As a Redshirt Sophomore (2014-15)
• Picked up a forfeit win against San Francisco State (Feb. 8) at 165 pounds
As a Redshirt Freshman (2013-14)
• Posted a 1-7 overall record, wrestling at 141 and 149 pounds
• Placed fifth at the Pac-12 Championships, hosted by Stanford at Maples Pavilion
• Recorded a 7-1 decision over Cal Poly's Jacob Leon in the fifth-place match at the conference tournament
As a Freshman (2012-13)
• Redshirted his first season on The Farm
• Wrestled unattached at 141 pounds, posting a 6-6 record
• Finished 4-2 at the Roadrunner Open, including a season-best four-match winning streak
• Recorded a fall in 4:14 against Racelis Cardenas of Fresno City College
• Finished 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions in mid-December
High School
• A 2012 graduate of Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill.
• A four-year letterwinner, captained his team from 2010-12
• Also earned one letter in football
• Illinois 3A State Champion in 2011 and 2A State Champion in 2012, the only individual state champion in school history
• Three-time Catholic Conference champion
• Member of the Illinois freestyle national championship team (2009-12)
• Freestyle individual champion (Junior Division) in 2010 and 2011
• 2011 folkstyle national champion at preseason nationals
• Freestyle state champion (2009-11)
• Placed second at the Fila Cadets national championships in 2011
• Winner of Fenwick High School's Tony Lawless Scholar-Athlete award
• Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Scholastic-Athlete of the Year for 2A Division in 2012
Personal
• Son of Brian and Diane Garelli
• Father was a wrestler at Northern Illinois
• Has two younger sisters, Katie and Emily
• Full name is Matthew Ryan Garelli
Year | Record | Dual Record | Falls | Tech. Falls |
2012-13 | Redshirted | - | - | - |
2013-14 | 1-7 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 |
2014-15 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Totals | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 |