2024-25 Wrestling Roster
Cartella, Sam
Sam Cartella
- Weight:
- 149
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Hudson, Ohio
- High School:
- Western Reserve Academy
Bio
2024-25: Redshirt first-year … Competed at 149 lbs … Finished the year with a 15-12 overall record … Opened the season with a dominant 15-0 win by technical fall over Northern Illinois’s Collin Arch (11/16) … Ground out a 6-4 decision over No. 12 Kannon Webster in dual action against No. 12 Illinois (1/21) … Earned first career NCAA Championships bid.
2023-24: First-year ... Finished the year 25-9, competing exclusively at 149 lbs ... Picked up a pair of Big Ten dual meet victories ... Wrestled primarily in open tournaments ... Placed third in the open division at the Michigan State Open (11/11), knocking off No. 14 Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) in run through consolation bracket ... Took fifth at the Lindenwood Open (11/18) ... Landed fourth at the Cleveland State Open (12/9) ... Enjoyed a breakout performance competing unattached at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30), finishing eighth overall ... Made dual meet debut in dominant fashion, picking up a 15-0 win by technical fall (5:15) over Purdue's Marcos Polanco (2/9) ... Dispatched Illinois' William Baysingar (2/18) by major decision, 12-3 ... Rattled off three wins by fall en route to winning the title at 149 lbs at the National Collegiate Open.
2023-24: First-year ... Finished the year 25-9, competing exclusively at 149 lbs ... Picked up a pair of Big Ten dual meet victories ... Wrestled primarily in open tournaments ... Placed third in the open division at the Michigan State Open (11/11), knocking off No. 14 Willie McDougald (Oklahoma) in run through consolation bracket ... Took fifth at the Lindenwood Open (11/18) ... Landed fourth at the Cleveland State Open (12/9) ... Enjoyed a breakout performance competing unattached at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30), finishing eighth overall ... Made dual meet debut in dominant fashion, picking up a 15-0 win by technical fall (5:15) over Purdue's Marcos Polanco (2/9) ... Dispatched Illinois' William Baysingar (2/18) by major decision, 12-3 ... Rattled off three wins by fall en route to winning the title at 149 lbs at the National Collegiate Open.
| 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 |
| 2023-24 | 25-9 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 9-0 | -- | -- | 4-1 | 8-0 | 7-2 |
| 2024-2025 | 15-12 | 7-3 | 4-2 | 30-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | -- | 4-0 | 3-1 |
| Career | 40-21 | 9-3 | 6-2 | 39-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 12-0 | 10-3 |
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
