NCAA Division 1 SE Primer - 125 lbs.
125 lbs.
The dirtysouth has plenty of hammers to watch in Detroit. We have included qualifiers for southern schools (within the coverage of SEWrestle - FL, GA, AL, SC, TN, NC) even if they are not “homegrown” here in the SE. The images below were pulled from each school’s social media account - if you wish for the tweet, pic, etc. to be removed please contact sewrestle. The bios are pulled from each of the schools pages … it is designed to give the reader some background on who to watch at 125.
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Logan Ashton - Stanford (Buford, Georgia - Buford HS)
Career Accolades
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2020-21)
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
1-3 overall and 0-2 in duals at 133 pounds
As a Freshman (2019-20)
Redshirted his first season on The Farm
6-7 overall wrestling unattached at 125 pounds
Consolation champion at the California Collegiate Open (Jan. 25)
Also wrestled in the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 24), Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 15) and Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1)
Prior to Stanford
A 2019 graduate of Buford High School in Buford, Ga.
Four-year letterwinner, captained his team all four seasons
2017 and 2018 Georgia 5A Traditional and Team Duals State Champions
2016 and 2019 Georgia 5A Traditional and Team Duals State runner-up
Two-time Georgia state champion and four-time finalist
2019 NHSCA Senior national champion
3-time NHSCA All-American
2019 Wrestling USA Magazine All-American
2018 Flo Nationals All-American
2018 Kansas City Stampede champion
188-11 overall record with 131 career pins
2019 NHSCA Academic All-American
Member of the National Honor Society (2018)
Sam Latona - Virginia Tech (Alabaster, Alabama - Thompson HS)
2021 NCAA All-American
2021 NCAA Qualifier
2021 ACC Champion
2021 ACC Freshman of the Year
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2020-21: All-American… Placed sixth at first NCAA Championships to earn All-American honors… Went 4-3 at first NCAAs… Fifth NCAA No. 2 seed in program history… ACC Champion… No. 1 seed for ACC Championships… Defeated Jakob Camacho in the first tiebreaker period to win his first ACC title… Went 14-3 in first season starting at 125 pounds… Won 12 straight matches from the start of the season through the second round of NCAA Championships… Pulled off a last-second takedown and near-fall to stun NC State’s Camacho at the buzzer to win the match and the dual on tiebreaker to claim the Hokies’ fourth ACC Dual Meet Title in program history… Won his first match competing for Virginia Tech in the season opener versus Campbell via 5-3 decision.
2019-20: Redshirted. Won the title at the Appalachian Open after going 3-0… Placed third at the 2020 Southern Scuffle after going 6-1 with his only loss coming to No. 4 Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State… Won the title at the ARMS Software/GMU Patriots Open after going 4-0… Placed third at the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open after going 4-1 with two major decisions and a tech fall… Finished first at the Southeast Open after going 3-0 in the 125 open division.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Thompson High School … Two-time Fargo national champion … 2018 Super 32 finalist … 2017 Alabama state champion … Ranked sixth in the country at 120 pounds by both FloWrestling and Intermat … Ranked No. 51 on FloWrestling's Class of 2019 Big Board ... Two-time NHSCA national champion.
Caleb Smith - Appalachian State (High Point, NC - SW Guilford HS)
2020-21: Went 10-1 overall (6-1 at 125 pounds and 4-0 at 133 pounds to end season) … At 133, won by fall in a dual extra against Presbyterian and then went 3-0 (with two overtime wins) at the Edinboro Round Robin Invitational … Had a pin at 125 pounds in a dual extra against Bellarmine … Went 4-0 at the App State Individual Quad event with a 4-1 decision against Virginia’s Patrick McCormick, who qualified for the NCAAs … Lone loss to NC State’s Jakob Camacho, who was seeded No. 6 at the NCAAs ... Named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
2019-20: Redshirting as an unattached wrestler, went 22-10 at 125 pounds and placed fifth at the Southern Scuffle … Won first place at the Newberry Open with a 4-0 recorded that included a win by tech fall (16-1) in the final against UNCP's Anthony Carter. Opened the tournament with a win by a 10-3 decision, recorded a quarterfinal pin and reached the final with an 8-1 decision … At the Southern Scuffle, went 5-2 and posted a takedown in the first 10 seconds of a 9-3 semifinal loss to fourth-ranked Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State. Had notable wins against previously ranked Jonathan Tropea of Rider, Navy’s Aslan Kilic and VMI starter John McGarry (13-0 major decision) … Beat North Carolina starter Joseph Melendez 2-0 to reach the Appalachian Open semifinal round … Placed fifth at the National Collegiate Open by going 3-2.
