2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Anthony Herrera
- Weight Class:
- 165
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Stansbury Park, Utah
- High School:
- Stansbury Park
- Previous School:
- Western Wyoming CC
CAREER NOTES
Academic: 2022 NWCA All-Academic honoree…
Athletic: Three-time All-American…2022 NCAA DII All-American…two-time NJCAA All-American (2020, 2021)…placed Fifth in the 2022 NCAA DII Tournament at 157…placed Third in the 2021 NJCAA Tournament at 157…placed Fourth in the 2020 NJCAA Tournament at 157…2022 Super Region V Champion at 157…two-time Rocky Mountain District Champion at 157 (2020, 2021)…2019-20 Rocky Mountain District Most Outstanding Wrestler…2022 First Team All-NSIC…
2021-22 | RS-JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Earned NCAA All-American status in his debut season with SCSU after taking Fifth at 157…went 21-3 and 9-1 in duals…recorded one major decision, one tech fall and a pin…earned titles at the Cobber Invite and North Country Open…NSIC Wrestler of the Week (11/6/21)…First Team All-NSIC…Super Region V Champion at 157…entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed at 157…St. Cloud State Wrestling Newcomer of the Year Award...
Cobber Invite (11/6): Began his SCSU career by going 2-0 and earning the open title at 157…defeated No. 10 Braydon Huber with a 6-3 decision in the semifinals…earned a 4-2 decision in TB-1 over No. 3 Colby Njos in the finals…picked up Wrestler of the Week honors for his efforts… West Liberty (12/4): Won a 7-3 decision over Jonah Smith… King (1/6): Dominated Ethan Narro with an 18-3 tech fall at 7:00… Indianapolis (1/6): Posted a 7-1 decision over Dawson Combest… Nebraska-Kearney (1/7): Scored a critical 3-1 decision over Jacob Wasser… Central Oklahoma (1/7): Dropped a tight 9-8 decision to No. 3 Ty Lucas… North Country Open (1/23): Went 3-0 to earn the open title…recorded a 4-2 decision in SV-1 over Michael Weber of NDSU in the quarterfinals…earned a 2-1 decision over No. 2 Colby Njos in the semifinals…won a close 4-3 decision over Jimmy Pierandozzi in the finals… Upper Iowa (1/27): Defeated No. 7 Chase Luensman with a 5-3 decision... Minnesota State-Mankato (2/5): Won a 6-1 decision over Cooper Siebrecht… MSU-Moorhead (2/10): Wrapped things up quick with a pin of Jacob Thomas at 2:45… Northern State (2/11): Picked up another ranked win with a 6-4 decision over No. 8 James Burks… Augustana (2/17): Won a 5-3 decision over Tyler Wagener…
Super Region V Championships: Went 3-0 to earn the Super Region V Championship at 157…began his run with a 10-4 decision over Lucas Hodges of Southwest Minnesota State in the quarterfinals…earned a 8-4 decision over Ben Durocher of UW-Parkside in the semis…won the title with a 5-2 decision over Tyler Wagener of Augustana in the finals…
NCAA Championships: Earned his third collegiate All-American finish…went 3-2 to finish Fifth…defeated Tyler Swiderski of Lake Erie 9-3 in round one…won a 3-2 decision over No. 8 Braydon Huber of Mary in round two…dropped a tight 5-4 decision to No. 4 Baltazar Gonzalez of American International in the quarterfinals…lost a 3-2 decision to No. 6 Ryan Wheeler of Colorado Mesa in the consi semis…earned a 6-1 decision over Noah Tarr of Davis & Elkins in the Fifth Place match…
2020-21 (WESTERN WYOMING CC) | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Became a two-time NJCAA All-American with a Third Place finish at 157…went 17-1 as a sophomore with an 8-0 record in duals…posted three major decisions, one tech fall and five pins…earned a title at the Golden Norsemen Invite…Rocky Mountain District Champion at 157…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed at 157…
Northeastern (1/29): Majored Tab Smith 13-0 in his season debut… Northwest (1/29): Recorded a 11-1 major decision over Brayden Lowry… Northeastern (2/26): Pinned Tab Smith… Otero (2/27): Won with his second-straight pin, falling Logan Robb… Triton (3/5): Dominated Cole Watkins with a pin at 2:36… Golden Norsemen Invite (3/6): Went 4-0 with two pins to earn the open title…pinned Samuel Son of Neosho County and Jose Cervantes of Pratt at 0:51 and 4:10 respectively…defeated Dawson Chavez of Barton by a 7-2 decision in the semifinals…won the title with a 8-2 decision over Dayton Porsch of Pratt in the finals… Clackamas (3/13): Won by forfeit… North Idaho (3/13): Won a 3-2 decision over Salvador Silva… Northwest (3/17): Won by forfeit…
Rocky Mountain District Championships: Went 1-0 with a semifinals bye to earn the Rocky Mountain District Championship at 157…cleaned up quick in the finals with a 16-1 tech fall of Northeastern’s Tab Smith to earn the title…
