Nic Bouzakis

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No. 6 Ohio State wrestling against No. 1 Penn State at Rec Hall at University Park, Pa., on Feb. 2, 2024. Photo/Craig Houtz

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High School:
Wyoming Seminary College Prep
Weight:
133
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Tampa, Florida

Instagram: @nicbouzakis.1
Twitter: @bouzakisn
TikTok: @user3961583108811

Pronunciation

SEASON	W-L	DUAL	B1G	MD	TF	PIN
2022-23 (unattached)	3-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	3
2022-23	8-1	4-1	0-0	1	0	3
2023-24	25-11	12-4	6-2	3	6	9
2024-25	24-9	8-4	2-4	7	2	8
Bouzakis Career	57-21	24-9	8-6	11	8	20

Career Honors

At the Big Ten Championships (2024/3-seed/1-2, 2025/9-seed/4-1/3rd) Big Ten Championships Record: 5-3
At the NCAA Championships (2024/16-seed/2-2, 2025/7-seed/2-2)

2024-25 (R-Sophomore Season)

Won 2024 U23 Freestyle Nationals at 61kg with a 7-0 record
Earned 2025 U23 Nationals at 61 kg with an 8-0 record
Will represent Team USA at the U23 World Championships in Albania, Oct. 21-27
Took third at the 2024 Cliff Keen Invite with 5-1 record
Earned Ohio State Black Shirt recognition (12/19/24)
Took third at the 2025 Big Ten Championships with a 4-1 record

2025 U23 Nationals, May 31-June 2, Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio
61 kg Nic Bouzakis (8-0, 1^st)
Best of 3
Mat 4 - Bout 6811 - Champ. Round 1: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Jett Strickenberger, BFWA (TF 16-5 (3:54)
Mat 3 - Bout 6821 - Champ. Round 2: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Jett Strickenberger, BFWA (TF 15-4 (3:20)

Mat 19 - Bout 5349 - Champ. Rd of 64: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Foster Cardinale, SCRT (TF 10-0 (0:48)
Mat 10 - Bout 5929 - Champ. Rd of 32: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Elon Rodriguez, RWC (TF 10-0 (0:40)
Mat 5 - Bout 6368 - Champ. Rd of 16: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Troy Hohman, WWC (TF 10-0 (1:43)
Mat 2 - Bout 6604 - Quarters: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Blaine Frazier, INRT (TF 10-0 (0:28)
Mat 2 - Bout 6642 - Semis: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Anthony Noto, MTR (TF 10-0 (2:03)
Bout - 1st Place Match: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Jett Strickenberger, BFWA (TF 15-4)

2024 U23 Nationals, May 31-June 2, Spire Institute, Geneva, Ohio
U23 61kg Freestyle (Nic Bouzakis/7-0/1st)
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Kevin Honas (Tiger Den WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU David Saenz (Wyoming WTC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Tyler Ferrara (Spartan Combat RTC), 11-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC), 9-4
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Gary Steen (Nittany Lion WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VSU Dominick Serrano (Northern Colorado WC), 10-0
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio RTC) VPO1 Kurtis Phipps (Buffalo Valley RTC), 10-5

2024 U23 World Championships, Oct. 25-26, Albania
U23 61kg Freestyle (Nic Bouzakis)
Levik Mikayelyan (ARM) VPO1 Nic Bouzakis (USA) | 10-3

2024 Clarion Open, Nov. 3, 2024, Tippin Gym, Clarion, Pennsylvania
133-Nic Bouzakis (4-1/2^nd)
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Hayden Benter (Navy) | F, 0:36
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Parker Sentipal (Edinboro) | TF, 20-4 4:30
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Adan Benavidez (Unattached- Kent State) | F, 1:01
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Joey Fischer (Unattached- Clarion) | MD, 14-2
133-Ben Davino (OSU) def. Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 5-3

2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, Las Vegas CC, Dec. 6-7, 2024
125-Nic Bouzakis (6-1/3^rd)
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) F Massey Odiotti Northbrook, IL (Northwestern), 1:51
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) DEC Andrew Fallon Fairfield, CT (Sacred Heart), 7-3
133-Zeth Romney Simi Valley, CA (Cal Poly) DEC Nic Bouzakis (OSU), 6-5
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) F Stockton Obrien Laramie, WY (Wyoming), 0:20
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) DEC Dylan Ragusin Elk Grove Village, IL (Michigan), 13-6
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) MD Tyler Knox Stanford, CA (Stanford), 17-7
133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) DEC Reece Witcraft (Okla. St.) 13-10 SV

