2021-22 Wrestling Roster

Ryan Fidel

  • Weight 174
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • Highschool Dos Pueblos
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Biomechanics (M.S.)

Biography

2021-22: Received a M.S. in mechanical engineering in May 2022 … NWCA Scholar All-America … RMAC First-Team All-Academic … Winner of the Blaster Awards’ “Iron Digger” honor … Spent two weeks at #12 in the NWCA rankings … Went 10-10 overall as the team’s starter at 174 … Was 3-3 in duals, all against the RMAC … Had one fall … Added two majors and a tech fall … Placed sixth at NCAA Super Region VI Championships … Was fifth at the UNK Open in the Elite bracket.

2020-21: Earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering ... First-Team All-RMAC … NWCA Scholar All-American … RMAC First-Team All-Academic … Went 5-1 moving up to 174 pounds … Finished true 2nd at NCAA Regionals … Ranked #11 by the NWCA at 174 … Was 2-0 vs. ranked opponents … Went 1-0 in duals.

2019-20: NWCA Scholar All-America ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipient ... Went 10-10 at 157 pounds … Started the majority of duals at 157 and went 5-5 … Had two pins.

2018-19: NWCA All-Academic ... RMAC Academic Honor Roll member … Went 7-4 overall including 1-1 in duals … Picked up a third-place finish at the Cowboy Open.

2017-18: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time state medalist for Dos Pueblos (Calif.) … Earned two CIF third-place finishes … Also a three-time league champion … Went 34-9 as a senior … Two-time Channel League MVP … Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Athlete of the Year … Wrestled club for the Chargers, where he was a five-time California USA state placer and three-time finalist … Scholar Athlete … National Honor Society member … California Scholarship Federation member.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    149 lbs

  • 2018-19Redshirt Freshman

    149 lbs

  • 2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

    157 lbs

  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    174 lbs

  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

    174 lbs