As a Redshirt Senior (2016-17)

  • 26-8 overall record and 10-1 in duals at 165 and 174 pounds
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year 
  • Received an at-large berth into the NCAA Championships, the first of his career 
  • Took third at the Pac-12 Championships at Maples Pavilion (Feb. 26)
  • Third on the team in season wins (26) and fourth in career wins (61-28)
  • Scored 39 dual points for the team
  • Second on the team with eight falls
  • Garnered his first career ranking on Jan. 24 (19th - InterMat)
  • Won the SFSU Open (Nov. 6) at 165 pounds
  • Runner-up at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 20) at 165 pounds
  • Placed third at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 18) at 165 pounds
  • Knocked-off 16th-ranked Jon Schleifer of Princeton, 5-3, in sudden victory at the New York Athletic Club
  • NWCA Academic All-America
  • Pac-12 All-Academic First Team

As a Redshirt Junior (2015-16)

  • 16-9 overall record and 8-1 mark in duals at 174 and 184 pounds
  • Scored 35 dual points for the team
  • Took sixth at the Hokie Open (Nov. 8) at 184 pounds
  • Finished fourth at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 15) at 184 pounds
  • Won a season-long seven consecutive matches in duals from Jan. 9 - Feb. 4
  • Recorded back-to-back falls on the same day in duals against West Virginia and Arizona State (Jan. 23)
  • NWCA Academic All-America
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2014-15)

  • Posted a 6-8 record, wrestling mainly at 157 pounds
  • Went 1-1 in duals
  • Placed sixth at the Keystone Classic (Nov. 23)
  • Finished 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 21)

As a Redshirt Freshman (2013-14)

  • Compiled a 13-6 overall record wrestling at 157 and 165 pounds
  • Posted a 7-2 mark in duals, becoming the team's starter at 157 pounds in February
  • Finished fifth at the Pac-12 Championships, held at Maples Pavilion
  • Placed fourth at 157 pounds at the Roadrunner Open in Fresno, Calif.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention

As a Freshman (2012-13)

  • Redshirted his first season on The Farm
  • Wrestled unattached at 157 and 165 pounds
  • Posted a 7-5 record
  • Finished 3-2 at the Roadrunner Open in early November
  • Recorded a fall in 2:18 against Jordan Henrickson of Oregon State at the California Collegiate Open, placing third in the tournament with a 4-1 record

High School

  • A 2012 graduate of St. Paul's High School in Brooklandville, Md.
  • A four-year letterwinner, captained the team as a sophomore, junior and senior
  • Team placed third at the state wrestling championships and sixth at the National Prep Championships in 2012
  • A four-time National Prep all-American, finishing second as a junior, third as a senior, fourth as a freshman and fifth as a sophomore
  • A two-time Maryland state champion (2010 and 2012)
  • Three-time MIAA Conference champion(2010-12)
  • Team MVP in 2011 and 2012
  • Finished first at the Southeast "Prep Slam" in 2011
  • Placed fifth at the "Beast of the East" tournament in 2009
  • Finished his four-year career with a 189-31 overall record and totaled 71 pins
  • Named to the all-state all-academic team in 2012 

Personal

  • Son of Joseph and Rebecca Galli
  • Has three siblings, Brittany, Madison and Alexander
  • Father wrestled at the University of North Carolina and was the ACC Champion in 1980
  • Born in Towson, Md.
  • Full name is Joseph Peter Galli
Career Numbers
YearRecordDual RecordDual PointsFallsTechnical Falls
2013-1413-67-22210
2014-156-81-1310
2015-1616-98-13532
2016-1726-810-13982
Totals61-3126-599134