High School: 3-A state champion at 126 pounds as a Southwest Guilford senior to finish his career with a 186-21 record and 73 pins … Went 48-2 as a senior, winning a 7-2 decision in the state final … Four-time state qualifier and three-time state placer … Third place at the Virginia Beach Nationals to earn All-America status … Named to the N.C. All-Star Team that wrestled against a team of South Carolina All-Stars in 2019 … Four-time all-conference selection … Three-time Most Outstanding Wrestler for SW Guilford and two-time Guilford County Wrestler of the Year … Wrestled for the School of Hardknocks club team coached by Bobby Lloyd and Mike Dalton … Born May 24, 2001 … Son of Lee and Tanya Smith … Has two siblings: Micah and Maya.
Korbin Meink - Campbell (Omaha, NE - Skutt Catholic HS)
2020-21: Redshirted the abbreviated 2021 season…Won his only contest of the year, topping Gardner-Webb’s Joseph Mecham 4-0 in an extra match…
2019-20: Claimed his second straight SoCon tournament championship at 125 pounds…Seeded third heading into the SoCon Championships and defeated the league's top two seeds, including top-ranked No. 18 Fabian Gutierrez of Chattanooga 7-4 in the championship match to claim his second straight SoCon title and NCAA berth…Advanced to the SoCon finals with a 5-3 decision over Appalachian State's Sean Carter, also topping The Citadel's Jordie White with a 10-2 major decision in the opening round…Seeded No. 26 for the NCAA Championships…Posted a 22-11 overall record with a 7-5 dual mark, going 4-2 in SoCon bouts…Registered six major decisions, two tech falls and three pins on the year…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Ranked No. 31 in the final NCAA Coaches’ Panel and RPI of the regular season, ranking as high as No. 16 nationally in the individual polls (WIN preseason rankings)…Named the SoCon Wrestler of the Week after claiming the 125 pound division at the Reno Tournament of Champions, defeating Arizona State's Nick Raimo 7-5 in the title match…Tallied four bonus point wins at the Reno TOC, starting with an 18-3 tech fall over Eastern Oregon's Sam Hyde, then a 12-1 major decision over Menlo's Greg Viloria, as well as another major decision, 13-2, over Cal Poly's Antonio Lorenzo, clinching a spot in the finals with a pin over Fresno State's Jeremy Trinh (4:35)…Topped Pitt’s Louis Newell in an 11-8 decision in his dual debut…Placed fourth at the Southeast Open, topping Missouri’s Dack Punke to reach the 6-0 to reach the consolation final, and going 2-2 in the tournament…Posted a 4-2 mark at the Navy Classic…Closed the season with five straight wins…Named Preseason All-SoCon…
2018-19: Claimed the 125 pound SoCon Championship, going 2-0 in the tournament with a 9-3 decision over Appalachian State’s DeAndre Swinson-Barr and a 6-0 decision over Chattanooga’s Alonzo Allen in the title match to gain an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships…Topped No. 18 Zeke Moisey of Nebraska 5-4 to advance to day two of the NCAA Championships…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Posted a 15-12 overall record on the season, going 7-1 in dual matches and 5-1 in SoCon bouts…Went 2-2 in the Hokie Open…Won 9-of-11 matches heading into the NCAA Championships…
2017-18: Named the SoCon Freshman of the Year and to the All-SoCon team…Went 23-9 overall as a freshman, including a perfect 6-0 SoCon mark, winning his final seven matches of the regular season…Tallied seven bonus point wins, two coming by fall, with four major decisions and a tech fall…Ranked No. 25 at 125 pounds in the NCAA coaches panel rankings, carrying a RPI of 32 entering the SoCon Championships…Placed fourth in the Southern Scuffle, reaching the consolation final after wins over Stanford's Gabe Townsell 4-3 and Cal State Bakersfield's Sergio Mendez, 5-2…Took fifth at the Navy Classic, going 5-1 in the tournament, including a 3-1 decision over Purdue's Devin Schroder in the fifth place match…
Fabian Gutierrez - University Tennessee-Chattanooga (Commerce City, CO - Adams City HS)
CHATTANOOGA: Recipient of the Joyce Litchford Memorial Scholarship ... returning for an extra year of eligibility after gradauating in May 2021 with a degree in Sport Management.
