Peter Russo Season 2016-17

As a Redshirt Senior (2016-17)

• 4-10 overall and 2-4 in duals at 133 pounds
• Recorded three falls on the season
• 2-2 at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 20)
• Earned dual wins at Drexel and Penn (Jan. 15)

As a Redshirt Junior (2015-16)

• 9-7 overall and 2-1 in duals, wrestling at 141, 149 and 157 pounds
• Finished sixth at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 27) at 157 pounds
• Notched four falls on the season
• Third at the SFSU Open (Nov. 1) at 141 pounds
• 3-2 at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 15)

As a Junior (2014-15)

• Redshirted his third season on The Farm
• Wrestled unattached at 141 pounds, compiling a 2-5 record
• Went 2-1 at the SFSU Open (Nov. 2)
• Also competed in the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 16) and the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 21)

As a Sophomore (2013-14)

• Stanford's starter at 141 pounds
• Totaled a 5-12 overall/dual record
• Picked up dual wins versus Menlo (Nov. 2), Air Force (Nov. 10), Oregon State (Jan. 11), Duke (Jan. 18) and Simpson (Jan. 24)

As a Freshman (2012-13)

• Stanford's starter at 133 pounds
• Compiled a 4-16 record and a 2-12 mark in duals
• Recorded a fall in 1:47 against Hayden Zimmerman of Simpson in his collegiate debut
• Registered a fall in 2:43 against Ivan Conchas of Menlo College at the Roadrunner Open in Fresno, Calif.
• Posted a 9-4 overtime win against No. 19 Rossi Bruno of Michigan (Nov. 18)

High School

• A 2012 graduate of Newberg High School in Newberg, Ore.
• A four-year letterwinner, captained his squad from 2008-12
• Team won the state championship in 2009
• Won individual state titles as a junior in 2011 and a senior in 2012
• Earned first team all-state honors as a junior and senior
• Holds his high school's record for most falls (106)
• Also earned two letters in football, serving as a team captain in 2011

Personal

• Son of Neil and Dorothy Russo
• Has a younger sister, Samantha
• Father wrestled at Oregon State
• Born in Oregon City, Ore.

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