NJCAA Championships: Earned NJCAA All-American status with a Third Place finish after entering the tournament as the No. 2 seed…earned a 11-8 decision over No. 31 Jeremy Pullen of Joliet in the Round of 32…picked up a 10-4 decision over No. 15 Trent Silva of Clackamas in the Round of 16…majored No. 26 Dawson Chavez of Barton 10-1 in the quarterfinals…lost a 4-0 decision to No. 3 Dayton Porsch of Pratt in the semifinals…beat No. 15 Trent Silva of Clackamas with a 6-0 decision in their consi semis rematch…earned a 4-2 SV decision over No. 16 Chinges Tsermaa of Northwest Kansas Tech in the Third Place match…
2019-20 (WESTERN WYOMING CC) | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Earned NJCAA All-American status with a Fourth Place finish…went 26-7 with a 8-2 record in duals…recorded four major decisions, two tech falls and six pins…Rocky Mountain District Most Outstanding Wrestler…Rocky Mountain District Champion at 157…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 3 seed…
Cowboy Open (11/2): Went 5-1 with two major decisions and a tech fall…majored unattached Jake Thompson 16-6…recorded a 12-8 decision over Josh Johnson of Providence…scored a 19-13 decision over Dylan Ranieri of Colorado Mesa…powered through Anthony Nichols of Colorado State-Pueblo with a 17-2 tech fall at 4:47…lost a 11-6 decision to Kekana Fouret of Utah Valley… Northwest Open (11/9): Went 3-1 with three bonus-point wins while taking second…handled unattached Jackson Currier with a 15-0 tech fall at 6:40 in round one…pinned North Idaho’s Conner Koch at 5:55 in the quarterfinals…put away Josh Johnson of Providence with a 17-5 major decision in the semis….lost a 8-3 decision to Jacob Swift of North Idaho in the finals… Colorado Mesa Open (11/16): Went 4-1 to take third…scored a 4-0 decision over Javen Palmer of Chadron State in round one…won a 11-4 decision over Peyton Ringling of Western Wyoming in the quarterfinals…lost a 11-9 decision to Jackson Damenti of Colorado Mines in the semifinals…won a 4-3 decision over Kekana Fouret of Utah Valley in the consi semis…took third with a 7-5 decision over Sebastian Robles of Northeastern in the third place match… Chadron State (12/11): Lost a 8-6 decision in SV-2 to Chase Clasen… Northwest (12/18): Won by forfeit… Northwest Kansas Tech (1/6): Pinned Cole Hoffman at 2:39… North Idaho (1/10): Put away Conner Koch with a pin at 4:29… Cloud County (1/10): Won by forfeit at 165… Iowa Central (1/10): Won a 6-1 decision over Andrew Gamble… Clackamas (1/10): Lost a 9-6 decision to Joel Romero… Colby (1/10): Pinned Lazura Osayande at 3:29…Iowa Central (1/25): Won by a 3-2 decision over Andrew Gamble… Northwest (2/1): Closed out the regular season with a 5-2 decision over Jate Frost while competing at 165…
Rocky Mountain District Championships: Went 1-0 to earn the Rocky Mountain District Championship at 157…earned a 11-5 decision over Sebastian Robles of Northeastern in the finals to win the title…
NJCAA Championships: Earned NJCAA All-American status with a fourth place finish after entering the tournament as the No. 3 seed…won a 8-3 decision over No. 30 Jayden Johnson of Thaddeus Stevens in the Round of 32…pinned No. 14 Spencer Head of Mercyhurst at 4:08 in the Round of 16…dropped a 7-2 decision to No. 6 Jonny Towbridge of Northeast Oklahoma A&M in the quarterfinals…won a big 13-3 major decision over No. 16 Sebastian Robles of Northeastern in the consi Round of 8…pinned No. 26 Dallas Boone of Neosho County at 6:32 in the consi quarters…won a 8-6 decision over No. 4 Chance Fry of Iowa Western in the consi semis…lost a 6-3 decision to No. 6 Jonny Towbridge of Northeast Oklahoma A&M in the Third Place Match…
2018-19 (WESTERN WYOMING CC) | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 13-8 in his redshirt season while wrestling unattached at 149…posted three major decisions and two pins…took third at the Northwest Open…took third at the Cusatis Open…
Prep: Went 150-34 in high school…earned the Class 4A Utah State Championship at 138 pounds as a senior…took third place as a junior and fifth as a sophomore in the Utah State Tournament…
Personal: Son of Jeff and Kim Herrera…Criminal Justice major…
Academic: 2022 NWCA All-Academic honoree…
Athletic: Three-time All-American…2022 NCAA DII All-American…two-time NJCAA All-American (2020, 2021)…placed Fifth in the 2022 NCAA DII Tournament at 157…placed Third in the 2021 NJCAA Tournament at 157…placed Fourth in the 2020 NJCAA Tournament at 157…2022 Super Region V Champion at 157…two-time Rocky Mountain District Champion at 157 (2020, 2021)…2019-20 Rocky Mountain District Most Outstanding Wrestler…2022 First Team All-NSIC…
2021-22 | RS-JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Earned NCAA All-American status in his debut season with SCSU after taking Fifth at 157…went 21-3 and 9-1 in duals…recorded one major decision, one tech fall and a pin…earned titles at the Cobber Invite and North Country Open…NSIC Wrestler of the Week (11/6/21)…First Team All-NSIC…Super Region V Champion at 157…entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed at 157…St. Cloud State Wrestling Newcomer of the Year Award...
