2015-16 Wrestling Roster
Roster
DeCiantis, Alex

Alex DeCiantis
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mars, Pa.
- High School:
- North Allegheny
Bio
2017-18: Finished with a 19-8 record as a senior at 184 pounds...placed sixth at EIWA Championships…automatic NCAA qualifier…named Drexel’s John Semanik Award winner…earned EIWA Academic Achievement Award honors…named to the 2018 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I All-Academic Individual Team…took third at the Franklin & Marshall Open…finished second at the Wilkes Open…had one win by fall, three major decisions and three technical fall victories…ranked No. 27 in the final NCAA Coaches Panel Ranking…a University Freestyle All-American.
2016-17: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career…earned a sixth-place finish in the 184 weight class at the 2017 EIWA Championships…recorded a career-high 21 wins on the season, including three major decisions, a pin, and a technical fall…went 5-4 against conference opponents and 11-6 in dual competition… helped the Dragons defeat No. 25 Princeton after earning a major decision in his individual match…was ranked as high as 22nd in the nation in the NCAA Division I Coaches' Ranking…placed third at the 2016 Keystone Classic… a recipient of the 2017 EIWA Academic Achievement Award and was named a member of the 2017 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Individual Team.
2015-16: Took a redshirt season…recorded 18 wins in unattached competition including two wins-by-fall, four major decisions and one technical fall…won the East Stroudsburg Open and the Shorty Hitchcock Open at 184 pounds…also placed seventh at the Nittany Lion Open.
2014-15: Won 14 matches at 184 as a sophomore…picked up two pins, one major decision and one technical fall…his wins-by-fall came against Franklin & Marshall at the East Stroudsburg Open and against Davidson.
2013-14: Won three matches as a rookie…picked up an EIWA victory against Caleb Wallace of Binghamton…made 18 appearances in his freshman season.
Background: Attended North Allegheny High School…three-time Pennsylvania state qualifier…WPIAL conference champion in his senior year… placed seventh at PIAA AAA…placed fifth at both the FILA Cadet and Fargo tournaments…also played football…graduated with high honors.
Personal: Son of Aldo and Terri DeCiantis…majoring in economics.
2016-17: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career…earned a sixth-place finish in the 184 weight class at the 2017 EIWA Championships…recorded a career-high 21 wins on the season, including three major decisions, a pin, and a technical fall…went 5-4 against conference opponents and 11-6 in dual competition… helped the Dragons defeat No. 25 Princeton after earning a major decision in his individual match…was ranked as high as 22nd in the nation in the NCAA Division I Coaches' Ranking…placed third at the 2016 Keystone Classic… a recipient of the 2017 EIWA Academic Achievement Award and was named a member of the 2017 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Individual Team.
2015-16: Took a redshirt season…recorded 18 wins in unattached competition including two wins-by-fall, four major decisions and one technical fall…won the East Stroudsburg Open and the Shorty Hitchcock Open at 184 pounds…also placed seventh at the Nittany Lion Open.
2014-15: Won 14 matches at 184 as a sophomore…picked up two pins, one major decision and one technical fall…his wins-by-fall came against Franklin & Marshall at the East Stroudsburg Open and against Davidson.
2013-14: Won three matches as a rookie…picked up an EIWA victory against Caleb Wallace of Binghamton…made 18 appearances in his freshman season.
Background: Attended North Allegheny High School…three-time Pennsylvania state qualifier…WPIAL conference champion in his senior year… placed seventh at PIAA AAA…placed fifth at both the FILA Cadet and Fargo tournaments…also played football…graduated with high honors.
Personal: Son of Aldo and Terri DeCiantis…majoring in economics.
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