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Honors & Awards
- Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award (2019)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2018, 2019)
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – 157 pounds
- Sixth place finisher at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4)
- Finished fifth at the Grand View Open (Nov. 10)
- Came in third place at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 17)
- 20-8 (0-1 dual) record with five pins, four major decisions and one tech. fall
- Won Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 5) for the second straight year with a 4-0 record
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season – 157 pounds
- 22-5 record overall
- Bonus Points: two pins, one technical fall and four major decisions
- Went 5-0 on the way to the tournament title at the Doane Open (Dec. 9)
- Won Hastings Cusatis Open with a 4-0 record (Jan. 6)
- Placed second at the Bob Smith Open (Dec. 3)
- Finished third in the elite division at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 18)
- Took third at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 21)
- DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
Before Nebraska
- Wrestled one season at Iowa State, posting a 16-9 record in a redshirt year
- Finished fourth at the Grand View Open, fifth at the UNK Holiday Inn Open and fifth at the Duhawk Open
- Earned four bonus-point victories, with three pins and one technical fall
- Wrestled at Friend High School in Friend, Neb., for Coach Ben Dempsey
- Compiled a 184-4 record in high school, winning three state championships
- Went 48-0 en route to the Nebraska state championship at 160 pounds in 2016
- Went 43-1 on the way to the 152-pound state title in 2015
- Posted a 52-0 record, winning the 145-pound state title in 2014
- Finished second at state at 145 pounds in 2013
- Finished second at 152 pounds at the 2016 Fargo Junior Greco Roman Nationals
- Also played football in high school
Personal
- First name pronounced ZEM-wa
- Born: Nov. 2, 1997
- Parents: Paixao and Esperanca Baptista
- Sister: Julieta; Brothers: Jack and Edwen
- Major: Agribusiness
Career Statistics
| Year | Overall | Dual | Pins | TF | MD | NCAA | Big Ten |
| 2016-17* | 16-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 22-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2018-19 | 20-8 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2019-20 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 47-16 | 0-1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
*Redshirt season (at Iowa State) does not count in career totals