2025 Big Ten Championships, March 8-9, Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois
133-Nic Bouzakis (4-1/3rd/NCAA Qualifier)
Champ. Rnd. 1 - Angelo Rini (IND) def. Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 8-6
Cons. Rnd. 2 - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin) | Fall, 2:30
Cons. Rnd. 3 - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Jacob Van Dee (NEB) | Inj. 1:05
Cons. Semi - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Dylan Shawver (RUT) | D, 6-4
3rd Place Match - Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Braeden Davis (PSU) | Fall, 2:23

2025 NCAA Championships, March 20-22, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
133 | No. 7/7-seed - Nic Bouzakis (R-So.)/24-9/2nd Appearance
NCAA History (Rcd.: 3-4): 2024 (16-seed/2-2): 2025 (7-seed/2-2)
(7) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. (26) Kai Orine (NCST) | Fall, 2:12
(7) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. (23) Sean Spidle (CMU) | D, 9-5
(2) Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. (7) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | MD, 23-10
(13) Tyler Knox (STAN) def. (7) Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 5-0

2025 US Open, The Expo at World Market Center, Las Vegas, April 23-27
Nic Bouzakis (Sr. FS, 61kg)

Champ. Round 2: Nic Bouzakis, ORTM over Christopher Betancourt, LIRL (TF 10-0 (1:03) )
Champ. Round 3: Nathan Tomasello, WCRT over Nic Bouzakis, ORTM (F 5:14 )
Cons. Round 4: Gavin Caprella, OHIO over Nic Bouzakis, ORTM (MFF)

2024-25 Duals
133-No. 18 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 24 Blake Boarman (UTC) | D, 12-7
133-No. 18 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Colton Camacho (EDIN) | F, 2:05
133-No. 17 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Chase Liardi (HOF) | MD, 12-2
133-No. 7 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Vinnie Santaniello (PITT) | MD, 14-4
133-No. 7 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 14 Anthony Noto (LHU) | MD, 16-7
133-No. 9 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Damion Elliott (ORE ST) | MD, 11-3
133-No. 2 Lucas Byrd (R-Sr.) def. No. 9 Nic Bouzakis (R-So.) | D, 8-5 SV-1
133-No. 17 Dylan Shawver (RUT) def. No. 9 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 4-3
133-No. 10 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Dustin Norris (PUR) | MD, 15-3
133-No. 10 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Nolan Wertanen (UM) | TF, 19-2
133-Angelo Rini (IND) def. No. 10 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 6-3
133-No. 8 Braeden Davis (PSU) def. No. 11 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 8-5

2023-24 (R-Freshman Season)

At the Big Ten Championships (2024/3-seed/1-2)
At the NCAA Championships (2024/16-seed/2-2)
Pinned No. 5 Kai Orine (NCST) to help Buckeyes win the 2023 Collegiate Duals
Won seven-consecutive matches at the 2023 Cliff Keen Invite to earn third place at 133
Earned Most Pins Award at 2023 Cliff Keen Invite with two wins by fall

At Clarion Open, Nov. 5, 2023
Nic Bouzakis – 3-2/4^th Place
133- Third Place-A. Rini (Columbia) DEC Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State), 14-8
133- Semifinals-V. Santaniello (Pitttsburgh) DEC Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State), 11-4
133- QF-Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) DEC Hayden Cunningham State College, PA (Unrostered), 7-2
133- R16-Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) F Boris Witmer Bellefonte, NY (Unrostered- NYCRTC), 4:26
133- R32-Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) F Tyson Lane Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 6:24

At 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational, Las Vegas, Dec. 1-2, 2023
133-No. 15 Nic Bouzakis (7-1/3^rd)
Rnd 32: 133-Tyler Knox (Stanford) MD Nic Bouzakis (OSU), 11-3
C of 16 #1: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) TF Wilfried Tanefeu (Michigan), 21-4 4:58
C of 16 #2: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) TF Ethan Qureshi (Cornell), 21-4 4:09
C of 8 #1: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) MD Dustin Norris (Purdue), 18-5
C of 8 #2: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) MD Zeth Romney (Cal Poly), 20-6
C of 4: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) F Ethan Oakley (APPST), 1:28
C SF: 133-Nic Bouzakis F Derrick Cardinal (SDSU), 3:39
3^rd: 133-Nic Bouzakis (OSU) DEC No. 14 Domenic Zaccone (CAMP), 4-2

2024 Big Ten Championships, March 9-10, College Park, Maryland
133 - Nic Bouzakis (1-2)
Brody Teske (Iowa) def. Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 15-13
Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Anthony Madrigal (ILL) | D, 8-6
Jacob Van Dee (NEB) def. Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 10-8

2024 NCAA Championships, March 21-23, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
133 - Nic Bouzakis (1-2)
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) def. Braxton Brown (Maryland) | D, 8-5
Daton Fix (Oklahoma State) def. Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) | D, 5-4
Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) def. Derrick Cardinal (South Dakota State) | D, 14-8
Aaron Nagao (Penn State) def. Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) | D, 3-0

2023-24 Duals
133 - No. 7 Sam Latona (VT) def. No. 14 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 7-5
133 - No. 14 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Jacob Brenneman (EDIN) | TF, 20-4
133 - No. 14 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Yanni Vines (COL) | TF, 20-3 (6:01)
133 - No. 16 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Ryan Arbeit (HOF) | F, 1:03
133 - No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 23 Vinnie Santaniello (PITT) | D, 5-2
133- No. 17 Julian Farber (UNI) def. No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 5-1
133-No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 5 Kai Orine (NCST) | F, 0:51
133-No. 13 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Ethan Qureshi (COR) | F, 1:48
133-No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Tony Madrigal (ILL) | D, 9-4
133-No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 21 Braxton Brown (UMD) | TF, 21-5
133-No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Nicolar Rivera (WIS) | MD, 19-11
133-No. 4 Dylan Ragusin (UM) def. No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | MD, 15-6
133-No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 5 Aaron Nagao (PSU) | D, 12-10
133-No. 13 Dylan Shawver (RU) def. No. 12 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) | D, 5-4
133-No. 11 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Isaac Thornton (IND) | Fall, 4:03
133 | No. 10 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. Andy Hampton (MSU) | Fall, 1:58

2022-23 (Freshman Season)

Won first collegiate event with a 4-0 record at the 2022 Michigan State Open in the Freshman/Sophomore Division
Earned the 2023 U.S. Open Championship at 61kg in Las Vegas in April
Won Gold for Team USA at the 2023 U20 Pan-Am Wrestling Championships in Santiago, Chile, in July. Posted a 5-0 record at the event at 61kg ... effort earned him the outstanding wrestler award at the championships
Finished with a bronze medal at the 2023 U20 World Championships in Amman City, Jordan. Posted a 4-1 record for Team USA at 61kg.

MSU Open — Nov. 5, 2022/Fresh/Soph Division 133
Nic Bouzakis – 1^st Place
Champ. Round 1 – Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) won by fall over Mason Brugh (Ohio University) (Fall 1:02)
Quarterfinal – Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) won by fall over Dylan Coy (University of Wisconsin) (Fall 3:45)
Semifinal – Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) won by major decision over Brock Bobzien (Unattached) (Maj 12-1)
1st Place Match – Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) won by fall over Kole Brower (Illinois) (Fall 1:18)

Nic Bouzakis in the 61kg U20 Freestyle competition at the U.S. Open, April 9
Rnd of 128: Defeated Raymond Lopez (California), VSU 10-0, 0:42
Rnd of 64: Defeated Mason Kernan (Young Guns Wrestling Club), VSU, 10-0, 1:16
Rnd of 32: Defeated Wyatt Richter (Ohio), VSU, 10-0, 0:31
Rnd of 16: Defeated Sergio Vega (Cyclones Wrestling), VSU, 10-0, 1:34
Quarters: Defeated Cesar Avelar (Grindhouse WC), VSU, 10-0, 0:55
Semifinals: Defeated Jace Rhodes (Hawkeye WC), VSU, 10-0, 1:40
Finals: Defeated Kale Petersen (Sebolt), VPO1, 11-8

U20 Pam-Am Wrestling Championships, Santiago, Chile, July 9
WIN - FALL (4-0) over Blayne Helou (CAN)
WIN - 12-1 over Eli Kirk (PUR)
WIN - 10-0 over Enrique Herrera (PER)
WIN - 10-0 over Joao Da Silva (BRA)
WIN - 14-4 over Enrique Herrera (PER)

U20 World Championships, Amman City Jordan, Aug. 15-16, 2023
WIN Shehabeldin Mohamed (Egypt), 4-2
WIN Yahor Rudauski (Individual Neutral Athlete), 9-6
LOSS Kumar Mohit (India), 12-11
WIN Dmitri Carastoianov (Moldova), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Besir Alili (North Macedonia), tech. fall, 11-1

Prior to Ohio State

Represented Team USA at the 2022 Junior World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria (Aug. 15-17)
Won Gold at the 2022 U20 Pan American Championships in Oaxtepec, Mexico
Made Team USA World Junior Team at World Team Trials in Geneva, Ohio in June, 2022
Posted a high school record of 131-5 earning Pennsylvania State Championships at 126 lbs in 2020 and at 132 in 2022
Won three state titles in the state of Florida (126 in 2019, 120 in 2018 and 106 in 2017) prior to move to Pennsylvania
All-USA preseason Wrestling team by USA Today as a sophomore with currently teammate Paddy Gallagher, who was then a junior in HS
Owns three Super 32 titles, the latest at 132 pounds in 2021. He also won at 126 in 2019 and 132 in 2020
Part of the nation’s top recruiting class in 2022 … ranked No. 2 recruit overall and the No. 1 recruit at 132 pounds