2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Rebottaro, Christian

Christian Rebottaro
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Wt.:
- 285
- Hometown:
- Scotts Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Monte Vista Christian
Bio
Career Notes: Two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior) 1-6 Overall, 1-4 Duals, 0-0 Extras: Went 1-6 overall at heavyweight, including 1-4 in duals ... Five of six losses were to top 16 foes, including three in the top 10 ... Opened action with loss to No. 8 Tate Orndoff of Ohio State in OSU dual in Columbus on Jan. 29 ... Split pair of matches in the Indiana/Nebraska tri-meet at Bloomington, Ind., on Feb. 6, posting a 13-5 major decision over Indiana’s Rudy Streck, before being defeated by No. 10 Christian Lance of Nebraska, 12-4 ... Was edged, 4-2, by Jamarcus Grant of Purdue in the Purdue dual on Feb. 12 ... Ended regular season with a loss to No. 2 Mason Parris of Michigan on Feb. 19 in the Michigan dual ... Was the No. 10 seed for the B1G Championships, losing to eighth-seeded and No. 16-ranked Tate Orndoff of Ohio State, 6-0, before being eliminated with a loss to seventh-seeded and No. 14-ranked Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior) 17-16 Overall, 9-9 Duals, 7-5 Open Tournaments: Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Competed in all 18 duals for the Spartans at heavyweight ... Collected three wins by fall and two wins by major decision on the season ... Finished second at the Cougar Clash on Dec. 7 and fifth at the MSU Open on Nov. 2 ... Went 3-2 at the MSU Open and 2-1 at the Cougar Clash with a fall and tiebreaker win ... Faced eight ranked opponents during the regular season, including six wrestlers ranked in the top 5 ... Started the season 3-0 with wins over Duke, Cornell and South Dakota State at the South Beach Duals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Dec. 29-30 ... Tallied three wins in the Big Ten over Minnesota, Maryland and Northwestern ... Defeated Minnesota’s Chase O’Connor of Minnesota by decision, 6-2, on Jan. 17 in East Lansing ... Won by major decision over Parker Robinson of Maryland (14-6) on Jan. 19 at home ... Claimed a 6-4 decision win at Northwestern over Jack Heyob on Feb. 7 ... Helped the Spartans hold on to a 19-17 win over No. 4 Wisconsin, battling No. 4 Trent Hillger to the wire before falling by decision, 9-2, to secure MSU’s 19-17 win ... Earned the 12-seed at Big Ten Championships where he went 1-2 with a win over Parker Robinson of Maryland.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore) 15-10 Overall, 3-4 Duals, 12-6 Tournaments: Won three bouts by fall and one by major decision ... Placed fifth at the MSU Open and at the Navy Classic ... Took first at the Alma Open ... Academic All-Big Ten during the winter season ... Missed end of season due to injury.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman) 9-14 Overall, 4-6 Duals, 5-8 Tournaments: Received the Spartans’ Special Moments Award ... Tied for fifth on the team in dual wins with four, and fifth on the team in duals points with 16 ... Went 2-2 at the MSU Open ... Placed sixth at the EMU Open, posting a fall along the way ... Started the first dual of his collegiate career against No. 17 Central Michigan ... Returned to the dual lineup in January after over a month break ... Went 3-0 in first three Big Ten duals, including the match-winning bout against Fletcher Miller of Indiana, 6-2, for the first Big Ten win of his career ... As the anchor for the match against Clarion, pinned his opponent to win the match for the Spartans, 22-15 ... Made his first appearance at the Big Ten Championships, going 0-2 at the tournament.
2016-17 (Redshirt) 17-10 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 17-10 Open Tournaments: Logged five falls ... quickest falls was in 0:36 over Raiden Macleod of Davenport, part of streak of three-straight falls in taking third at the Alma Open ... lost the opening bout of Alma Open, but then bounced back with six-straight wins, including stretch of three falls in a row, all under 4:32 ... was also third at the NUWAY Open and fifth at the MSU Open ... went 3-1 at the NUWAY Open, including two falls ... ended season winning 12 of last 17 matches.
PREP: Was an all-state selection at Monte Vista Christian High School ... also a two-time all-section honoree ... was runner-up as a senior ... helped the Mustangs win the league championship in his senior season ... also a three-year letterwinner for the Mustangs’ football team.
PERSONAL: Born May 31, 1998...Son of Heidi Artiss and Steve Rebottaro...Father, Steve, was a decathlete and mother, Heidi, was a swimmer at San Francisco State...Sister is on rowing team at San Diego State.
