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Updated: March 29, 2013

Pronounced bruh-SEH-tuh

2013 NCAA All-American … Two-time ACC Champion … 2011-12 ACC Rookie of the Year

2012-13: A 2013 All-American who placed eighth at 149 pounds … Went 31-7 … ACC Champion at 149 pounds … 2013 All-ACC … Went 16-3 in dual meets, 5-0 in ACC duals … Had five major decisions and two pins … Beat Nick Lester in sudden victory in the dual meet win over Oklahoma … Beat him for the third time at the NWCA National Duals … Defeated Donnie Vinson in the championship match of The Midlands to claim his first title … Named Champion of the Champions for the event after beating three 2012 All-Americans (Nick Lester, Montel Marion, Donnie Vinson) en route to the title … Got a takedown with a minute left to beat 14th-ranked Dave Habat of Edinboro 4-3 … Beat No. 6 Derek Valenti of Virginia, 3-2, in the dual meet … Picked up a big win over No. 8 Cam Tessari of Ohio State, 8-5 in the dual meet … Went 4-1 at the Hokie Open, placing third.

2011-12: The 2012 ACC champion at 149 pounds … The Conference's Rookie of the Year … 2012 All-ACC … Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships, upsetting ninth-seeded David Habat of Edinboro in the first round … Finished his season with a 10-5 official record, but was 22-6 when combining unattached results … Went 2-1 in ACC duals … Had one major decision … Placed third in the 149-pound class at the Hokie Open, going 7-1 … Posted a 5-0 mark en route to a title at the Wolfpack Open … Wrestled both of those tournaments unattached, but had his redshirt pulled after the first two weekends … Gave up three points in the last five seconds to No. 16 Cam Tessari of Ohio State, 6-4 … Injured his ankle in that scramble at the end … Returned to the mat for a dual meet on Jan. 15, picking up a win against NC State … Defeated No. 9 Nick Lester of Oklahoma 5-3 in sudden victory in a dual match … Named to the 2011-12 All-ACC Academic Team.

High School: Lettered four times for Coach Jeff Jordan … Rated as the No. 26 overall senior prospect in the country by InterMat … Graduated from St. Paris Graham High where he was a two-time Ohio state champion … As a freshman, went 40-8 and took third at 103 pounds at the state tournament before going 45-0 as a sophomore and winning that same weight class … Took second place at 119 pounds as a junior, going 42-4 … Posted over 150 wins for his career and placed third at the Walsh Ironman and FILA Cadet Nationals in 2010 … Won a state title and the Ironman as a senior.

Personal: Nicholas Samuel Brascetta was born April 7, 1992 in Philadelphia, PA … The son of Michael and Marita Brascetta … Has two brothers, Daniel and Jonathan, both of whom wrestled at Oregon State … Enrolled in university studies.