Liam Cronin Season 2022-23

Honors & Awards

• NCAA All-American (2023)
• Fifth-place finish at 2023 NCAA Championships (March 18)
• Second-place finish at 2023 Big Ten Championships (March 5)
• NCAA Qualifier (2021, 2023)
• Nebraska's Lifter of the Year (2022-23)
• NCAA Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 17, 2023)
• USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17, 2023)
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 17, 2023)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2022)

2022-23 (Graduate)

NCAA Championships – 5th (4-2) – 125 pounds

• First Round: No. 3 Cronin dec. No. 30 Antonio Lorenzo (POLY) 9-4
• Second Round: No. 3 Cronin dec. No. 19 Braxton Brown (MD) 8-4
• Quarterfinals: No. 3 Cronin dec. No. 27 Eddie Ventresca (VT) 3-1, SV-1
• Semifinals: No. 2 Pat Glory (PRIN) dec. No. 3 Cronin 8-2
• Cons. Quarterfinals: No. 8 Anthony Noto (LH) dec. No. 3 Cronin 3-1
• Fifth-Place Match: No. 3 Cronin dec. No. 1 Spencer Lee (IOWA) MFF

Big Ten Championships – 2nd (2-1) – 125 pounds

• First Round: Bye
• Quarterfinals: No. 2 Cronin (NEB) dec. No. 7 Braxton Brown (MD) 11-7
• Semifinals: No. 2 Cronin (NEB) dec. No. 6 Michael DeAugustino (NU) 2-1
• Finals: No. 1 Spencer Lee (IOWA) dec. No. 2 Cronin (NEB), 8-2

Regular Season - 125 pounds

• 24-6 record (11-2 dual record)
• Bonus points: two pins, one technical fall, four major decisions 
• Placed third at the Cliff Keen Invite

2021-22 (Medical Redshirt)

Regular Season - 125 pounds

• 3-3 overall and dual record
• Competed at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 21) before medically redshirting 

2020-21 (Senior)

NCAA Championships – DNP (1-2) – 125 pounds

• First Round: #13 Liam Cronin (NEB) pinned Jake Ferri (KENT), 6:29
• Second Round: #4 Drew Hildebrandt (CMU) dec. #13 Liam Cronin (NEB), 2-1
• Cons. Second Round: #14 Jaret Lane (LEH) dec. #13 Liam Cronin (NEB), 13-12

Big Ten Championships – 9th (2-2) – 125 pounds

• First Round:  BYE
• Quarterfinals: No. 7 Devin Schroder (PUR) dec. Liam Cronin (NEB), 3-1 SV1
• Cons. Second Round: No. 8 Michael DeAugustino (NW) dec. Liam Cronin (NEB), 4-1
• 9th-Place Semifinals: Liam Cronin (NEB) dec. No. 13 Dylan Shawver (RUT), 9-5
• 9th-Place Match: Liam Cronin (NEB) pinned No. 6 Eric Barnett (WIS), 2:02

Regular Season – 125 pounds

• 7-1 overall and dual record
• Bonus Points: One pin, one major decision
• Defeated #14 Patrick McKee (Minnesota) by decision, 4-1, in his first match as a Husker on Jan. 8
• Finished 2-1 on the season against ranked opponents
• Closed the season on a 6 match win streak, defeating Wisconsin’s Ethan Rotondo in a 7-6 decision after scoring a last-second reversal to take the match.

Before Nebraska

• Wrestled three seasons, including redshirt year, at Indiana, where he compiled 41 collegiate victories 
• 2020 NCAA Qualifier 
• Placed fifth at 2020 Big Ten Championships
• 9-3 dual match record, including 6-3 in Big Ten dual matches as a junior
• Compiled a 17-13 overall record as a sophomore in 2018-19 with two pins, four technical falls and two major decisions
• Won seven of his final eight bouts and earned a first-place finish at the Purple Raider Open at the University of Mount Union (Ohio) to cap redshirt season in 2017-18. 
• Made five appearances in the starting dual meet lineup in addition to seeing action at several open tournaments as a true freshman in 2016-17. 
• U23 World Team Trials champion in 2019 (Greco-Roman),
• Placed third at the 2018 U23 Nationals (Greco-Roman)
• Finished runner-up at the United World Wrestling Junior Nationals in 2017 (Freestyle). 
• Prior to enrolling at Indiana, Cronin wrestled four seasons under head coach Alan Clinton at Servite High School, where he set Servite records for single-season takedowns, career takedowns, bonus point wins, and winning percentage.
• Cronin helped his team win four CIF team state championships during his prep years.
• Became the first high school state finalist from Servite (a feat he accomplished in both 2015 and 2016)
• Named the 2015 Wrestler of the Year by the Orange County Register. 
• Seven-time Junior Fargo All-American, split between Freestyle and Greco-Roman
• Won gold at the FILA Junior Greco World Cup
• Named to the National High School Coaches Association All-America team in 2016. 

Personal

• Born November 17, 1997
• Parents: Shannon and Jeff Cronin
• Brothers: Riley
• Major: Child, Youth & Family Studies (Bachelor's Degree from Nebraska, May 2022)

Nebraska Career Statistics

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2016-17 (at IU)	7-13	0-5	2	2	1
2017-18 (at IU)*	8-5	0-0	1	2	1
2018-19 (at IU)	17-13	2-6	2	4	2
2019-20 (at IU)	17-13	9-3	2	1	3		5th (2-1)
2020-21	10-5	7-1	2	0	1	DNP (1-2)	9th (2-2)
2021-22*	3-3	1-0	3	0	0
2022-23	24-6	11-2	2	1	4	5th (4-2)	2nd (2-1)
Career	75-50	29-17	11	8	11	5-4	6-4