Cobber Invite (11/6): Began his SCSU career by going 2-0 and earning the open title at 157…defeated No. 10 Braydon Huber with a 6-3 decision in the semifinals…earned a 4-2 decision in TB-1 over No. 3 Colby Njos in the finals…picked up Wrestler of the Week honors for his efforts… West Liberty (12/4): Won a 7-3 decision over Jonah Smith… King (1/6): Dominated Ethan Narro with an 18-3 tech fall at 7:00… Indianapolis (1/6): Posted a 7-1 decision over Dawson Combest… Nebraska-Kearney (1/7): Scored a critical 3-1 decision over Jacob Wasser… Central Oklahoma (1/7): Dropped a tight 9-8 decision to No. 3 Ty Lucas… North Country Open (1/23): Went 3-0 to earn the open title…recorded a 4-2 decision in SV-1 over Michael Weber of NDSU in the quarterfinals…earned a 2-1 decision over No. 2 Colby Njos in the semifinals…won a close 4-3 decision over Jimmy Pierandozzi in the finals… Upper Iowa (1/27): Defeated No. 7 Chase Luensman with a 5-3 decision... Minnesota State-Mankato (2/5): Won a 6-1 decision over Cooper Siebrecht… MSU-Moorhead (2/10): Wrapped things up quick with a pin of Jacob Thomas at 2:45… Northern State (2/11): Picked up another ranked win with a 6-4 decision over No. 8 James Burks… Augustana (2/17): Won a 5-3 decision over Tyler Wagener…
Super Region V Championships: Went 3-0 to earn the Super Region V Championship at 157…began his run with a 10-4 decision over Lucas Hodges of Southwest Minnesota State in the quarterfinals…earned a 8-4 decision over Ben Durocher of UW-Parkside in the semis…won the title with a 5-2 decision over Tyler Wagener of Augustana in the finals…
NCAA Championships: Earned his third collegiate All-American finish…went 3-2 to finish Fifth…defeated Tyler Swiderski of Lake Erie 9-3 in round one…won a 3-2 decision over No. 8 Braydon Huber of Mary in round two…dropped a tight 5-4 decision to No. 4 Baltazar Gonzalez of American International in the quarterfinals…lost a 3-2 decision to No. 6 Ryan Wheeler of Colorado Mesa in the consi semis…earned a 6-1 decision over Noah Tarr of Davis & Elkins in the Fifth Place match…
2020-21 (WESTERN WYOMING CC) | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Became a two-time NJCAA All-American with a Third Place finish at 157…went 17-1 as a sophomore with an 8-0 record in duals…posted three major decisions, one tech fall and five pins…earned a title at the Golden Norsemen Invite…Rocky Mountain District Champion at 157…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed at 157…
Northeastern (1/29): Majored Tab Smith 13-0 in his season debut… Northwest (1/29): Recorded a 11-1 major decision over Brayden Lowry… Northeastern (2/26): Pinned Tab Smith… Otero (2/27): Won with his second-straight pin, falling Logan Robb… Triton (3/5): Dominated Cole Watkins with a pin at 2:36… Golden Norsemen Invite (3/6): Went 4-0 with two pins to earn the open title…pinned Samuel Son of Neosho County and Jose Cervantes of Pratt at 0:51 and 4:10 respectively…defeated Dawson Chavez of Barton by a 7-2 decision in the semifinals…won the title with a 8-2 decision over Dayton Porsch of Pratt in the finals… Clackamas (3/13): Won by forfeit… North Idaho (3/13): Won a 3-2 decision over Salvador Silva… Northwest (3/17): Won by forfeit…
Rocky Mountain District Championships: Went 1-0 with a semifinals bye to earn the Rocky Mountain District Championship at 157…cleaned up quick in the finals with a 16-1 tech fall of Northeastern’s Tab Smith to earn the title…
NJCAA Championships: Earned NJCAA All-American status with a Third Place finish after entering the tournament as the No. 2 seed…earned a 11-8 decision over No. 31 Jeremy Pullen of Joliet in the Round of 32…picked up a 10-4 decision over No. 15 Trent Silva of Clackamas in the Round of 16…majored No. 26 Dawson Chavez of Barton 10-1 in the quarterfinals…lost a 4-0 decision to No. 3 Dayton Porsch of Pratt in the semifinals…beat No. 15 Trent Silva of Clackamas with a 6-0 decision in their consi semis rematch…earned a 4-2 SV decision over No. 16 Chinges Tsermaa of Northwest Kansas Tech in the Third Place match…
2019-20 (WESTERN WYOMING CC) | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Earned NJCAA All-American status with a Fourth Place finish…went 26-7 with a 8-2 record in duals…recorded four major decisions, two tech falls and six pins…Rocky Mountain District Most Outstanding Wrestler…Rocky Mountain District Champion at 157…entered the NJCAA Championships as the No. 3 seed…
Cowboy Open (11/2): Went 5-1 with two major decisions and a tech fall…majored unattached Jake Thompson 16-6…recorded a 12-8 decision over Josh Johnson of Providence…scored a 19-13 decision over Dylan Ranieri of Colorado Mesa…powered through Anthony Nichols of Colorado State-Pueblo with a 17-2 tech fall at 4:47…lost a 11-6 decision to Kekana Fouret of Utah Valley… Northwest Open (11/9): Went 3-1 with three bonus-point wins while taking second…handled unattached Jackson Currier with a 15-0 tech fall at 6:40 in round one…pinned North Idaho’s Conner Koch at 5:55 in the quarterfinals…put away Josh Johnson of Providence with a 17-5 major decision in the semis….lost a 8-3 decision to Jacob Swift of North Idaho in the finals… Colorado Mesa Open (11/16): Went 4-1 to take third…scored a 4-0 decision over Javen Palmer of Chadron State in round one…won a 11-4 decision over Peyton Ringling of Western Wyoming in the quarterfinals…lost a 11-9 decision to Jackson Damenti of Colorado Mines in the semifinals…won a 4-3 decision over Kekana Fouret of Utah Valley in the consi semis…took third with a 7-5 decision over Sebastian Robles of Northeastern in the third place match… Chadron State (12/11): Lost a 8-6 decision in SV-2 to Chase Clasen… Northwest (12/18): Won by forfeit… Northwest Kansas Tech (1/6): Pinned Cole Hoffman at 2:39… North Idaho (1/10): Put away Conner Koch with a pin at 4:29… Cloud County (1/10): Won by forfeit at 165… Iowa Central (1/10): Won a 6-1 decision over Andrew Gamble… Clackamas (1/10): Lost a 9-6 decision to Joel Romero… Colby (1/10): Pinned Lazura Osayande at 3:29…Iowa Central (1/25): Won by a 3-2 decision over Andrew Gamble… Northwest (2/1): Closed out the regular season with a 5-2 decision over Jate Frost while competing at 165…
Rocky Mountain District Championships: Went 1-0 to earn the Rocky Mountain District Championship at 157…earned a 11-5 decision over Sebastian Robles of Northeastern in the finals to win the title…
NJCAA Championships: Earned NJCAA All-American status with a fourth place finish after entering the tournament as the No. 3 seed…won a 8-3 decision over No. 30 Jayden Johnson of Thaddeus Stevens in the Round of 32…pinned No. 14 Spencer Head of Mercyhurst at 4:08 in the Round of 16…dropped a 7-2 decision to No. 6 Jonny Towbridge of Northeast Oklahoma A&M in the quarterfinals…won a big 13-3 major decision over No. 16 Sebastian Robles of Northeastern in the consi Round of 8…pinned No. 26 Dallas Boone of Neosho County at 6:32 in the consi quarters…won a 8-6 decision over No. 4 Chance Fry of Iowa Western in the consi semis…lost a 6-3 decision to No. 6 Jonny Towbridge of Northeast Oklahoma A&M in the Third Place Match…
2018-19 (WESTERN WYOMING CC) | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 13-8 in his redshirt season while wrestling unattached at 149…posted three major decisions and two pins…took third at the Northwest Open…took third at the Cusatis Open…
Prep: Went 150-34 in high school…earned the Class 4A Utah State Championship at 138 pounds as a senior…took third place as a junior and fifth as a sophomore in the Utah State Tournament…
Personal: Son of Jeff and Kim Herrera…Criminal Justice major…
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