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Nick Vetterlein
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  • r-Junior
  • 184 lbs.
  • Don Bosco Prep
  • Allendale, N.J.
YearOverallDualLeagueMajor Dec.Tech FallFallTimePoints
2010-201114-104-40-03022:1012
2011-201224-119-53-12090:2834
Career38-2113-93-150110:2846

2011-12: Went 24-11 on the season, 9-5 in duals … Went 3-1 in ACC duals … Recorded two major decisions and a nine pins on the year … Took second place at the Hokie Open, going 4-1 … Went 4-0 at the Wolfpack Open to claim the title … Got a takedown with 2 seconds left to upset No. 14 Andrew Capolattano of Ohio State, 4-3 in a dual meet … Went 6-2 at the Nittany Lion Open, placing sixth … Went 2-2 at the Midlands … Picked up a win in the dual meet at Iowa State and then a pin two days later in the win over NC State.

2010-11: Went 14-10 in his first year as a D-1 wrestler … Posted a 4-4 mark in dual matches, earning 12 points for the team … Recorded three major decisions and two pins … Took third at the Appalachian State Open … Named to the 2010-11 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Wagner College: Signed with the Seahawks for football, but redshirted.

High School: A standout football player and wrestler at Don Bosco Prep … A two-time state medalist who placed fourth at the 2009 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association wrestling championships at 189 pounds … Was a catalyst for perennial national prep football power, registering a team-high 87 tackles, including 54 solo stops, from his linebacker position as a senior, an average of 7.3 tackles per game … Added five sacks and was named third-team all-state by the Star Ledger … Was a first-team all-county selection by the Bergen County Coaches Association … Helped lead his team to three state titles on the gridiron.

Personal: Nicholas David Vetterlein was born April 4, 1990, in Upper Saddle River, NJ … The son of Sue and Ray Vetterlein … Has four older siblings … Enrolled in university studies.