2018-19 SEASON (Junior): Wrestled at 133 and 141 pounds ... Compiled 5-5 record including 0-1 in duals (0-1 Big 12) with three pins ... Finished fourth at 133 pounds at the Roadrunner Open (11-18-18) with a 3-2 record ... Went 2-2 to place fourth at 133 pounds in the Bison Open (11-10-18) ... Had 28-30 career record including 3-10 in duals (1-8 Big 12) with seven pins, four tech falls and four major decisions.
2017-18 SEASON (Sophomore): Wrestled at 141 pounds and went 9-7 overall including 1-3 in duals (0-3 Big 12) with four tech falls and a major decision … Placed 5
th at the Bison Open (11-11-17) with a 4-2 record that including a pair of tech falls and major decision … Won the Dragon Open/Red Division with a 3-0 record … His dual win came at Northern Illinois (1-28-18), a 6-0 decision over Anthony Rubino … Career record of 23-25 including 3-9 in duals with four pins, four major decisions and four tech falls.
2016-17 SEASON (Redshirt): Redshirt in the program ... Compiled an 8-6 record wrestling unattached at 141 pounds ... Collected three tech falls and two pins ... Won the North Country Open (1-29-17) with a 3-0 record ... Placed fourth at the Dragon Open (12-4-16), taking three of five matches including a pair of tech falls.
2015-16 SEASON (Freshman): Stepped up to fill a need at 133 pounds as a true freshman ... Went 14-18Â overall including 2-6 in duals (1-4 Big 12) with four pins and three major decisions ... Season highlighted by comeback 10-8 sudden-victory overtime win over Wyoming's Drake Foster on Jan. 31, 2016, for one of two dual wins ... Runner-up at the Bison Open (11-14-15) after winning three of four matches ... Placed sixth in the Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division (11-21-15).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time all-district and three-time state placewinner for Oakdale High School … Placed third at 120-pounds in the 2015 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state tournament … Senior year also featured first place at Pitman’s Rumble in the Jungle, second place at the Sierra Nevada Classic, and third place at the Doc Buchanan Invitational and Southwest Kickoff Classic Freakshow … Regional champion in 2014 and runner-up in 2015 … Also placed sixth at 2014 CIF state tournament and eighth in 2013 … Four-time CIF state qualifier … Took first place at the 2014 NHSCA Junior Nationals.
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PERSONAL: Son of Abel and Ranae Colunga … Has one brother, Julian Flores, and two sisters, Jessie and Erica … College major is sociology.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year |
Overall |
Dual |
Pins |
TF |
MD |
Big 12 T |
NCAA |
| 2015-16 |
14-18 |
2-6 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0-2 |
-- |
| 2016-17* |
8-6 |
0-0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
| 2017-18 |
9-7 |
1-3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
| 2018-19 |
5-5 |
0-1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-- |
-- |
| Career |
28-30 |
3-10 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
0-2 |
0-0 |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals
