2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Eric Barone
- Year:
- 157
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 157
- Hometown:
- Crystal Lake, Ill.
- High School:
- Crystal Lake South
2019-20
- Qualified for NCAA Championships for the third time; NCAA Championships canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Led team at B1G Championships with fourth-place finish at 157-pounds, going 3-2
- Upset national No. 6 Kaleb Young of Iowa (D, 3-1) and No. 8 Will Lewan of Michigan (D, 4-1) at B1G Championships
- Ended his senior season winning seven of his last nine matches, including his last four dual bouts
- Started in every dual this season for the Illini at 157-pounds
- Academic All-Big Ten
2018-19
- Earned an at-large bid to NCAA Championships at 157-pounds
- Competed at Big Ten Championships
- Tied for third on the team and set a new season-high in wins with 20
- Defeated No. 5 ranked wrestlers Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State, at Cliff Keen) and Kaleb Young (vs. Iowa)
- Started every dual meet for the Illini at 157-pounds
- Placed fifth at Midlands, going 4-2
- Went 4-2 at the Cliff Keen Invite to finish seventh
- Academic All-Big Ten
2017-18
- Competed at Big Ten Championships, finishing 1-3
- Won Big Ten duals against Alejandro Raya (Indiana) and Nick Santos (Rutgers)
- Earned his first collegiate pin at Indiana against Alejandro Raya (6:32)
- Finished 2-2 at Midlands
- Went 4-1 at the Roadrunner open to place runner-up at 149 pounds
2016-17
- Qualified for NCAA Championships at 149-pounds
- Placed 8th at Big Ten Championships
- Won 3-1 in sudden victory against Nick Trimble (MSU)
- Won his first dual match with a 5-3 decision over Anthony Giraldo
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015-16
- Red-shirt season
- Competed at Midlands
- Compiled a 5-4 record
- Placed fifth at the Joe Parisi Open with a 5-2 record
High School
- A member of the Illinois National Scholastic Dual Team
- Two-time Team Illinois member
- 2014 FVC Conference, sectional and regional champ at 145 pounds
- Finished fifth in the 145-pound weight class at the 2014 state meet
- 2013 FVC Conference champion at 132 pounds
- Placed second at his team’s sectional and regional en route to qualifying for the Illinois State at 132 pounds in 2013
- Finished second in the Central Regional at 132 pounds as a sophomore
- Placed fourth at the state meet at 152 pounds as a sophomore
- Regional, sectional, state and national AAU champion at 132 pounds as a freshman
- Finished second in Illinois Class 3A freestyle at 132 pounds as a freshman
- Was second in the FVC Conference and in the regional at 132 pounds as a freshman
Personal
- Lettered all four years in the Fox Valley Conference
- 2015 State Champion at 145 pounds
- Four-time All-Conference member
- Two-time IHSA All-State
- Placed fifth at state in 2014
- Coached by Ross Ryan
Career Record
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16* | 5 | 4 | 2 | --- | --- |
| 2016-17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8th | DNP |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 15 | 1 | DNP | --- |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 16 | 3 | DNP | DNP |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4th | Canceled |
| Total | 54 | 55 | 4 |
*redshirt season
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