Joey Delgado

Position:
149
Height:
5-8
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Hermiston, Ore.
High School:
Hermiston HS

2016 NCAA participant (149)
2014 Pac-12 Champion (141)

2014 NCAA participant (141)

OREGON STATE

2016-17
Went 19-12 as season-long starter at 149 pounds ... Advanced to NCAA Championships and went 1-2 ... Took third place at Pac-12 Championships, fifth place at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and sixth place at Midlands ... Scored 27 team points ... Earned Dale Thomas "Hustle" Award ... Concluded career with 82-50 lifetime record, three NCAA appearances and one Pac-12 title.

2015-16

Went 24-14 as season-long starter at 149 pounds ... Advanced to NCAA Championships and went 1-2 ... Took first place at Mike Clock Open, and third place at Pac-12 Championships ... Was 10-7 in duals and scored 34 team points ... Is now 63-38 lifetime.

2014-15

Went 15-8, mostly at open tournaments, at 149 pounds ... Had five pins, a major decision, and ended the season on a five-match winning streak ... Finished first at Mike Clock Open and at Clackamas Open, fifth at Roadrunner Open, and won his lone dual-meet match.

2013-14

Competed at 141 all season as a starter for the Beavs ... Finished with a 24-16 overall record ... Tallied 13 decisions, five major decisions, one tech fall, and four falls on the season ... Earned crucial wins for the Beavs against Michigan, Boise State, Wyoming, Air Force, North Dakota State, and Cal Poly ... Collected two wins at the National Duals over Virginia Tech and North Dakota State ... Earned his first individual Pac-12 title at 141 after winning three consecutive matches, giving him his first berh to the NCAA Tournament ... Wrestled Old Dominion's Chris Mecate and Maryland's Shyhiem Brown at the NCAA Championships in Oklahoma City.

2012-13
Utilized redshirt season ... Compiled a 13-3 overall record competing unattached in open tournaments ... Won final four matches of season ... Went 6-3 in matches ending in a decision, 2-0 in major decisions and was undefeated, pinning five opponents on the year without being pinned himself ... Fastest fall was 1:56 against Pacific's Shawn Speer in the Mike Clock Open ... Went 5-1 during Mike Clock (Nov. 12), taking home third place honors ... Compiled 4-2 mark at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 16), as well as a 4-0 record at the Clackamas Open (Jan. 20), en route to a first place finish ... Received 'Hardest Worker Award' during team's post-season awards banquet.

HERMISTON HS

Was first wrestler in school history to become a four-time state champion ... Finished high school career with 193-3 record ... Set school records for most pins in a season and career as well as the single season and career mark for wins ... Was one of just three nominated for prep-wrestler of the year at the Oregon Sports Awards.

PERSONAL

Son of Pily and Joe Delgado ... Has an older sister Cristal and a younger sister Ashley ... Cristal competes in cross country and track for Eastern Oregon University ... Enrolled in the University Exploratory Studies Program prior to deciding on a major ... Picked Oregon State because it was "the best school to attend to win a national title and had the best student opportunities."