2020-21 • SENIOR SEASON: Posted a 13-5 mark at 125 pounds ... went 9-2 in dual action and 7-1 in SoCon matches ... placed third at the SoCon Tournament ... No. 24 in the final Flo rankings ... qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time but made his first appearance ... seeded No. 24 at 125 pounds and went 1-2 ... preseason All-SoCon.
2019-20 • JUNIOR SEASON: Posted a 17-9 record at 125 ... 6-0 mark in SoCon dual action ... earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships but did not compete due to the COVID-19 shutdown ... made the All-SoCon Team ... runner up at the SoCon Tournament ... second place at the Appalachian Open ... named SoCon Wrestler of the Week after an 8-5 decision over Virginia Tech's No. 14 Joey Prata in the dual on Dec. 21 ... runner up at the Southeast Open ... made the Dean's List and the A.D. Honor Roll in the spring.
2018-19 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Went 17-4 at 125 ... 4-0 mark in dual matches ... named SoCon Wrestler of the Week after winning the Hokie Open ... sixth place finish at the Wolfpack Open ... second place showing at the Cougar Clash ... names SoCon Wrestler of the Month for December with a 3-1 mark and two pins.
2017-18 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Went 6-8 at 125 ... finished fourth in the Fr./So. bracket at the Hokie Open ... runner-up at the Appalachian Open.
2016-17 • REDSHIRT SEASON: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
PRIOR TO UTC: State champion and Most Outstanding Wrestler at Adams City High School in Commerce City, Colo … competed for head coach Tom Deaguero … three-time EMAC league champion … 45-3 as a senior … 153-26 career mark … Dean’s List student … second team all-conference in football as a senior … also competed in soccer and diving.
Jakob Camacho - North Carolina State (Danbury, CT - Danbury HS)
All-American 2nd-Team (125 pounds): 2020
NCAA Qualifier (125 pounds): 2020, 2021
ACC Champion (125 pounds): 2020
All-ACC: 2021
2020 ACC Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler
2021-22
• Wrestled up at 61 kg at the 2021 U.S. World Team Trials. Fell 8-6 and 11-5 in his two matches.
• Claimed top honors at the 2021 U.S. Senior Nationals at 57 kg. Went 3-0 in the tournament, outscoring his foes 32-7. Won 8-6 after a pair of second period takedowns after the score was tied 3-3.
2020-21
• NCAA Qualifier for the second straight year at 125 pounds.
• Entered as the #6 seed, went 2-2. Won his first two bouts before falling to #3 seed and NCAA finalist Courtney of Arizona State, 4-2.
• Earned All-ACC honors after placing second at the ACC Championship.
• Went 10-4 overall, 6-1 in duals and 4-1 in ACC duals.
• Seven of 10 wins were for bonus, 7-0 in bonus bouts overall.
• In his first senior-level freestyle event, placed seventh at the 2020 U.S. Senior Nationals at 57 kg. Entered as the #10 seed, and advanced to the quarterfinals before his first loss. Went 4-2 in the event overall, closing with a 5-2 win over #5 seed Mack in the seventh place bout.
• Named a 2021 NWCA Scholar All-American and to the 2020-21 All-ACC Academic Team.
2019-20
• Earned 2020 All-America 2nd-Team honors by the NWCA.
• Seeded #10 for the 2020 NCAA Championships.
• 2020 ACC Champion at 125 pounds. Defeated returning NCAA finalist #2 Mueller of Virginia in the finals, 11-4.
• Named 2020 ACC Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler.
• Finished 20-6 overall, 9-2 in duals and 4-1 in ACC duals.
• Won 8 of final 9 matches of the season.
