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Matt Santos
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Wt.:
- 133
- Hometown:
- Saginaw, Mich.
- High School:
- Swan Valley
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Earned USA Wrestling Greco-Roman All-American honors by placing seventh at 60 kg at the 2020 U23 Greco-Roman championships at Omaha, Nebraska.
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior) 3-5 Overall, 0-2 Duals, 3-0 Extras: Earned MSU Athletics Honor Roll accolades ... Went 3-4 overall, including 3-0 in extras and 0-2 in duals at 141 pounds, logging one fall ... Started season by edging Dylan D’Emilio of Ohio State, 3-2, at the OSU dual extras on Jan. 29 at Columbus ... Was in the lineup in the Indiana dual part of the Indiana/Nebraska tri-meet on Feb. 6 in Bloomington, Ind., suffering a narrow 4-3 defeat at the hands of Cayden Rooks of Indiana, but then bounced back with a 9-5 decision over Jordan Kelber of Nebraska later that day in the Nebraska/Indiana tri-meet ... Won second-straight match with a fall over Michael Leveille of Purdue at 1:41 ... Back in lineup for the Michigan dual on Feb. 19, dropping a decision to Drew Mattin of Michigan to wrap up regular-season action ... Was in lineup for Big Ten Championships, opening with a defeat by No. 16 Dylan Duncan of Illinois, before being eliminated with a loss to Colin Valdiviez of Northwestern and falling in the ninth-place bracket to Indiana's Cayden Rooks.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior) 15-17 Overall, 6-10 Duals, 7-5 Open Tournaments: Recipient of the team’s Commit Award for his commitment during the 2019-20 season ... Finished his junior campaign with a 15-17 overall record, including a 6-10 mark in dual action ... Tallied one win by technical fall and one win by major decision on the season ... Finished sixth at the MSU Open after going 5-1 at 141 pounds ... Picked up dual wins over Duke and Wyoming at the South Beach Duals ... Fell to No. 2 Dom Demas of Oklahoma in sudden victory (3-1) ... Picked up two wins in Big Ten Action, over Maryland and Wisconsin ... Against Maryland, he helped the Spartans to a shutout over the Terrapins with a 6-3 decision over Hunter Baxter on Jan. 19 in East Lansing ... Helped MSU secure an upset victory over No. 4 Wisconsin with a clutch 16-5 major decision win over Dominic Dentono ... Earned the 12-seed of the 141 pound bracket at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished the Big Ten Championships with a 2-3 record and two wins over Eddie Bolivar of Indiana.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore) 6-7 Overall, 0-1 Duals, 6-6 Open Tournaments: Won one match by fall and one by technical fall ... Made dual appearance against Ohio State.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman) 4-9 Overall, 0-6 Duals, 4-3 Open Tournaments: Placed fourth at the MSU Open, posting a 3-2 record at the tournament ... Recorded a 1-1 record at the EMU Open ... Started in his first collegiate dual against No. 24 North Carolina at the South Beach Duals.
2016-17 (Redshirt) 4-5 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 4-5 Open Tournaments: Won first collegiate match with an 8-6 sudden victory over Jerry Fenner of Ashland in the EMU Open, part of going 2-2 in first open of season.
PREP: Was a state champion and four-time all-state selection at Swan Valley High School ... finished his high school career with a stellar 210-11 record.
PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology ... son of Cheryl and Michael Santos.
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior) 3-5 Overall, 0-2 Duals, 3-0 Extras: Earned MSU Athletics Honor Roll accolades ... Went 3-4 overall, including 3-0 in extras and 0-2 in duals at 141 pounds, logging one fall ... Started season by edging Dylan D’Emilio of Ohio State, 3-2, at the OSU dual extras on Jan. 29 at Columbus ... Was in the lineup in the Indiana dual part of the Indiana/Nebraska tri-meet on Feb. 6 in Bloomington, Ind., suffering a narrow 4-3 defeat at the hands of Cayden Rooks of Indiana, but then bounced back with a 9-5 decision over Jordan Kelber of Nebraska later that day in the Nebraska/Indiana tri-meet ... Won second-straight match with a fall over Michael Leveille of Purdue at 1:41 ... Back in lineup for the Michigan dual on Feb. 19, dropping a decision to Drew Mattin of Michigan to wrap up regular-season action ... Was in lineup for Big Ten Championships, opening with a defeat by No. 16 Dylan Duncan of Illinois, before being eliminated with a loss to Colin Valdiviez of Northwestern and falling in the ninth-place bracket to Indiana's Cayden Rooks.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior) 15-17 Overall, 6-10 Duals, 7-5 Open Tournaments: Recipient of the team’s Commit Award for his commitment during the 2019-20 season ... Finished his junior campaign with a 15-17 overall record, including a 6-10 mark in dual action ... Tallied one win by technical fall and one win by major decision on the season ... Finished sixth at the MSU Open after going 5-1 at 141 pounds ... Picked up dual wins over Duke and Wyoming at the South Beach Duals ... Fell to No. 2 Dom Demas of Oklahoma in sudden victory (3-1) ... Picked up two wins in Big Ten Action, over Maryland and Wisconsin ... Against Maryland, he helped the Spartans to a shutout over the Terrapins with a 6-3 decision over Hunter Baxter on Jan. 19 in East Lansing ... Helped MSU secure an upset victory over No. 4 Wisconsin with a clutch 16-5 major decision win over Dominic Dentono ... Earned the 12-seed of the 141 pound bracket at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished the Big Ten Championships with a 2-3 record and two wins over Eddie Bolivar of Indiana.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore) 6-7 Overall, 0-1 Duals, 6-6 Open Tournaments: Won one match by fall and one by technical fall ... Made dual appearance against Ohio State.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman) 4-9 Overall, 0-6 Duals, 4-3 Open Tournaments: Placed fourth at the MSU Open, posting a 3-2 record at the tournament ... Recorded a 1-1 record at the EMU Open ... Started in his first collegiate dual against No. 24 North Carolina at the South Beach Duals.
2016-17 (Redshirt) 4-5 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 4-5 Open Tournaments: Won first collegiate match with an 8-6 sudden victory over Jerry Fenner of Ashland in the EMU Open, part of going 2-2 in first open of season.
PREP: Was a state champion and four-time all-state selection at Swan Valley High School ... finished his high school career with a stellar 210-11 record.
PERSONAL: Majoring in kinesiology ... son of Cheryl and Michael Santos.
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