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2017-18 Wrestling Roster

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Michael Pongracz

  • Weight 141
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Milford, N.J.
  • Highschool Delaware Valley Regional HS

Biography

CHATTANOOGA:  83-46 career mark ... two-time NCAA Qualifier.  

2017-18 • SENIOR SEASON:  Finished with a 19-11 overall record ... 10-4 in duals and 6-0 in SoCon matches ... made the All-SoCon team ...  third place at the Hokie Open ... sixth place at the Black Knight Invite ... third place at the SoCon Tournament ... made the Dean's List in the fall and the A.D. Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll.   


2016-17 • REDSHIRT SEASON:  Sat out the season as a redshirt ... made the Dean's List and the A.D. Honor Roll in the spring.    

2015-16 • JUNIOR SEASON:  Earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament ... 22-6 at 141 and won one dual match at 149 ... 12-1 in duals and 6-1 in SoCon action ... runner-up finish at the SoCon Tournament ... won the Wolfpack Open ... scored a 5-3 win over Harvard's No. 10 Todd Preston at the NCAAs ... made the A.D. Honor Roll in the spring.  

2014-15 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:  Earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a runner-up finish at 141 at the SoCon Championships ... 19-16 overall record ... went 5-1 in league matches to earn a spot on the All-SoCon team ... third place finish at the Navy Classic.

2013-14 • FRESHMAN SEASON:  Made the Southern Conference All-Freshman team with a 22-13 overall record … 10-3 at 133 and 12-8 at 141 … 4-2 in SoCon matches at 141 … finished fourth at the Hokie Open at 141 … fifth at the Navy Classic.   

PRIOR TO UTC:  2013 graduate of Delaware Valley Regional High School in Frenchtown, N.J. … placed fifth in the state tournament as a junior and senior … 137-16 career prep record … wrestled for head coach Andy Fitz.    

PERSONAL:  Full name is Michael Daniel Pongracz … son of Daniel and Monica Pongracz … has two older sisters, Jen and Chrissy, and a younger sister, Kim … Accounting major.

Pongracz's Career Stats

Year Weight Dual Tournament Total
2013-14 133 1-0 9-5 10-5
141 4-3 8-5 12-8
2014-15 141 10-8 9-8 19-16
2015-16 141 12-1 10-5 22-6
149 1-0 0-0 1-0
2017-18 141 10-4 9-7 19-11
Totals 38-13 45-30 83-46

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    133 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    141 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    141 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    141 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    141 lbs