Nathan Traxler Season 2019-20

Career Accolades

• Pac-12 team champion (2019) - first in program history
• NWCA Second Team All-American (2020)
• Four-time NCAA qualifier (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Pac-12 champion at 197 pounds (2019)
• Three-time Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 9, 2019, Feb. 27, 2019, Feb. 10, 2021)
• The Open Mat All-Freshman Third Team (2018)
• Three-time team captain (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21)
• Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2021)
• Four-time NWCA Scholar All-America (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
• Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic First Team (2018, 2019)

As a Redshirt Senior (2020-21)

• Team captain
• NCAA Qualifier
• Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 10)
• Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• NWCA Scholar All-American
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• 9-4 overall and 5-1 in duals at heavyweight
  • Registered three falls and a technical fall
• Earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.
  • Reached the Round of 12, finishing with a 3-2 record and wins over the No. 10, No. 15 and No. 24 seeds
• Runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 28) in Corvallis, Ore.

As a Redshirt Junior (2019-20)

• Team captain
• NWCA Second Team All-American
• NWCA Scholar All-America
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• 20-5 overall and 8-3 in duals at 197 pounds
  • Tied for fourth on the team with five falls
  • Registered 11 wins by bonus points
• NCAA Qualifier
  • Awarded the No. 12 seed for the NCAA Championships
• Runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships (March 7) in Maples Pavilion
  • Defeated No. 12 Tom Lane (Cal Poly) to advance to the finals
• Won the Battle at The Citadel (Nov. 3) and the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 24)
• Runner-up at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
  • One of four Cardinal finalists, helping the team to its highest finish ever in Chattanooga (3rd)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19) • Pac-12 Champions

• Team captain
• Pac-12 champion at 197 pounds
• Two-time Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 9, Feb. 27)
• NWCA Scholar All-America
• Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
• NCAA qualifier, advanced to the quarterfinals and reached the Round of 12 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Led the team with a 30-7 overall record and a 12-1 mark in duals
  • Paced the team with six falls
  • Tallied six wins over ranked opponents
• Runner-up at the Princeton Open (Nov. 4)
• Took fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Nov. 30-Dec. 1)
• Placed second at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)

As a Redshirt Freshman (2017-18)

• The Open Mat All-Freshman Third Team
• NWCA Scholar All-America
• Pac-12 All-Academic First Team
• 19-12 overall record and 1-3 mark in duals at 197 pounds
  • Notched four wins over ranked opponents
  • Missed five weeks of the season due to illness
• NCAA qualifier, going 2-2 in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Knocked off No. 11 seed Corey Griego (Oregon State) and No. 12 seed Stephen Loiseau (Drexel) at NCAA's
• Finished third at the Pac-12 Championships (March 1) in Corvallis, Ore., to earn an automatic berth to NCAA's
• Runner-up at the Hokie Open (Nov. 5), knocking off No. 8 Danny Chaid of North Carolina to reach the finals
• Placed second at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 19) and seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (Dec. 1-2)
• Won the Air Force Open (Feb. 18)

As a Freshman (2016-17)

• Redshirted his first season on The Farm

Freestyle

• Paced seventh in freestyle at 92 kg at the 2020 U23 Nationals in Omaha, Neb.
• 2017 runner-up at the UWW Freestyle Junior Nationals at 96 kg
• Finished third in freestyle at 96 kg at the 2017 Junior World Team Trials

Prior to Stanford

• A 2016 graduate of Marmion Academy in Aurora, Ill.
• Four-year letterwinner, captained his team as a junior and senior
• Four-time state qualifiers as a team, finishing as the runners-up in 2012-13 and 2015-16, and taking third in 2013-14
• Two-time state champion (2014-15, 2015-16)
• Placed fourth at state in 2013-14
• Junior Freestyle All-American (2014,2015)
• Team MVP as a junior and senior
• Four-time all-conference
• Two-time Ironman placer (2014-15, 2015-16)
• Took fourth at FILA Cadet Nationals
• Named to The Clash all-tournament team (2016)
• Cheesehead Champion (2013)
• Also earned a letter in football 

Personal

• Son of Craig and Sarah Traxler
• Has an older brother, Nicholas, and a younger sister, Olivia
  • Sister plays water polo at Arizona State
• Full name is Nathan Lyndon Traxler  

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