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Taylor Lujan
- Position:
- Wrestler
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Carrollton, Georgia
- High School:
- Carrollton
Bio
MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
HONORS AND AWARDS:
2019: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2019: 2nd at Midlands - 174 pounds
2019: 3rd at Cliff Keen Invite - 174 pounds
2018: 2x NCAA qualifier - 174 pounds
2018: Won Big 12 Championships - 174 pounds
2018: 3rd at Southern Scuffle - 174 pounds
2018: 4th at the Cliff Keen Invite - 174 pounds
2017: NCAA qualifier - 174 pounds
2017: Won MAC Championships - 174 pounds
2017: 7th at Southern Scuffle - 174 pounds
JUNIOR (2018-19): Automatically qualified for his third trip to the NCAAs with a second-place finish at Big 12 Championships ... took second at Midlands ... finished third at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite at 174 pounds ... named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Dec. 17 and Feb. 5 ... won the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... led team for second consecutive year in dual scoring.
Top-20 wins:
SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Won second conference championship (1x MAC / 1x Big 12) to earn second trip to NCAA tournament ... was first Panther in UNI history to win Big 12 Wrestler of the Week ... notched two top-20 wins (No. 18 Forrest Przybysz of Appalachian State and No. 12 Keaton Subjeck of Stanford) to take third at Southern Scuffle ... fourth at Cliff Keen, where he pinned No. 9 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) in 52 seconds ... opened season with titles at Harold Nichols and Grand View opens at 174 pounds ... knocked off No. 6 Brandon Womack of Cornell in first dual of the year. Other top-20 wins: No. 9 and No. 10 David Kocer (South Dakota State), No. 12 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina), No. 13 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State)
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17):Â Won the MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament ... seventh at Southern Scuffle ... as an unranked wrestler, knocked off No. 8 Zac Brunson of Illinois to win the UNI Open Dec. 3, 2016 ... won the Grand View Open at 174 pounds.
FRESHMAN (2015-16):Â Â Won the Pat Flanagan Open ... tied with teammate Jacob Holschlag for Buena Vista Open title at 174 pounds ... fourth at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... finished 6th at the UNI Open ... opened with a tech fall and major decision wrestling unattached at the Midlands Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Â Four-time Georgia state champion ... lost just one match as a prep for Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Georgia (223-1) ... won the Super 32 at 170 pounds in 2014 ... finished high school career ranked No. 4 in the nation ... four-time academic All-American ... fourth at Fila Cadet in 2013 and 2014.
PERSONAL:Â Â From Carrollton, Georgia ... son of Eric and Renee Lujan ... has a twin sister and one older sister ... majoring in construction management ... volunteered with local wrestling club in Georgia ... chose UNI because it is the place that will make him a national champion and it felt like home ... credits his mom and dad as the biggest influence on his life for the sacrifices they have made for him, saying he can never thank them enough.
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HONORS AND AWARDS:
2019: 3x NCAA qualifier
2019: 2nd at Big 12 Championships - 174 pounds2019: Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2019: 2nd at Midlands - 174 pounds
2019: 3rd at Cliff Keen Invite - 174 pounds
2018: 2x NCAA qualifier - 174 pounds
2018: Won Big 12 Championships - 174 pounds
2018: 3rd at Southern Scuffle - 174 pounds
2018: 4th at the Cliff Keen Invite - 174 pounds
2017: NCAA qualifier - 174 pounds
2017: Won MAC Championships - 174 pounds
2017: 7th at Southern Scuffle - 174 pounds
JUNIOR (2018-19): Automatically qualified for his third trip to the NCAAs with a second-place finish at Big 12 Championships ... took second at Midlands ... finished third at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite at 174 pounds ... named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week Dec. 17 and Feb. 5 ... won the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... led team for second consecutive year in dual scoring.
Top-20 wins:
- No. 5 Joe Smith (Oklahoma State) 5-4 - Feb. 1, dual
- No. 9 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 10-5 - Jan. 12, dual
- No. 14 Brandon Womack (Cornell) 14-6 MD - Dec. 16, dual
- No. 16 Brandon Womack (Cornell) 16-9 - Nov. 30, Cliff Keen Invite
- No. 12 Kimball Bastian (Utah Valley)Â 3-1, Big 12 Championships
- No. 8 Devin Skatzka (Minnesota) 3:22 F, NCAA Championships
SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Won second conference championship (1x MAC / 1x Big 12) to earn second trip to NCAA tournament ... was first Panther in UNI history to win Big 12 Wrestler of the Week ... notched two top-20 wins (No. 18 Forrest Przybysz of Appalachian State and No. 12 Keaton Subjeck of Stanford) to take third at Southern Scuffle ... fourth at Cliff Keen, where he pinned No. 9 Jadaen Bernstein (Navy) in 52 seconds ... opened season with titles at Harold Nichols and Grand View opens at 174 pounds ... knocked off No. 6 Brandon Womack of Cornell in first dual of the year. Other top-20 wins: No. 9 and No. 10 David Kocer (South Dakota State), No. 12 Ethan Ramos (North Carolina), No. 13 Jacobe Smith (Oklahoma State)
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17):Â Won the MAC Championships to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament ... seventh at Southern Scuffle ... as an unranked wrestler, knocked off No. 8 Zac Brunson of Illinois to win the UNI Open Dec. 3, 2016 ... won the Grand View Open at 174 pounds.
FRESHMAN (2015-16):Â Â Won the Pat Flanagan Open ... tied with teammate Jacob Holschlag for Buena Vista Open title at 174 pounds ... fourth at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open ... finished 6th at the UNI Open ... opened with a tech fall and major decision wrestling unattached at the Midlands Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Â Four-time Georgia state champion ... lost just one match as a prep for Carrollton High School in Carrollton, Georgia (223-1) ... won the Super 32 at 170 pounds in 2014 ... finished high school career ranked No. 4 in the nation ... four-time academic All-American ... fourth at Fila Cadet in 2013 and 2014.
PERSONAL:Â Â From Carrollton, Georgia ... son of Eric and Renee Lujan ... has a twin sister and one older sister ... majoring in construction management ... volunteered with local wrestling club in Georgia ... chose UNI because it is the place that will make him a national champion and it felt like home ... credits his mom and dad as the biggest influence on his life for the sacrifices they have made for him, saying he can never thank them enough.
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| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK PIN |
| 2015-16* | 11-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 1:43 |
| 2016-17 | 29-6 | 12-2 | 8-0 MAC | 6-2 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 0:21 |
| 2017-18 | 29-7 | 9-2 | 5-0 BIG 12 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 8-0 | 0:52 |
| 2018-19 | 26-7 | 10-2 | 7-1 BIG 12 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 10-2 | 0:42 |
| TOTALS | 84-20 | 31-6 | 12-1 | 14-5 | 12-0 | 24-2 | 0:21 |
* redshirted
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