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior) 1-6 Overall, 1-4 Duals, 0-0 Extras: Went 1-6 overall at heavyweight, including 1-4 in duals ... Five of six losses were to top 16 foes, including three in the top 10 ... Opened action with loss to No. 8 Tate Orndoff of Ohio State in OSU dual in Columbus on Jan. 29 ... Split pair of matches in the Indiana/Nebraska tri-meet at Bloomington, Ind., on Feb. 6, posting a 13-5 major decision over Indiana’s Rudy Streck, before being defeated by No. 10 Christian Lance of Nebraska, 12-4 ... Was edged, 4-2, by Jamarcus Grant of Purdue in the Purdue dual on Feb. 12 ... Ended regular season with a loss to No. 2 Mason Parris of Michigan on Feb. 19 in the Michigan dual ... Was the No. 10 seed for the B1G Championships, losing to eighth-seeded and No. 16-ranked Tate Orndoff of Ohio State, 6-0, before being eliminated with a loss to seventh-seeded and No. 14-ranked Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior) 17-16 Overall, 9-9 Duals, 7-5 Open Tournaments: Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Competed in all 18 duals for the Spartans at heavyweight ... Collected three wins by fall and two wins by major decision on the season ... Finished second at the Cougar Clash on Dec. 7 and fifth at the MSU Open on Nov. 2 ... Went 3-2 at the MSU Open and 2-1 at the Cougar Clash with a fall and tiebreaker win ... Faced eight ranked opponents during the regular season, including six wrestlers ranked in the top 5 ... Started the season 3-0 with wins over Duke, Cornell and South Dakota State at the South Beach Duals in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Dec. 29-30 ... Tallied three wins in the Big Ten over Minnesota, Maryland and Northwestern ... Defeated Minnesota’s Chase O’Connor of Minnesota by decision, 6-2, on Jan. 17 in East Lansing ... Won by major decision over Parker Robinson of Maryland (14-6) on Jan. 19 at home ... Claimed a 6-4 decision win at Northwestern over Jack Heyob on Feb. 7 ... Helped the Spartans hold on to a 19-17 win over No. 4 Wisconsin, battling No. 4 Trent Hillger to the wire before falling by decision, 9-2, to secure MSU’s 19-17 win ... Earned the 12-seed at Big Ten Championships where he went 1-2 with a win over Parker Robinson of Maryland.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore) 15-10 Overall, 3-4 Duals, 12-6 Tournaments: Won three bouts by fall and one by major decision ... Placed fifth at the MSU Open and at the Navy Classic ... Took first at the Alma Open ... Academic All-Big Ten during the winter season ... Missed end of season due to injury.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman) 9-14 Overall, 4-6 Duals, 5-8 Tournaments: Received the Spartans’ Special Moments Award ... Tied for fifth on the team in dual wins with four, and fifth on the team in duals points with 16 ... Went 2-2 at the MSU Open ... Placed sixth at the EMU Open, posting a fall along the way ... Started the first dual of his collegiate career against No. 17 Central Michigan ... Returned to the dual lineup in January after over a month break ... Went 3-0 in first three Big Ten duals, including the match-winning bout against Fletcher Miller of Indiana, 6-2, for the first Big Ten win of his career ... As the anchor for the match against Clarion, pinned his opponent to win the match for the Spartans, 22-15 ... Made his first appearance at the Big Ten Championships, going 0-2 at the tournament.
2016-17 (Redshirt) 17-10 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 17-10 Open Tournaments: Logged five falls ... quickest falls was in 0:36 over Raiden Macleod of Davenport, part of streak of three-straight falls in taking third at the Alma Open ... lost the opening bout of Alma Open, but then bounced back with six-straight wins, including stretch of three falls in a row, all under 4:32 ... was also third at the NUWAY Open and fifth at the MSU Open ... went 3-1 at the NUWAY Open, including two falls ... ended season winning 12 of last 17 matches.
PREP: Was an all-state selection at Monte Vista Christian High School ... also a two-time all-section honoree ... was runner-up as a senior ... helped the Mustangs win the league championship in his senior season ... also a three-year letterwinner for the Mustangs’ football team.
PERSONAL: Born May 31, 1998...Son of Heidi Artiss and Steve Rebottaro...Father, Steve, was a decathlete and mother, Heidi, was a swimmer at San Francisco State...Sister is on rowing team at San Diego State.
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