2018-19: Two-time NCAA Championships qualifier finished his career 77-48 after being named All-Southern Conference at 197 pounds and earning an automatic NCAA berth thanks to his title at the SoCon Championship in Boone ... Went 26-7 as a senior … Suffered a pair of one-point losses at the NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, where he was seeded 15th … 14-1 in App State’s duals, including 14-0 against Division I programs ... Went 5-0 in SoCon duals to go unbeaten for the second straight season ... Entering the NCAA Championships, was ranked No. 16 nationally by the NCAA Coaches’ Panel, No. 18 in the RPI and No. 13 by InterMat ... Placed seventh at the Southern Scuffle thanks to a 3-1 decision against Navy’s Josh Roetman, an NCAA qualifier ... Claimed a 5-4 decision against The Citadel’s Sawyer Root in the SoCon final ... Against highly ranked NC State, won a 3-2 decision against 18th-ranked Malik McDonald ... Also posted wins in duals against Power Five programs Oklahoma (5-3 decision vs. Jake Woodley), North Carolina (major decision against Hunter Queen) and Duke (10-3 decision against Alec Schenk) ... SoCon Wrestler of the Month for November.
2017-18: Went 20-9 at 197 pounds to improve his career record to 45-36 … Undefeated Southern Conference record in duals (7-0), SoCon all-conference, third place at the SoCon Tournament and a first-time NCAA qualifier (as an at-large selection) … Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, following a loss by a 3-2 decision against eventual third-place finisher Kyle Conel (Kent State) with an 8-4 victory against 11th-seeded Corey Griego of Oregon State … SoCon Wrestler of the Month for February, as App State trailed 16-12 in an 18-16 comeback win at Chattanooga before Diabe beat 14th-ranked Scottie Boykin 3-2 to ignite the late comeback and give the Mountaineers the SoCon regular season championship. After that, Diabe won against ACC program Duke (8-3 decision) and completed a perfect SoCon regular season with a 3-2 decision against The Citadel’s Sawyer Root, an NCAA qualifier … Had a 2-1 win by decision during a 18-14 comeback win at Ohio and a 5-2 win by decision at Oklahoma … Had three wins by fall (SIUE in sudden victory period during the regular season and two in the SoCon Tournament) ... Entered NCAA Championships at No. 31 in the coaches’ rankings and No. 28 in the RPI.
2016-17: Went 18-15 at 197 pounds, and the 18-win season included a 7-2 finish with victories against Duke and Indiana before a third-place showing at the SoCon Championships ... Won a 3-1 decision against Duke’s Luke Farinaro and a 4-0 decision against Indiana’s Jake Hinz ... 3-1 showing at SoCon Tournament included a pin over Chattanooga’s Ira Dent, a 3-1 decision by sudden victory against VMI’s Taylor Thomas and a win by injury forfeit in the third-place match ... Went 4-3 in SoCon dual matches ... Earned a sixth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle.
2015-16: Posted a 7-13 overall record and a 3-8 duals record ... Recorded a key pin against Missouri and placed sixth in the Keystone Classic at 197.
High School: State champion at 195 pounds as a senior and named team MVP at Dudley ... Capped 33-1 season with 7-4 decision in state final ... Earned All-America status as a sophomore ... All-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Personal: Son of Albert Diabe ... Has four siblings: Othello, Ashley, Albert and Leila ... Born March 6, 1996.
