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2024-25: Placed sixth at the 2025 Mid-American Conference Championships at 157 pounds ... Won his opening match at the MAC Championships against Rider's Colton Washleski ... Recorded a 17-14 record or the season ... Champion at the Greyhound Open (2/9) after going 6-0 at tournament and defeating Illinois' Logan Swaw in the finals ... Placed sixth at the Cougar Clash ... Earned MAC dual match victories over Ohio's Logan Cravatas and Northern Illinois' Landen Johnson.

2023-24: Led the Cougars in victories with 23 ... Placed fourth at 141 pounds at the Mid-American Conference Championships ... Won his first two matches at the Mid-American Championships ... Champion at Art Kraft Memorial (12/9) with a pin in the finals against Arieh Hart of Indian Hills CC ... Finished second at Maryville Open (11/4) ... Recorded seven-match winning streak (1/5-2/17), including two major decisions over MAC competitors (Buffalo/Ohio) ... Led team in major decisions with seven.

Previous: Sixth at the California state championships in 2022 for Vacaville  High School ... Finished with a 53-5 record his senior season ... Helped his team to four straight conference championships ... Parents are Eric and Sony Almarinez.

Career Statistics

Year	W-L	Dual	Conf.	Fall	TF	Maj
24-25	17-14	3-2	3-1	1	2	4
23-24	23-10	7-1	4-1	1	5	7
Totals	40-24	10-3	7-2	2	7	11