Ethan Rotondo

Height:
5-6
Weight:
133
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Vancouver, WA
High School:
Union HS / Wisconsin

Overall (Cal Poly): 0-0, Duals: 0-0
At Wisconsin: 61-38 Overall; 7-6 in Duals

Wisconsin -- Compiled 61-38 overall mark in four seasons (including open tournaments) as a Badger ... earned six falls in attached matches ... was 18-9 as a freshman (2017-18) with two pins and two major decisions ... two dual meet wins and placed first in the Willie Myers Open, going 4-0 ... 18-12 in second season with three pins, three technical falls and two majors ... went 3-1 at Cyclone Open to take second place, 4-0 at Luther Open to take first place, finished second at Jim Koch Open by going 3-1 and went 4-1 at Loras Open to take third place … redshirt pulled midway through 2018-19 season … started four duals for the Badgers, going 1-3…placed 10th in Big Ten Tournament, one spot short of automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament ... Academic All-Big Ten in 2019 ... posted 18-10 record in redshirt season (2019-20) ... undefeated in Loras College Open with 4-0 record, including three major decision victories, and undefeated at Pointer Open with 3-0 record ... 2020 U23 Freestyle All-American ... wrestled in just three matches in 2020-21 season shortened by pandemic ... competed in 2021 USA World Team Trials in senior men's freestyle at 57 kilograms ... competed in 2021 Senior Nationals in senior men's freestyle at 57 kilograms ... 2021 U.S. Open runner-up ... 5-6 with one pin and two majors in final season with the Badgers ... 1-3 in dual meets, 2-2 in Matmen Open and 2-1 in Cougar Clash at SIU-Edwardsville.

High School -- Two-time Washington state champion ... 2017 graduate of Union High School in Vancouver, Wash. ... true state champion in 2015-16, defeating all other state champions in the 106-pound weight class ... finished with a 168-15 career record ... Reno Worlds Champion ... 40-0 as a junior ... two-time Gut Check champion ... first two-time state champion for Union high school ... 47-1 record as a senior. ... attended Central Valley High School in Ceres, Calif., as a freshman ... compiled 32-11 overall record ... qualified for the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament, finished second at Divisionals and captured a first-place medal at the Western Athletic Conference Championships while competing at 108 pounds ... captured 100-pound title at California USA High School Folkstyle State Tournament in 2014 at Fresno's Selland Arena.

Personal -- Son of Brent and Elizabeth Rotondo ... father wrestled in the Marine Corps ... one brother, Christian ... hobbies include graphic design, video games, tabletop games and going for runs ... born in San Diego, Calif. ... seeking his master's degree in packaging value chain after graduating from Wisconsin with a bachelor's degree in life science communication.