2024-25 Wrestling Roster

Cartella B1Gs
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Cartella Flex @ ILL
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Cartella NIU
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Cartella vs niu
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Sam Cartella
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Sam Cartella
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Sam Cartella
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
Sam Cartella
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Sam Cartella
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics
Sam Cartella
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Sam Cartella

Sam Cartella

  • Weight:
    149
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Hudson, Ohio
  • High School:
    Western Reserve Academy
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.
 
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