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Career Accolades

  • Two-time NCAA Qualifier (2021, 2023)
  • Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 20, 2022)
  • Three-time NWCA Scholar All-American (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)

As a Junior (2022-23)

  • Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 20)
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 21-11 overall, 8-5 in duals at 197 pounds
    • Second on the team with five falls
    • 12 wins by bonus points
    • Four wins over ranked opponents
  • Runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships (March 5) at Maples Pavilion
  • Earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships in Tulsa
  • Won the Menlo Open (Nov. 6)
  • Placed second at the Mountaineer Open (Nov. 12) and seventh at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)

As a Sophomore (2021-22)

  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 20-12 overall, 5-4 in duals at 197 pounds
    • Tied for the team lead in wins, third on the team in falls
  • Placed fourth at the Pac-12 Championships (March 6) in Tempe, Ariz.
  • Won the Menlo Open (Nov. 7) and finished fifth at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 19)
  • Went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)

As a Freshman (2020-21)

  • NCAA Qualifier
  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • 7-4 overall and 4-1 in duals at 197 pounds
    • Registered three major decisions
  • Earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.
  • Placed third at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 28) in Corvallis, Ore.

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2020 graduate of Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Ill.
  • A four-year letterwinner, captained his team from 2016-20
  • 2020 state champion, and three-time state medalist (second in 2018 and fourth in 2019)
  • Two-time sectional champion (2019, 2020)
  • Four-time regional champion (2016-2020)
  • Four-time conference champion (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
  • Conference Athlete of the Year (2020)
  • USAW Scholastic All-American (2020)
  • Holds high school's record for most career wins (163), most career pins (102) and career win rate (90%)
  • Journeymen Fall Classic champion
  • NHSCA Junior National finalist
  • Postseason National Champion and two-time All-American
  • Preseason Nationals finalist and three-time All-American
  • Al Dvorak Tournament champion and three-time medalist
  • Also lettered three times in football, captaining his team in 2018 and 2019

Personal

  • Son of Steve and Megan Stemmet
  • Has an older brother, Jake, and a twin brother, Ben
    • Ben wrestles at The Citadel
  • Full name is Nikolas Andrew Stemmet
Career Numbers
YearRecordDual RecordDual PointsFallsTechnical Falls
2020-217-44-11300
2021-2220-125-42341
2022-2321-118-53351
Totals48-2717-106992