2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Minto, Christian

Christian Minto
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cape Coral, Florida
- High School:
- Mariner HS
Bio
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HONORS:
2022 (NIACC): NJCAA National Champion (165) | NJCAA All-American | NJCAA Central District Champion | ICCAC Wrestler of the Year | 3x ICCAC Wrestler of the Week
2021 (NIAAC): NJCAA National Champion (165) | NJCAA All-American | NJCAA Central District Champion | ICCAC Co-Wrestler of the Year | 1x ICCAC Wrestler of the Week
2020 (NIAAC): NCJAA National Runner-Up (165) | NJCAA All-American | NJCAA Central District Champion |ICCAC Wrestler of the Year | 1x ICCAC Wrestler of the Week
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-24): Posted a 1-1 record at the Daktronics Open at 165 pounds before missing the remainder of the season due to injury ... Pinned Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) in his first match of the season.
SENIOR (2022-23): Wrestled unattached at the UNI Open at 165 pounds, finishing in second place ... Competed unattached at the Soldier Salute, winning the 165 pound consolation bracket, pinning Raheem Rahamatulla in just 12 seconds ... Wrestled unattached at the Daktronics Open.
2021-22 (NIACC): Repeated as the 165-pound NJCAA national champion for the second straight season ... Named the 2021-22 ICCAC Wrestler of the Year for the third consecutive year ... Won the NJCAA North Central District Tournament at 165 pounds (2-13-22) ... Named the ICCAC Wrestler of the Week three times: Dec. 6-12, Jan. 24-30 and Feb. 7-13 ... Won the gold division at the Central Under Armour Invitational at 165 pounds (1-8-22) ... Wrapped up NIACC career 29-0 in final two seasons ... Compiled a 51-1 record over his career at NIACC, with his lone loss in the 2020 national championships.
2020-21 (NIACC): National champion at NJCAA National Tournament at 165 pounds to earn All-American honors for a second consectuive year ... Named ICCAC Co-Wrestler of the Year ... Won NJCAA Central District tournament at 165 pounds (3-7-21) ... Was selected as the ICCAC Wrestler of the Week (March 1-7).
2019-20 (NIACC): Earned All-America honors as runner-up at NJCAA National Tournament at 165 pounds (March 6-7, 2020) ... NJCAA Central District champion at 165 pounds to qualify for national tournament (2-16-20) ... Selected as the ICCAC Wrestler of the Year ... Won Luther College Open (silver division 165 pounds) ... Won University of Dubuque Invite (174 pounds) ... Won Central College Under Armour Invitational (gold division 165 pounds) ... ... Named ICCAC wrestler of the week for the week of Feb. 10-16.
PERSONAL: From Cape Coral, Florida ... Brother, Basil, also wrestled at UNI.
^COVID YEAR
* REDSHIRTED
HONORS:
2022 (NIACC): NJCAA National Champion (165) | NJCAA All-American | NJCAA Central District Champion | ICCAC Wrestler of the Year | 3x ICCAC Wrestler of the Week
2021 (NIAAC): NJCAA National Champion (165) | NJCAA All-American | NJCAA Central District Champion | ICCAC Co-Wrestler of the Year | 1x ICCAC Wrestler of the Week
2020 (NIAAC): NCJAA National Runner-Up (165) | NJCAA All-American | NJCAA Central District Champion |ICCAC Wrestler of the Year | 1x ICCAC Wrestler of the Week
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-24): Posted a 1-1 record at the Daktronics Open at 165 pounds before missing the remainder of the season due to injury ... Pinned Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) in his first match of the season.
SENIOR (2022-23): Wrestled unattached at the UNI Open at 165 pounds, finishing in second place ... Competed unattached at the Soldier Salute, winning the 165 pound consolation bracket, pinning Raheem Rahamatulla in just 12 seconds ... Wrestled unattached at the Daktronics Open.
2021-22 (NIACC): Repeated as the 165-pound NJCAA national champion for the second straight season ... Named the 2021-22 ICCAC Wrestler of the Year for the third consecutive year ... Won the NJCAA North Central District Tournament at 165 pounds (2-13-22) ... Named the ICCAC Wrestler of the Week three times: Dec. 6-12, Jan. 24-30 and Feb. 7-13 ... Won the gold division at the Central Under Armour Invitational at 165 pounds (1-8-22) ... Wrapped up NIACC career 29-0 in final two seasons ... Compiled a 51-1 record over his career at NIACC, with his lone loss in the 2020 national championships.
2020-21 (NIACC): National champion at NJCAA National Tournament at 165 pounds to earn All-American honors for a second consectuive year ... Named ICCAC Co-Wrestler of the Year ... Won NJCAA Central District tournament at 165 pounds (3-7-21) ... Was selected as the ICCAC Wrestler of the Week (March 1-7).
2019-20 (NIACC): Earned All-America honors as runner-up at NJCAA National Tournament at 165 pounds (March 6-7, 2020) ... NJCAA Central District champion at 165 pounds to qualify for national tournament (2-16-20) ... Selected as the ICCAC Wrestler of the Year ... Won Luther College Open (silver division 165 pounds) ... Won University of Dubuque Invite (174 pounds) ... Won Central College Under Armour Invitational (gold division 165 pounds) ... ... Named ICCAC wrestler of the week for the week of Feb. 10-16.
PERSONAL: From Cape Coral, Florida ... Brother, Basil, also wrestled at UNI.
YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK FALL |
2019-20 | 22-1 | 7-0 | NA | 4-0 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 0:43 |
2020-21^ | 13-0 | 6-0 | NA | 4-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2:01 |
2021-22 | 16-0 | 5-0 | NA | 4-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1:04 |
2022-23* | 7-4 | 0-0 | NA | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0:12 |
2023-24 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1:21 |
CAREER | 52-2 | 18-0 | NA | 12-0 | 8-0 | 10-0 | 0:12 |
^COVID YEAR
* REDSHIRTED
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