Dylan Fishback

High School:
Aurora High School
Weight:
184
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Aurora, Ohio

SEASON	W-L	DUAL	ACC	MD	TF	PIN
2022-23	10-5			1	2	2
2023-24	29-9	10-4	6-2	4	3	1
2024-25	16-8	10-3	5-1	2	4	0
At NC State	46-22	20-7	11-3	7	9	3

2025-26
Fishback Career

2025-26 (At Ohio State)

2025 U23 Nationals, May 31-June 2, Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio
86 kg Dylan Fishback (7-1, 3^rd)
Mat 14 - Bout 5540 - Champ. Rd of 64: Dylan Fishback, ORTM over James Conway, DWC (Dec 4-2)
Mat 2 - Bout 6024 - Champ. Rd of 32: Dylan Fishback, ORTM over Cole Bartram, MTR (TF 10-0 (4:38)
Mat 4 - Bout 6415 - Champ. Rd of 16: Dylan Fishback, ORTM over Nolan O'Boyle, THWC (TF 10-0 (1:15)
Mat 4 - Bout 6627 - Quarters: Jersey Robb, CRTM over Dylan Fishback, ORTM (Dec 5-2)
Mat 15 - Bout 6726 - Cons. Quarters: Dylan Fishback, ORTM over Jared Schoppe, LVWR (TF 10-0 (1:03)
Mat 15 - Bout 6753 - Cons. Sub-Semis: Dylan Fishback, ORTM over Brayden Thompson, CRTM (TF 10-0 (2:12)
Bout 6773 - Cons. Semis: Dylan Fishback, ORTM over Rylan Rogers, LVWR (MFF)
Mat 2 - Bout 6806 - 3rd Place Match: Dylan Fishback, ORTM over Simon Ruiz, SCRT (Dec 9-9)

All Time Accolades
2x NCAA Qualifier (2024 & 2025)
1x NWCA Scholar All-American (2024-25)
2x All-ACC Academic Team (2022-23 & 2024-25)
2x ACC Academic Honor Roll (2022-23 & 2023-24)

2024-25 REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (NC State)
• Competed solely at 184 lbs...finishing 16-8, 10-3 in duals, 5-1 in the ACC, 3-5 against ranked opponents, and six bonus point wins
• Earned NCAA qualification for the second time...went 3-2...second round loss was to (2) Parker Keckeisen of Northern Iowa who went on to wrestle in the finals...stayed alive by earning consecutive wins in the backside of the bracket over (17) Gavin Kane of North Carolina and (7) Isaac Dean of Rider...was defeated by (12) Silas Allred of Nebraska...fell one match shy of the Blood Round
• Finished second at the 2025 ACC Tournament...automatically qualifying him for NCAAs in Philadelphia
• Wrestled in one tournament during the regular season: Journeymen's Collegiate Classic
• Tallied three ranked wins during the regular season over No. 20 Brian Soldano of Rutgers, No. 22 Gavin Kane of North Carolina, and No. 20 TJ Stewart of Virginia Tech
• Named a NWCA Scholar All-American
• Listed on the 2024-25 All-ACC Academic Team

2023-24 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (NC State)
• Competed solely in the 184 pound weight class
• Placed 2nd at his first ever ACC Championships to automatically qualify him for the 2024 NCAA Championships in Kansas City
• Finished the season 19-9, 10-4 in duals, and with six ranked wins.
• Placed 7th at the Cliff Keen Invitational with notable wins over No. 3 Trey Munoz of Oregon State and No. 18 Sam Fisher of Virginia Tech
• Named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll for the second time.

2022-23 - FRESHMAN (NC State)
• Went 10-5 on the season before redshirting his freshman year.
• Saw action at Journeymen's Collegiate Classic and Midlands Championships
• Wrestled at two open tournaments - F&M Lehman Open and placed 3rd at the Zingo National Collegiate Open
• Featured in the starting lineup at 184 lbs against Duke, pinning his opponent in the first period.
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

Prep
• Ohio DII state champion at 190 pounds as a senior with a perfect 39-0 record.
• 2022 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Winner for the state of Ohio.
• Named Cleveland.com’s Wrestler of the Year.
• 2021 Ironman Champion at 190 pounds. Downed Rylan Rogers (Michigan commit) 3-1 with a takedown in extra time.
• Won his Who’s #1 match over Gavin Nelson (Minnesota commit) to open his senior season #1 at 195 pounds according to FloWrestling.
• 2021 Fargo national champion in freestyle at 195 pounds. Scored a pin in the finals vs. Seth Shumate (Ohio State commit). Held an 8-3 lead at the time of the pin (5:25). Perfect 7-0, had four techs and a pin and outscored foes 70-22.
• NHSCA Junior National Champion at 182 pounds. Won in the final, 17-2.
• Ohio D2 state champion as a junior at 195 pounds. Did not give up a point the entire tournament, winning 15-0 in the final. He was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler.
• State championships were cancelled sophomore season.
• Finished second at the Ohio state championships as a freshman at 152 pounds.
• Placed third in freestyle at the 2019 UWW cadet nationals.
• State runner-up as a freshman.

Rankings
• #5 overall recruit and #1 at 195 pounds by FloWrestling. Also ranked #11 in the pound for pound rankings.
• #6 overall recruit and #1 at 195 pounds by MatScout. Also ranked #9 in the pound for pound rankings.

Personal
• Has a twin sister who plays volleyball at Hiram College in Ohio.