Gannon University Athletics

Career Accolades:

• 2012-22 NCAA Division II All-American (8th place, heavyweight)
• 2021-22 NCAA National Qualifier
• 2021-22 Super Region 1, 3rd place (heavyweight) 
• 2021-22 All-PSAC Third Team
• 2012-22 NWCA Scholar All-American
• 2021-22 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award Winner
• 2020-21 NCAA National Qualifier
• 2019-20 NWCA Scholar All-American
• 2019-20 NCAA National Qualifier
• 2019-20 All-PSAC Second Team
• 2018-19 NCAA National Qualifier

2020-21: Moved up to 285 lbs. and finished with a 4-3 record with a fall … lost in Gannon’s lone dual … earned his third trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships after a first place showing in the Super Region 1 Championships … won both his matches, with a 4-2 decision over Demetrius Daniels of Alderson Broaddus, followed by a 3-2 win in two tiebreakers over Pitt-Johnstown’s Allan Beattie … won the championship thanks to an advantage in riding time after wrestling 11 minutes … won his first match at Nationals, 3-1 in sudden victory over King’s Cade Ridley, before suffering setbacks in his next two bouts to nationally-ranked wrestlers … the first was a 6-1 decision to eighth-ranked AJ Cooper of Forts Hays State, followed by a 3-2 decision to fifth-ranked Tristen Weirich of Ashland.  
 
2019-20:  Posted a 16-6 record with 3 major decisions and 3 falls … was 5-2 in duals … had three matches that went to sudden victory, winning two of those, and two more that went to tiebreaker, splitting those … was accorded NWCA All-American honors after the NCAA Division II National Championships were canceled due to the pandemic … came in second at the Super Region 1 Championships to earn his second trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships … won three matches at the regional tournament to reach the finals … opened with a pair of first-period falls, at 1:44 over Ryan Weitz of Alderson Broaddus and at 2:36 over Kutztown’s Reed Custer … in the semifinals, won a 3-2 decision over 12^th-ranked Billy Bowlen of Seton Hill … faced sixth-ranked Luke McGonigal of Mercyhurst in the finals, losing 4-2 in sudden victory … five of his six losses were to nationally-ranked or Division I wrestlers … earned second team All-PSAC honors ... came in third at the Storm Open and was fourth at the prestigious Midwest Classic … went 6-2 at the Midwest Classic, facing three nationally-ranked wrestlers ... upset 12th-ranked Bowlen, 5-3, and then won by medical forfeit over ninth-ranked Elijah Seay of King ... lost to Tiffin's fourth-ranked Nick Mason in the third-place match.   
 
2018-19:  Finished tied for the team lead in wins with a 20-10 record while competing at 197 lbs., with a major decision and a fall … was 7-3 in duals, tied for the most wins on the team … qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships, where he went 1-2 … picked up a win in his first match at Nationals, a 9-4 decision over Brian Wagner of Indianapolis, before dropping a 6-2 decision to ninth-ranked Ryan Vasbinder of McKendree, followed by a narrow 4-3 loss to Ethan Sheretz of Maryville … captured third place at the Super Region 1 Championships, going 4-1 … picked up a pair of wins to reach the semifinals before dropping a 3-2 decision to Colton Dull of Millersville … he would win his next two matches to lock up a trip to the National Championships, with a 4-2 sudden victory 2 win over LIU-Post's Mark Malico, followed by a 10-5 decision over James Meyer of Kutztown to capture third place … came in first at the Mount Union Invitational, along with an eighth-place showing at the Findlay Open.   
 
2017-18: Compiled an 11-3 record as a redshirt with 2 major decisions as a true freshman while competing at 197 lbs... one of 13 Golden Knights to reach double-digit wins during the season ... made his collegiate debut at the Nuway College Open - Mat Mayhem, where he went 3-2 ... placed first at the John Carroll Open with a 3-0 record … came in third at the Jamestown Jayhawk Open with a 5-1 mark ... finished the season with seven consecutive wins.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended St. Joseph’s Collegiate (N.Y.) Institute … recorded a 51-3 career record while wrestling for head coach Pete Kennedy ... earned All-Catholic and All-Western New York honors as a football student-athlete … voted the football team’s best lineman and Defensive Player of the Year … received the Trench Trophy … helped the St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute football team win the Monsignor Martin Championship as a junior … was a member of the honor roll.
 
PERSONAL: Born October 27, 1999 … son of Chandria and Freddie Nixon … Criminal Justice major.

 

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Year	Weight	Overall Record	Dual Record	Pins	Technical Falls	Major Decisions
2017-18	197	11-3	0-0	0	0	2
Career	197	11-3	0-0	0	0	2