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John Rizqallah

John Rizqallah

Weight:
184
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Allegan, Mich.
High School:
Allegan

John QUICK HITS: Three-year starter was named a captain as a senior in 2014-15 . . . three-time NCAA qualifier (2013, 2014, 2015) . . . collected a 75-45 career record (33-21 duals) . . . named recipient of the team's Collin-Mikles Leadership Award in 2014 and 2015 . . . also named co-recipient of the team's Most Exciting Wrestler Award in 2014 . . . placed seventh at the 2014 Big Ten Championships and went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships . . . won the Michigan Division 2 state championship at 189 pounds his senior year of high school. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY: Went 3-6 in three appearances . . . went 0-2 as a sophomore in 2013 in his first trip to the NCAA Championships . . . seeded 14th, went 2-4 as a junior in 2014, including wins over Lock Haven's Fred Garcia (7-3) and Rider's Clint Morrison (9-2); lost to semifinalist and third-place finisher Gabe Dean of Cornell in the second round . . . Went 1-2 at the 2015 NCAA Championships (lost to third-seeded Blake Stauffer of Arizona State, 4-1, in first round; defeated Nick Fiegener of Cal Poly 8-3 in consolation first round; lost to fourth-seeded Jack Dechow of Old Dominion (4-2, SV2) in consolation second round). 2014-15 (Senior) 18-14 Overall, 10-8 Duals, 6-1 Open Tournaments: Earned the team's Collins-Mikles Leadership Award and the Outstanding Wrestler Award . . . led team with 10 dual wins (10-8, 3-6 Big Ten) . . . ranked third on the team with 33 dual-meet points . . . Placed fourth at the MSU Open . . . Went 3-0 a Eastern Michigan Duals . . . Defeated No. 13 Domenic Abounader of Michigan, 4-3, in the dual against the Wolverines on Jan. 11 . . . Shut out Eastern Michigan's Mike Kirby, 3-0, in MSU's dual win over the Eagles on Jan. 23 . . . Went 2-0 on a road trip to Indiana and Purdue with wins over IU's Matt Irick (4-0) and PU's Patrick Kissel (6-4) ... Took first place at the UNI Open ... placed 10th at the Big Ten Championships to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships; pinned Mitch Sliga of Northwestern in 3:55 in the ninth-place semifinal match to secure his bid to St. Louis . . . Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships (lost to third-seeded Blake Stauffer of Arizona State, 4-1, in first round; defeated Nick Fiegener of Cal Poly 8-3 in consolation first round; lost to fourth-seeded Jack Dechow of Old Dominion (4-2, SV2) in consolation second round). 2013-14 (Junior) 22-12 Overall, 11-7 Duals, 7-1 Open Tournaments: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year . . . Ranked No. 12 in the RPI and No. 24 by the coaches . . . Tallied a 22-12 overall record (11-7 duals, 2-6 Big Ten) . . . Ranked second on the team with 11 dual wins . . . Named recipient of the team's Collin-Mikles Leadership Award . . . Also named co-recipient of the team's Most Exciting Wrestler Award . . . Entered the national rankings in January after going 4-0 and taking first place at the Cradle Gear Invitational on Dec. 29 in Lock Haven, Pa. . . . Defeated No. 15 Jackson Hein of Wisconsin in the dual against the Badgers on Dec. 8 . . . Nearly upset No. 3 Ethen Lofthouse of Iowa on Jan. 4 in Iowa City, but lost 4-2 after giving up the lead in the third period . . . Placed fourth at the MSU Open . . . Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships going 2-2, including pulling off a 7-6 tie breaker against No. 13-ranked TJ Dudley of Nebraska . . . Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships. 2012-13 (Sophomore) 23-12 Overall, 12-4 Duals, 10-4 Open Tournaments: Finished second in the EMU Open with a 3-1 record ... Competed at the MSU Open with a 2-2 record, finishing sixth ... Finished third at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... Defeated No. 11 Ethen Lofthouse of Iowa 6-3, and Michigan's Chris Heald 6-0 ... Went 1-2 in the Big Ten Championships with a victory over Purdue's Kyle Mosier 6-4 ... Appeared in the NCAA Championships for the first time, only one of four Spartans to do so ... Went 0-2 at NCAAs, falling to Mason Bailey of Navy and Ty Vinson of Oregon State. 2011-12 (RS Freshman) 12-7 Overall, 0-2 Duals, 12-5 Open Tournaments: Placed sixth at the EMU Open with a 3-3 record ... Took fifth place at the MSU Open with a 4-1 record ... Also placed fifth at the Nittany Lion Open with a 5-1 record ... Lost both duals on the season to ranked wrestlers, by fall to No. 5 Quentin Wright and a decision to No. 17 Matt Ryan. 2010-11 (Redshirt) 16-6 Overall: Went 16-6 overall and recorded three major decisions ... Placed third in the freshman/sophomore division of the Eastern Michigan Open with a 7-1 record; pinned Scott Stewart of Cumberland in just 30 seconds in the third-place match ... Claimed first place with a 4-0 record at the Purple Raider Open; defeated Londele Cox of Mercyhurst, 6-1, in the first-place match ... Went 4-1 to take second place at the National Collegiate Open. PREP: Won the Michigan Division 2 state championship at 189 pounds his senior year ... Finished his senior year with an undefeated 65-0 record ... Helped Allegan finish state runner-up in the 2010 Division 2 team championships ... Was state runner-up his junior year at 171 pounds in Division 3 ... Helped Allegan win the Division 2 team state title in 2007. PERSONAL: Son of Jerry and Angie Rizqallah ... Born Sept. 17, 1991 ... Political science major.

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