Career Accolades
- ACC Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 11, 2025)
As a Redshirt Freshman (2025-26)
- ACC Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 11)
As a Freshman (2024-25)
- Redshirted his first season on The Farm
- 3-3 overall, 3-1 in duals wrestling primarily at 141 pounds
- Secured a fall in his first collegiate match, pinning Zach Redding of Iowa State (Nov. 8) on the road in 5:50
Prior to Stanford
- A 2024 graduate of Ann Sobrato High School in Morgan Hill
- 2024 France Grand Prix champ
- 2023 Senior U.S. Open sixth place (Freestyle)
- 2023 Senior World Trials sixth place (Freestyle)
- 2023 U20 World Trials finalist (Freestyle)
- 2022 Reno Tournament of Champions first place in the college division
- Most Outstanding Wrestler
- 2021 Super 32 finalist
- 2021 Fargo finalist
- 2020 U17 Greco-Roman World Team Member
- 2019 Austrian Flatz Open Gold Medalist (Freestyle)
- 2017 Freestyle World Champion
- 2017 Greco-Roman World Champion
- 2018-2020 3X Pan Am Gold Medalist | Judo
Personal
- Parents are Joel and Sandra Valencia
- Older sister Nyla wresltes at University of Iowa
- Born in Redwood City
- Full name is Aden Joel Valencia
Career Numbers
| Year | Record | Dual Record | Dual Points | Falls | Technical Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |