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2022-23 Wrestling Roster

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Albert Urias

  • Position 174
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Bakersfield, Calif.
  • Highschool Ridgeview HS

Biography

2022-23 (R-JUNIOR): Posted 13-12 record, going 6-6 in duals and 2-3 in the Pac-12...Made the quarterfinal of the Roadrunner open before fighting all the way up from the consolations rounds to a fourth-place finish overall...Beat Oregon State's Isaiah Anderson twice in the Roadrunner open during fourth-place run...Pulled off massive upset at Northern Colorado, winning by sudden victory over no. 26 Andrew Berreyesa...Went 5-3 in the final eight duals of the season, finishing strong with a win during the Pac-12 Championships over Cal Poly's Brawley Lamer before wrestling to a very close 6-5 defeat against no. 17 Oregon State's Mateo Olmos...Finished 2023 as CSUB's co-active wins leader on the team at 58 career victories.

2021-22 (R-SOPHOMORE): Wrestled to a team-high 25 wins against 14 losses...Was 19-8 in tournament action...Opened the season 5-1 to place 3rd at the Menlo Open...Finished a perfect 4-0 to win the Roadrunner Open...Placed 5th at the Tournament of Champions with a 5-1 record...Was a CSUB starter at both the Cliff Keene Invitational and the Southern Scuffle...Posted three wins against ranked opponents, defeating #26 Anthony Mantanona, Stanford's #29 Tyler Eischens and Air Force's #30 Sam Wood...Won six consecutive dual meets beginning with a win versus American and culminating in a defeat of Cal Poly's Nathan Tausch...Posted a dominating 18-8 win against Arizona State's Zane Coleman...Also earned a dual victory in a match against California Baptist...Placed 4th at the Pac-12 Championship with wins over Triston Wills (Little Rock) and Ryan Rochford (Arizona State)...Three major decision wins, four tech fall victories and one win by pin...3-1 in overtime bouts...9-4 against Pac-12 rivals. 

2020-21 (R-FRESHMAN): Wrestled to a 3-3 overall mark...Defeated Little Rock's Tristan Wills at tri-meet on Jan. 24...Advanced past Stanford's Elijah Clever in first round of Pac-12 Championships...Placed 4th at the conference meet in the 174 pound weight class; also defeated Oregon State's Colton Beisley. 

2019-20 (WAIVER): Opened the season with a 4-0 mark at the Menlo Open to claim the tournament championship...Moved into the dual meet line-up for CSUB's home opener against Buffalo...Went 4-2 to place fifth at the Roadrunner Open...Posted three wins at the Tournament of Champions...Posted first dual meet win against Fresno State's Adam Kemp (7-4)...Pinned Oregon State's Jackson McKinney (6:14) for first conference win...Also defeated Caly Poly's Dylan Miracle (4-2) and California Baptist's Jacob Cooper (12-2)...Posted two major decision wins over Arkansas Little Rock's Tristan Tadeo to finish fourth at the Pac-12 Championship. 

2018-19 (REDSHIRT): Finished the season with an 8-7 record at 165 pounds...won his first collegiate match by technical fall against Cerritos College's Josh Bustamante...finished second at the Bill Musick Open...pinned Kyle Snelling for first career fall...took fifth at the California Collegiate and defeated Cal Poly's Joe LaRosa and Dylan Miracle.  

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Ridgeview HS...coached by Aaron Garza...maintained a 3.0 GPA...named team MVP...was ranked in the top 12 in the state...earned Pursuing Victory with Honor Award...led Wolfpack to a South West Yosemite League championship...2014 Cadet USA World Team member.  

PERSONAL: kinesiology major.  

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    165
    5'10"

  • 2019-20Redshirt Freshman

    174
    5'10"

  • 2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    174
    5'10"

  • 2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    174
    5'10"

  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

    174
    5'10"
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