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RJ Weston
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
- High School:
- Lassiter HS
Bio
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HONORS:Â
2024:Â Big 12 All-Academic First Team
2023:Â Big 12 All-Academic First Team
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024-25): Posted a 5-2 record at 165 pounds with two pins ... Placed sixth at the Grand View Open.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Posted a 21-7 record with five major decisions, one technical fall and six falls, competing at 149, 157 and 165 pounds ... Went 4-5 in duals at 165 pounds ( 3-3 in Big 12 duals) ... Made his collegiate dual debut vs. Columbia and wrestled for UNI against Lock Haven in the Collegiate Duals ... Grand View Open champion (149 pounds) ... Jim Koch Open champion (157 pounds) ... Daktronics Open runner-up (157 poiunds) ... Went 6-1 to place fifth at the Soldier Salute (165 pounds), featuring wins over No. 18 Andrew Cernigla (Navy) and No. 30 Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) ... Big 12 All-Academic First Team.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022-23): Competed in two extra bout at 157 pounds during dual competition ... Finished in fifth place at the UNI Open ... Took fifth place at the Soldier Salute, with a 4-2 decision over No. 30 Nathan Lukez (Army) ... Finished the season with an 8-5 record...Big 12 All-Academic First Team.
FRESHMAN (2021-22):Â Â Redshirted ... Competed unattached at 157 and 165 pounds ... Opened with a title at the Grand View Open (157 pounds) ... Won the freshman/sophomore division at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (157) ... Second at the Loras Open at 165 pounds ... Fifth at the UNI Open (157).Â
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Â Was a two-time Georgia state champion ... Four-time region champion ... Three-year high school team captain ... His team was traditional Georgia 2021 state runner-upsÂ
PERSONAL: Parents are Alyson Weston and Bob Weston ... Siblings are Jordyn and Jackleen ... Chose UNI because he knew as soon as he visited that this was going to be his home and where he can become an NCAA champ ... His favorite wrestling memory is traveling to competitions with his Team Georgia brothers ... Majoring in movement and exercise science.
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* REDSHIRTED
HONORS:Â
2024:Â Big 12 All-Academic First Team
2023:Â Big 12 All-Academic First Team
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024-25): Posted a 5-2 record at 165 pounds with two pins ... Placed sixth at the Grand View Open.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24): Posted a 21-7 record with five major decisions, one technical fall and six falls, competing at 149, 157 and 165 pounds ... Went 4-5 in duals at 165 pounds ( 3-3 in Big 12 duals) ... Made his collegiate dual debut vs. Columbia and wrestled for UNI against Lock Haven in the Collegiate Duals ... Grand View Open champion (149 pounds) ... Jim Koch Open champion (157 pounds) ... Daktronics Open runner-up (157 poiunds) ... Went 6-1 to place fifth at the Soldier Salute (165 pounds), featuring wins over No. 18 Andrew Cernigla (Navy) and No. 30 Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) ... Big 12 All-Academic First Team.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2022-23): Competed in two extra bout at 157 pounds during dual competition ... Finished in fifth place at the UNI Open ... Took fifth place at the Soldier Salute, with a 4-2 decision over No. 30 Nathan Lukez (Army) ... Finished the season with an 8-5 record...Big 12 All-Academic First Team.
FRESHMAN (2021-22):Â Â Redshirted ... Competed unattached at 157 and 165 pounds ... Opened with a title at the Grand View Open (157 pounds) ... Won the freshman/sophomore division at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (157) ... Second at the Loras Open at 165 pounds ... Fifth at the UNI Open (157).Â
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Â Was a two-time Georgia state champion ... Four-time region champion ... Three-year high school team captain ... His team was traditional Georgia 2021 state runner-upsÂ
PERSONAL: Parents are Alyson Weston and Bob Weston ... Siblings are Jordyn and Jackleen ... Chose UNI because he knew as soon as he visited that this was going to be his home and where he can become an NCAA champ ... His favorite wrestling memory is traveling to competitions with his Team Georgia brothers ... Majoring in movement and exercise science.
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| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK FALL |
| 2021-22* | 14-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 0:41 |
| 2022-23 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | |
| 2023-24 | 21-7 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 1:52 |
| 2024-25 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1:12 |
| CAREER | 34-14 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 5-2 | 1-1 | 8-2 | 1:12 |
* REDSHIRTED
UNI Panther Football: The Best Pod of your Day (Episode 5)
Wednesday, September 24
UNI Panther Football: The Best Pod of your Day (Episode 4)
Wednesday, September 17
UNI Football Highlights vs. Eastern Washington (Sept. 13, 2025)
Tuesday, September 16
UNI volleyball tops Iowa State at home
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