• Lost his ACC opener to #2 Muller in the dual (2-5), then won four straight ACC duals and both matches at the ACC Championship.
• Won the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open going 5-0.
• Finished the season ranked #9 at 125 pounds by both InterMat and FloWrestling.
• Named to Amateur Wrestling News’ 2019-20 All-Rookie Team.
• Named a 2020 NWCA Scholar All-American and to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19
• Redshirted the season.
• Competed in six open tournaments at 125 pounds, and compiled a record of 26-3 (one loss a MFF). Placed third or better in all six, winning the Hokie Open, Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open and National Collegiate Open.
• Took third at the Southern Scuffle, going 6-1. Scored a top-20 win and win over a 2019 NCAA Qualifier.
• Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep
• Three-time Connecticut State Open champion, and missed most of senior season due to injury.
• 2018 FloNationals champion.
• 2017 Super 32 National Champion. Became the first high school wrestler from Connecticut to win a national championship since 2003, and was the first public school student to accomplish the feat.
• 2017 FloNationals All-American, placing second, and 2017 Junior National Freestyle All-American.
• 2016 NHSCA National All-American.
Rankings
• #11 at 126 pounds and #23 overall by FloWrestling.
• #19 overall recruit by InterMat.
• #10 at 126 pounds by TheOpenMat.
Michael DeAugustino - Northwestern (Palm Coast, FL - Flagler Palm Coast HS)
2021-22: Competed at 125 lbs ... Compiled an 8-2 record in regular-season duals ... No. 10 seed at the NCAA Championships ... Finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships ... Won a 9-5 decision over Wisconsin's No. 4 Eric Barnett (1/7) ... Defeated Minnesota's No. 5 Patrick McKee in a 8-7 decision (1/9) ... Prevailed in a 6-1 decision over Jeremiah Reno of Nebraska (1/23) ... Defeated Illinois' Justin Cardini by 1-0 decision (1/29) ... Won by 19-4 tech fall at 5:56 against Tommy Capul of Maryland (2/6) ... Earned a 4-0 decision win over Tristan Lujan of Michigan St. (2/11).
2019-20: Redshirt first-year … Competed at 125 lbs ... NWCA All-American ... Defeated #9 Jacob Schwarm (Northern Iowa) in a 5-1 decision for his first win of the season (11/17) ... Recorded five wins as an unranked seed en route to taking third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in the 125 lb division, defeating Northern Iowa's Jacob Schwarm for the second time this season in a 4-2 sudden victory decision, Jack Medley (Michigan) in a 12-5 decision, along with Brandon Courtney (Arizona State) and Joey Prata (Virginia Tech) in the wrestlebacks (12/7) ... Racked up four wins en route to taking second place, including a 8-2 win by decision over Bryce West of Northern Illinois and a 6-1 win by decision over Anthony Molton of Old Dominion at the Midlands Championships (12/30) ... Picked up his first Big Ten dual victory in a 7-3 decision over Brandon Meredith of Penn State (1/12) ... Secured an 8-6 decision to add a second conference win over Indiana's Liam Cronin (1/18) ... Won a 6-3 decision over Logan Griffin of Michigan State for his third Big Ten win of the season (2/7) ... Earned a third place finish in the Big Ten Championships ... Earned a No. 8 seed at the 2020 NCAA Championships and was named an NWCA All-American.
2018-19: First-year ... Competed unattached at 125 lbs ... Won the title at the Last Chance Open with a 7-4 victory via decision over Corey Cabanban in the championship bout (2/17) ... Victorious in four of his five matches at the Cleveland State Open (12/15) ... Picked up a pair of wins at the Lindenwood Open (11/17) ... Won two matches at the Michigan State Open (11/3).
High School: Four-year starter for Flagler Palm Coast and three-year captain … State runner-up sophomore year after a 57-2 campaign … Three-time district champion wrestling at 120 and 126 lbs. … Two-time regional champion … Three-time All-State … Four-time All-Area … Three-time All-Conference … Went 11-0 at NHSCA Duals … Took third at Journeyman Wrestling Classic … Competed for Team Florida … Wrestled for Central Florida Wrestling Academy … Academic Honor Roll … 2018 Rotary Scholar Athlete.