2024-25 Wrestling Roster

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Luke Uliano

  • Position 174 pounds
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Powell, Ohio
  • High School Olentangy Liberty

Biography

Career: Record of 59-33, including 23-13 in duals and 18-5 in SoCon duals ... SoCon runner-up at 174 pounds in 2025, third-place finisher at 174 pounds in 2024 and fourth-place finisher at 184 pounds in 2023 … All-SoCon in 2025.

2024-25: All-SoCon honoree ... Went 23-8 overall record, including a 10-2 record in duals and an 8-0 mark in SoCon duals ... Went 2-1 at the SoCon Championship tournament, following a first-round pin with a 4-1 decision in which he had a tiebreaking takedown with 37 seconds left … Dropped a 4-2 decision in the final to Chattanooga’s Sergio Desiante, who had a tiebreaking takedown with 49 seconds left … Signature ranked wins in regular season were a 19-3 tech fall against Virginia Tech’s Lennox Wolak, a returning All-American, and a 15-1 major decision against Chattanooga’s Desiante ... Of 23 victories, 18 produced bonus points (eight major decisions, five tech falls and five pins) ... Five of first six losses of season occurred against ranked opponents ... Had two falls, two tech falls and three major decisions in eight SoCon duals ... SoCon Wrestler of the Week following wins against Virginia Tech and Duke on back-to-back days ... Recorded a takedown in the first 10 seconds of the 19-3 tech fall against the 20th-ranked Wolak ... In the ranked dual showdown with Desiante, who had a No. 20 Coaches’ Ranking and a top-10 Open Mat Ranking, won the 15-1 major decision that played a key role in a tight team victory ... Captured the title at the Southeast Open, going 4-0 in his bracket and claiming a 7-1 decision against Morgan State’s Darrien Roberts in the final ... Dropped a 10-7 decision against 13th-ranked Clayton Whiting from Minnesota at the Mountaineer Invitational ... Won two matches at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... Won by fall in 29 seconds against Presbyterian and had a 15-0 tech fall in 2:07 at Gardner-Webb.

2023-24: Finished season with a 21-11 record, including a 7-5 record in duals (5-2 in SoCon duals) at 174 pounds ... Third-place finisher at SoCon Championships with a 12-2 major decision, a 10-8 loss to a top-25 opponent and then back-to-back pins … Ended season with six pins … Ranked No. 27 in NCAA’s RPI entering the postseason ... Pin vs. UNC helped take lead from 15-6 to 21-6 in a 24-14 team victory ... Competing at 174 this season after going 15-14 at 184 last season ... SoCon Wrestler of the Week after going 4-0 and winning an Appalachian Open title at 174 pounds with a pin, tech fall, major decision and 10-4 decision ... Seven matches against wrestlers ranked in final NCAA Coaches’ rankings, including an 8-7 loss to No. 12 Ben Pasiuk from Army.

2022-23: Went 15-14 at 184 pounds, including 6-7 in duals and 5-3 in SoCon duals before finishing fourth at the SoCon Championship ... Had SoCon Championship shutouts against PC's Cordel Duhart, a Missouri transfer, and The Citadel's Tim Fitzpatrick, a former national qualifier ... Posted league wins against Bellarmine (tech fall), The Citadel (fall), VMI (6-2 decision), Presbyterian (fall) and Davidson (major decision) ... Dropped decisions against Gardner-Webb (OT vs. a former NCAA qualifier), Chattanooga (5-2 against a ranked opponent) and Campbell (5-1 against a ranked opponent) ... Placed second at the Patriot Open after winning his first four matches, starting with two pins and a 9-0 major decision before a 4-2 decision over Lock Haven’s Colin Fegley in the semifinal round ... Showed toughness on top in final two periods of ranked losses against Campbell and North Carolina (8-6).


2021-22: Went 5-4 as a redshirting true freshman at 174 pounds … Won three times (with two falls) at the Appalachian Open … Won twice at the Edinboro Open.

High School: Four-time state placer who finished career with a 147-23 record … Started the 2021 fall semester at The Citadel … As a senior at Olentangy Liberty, placed fifth at 152 pounds … Seventh place in the state tournament as a sophomore and third place at the Iowa state championships as a freshman … Wrestled for coach Mark Marenelli at Olentangy Liberty … Son of Brian and Lorri Uliano … Has two siblings: Bella and Sophia … Born March 12, 2003.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    174 pounds
  • 2022-23Redshirt Freshman

    184 pounds
  • 2023-24Redshirt Sophomore

    174 pounds
  • 2024-25Redshirt Junior

    174 pounds