Anthony Echemendia Season 2026-27

Honors & Awards 

• Two-time NCAA All-American (2024, 2026) 
• Two-time NCAA Qualifier (2024, 2026)
• 2026 NCAA Championships (Sixth Place) 
• 2026 Big 12 Championships (Runner-Up) 
• 2024 NCAA Championships (Fifth Place) 
• 2024 Big 12 Champion 
• Two-time NWCA Scholar All-American (2024, 2026) 
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2023, 2024 and Spring 2025) 

2025-26 (Senior at Iowa State)
NCAA Championships - 6th (4-3) - 141 pounds 

• First Round: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. No. 29 Jordan Titus (WVU) 5-1 
• Second Round: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) major dec. No. 13 Wyatt Henson (LH) 14-4
• Quarterfinal: No. 5 Luke Stanich (LEH) dec. No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) 6-4 
• Cons. Round 4: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) med. inj. No. 15 Elijah Griffin (RID) (4:10)
• Cons. Round 5: No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) major dec. No. 11 CJ Composto (PENN) 10-2 
• Cons. Semi: No. 3 Brock Hardy (NEB) over No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) (MFFL)
• Fifth-Place Match: No. 18 Carter Nogle (AF) over No. 4 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) (MFFL) 

Big 12 Championships - 2nd (3-1) - 141 pounds

• First Round: No. 2 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) tech. fall David Saenz (WYO) (6:33) 22-6
• Quarterfinal: No. 2 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. No. 7 Carter Nogle (AF) 11-4 
• Semifinal: No. 2 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. No. 6 Tyler Wells (OU) 2-1 
• Final: No. 1 Sergio Vega (OKST) dec. No. 2 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) TB-1 2-1 

Regular Season 

• 23-5 overall record, 9-2 in duals 
• Bonus points: one pin, seven tech. falls, eight major decisions 

2024-25 (Junior at Iowa State)
Regular Season 

• 6-3 overall record, 2-1 in duals 
• Bonus points: one tech. fall, one major decision 
• Suffered season-ending ankle injury 

2023-24 (Sophomore at Iowa State)
NCAA Championships - 5th (4-2) - 141 pounds 

• First Round: No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) tech. fall No. 28 Greyson Clark (PUR) (6:52) 20-4 
• Second Round: No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. No. 21 Josh Edmond (MIZZ) 8-2 
• Quarterfinal: No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. No. 4 Ryan Jack (NCST) 5-3 
• Semifinal: No. 1 Jesse Mendez (OHST) dec. No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) 6-4
• Cons. Semi: No. 3 Real Woods (IOWA) dec. No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) 4-0
• Fifth-Place Match: No. 5 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) over No. 6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) (MFFL) 

Big 12 Championships - 1st (4-0) - 141 pounds

• First Round: No. 1 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) tech. fall Garrett Kuchan (AF) (3:22) 17-2 
• Quarterfinal: No. 1 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) tech. fall No. 8 Cole Brooks (WYO) (5:50) 21-5
• Semifinal: No. 1 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) major dec. No. 4 Jordan Titus (WVU) 14-4
• Final: No. 1 Anthony Echemendia (ISU) dec. No. 3 Cael Happel (UNI) 4-2 

Regular Season 

• 24-6 overall record, 12-2 in duals 
• Bonus points: one pin, nine tech. falls, seven major decisions 

2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman at Ohio State)
Regular Season 

• 2-0 overall record (0-0 duals) 

2020-21 (Freshman at Ohio State)
Regular Season 

• 4-1 overall record, 3-1 in duals 

Prep Career

• Double dip champion at the 2019 Junior Fargo tournament, winning both the Freestyle and Greco-Roman titles 
• ‘Who’s #1’ Champion (2019) 
• Posted a 52-0 record en route to an Arizona high school state title for Sunnyside High School 
• Two-time Senior Freestyle medalist in the Cuba Nationals (silver ‘18, bronze ‘17) 
• U23 Cuba Freestyle National Champion (2017) 
• Back-to-back Cuba Junior Freestyle National Champion (2016, 2017) after a runner-up finish in 2015
• Three straight Cadet Freestyle Cuban national titles (2012-14)