2022-23 Wrestling Roster
DeAugustino, Michael
Michael DeAugustino
- Weight:
- 125
- Letters:
- 4
- Hometown:
- Palm Coast, Fla.
- High School:
- Flagler Palm Coast
Bio
2022-23: Redshirt senior ... Competed at 125 lbs ... Battled injuries to finish 10-9 ... Opened season with a 15-3 major decision over Patrick McCormick of Virginia (11/20) ... Provided one of the highlights of the season against Illinois (1/20), picking up a 10-1 major decision against Max Renteria to secure a dual meet victory for the 'Cats ... Held off No. 12 Dean Peterson, 3-2, as part of a road win over Rutgers (1/29) ... Closed out home slate with a 4-1 decision over No. 10 Malik Heinselman of Ohio State (2/5) ... Went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships (3/4-5) en route to a fifth-place finish ... Scored a 7-2 decision win over Appalachian State's Caleb Smith at the NCAA Championships (3/16-18).
2021-22: Redshirt junior ... Competed at 125 lbs ... Earned second career All-American honors after finishing fourth at NCAA Championships ... Compiled an 8-2 record in regular-season duals ... No. 10 seed at the NCAA Championships ... Finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships ... Won a 9-5 decision over Wisconsin's No. 4 Eric Barnett (1/7) ... Defeated Minnesota's No. 5 Patrick McKee in a 8-7 decision (1/9) ... Prevailed in a 6-1 decision over Jeremiah Reno of Nebraska (1/23) ... Defeated Illinois' Justin Cardini by 1-0 decision (1/29) ... Won by 19-4 tech fall at 5:56 against Tommy Capul of Maryland (2/6) ... Earned a 4-0 decision win over Tristan Lujan of Michigan St. (2/11) ... Went 5-2 at the NCAA Championships (3/17-19).
2020-21: Redshirt sophomore ... Competed at 125 lbs ... Posted a 9-5 record ... Picked up 5-3 decision over Indiana's Jacob Moran (1/30) ... Downed Illinois' Justin Cardani (2/7), 2-1 ... Went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships (3/5-6), scoring a 4-2 decision over Robert Howard (Penn State) to secure fifth ... Registered three wins at the NCAA Championships (3/19-21).
2019-20: Redshirt first-year … Competed at 125 lbs ... NWCA All-American ... Defeated #9 Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa) in a 5-1 decision for his first win of the season (11/17) ... Recorded five wins as an unranked seed en route to taking third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in the 125 lb division, defeating Northern Iowa's Jacob Schwarm for the second time this season in a 4-2 sudden victory decision, Jack Medley (Michigan) in a 12-5 decision, along with Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) and Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) in the wrestlebacks (12/7) ... Racked up four wins en route to taking second place, including a 8-2 win by decision over Bryce West of Northern Illinois and a 6-1 win by decision over Anthony Molton of Old Dominion at the Midlands Championships (12/30) ... Picked up his first Big Ten dual victory in a 7-3 decision over Brandon Meredith of Penn State (1/12) ... Secured an 8-6 decision to add a second conference win over Indiana's Liam Cronin (1/18) ... Won a 6-3 decision over Logan Griffin of Michigan State for his third Big Ten win of the season (2/7) ... Earned a third place finish in the Big Ten Championships ... Earned a No. 8 seed at the 2020 NCAA Championships and was named an NWCA All-American.
2018-19: First-year ... Competed unattached at 125 lbs ... Won the title at the Last Chance Open with a 7-4 victory via decision over Corey Cabanban in the championship bout (2/17) ... Victorious in four of his five matches at the Cleveland State Open (12/15) ... Picked up a pair of wins at the Lindenwood Open (11/17) ... Won two matches at the Michigan State Open (11/3).
High School: Four-year starter for Flagler Palm Coast and three-year captain … State runner-up sophomore year after a 57-2 campaign … Three-time district champion wrestling at 120 and 126 lbs. … Two-time regional champion … Three-time All-State … Four-time All-Area … Three-time All-Conference … Went 11-0 at NHSCA Duals … Took third at Journeyman Wrestling Classic … Competed for Team Florida … Wrestled for Central Florida Wrestling Academy … Academic Honor Roll … 2018 Rotary Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Son of Steve and Renee … Full name is Michael Vincent DeAugustino … Father wrestled for the University of Maryland … Brother, Stephen, wrestled for UCF club team … Father and Grandfather are in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame … Wrestled club with fellow Wildcat Erich Byelick ... Anticipated major is business.
*Includes matches while competing unattached
2021-22: Redshirt junior ... Competed at 125 lbs ... Earned second career All-American honors after finishing fourth at NCAA Championships ... Compiled an 8-2 record in regular-season duals ... No. 10 seed at the NCAA Championships ... Finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships ... Won a 9-5 decision over Wisconsin's No. 4 Eric Barnett (1/7) ... Defeated Minnesota's No. 5 Patrick McKee in a 8-7 decision (1/9) ... Prevailed in a 6-1 decision over Jeremiah Reno of Nebraska (1/23) ... Defeated Illinois' Justin Cardini by 1-0 decision (1/29) ... Won by 19-4 tech fall at 5:56 against Tommy Capul of Maryland (2/6) ... Earned a 4-0 decision win over Tristan Lujan of Michigan St. (2/11) ... Went 5-2 at the NCAA Championships (3/17-19).
2020-21: Redshirt sophomore ... Competed at 125 lbs ... Posted a 9-5 record ... Picked up 5-3 decision over Indiana's Jacob Moran (1/30) ... Downed Illinois' Justin Cardani (2/7), 2-1 ... Went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships (3/5-6), scoring a 4-2 decision over Robert Howard (Penn State) to secure fifth ... Registered three wins at the NCAA Championships (3/19-21).
2019-20: Redshirt first-year … Competed at 125 lbs ... NWCA All-American ... Defeated #9 Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa) in a 5-1 decision for his first win of the season (11/17) ... Recorded five wins as an unranked seed en route to taking third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in the 125 lb division, defeating Northern Iowa's Jacob Schwarm for the second time this season in a 4-2 sudden victory decision, Jack Medley (Michigan) in a 12-5 decision, along with Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) and Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) in the wrestlebacks (12/7) ... Racked up four wins en route to taking second place, including a 8-2 win by decision over Bryce West of Northern Illinois and a 6-1 win by decision over Anthony Molton of Old Dominion at the Midlands Championships (12/30) ... Picked up his first Big Ten dual victory in a 7-3 decision over Brandon Meredith of Penn State (1/12) ... Secured an 8-6 decision to add a second conference win over Indiana's Liam Cronin (1/18) ... Won a 6-3 decision over Logan Griffin of Michigan State for his third Big Ten win of the season (2/7) ... Earned a third place finish in the Big Ten Championships ... Earned a No. 8 seed at the 2020 NCAA Championships and was named an NWCA All-American.
2018-19: First-year ... Competed unattached at 125 lbs ... Won the title at the Last Chance Open with a 7-4 victory via decision over Corey Cabanban in the championship bout (2/17) ... Victorious in four of his five matches at the Cleveland State Open (12/15) ... Picked up a pair of wins at the Lindenwood Open (11/17) ... Won two matches at the Michigan State Open (11/3).
High School: Four-year starter for Flagler Palm Coast and three-year captain … State runner-up sophomore year after a 57-2 campaign … Three-time district champion wrestling at 120 and 126 lbs. … Two-time regional champion … Three-time All-State … Four-time All-Area … Three-time All-Conference … Went 11-0 at NHSCA Duals … Took third at Journeyman Wrestling Classic … Competed for Team Florida … Wrestled for Central Florida Wrestling Academy … Academic Honor Roll … 2018 Rotary Scholar Athlete.
Personal: Son of Steve and Renee … Full name is Michael Vincent DeAugustino … Father wrestled for the University of Maryland … Brother, Stephen, wrestled for UCF club team … Father and Grandfather are in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame … Wrestled club with fellow Wildcat Erich Byelick ... Anticipated major is business.
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Meet W-L | Big Ten W-L |
Dual Points For-Against | Big Ten Champs. | NCAA Champs |
Pins For-Against | Tech Falls For-Against | Major Dec. For-Against |
| 2018-19* | 11-8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | -- | 1-0 |
| 2019-20 | 21-8 | 8-5 | 5-4 | 29-16 | 4-2 | Qualified | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 2020-21 | 9-5 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 12-3 | 3-2 | Qualified | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021-22 | 15-6 | 7-2 | 6-2 | 23-6 | 3-2 | 4th | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022-23 | 10-9 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 14-16 | 3-3 | Qualified | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Career | 66-36 | 22-12 | 17-10 | 78-41 | 13-9 | -- | 3-1 | 2-0 | 4-3 |
*Includes matches while competing unattached
Wrestling - 'Cats Take Down Wisconsin, 27-11, on Senior Night (2/14/25)
Saturday, February 15
Wrestling - Seven 'Cats Claim Victory in 27-12 Win Over Michigan State (2/8/25)
Saturday, February 08
Wrestling - 'Cats Tame Mustangs, Take Down Cal Poly 29-14 (12/19/24)
Friday, December 20
Michael DeAugustino and Yahya Thomas Join 'Big Ten Wrestling & Beyond' (2/20/23)
Tuesday, February 21
