at 133 lbs. ... Last-minute qualifier for the NCAA Championships (3/15-17) after serving as first-alternate ... Went 2-2, with two wins coming over ranked wrestlers ... Topped Edinboro's Korbin Myers, the 13th-ranked wrestler in the nation, via 5-2 decision ... Ended the regular season with a win over John Muldoon of SIUE (2/18) ... Beat Garrett Pepple of Indiana in the Big Ten finale (2/11) ... Posted a 13-4 major decision of Wisconsin's Jens Lantz in NU's upset of the #16 Badgers (1/12) ... Defeated #20 Dylan Duncan of Illinois with a 12-6 decision for the first ranked win of his career ... Despite being unseeded, finished in sixth place at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... His only losses came against ranked opponents ... Posted a major decision against Maryland's Jhared Simmons in his Big Ten dual debut (12/2) ... Took fourth place at the Keystone Classic (11/19) ... Wrestled in five matches at the Michigan State Open (11/5) as an unattached wrestler.
High School: Wrestled for four years under head coach Armond Aaron … Was named a captain … Notched a school-record 178 wins compared to only 10 losses … His 383 career takedowns for Rockhurst are also a school record … State champion his junior year and State runner-up his senior year … Took fourth place at State his sophomore campaign … Three-time District Champion … Wrestled for four years for the Greater Heights Wrestling Club … Finished in sixth place at the Super 32 Challenge … Placed third at the UWW Cadet World Team Trials … Twice named a Gold Medalist at the Cadet Pan-Am Games … Two-time member of the All-Metro first-team … Participated in both the Missouri vs. Kansas Metro Classic and Missouri Border Brawl All-Star competitions … Academically, was a two-time first honors-recipient and a four-time second-honors winner.
Personal: Born Colin Mitchell Valdiviez … Son of Rachel and Jon Valdiviez … Chose Northwestern over Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Ohio State … Anticipated major is undecided.
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Meet W-L | Big Ten W-L |
Dual Points For-Against | Big Ten Champs. W-L | NCAA Champs |
Pins For-Against | Tech Falls For-Against | Major Dec. For-Against |
| 2017-18 | 23-18 | 8-7 | 4-5 | 29-22 | -- | -- | 1-1 | -- | 5-3 |
| 2018-19 | 14-16 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 20-31 | -- | -- | 0-2 | 3-0 | 3-2 |
| 2019-20 | 13-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020-21 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-6 | 8-16 | 3-3 | Qualified | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Career | 55-46 | 14-20 | 8-17 | 57-69 | 3-3 | -- | 1-3 | 3-0 | 10-8 |
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Saturday, February 15
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Saturday, February 08
Wrestling - 'Cats Tame Mustangs, Take Down Cal Poly 29-14 (12/19/24)
Friday, December 20
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Tuesday, February 21
