2015 All-American | Three-time Pac-12 Champion
As a Redshirt Senior (2016-17)
- Team captain
- 12-4 overall and 2-1 in duals at 174 pounds
- Finished with 108 career wins, ranking eighth all-time in program history
- Won the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 20)
- Finished sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 2-3)
As a Redshirt Junior (2015-16)
- Team captain, recorded a 27-8 record at 165 pounds
- Earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships in Madison Square Garden
- Finished 3-2 at the national tournament
- Made history as the first Cardinal wrestler to win three Pac-12 titles
- Went 13-2 record in duals
- Has eight major decision wins and four falls on the year
- Finished as the runner-up at the Hokie Open (Nov. 8) and the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 20)
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2014-15)
- Garnered All-America honors with an eighth-place finish at 165 pounds at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.
- Became the 17th All-American in school history, just the seventh underclassman to do so
- Won his second straight Pac-12 title at the conference championships (March 1) in Corvallis, Ore.
- Became the first Cardinal to win back-to-back conference titles since Tanner Gardner (2007-08)
- Just the second Cardinal to win conference titles in his freshman and sophomore seasons, joining Dave Lee (1985-86)
- Served as one of three team captains and Stanford's starter at 165 pounds (34-7)
- Went 12-1 in duals and tied for the team lead with four falls
- Won the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 21)
- Runner-up at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 16)
- Finished third at the Keystone Classic (Nov. 23)
- Won 13 consecutive matches from Jan. 10 to March 19
- All seven losses came at the hands of ranked opponents
- Went 9-0 against conference opponents
As a Redshirt Freshman (2013-14)
- Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (third in program history)
- Stanford's starter at 165 pounds, compiling a 35-8 overall record and 18-2 mark in duals
- NCAA qualifier, went 2-2 in his first postseason appearance
- Became the third Cardinal freshman and first since 1993 to win a Pac-12 title, doing so at Stanford's Maples Pavilion (March 2)
- His 35 wins tied Matt Gentry, Stanford's only NCAA Champion, for the second-most wins by a rookie in school history
- Recorded a team-best 15 straight wins to start the season, tying for the 10th-best winning streak in program history
- Won the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 17)
- Placed sixth at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 22)
- Finished 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
- Knocked-off sixth-ranked Dan Yates, 6-3, in a dual at Michigan (Nov. 24)
- Posted a 4-1 decision over No. 20 Austin Wilson against Nebraska (Nov. 30)
- Went undefeated in Pac-12 duals
As a Freshman (2012-13)
- Redshirted his first season on The Farm
- Competed unattached at 165 and 174 pounds
- Compiled a 15-3 record
- Had a nine-match winning streak from Nov. 10 to Dec. 16
- Captured the Roadrunner Open title (Nov. 10)
- Placed sixth at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 16)
- Finished first at the California Collegiate Open (Feb. 2) at 174 pounds
High School
- A 2012 graduate of Ronald E. McNair High School in Stockton, Calif.
- Captained his team from 2010-12
- Team was two-time TCAL champions (2009 and 2010)
- Squad finished 14th in the California state tournament in 2011
- Divisional runners-up in 2009 and 2012
- Three-time individual state placer (2010-12), the first in school history
- NHSCA sophomore national champion in 2010
- A freestyle All-American in 2010
- A greco-roman All-American in 2011
- Folkstyle All-American (2010 and 2011)
- Held high school's record for takedowns (185) and pins (40) in a season in 2011
- Named team MVP from 2010-12
- Also played soccer and ran cross country
Personal
- Son of Paul and Lynn Wilson
- Has five sisters - Laurie, Sarah, Abby, Sadie and Lexi
- Paul wrestled for Biola University
- His uncle, Gary Swanson, played football at Cal Poly
- Born in Fresno, Calif.
- Hobbies include playing piano, reading fantasy and fiction, and playing chess
- Full name is James William Wilson
Career Numbers
Year | Record | Dual Record | Dual Points | Falls | Technical Falls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013-14 | 35-8 | 18-2 | 60 | 4 | 1 |
2014-15 | 34-7 | 12-1 | 40 | 4 | 0 |
2015-16 | 27-8 | 13-2 | 56 | 4 | 1 |
2016-17 | 12-4 | 2-1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 108-27 | 45-6 | 163 | 13 | 4 |