2014-15 Wrestling Roster
Jesse Delgado
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-5 / 125
- Hometown:
- Gilroy, Calif.
- High School:
- Gilroy
2015 NCAA Qualifier
2014 NCAA Champion
2014 Big Ten Champion
2013 NCAA Champion
2013 Big Ten Champion
2013 Big Ten Outstanding Wrestler of the Championships
2012 All-American
22nd-most career wins (101) in school history
2013-14
- Qualified for NCAA Championships, going 1-1
- Placed 4th at Big Ten Championships
- Finished 3-0 in Big Ten play after returning from injury
- Two wins over ranked opponents
- Was ranked No. 1 by W.I.N. Magazine to start the season
2013-14
- Became Illinois' first back-to-back national champion in 56 years after winning the 125-pound NCAA title for the second straight year
- Earned his third-career All-America honors
- Defeated top-seeded Nico Megaludis (PSU) to win his second straight Big Ten title
- Named Outstanding Wrestler at the Grapple at the Garden
- Placed third at the Midlands Championships
- Finished the season with a 30-2 record, the seventh-best single-season win percentage (.938) in school history
- Recorded a 6-1 Big Ten record
- Scored the most dual points on the team this season with 80
- Was ranked No. 1 by W.I.N. Magazine for 10 consecutive weeks during the season
2012-13
- NCAA Champion at 125, defeating No. 4 Nico Megaludis 7-4 in the finals of the 2013 NCAA Championships
- Became Illinois' first ever national champion at 125 and first on top the podium since Matt Lackey in 2003
- Also earned his second career All-America honor
- Finished season with a 27-3 record
- Defeated top-seeded Matt McDonough (Iowa) to win the Big Ten 125 title, becoming the first Illini to win an NCAA/Big Ten title in the same year since 2003
- Was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships
- Owned a 6-1 Big Ten dual record and scored 35 dual points for the Illini, the second most on the team this season
- Finished a career-best second place at the Midlands Championship
- Placed runner-up at the Northern Iowa Open
2011-12
- Earned his first career All-America honor by placing seventh at the 2012 NCAA Championships
- Went 4-1 at the NCAA Championships, including a win over No. 3 Alan Waters (Missouri)
- Finished third at the Big Ten Championships to qualify automatically for the NCAA Championships
- Went 6-2 during the Big Ten dual season and was the only wrestler this season to defeat No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa)
- Placed third at Midlands
- Won the Loras Open
High School
- Placed first in the 2011 NWCA National Collegiate Open
- Placed first in the FILA Junior Nationals Freestyle Championships in 2011
- Placed third in the California State championships in 2007 and 2008
- Won a California state title in 2009
- Placed fourth in the California State Championships in 2010
- Won the NHSCA Senior National title in 2010 and Sophomore title in 2008
- Earned four varsity letters in wrestling
Personal
- Born Aug 26, 1992
- Parents are Jesus Delgado and Elizabeth Lopez
- Has a younger brother, Joseph
- Major is undecided
- Plans to become a coach or teacher following graduation
Career Record
| Year | W | L | F | Big Ten | NCAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 7th | |
| 2012-13 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1st | 1st |
| 2013-14 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1st | 1st |
| 2014-15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4th | DNP |
| Total | 101 | 16 | 19 |
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