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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

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Danny Bertoni

  • Weight 141
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position 141 lbs
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Hometown Jefferson, MD
  • High School Middletown HS
  • Instagram danny_bertoni

Biography

2021-22 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): Third-place at 2021 Clarion Open...Won three conseucitve dual bouts against Drexel, Duke, and Navy (12/4-12/11)...Went 3-2 at 2022 Southern Scuffle (1/1-1/2)...Topped Chattanooga's Francisco Valdes at 2022 Virginia Duals (1/14)...

2020-21 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Competed in all eight duals … wrestled at 141 pounds … ranked tied for second on the team with three wins … was second on the team with two dual wins … represented Maryland at the Big Ten Championships … competed against Michigan (1/10) … wrestled vs. Michigan State and Minnesota (1/16) … picked up his first win of the season with a 5-2 decision over Northwestern’s Frankie Tal Shahar (1/23) … wrestled against Nebraska (1/23) … in the lineup vs. Ohio State (1/31) … earned a 6-1 decision over Indiana’s Cayden Rooks (2/14) … wrestled at Penn State (2/22) … earned a win over Wisconsin’s Dominic Dentino at the Big Ten Championships (3/6)

2019-20 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Posted a 23-6 record while serving a redshirt year...his 23 victories ranked second on the team...ranked first on the team in major decisions with eight...ranked second on the team with two technical falls...placed in six open competitions...took home first place at the Edinboro Open, winning five consecutive matches, three by way of bonus points (2/1)...posted four straight victories at the Wolfpack Open before falling in the championship match to earn second place (11/17)...earned fourth place at the National Collegiate Open (3/1) and Patriot Open (12/7)... earned fifth at the Southeast Open (11/3)...finished sixth at the F&M Open (1/4)...won 10 of his last 11 matches to close the season... Won two decisions in Terps' double header against Drexel and Duke (12/4)

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE): Won 15 matches including a pair in dual competition...second-most technical fall victories on the roster with three...won first match of the season at the Princeton Open (11/4)...posted a 4-1 record at ESU Open with two wins by technical fall (11/10)...4-1 mark at the Patriot Open with all four wins coming by decision (12/9)...won two matches at Midlands Championships, including a technical fall over Harvard's Tucker Ribman (12/19)...defeated Brown's James Pawelski at the F&M Open (1/5)...earned first dual victory of his career with major decision over George Mason's Julio Alegria (2/17)...closed out regular season with a fall over Rider's Travis Layton (2/24)...represented Maryland at 2019 B1G Championships.

2017-18 (FRESHMAN): Earned his first collegiate victory over Dante Steffenino (Shippensburg) at the ESU Open on 11/12...knocked off Nolan Whitley with a 7-2 decision at the Wolfpack Open on 11/19...picked up a victory at the prestigious Midlands Championships after beating Trevor Tarsi by a 6-2 decision...wrestled in two dual meets at Nebraska and Navy...went 5-1 and finished third at the Messiah Open...defeated Colin Hogan of American with a 17-2 tech. fall...won back-to-back matches via major decision over Christian Briody (Columbia) and Matt Darok (Messiah) at the Messiah Open. 

Before Maryland: Four-time Maryland State Champion at Middletown High School...became the first-ever four-time state champion from Frederick County…just the sixth four-time state champion from the state of Maryland…finished high school career with a record of 181-2 with 117 pins, both Frederick County records…four-time NHSCA All-American…four-time Western Region and Frederick County Champion…2017 Maryland State Wrestling Association All-Academic First Team…2017 National Individual Wrestling HS Ranking #16 (AAU)…three-time captain at Middletown…2014-2017 NHSCA Academic All American…2016 & 2014 Frederick News Post Wrestler of the Year…2016 & 15 Maryland National Team member…two-time Maryland Freestyle Champ…2015 Maryland Triple Crown Award for finishing first in Folkstyle, Greco-Roman and Freestyle….also played soccer, helping Middletown HS to two state championships.

Personal: Parents are Daniel and Jeanne…has two sisters, Alyssa (gymnast at Kentucky) and Maria...came to Maryland for athletic and academic challenges...hobbies include playing soccer...goal is to win an NCAA title...plans on being a mechanical engineer...hero is his dad...majoring in letters and sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    133 pounds
    0 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    141 pounds
    0 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    141 pounds
    141 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    141 pounds
    141 lbs
  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

    141 pounds
    141 lbs