Lenny Pinto Season 2021-22

Honors & Awards

• NCAA Qualifier (2023, 2024)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2022; Spring 2024)

2023-24 (Sophomore)

NCAA Championships – DNP (2-2) – 184 pounds

• First Round: No. 5 Pinto tech. fall No. 28 Caleb Hopkins (CAMP) 25-8 (7:00)
• Second Round: No. 5 Pinto dec. No. 12 Jaden Bullock (MICH) 4-2
• Quarterfinals: No. 4 Trey Munoz (ORST) dec. No. 5 Pinto 5-3
• Round of 12: No. 9 Bennett Berge (SDSU) dec. No. 5 Pinto 13-8

Big Ten Championships – 3rd (3-1) – 184 pounds

• First Round: BYE
• Quarterfinals: No. 2 Pinto (NEB) dec. No. 10 Roman Rogotzke (IND) 14-7
• Semifinals: No. 3 Bernie Truax (PSU) dec. No. 2 Pinto (NEB) 4-2
• Cons. Semifinals: No. 2 Pinto (NEB) dec. No. 4 Ryder Rogotzke (OSU) 15-9
• Third-Place Match: No. 2 Pinto (NEB) dec. No. 5 Jaden Bullock (MICH) 4-1 SV-1

Regular Season - 184 pounds

• 24-6 overall record (11-1 dual record)
• Bonus points: three pins, three technical falls, three major decisions 
• Placed sfirst at the Navy Classic and fourth at the Cliff Keen 

2022-23 (Redshirt Freshman)

NCAA Championships – DNP (1-2) – 184 pounds

• First Round: No. 20 Neil Antrassian (UVU) dec. No. 13 Pinto 11-6
• Cons. First Round: No. 13 Pinto dec. No. 29 Deanthony Parker (NDSU) 7-1
• Cons. Second Round: No. 14 Will Feldkamp (CLAR) pinned No. 13 Pinto (4:30)

Big Ten Championships – 5th (4-2) – 184 pounds

• First Round: No. 7 Pinto (NEB) pinned No. 10 Tyler Dow (WIS) (1:46)
• Quarterfinals: No. 2 Kaleb Romero (OSU) dec. No. 7 Pinto (NEB) 4-3
• Cons. Second Round: No. 7 Pinto (NEB) dec. No. 9 Dylan Connell (ILL) Injury default
• Cons. Quarterfinals: No. 7 Pinto (NEB) dec. No. 6 Layne Malczewski (MSU) MFF
• Cons. Semifinals: No. 4 Mitch Finesilver (MICH) dec. No. 7 Pinto (NEB) 8-2
• Fifth-Place Match: No. 7 Pinto (NEB) pinned No. 8 Brian Soldano (RUT) (1:09)

Regular Season - 184 pounds

• 24-11 overall record (10-3 dual record)
• Bonus points: six pins, one technical fall, eight major decisions 
• Placed second at the Navy Classic and sixth at the Cliff Keen Invite 

2021-22 (Redshirt)
Regular Season - 174 pounds

• 0-0 overall record

Before Nebraska

• 2020 Pennsylvania state champion at 170 pounds
• Ranked No. 5 in his weight class by Intermat
• Totaled a school record of 44 wins in the 2020 season
• Earned gold in freestyle at the 2019 Fargo Cadet National Championships and bronze in Greco-Roman
• 2019 NHSCA sophomore champion and a Super 32 All-American
• Ranked as the No. 16 overall wrestler in 2021 by Flowrestling

Personal

• Born: April 2, 2003
• Parents: Dave and Carol Pinto

Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2021-22*	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	--	--
2022-23	24-11	10-3	6/4	1	8	DNP (1-2)	5th (4-2)
2023-24	24-6	11-1	3/0	3	3	DNP (2-2)	3rd (3-1)
2024-25	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	--	--
Career	45-16	21-4	9	4	11	3-4	7-3

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals.