2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Romero, Abner
Abner Romero
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Buchanan
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Athletic: 2021 NCAA DII Champion at 174…two-time NCAA DII All-American…two-time Super Region IV Champion at 174 (2020, 2021)…2018 CCCAA State Champion at 174…2021 First Team All-GLVC…2020 Second Team All-GLVC…2021 GLVC Wrestler of the Week (11/23)…
2021-22 (LINDENWOOD) | RS-SENIOR:
Season: Went 6-1 in his final season at Lindenwood…wrestled a pair of opens…recorded two major decisions and a pin…named GLVC Wrestler of the Week on November 23…earned a title in the Open Division of the Lindenwood Open, becoming the first LU wrestler to win the title since the event became a two-division format in 2013…
Maryville Open (11/6): Went 3-1 with two major decisions and a pin…pinned Blayze Standley of Fort Hays State at 2:59…majored Zeke Waltz of McKendree 16-5 in the quarterfinals…lost a tight 4-3 decision to Sean Harman of Missouri in the semis…scored a 14-4 major decision over Ellis Pfleger of Missouri in the consolation semis… Lindenwood Open (11/20): Went 3-0 with three wins over DI wrestlers to earn the Open Division title, picking up GLVC Wrestler of the Week honors for his efforts…beat Ellis Pfleger of Missouri 9-2 in the quarterfinals…scored a 10-6 decision over four-year Southern Illinois-Edwardsville starter Kevin Gschwendtner in the semifinals…earned the open title with a 9-7 revenge win over Missouri’s Sean Harman…
2020-21 (LINDENWOOD) | RS-JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Earned the 2021 NCAA DII National Championship at 174, becoming a two-time All-American…spent the entire season ranked No. 1 at 174…went 12-0 with a 5-0 mark in duals…scored four major decisions, two tech falls and a pin…led Lindenwood in both major decisions and tech falls…First Team All-GLVC…Super Region IV Champion at 174…went 4-0 at the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed at 174 and outscored his opponents 44-4…
Davenport (1/10): Opened his season with an 8-0 major decision over Sam Greco… McKendree (1/10): Earned a 6-2 decision over No. 2 Josh Jones… Ouachita Baptist (1/23): Made quick work of Will Martin, tech falling him at 1:48… Drury (1/23): Rolled Seth Otis with a pin at 1:18… Iowa State (1/30): Earned an 8-3 decision over Mac Southard…
Super Region IV Championships: Went 3-0 to earn the Super Region IV title at 174 with a major and a tech fall…kicked things off with a 15-0 tech fall of Drury’s Logan Zimmermann at 6:42 in the quarterfinals…shut out Marty Verhaeghe of Fort Hays State with a 9-0 major decision in the semis…earned the championship with a 3-2 finals decision over No. 4 Josh Jones of McKendree…
NCAA Championships: Entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and won the Individual Championship at 174 by going 4-0 with a pair of major decisions, outscoring his opponents 44-4 and earning All-American status…majored Noah Curreri of Queens 13-0 in the opening round…dominated No. 8 Caleb Spears of Newberry with a 16-2 major decision in the quarterfinals…punched his ticket to the finals with a 7-0 blanking of No. 5 Daniel Beemer of Ashland…won the NCAA Title at 174 with an 8-2 decision over No. 2 Trevor Turriff of Minnesota State-Mankato…
2019-20 (LINDENWOOD) | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Named an All-American by the NWCA after the national tournament was canceled…joined Lindenwood at semester and went 10-1 with a 6-1 record in duals…scored three major decisions, one tech fall and four pins…competed unattached at the Reno Tournament of Champions prior to joining the Lions, taking fourth at 174 and going 3-1 with wins over opponents from Cal Baptist, Colorado Mesa and Northern Colorado…Second Team All-GLVC…Super Region IV Champion at 174…
Indianapolis (1/19): Pinned Clay Jones just 46 seconds into their match in his Lindenwood debut… Central Oklahoma (1/25): Earned a 7-2 decision over Tre’Vaughn Craig… McKendree (1/30): Lost a 13-3 major decision to No. 3 Josh Jones…Bellarmine (2/6): Majored Andy Dobben 10-1… Kentucky Wesleyan (2/11): Scored a quick pin of Angelo Talabert at 2:36… Drury (2/16): Dominated Logan Zimmermann with a 14-3 major decision… Maryville (2/16): Earned a 9-3 decision over Bret Heil…
Super Region IV Championships: Went 4-0 on his way to the Super Region IV Championship at 174 with four bonus point wins…had a major decision, a tech fall and two pins…began his title run by pinning Andy Dobben of Bellarmine at 4:38…dominated Logan Zimmermann with a 16-0 tech fall at 6:15 in the quarterfinals…powered through Tre’Vaughn Craig of Central Oklahoma with a pin just 37 seconds into their semifinal match…earned the title with a 8-0 major decision over Martin Verhaeghe of Fort Hays State in the finals…
NCAA Championships: Entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed at 174…was named an All-American by the NWCA after the tournament was canceled by the NCAA…
2017-18 (FRESNO CITY CC) | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Earned the 2018 CCCAA State Championship at 174…led Fresno City to the 2021 CCCAA State Championship…went 28-0 on the season…
CCCAA State Championships: Earned the State Championship at 174 by going 3-0 with a tech fall and a pin…dominated Juan Rosales of Modesto with a 16-0 tech fall at 3:36 in the quarterfinals…pinned Cameron Cox of Palomar at 4:54 in the semis…earned the individual title with a 8-1 finals decision over Zack Gonzalez of Cerritos…
2016-17 (OLD DOMINION) | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 29-10 in his redshirt season, competing at 165 and 174…scored five major decisions, one tech fall and five pins…ranked second among all Old Dominion wrestlers in wins while sharing the lead in pins…earned titles at the Mat Town and Mat Town II Opens…placed fifth at the Southeast Open and sixth at the NCO…runner-up at the App State Open…placed third at the Wolfpack Open…went 2-2 at Midlands…
Prep: Ranked No. 14 at 160 and No. 55 overall in the class of 2016 by InterMat…2016 California State runner-up at 160…2016 NHSCA Senior National Champion at 170…three-time state qualifier and two-time placewinner…led Buchanan High School to a State Championship and a No. 5 national ranking by InterMat and FloWrestling…
Personal: Son of Abner Sr. and Leticia Romero…brother Joel Romero wrestles at Midland University…majoring in Health & Physical Education…
Athletic: 2021 NCAA DII Champion at 174…two-time NCAA DII All-American…two-time Super Region IV Champion at 174 (2020, 2021)…2018 CCCAA State Champion at 174…2021 First Team All-GLVC…2020 Second Team All-GLVC…2021 GLVC Wrestler of the Week (11/23)…
2021-22 (LINDENWOOD) | RS-SENIOR:
Season: Went 6-1 in his final season at Lindenwood…wrestled a pair of opens…recorded two major decisions and a pin…named GLVC Wrestler of the Week on November 23…earned a title in the Open Division of the Lindenwood Open, becoming the first LU wrestler to win the title since the event became a two-division format in 2013…
Maryville Open (11/6): Went 3-1 with two major decisions and a pin…pinned Blayze Standley of Fort Hays State at 2:59…majored Zeke Waltz of McKendree 16-5 in the quarterfinals…lost a tight 4-3 decision to Sean Harman of Missouri in the semis…scored a 14-4 major decision over Ellis Pfleger of Missouri in the consolation semis… Lindenwood Open (11/20): Went 3-0 with three wins over DI wrestlers to earn the Open Division title, picking up GLVC Wrestler of the Week honors for his efforts…beat Ellis Pfleger of Missouri 9-2 in the quarterfinals…scored a 10-6 decision over four-year Southern Illinois-Edwardsville starter Kevin Gschwendtner in the semifinals…earned the open title with a 9-7 revenge win over Missouri’s Sean Harman…
2020-21 (LINDENWOOD) | RS-JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Earned the 2021 NCAA DII National Championship at 174, becoming a two-time All-American…spent the entire season ranked No. 1 at 174…went 12-0 with a 5-0 mark in duals…scored four major decisions, two tech falls and a pin…led Lindenwood in both major decisions and tech falls…First Team All-GLVC…Super Region IV Champion at 174…went 4-0 at the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed at 174 and outscored his opponents 44-4…
Davenport (1/10): Opened his season with an 8-0 major decision over Sam Greco… McKendree (1/10): Earned a 6-2 decision over No. 2 Josh Jones… Ouachita Baptist (1/23): Made quick work of Will Martin, tech falling him at 1:48… Drury (1/23): Rolled Seth Otis with a pin at 1:18… Iowa State (1/30): Earned an 8-3 decision over Mac Southard…
Super Region IV Championships: Went 3-0 to earn the Super Region IV title at 174 with a major and a tech fall…kicked things off with a 15-0 tech fall of Drury’s Logan Zimmermann at 6:42 in the quarterfinals…shut out Marty Verhaeghe of Fort Hays State with a 9-0 major decision in the semis…earned the championship with a 3-2 finals decision over No. 4 Josh Jones of McKendree…
NCAA Championships: Entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and won the Individual Championship at 174 by going 4-0 with a pair of major decisions, outscoring his opponents 44-4 and earning All-American status…majored Noah Curreri of Queens 13-0 in the opening round…dominated No. 8 Caleb Spears of Newberry with a 16-2 major decision in the quarterfinals…punched his ticket to the finals with a 7-0 blanking of No. 5 Daniel Beemer of Ashland…won the NCAA Title at 174 with an 8-2 decision over No. 2 Trevor Turriff of Minnesota State-Mankato…
2019-20 (LINDENWOOD) | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Named an All-American by the NWCA after the national tournament was canceled…joined Lindenwood at semester and went 10-1 with a 6-1 record in duals…scored three major decisions, one tech fall and four pins…competed unattached at the Reno Tournament of Champions prior to joining the Lions, taking fourth at 174 and going 3-1 with wins over opponents from Cal Baptist, Colorado Mesa and Northern Colorado…Second Team All-GLVC…Super Region IV Champion at 174…
Indianapolis (1/19): Pinned Clay Jones just 46 seconds into their match in his Lindenwood debut… Central Oklahoma (1/25): Earned a 7-2 decision over Tre’Vaughn Craig… McKendree (1/30): Lost a 13-3 major decision to No. 3 Josh Jones…Bellarmine (2/6): Majored Andy Dobben 10-1… Kentucky Wesleyan (2/11): Scored a quick pin of Angelo Talabert at 2:36… Drury (2/16): Dominated Logan Zimmermann with a 14-3 major decision… Maryville (2/16): Earned a 9-3 decision over Bret Heil…
Super Region IV Championships: Went 4-0 on his way to the Super Region IV Championship at 174 with four bonus point wins…had a major decision, a tech fall and two pins…began his title run by pinning Andy Dobben of Bellarmine at 4:38…dominated Logan Zimmermann with a 16-0 tech fall at 6:15 in the quarterfinals…powered through Tre’Vaughn Craig of Central Oklahoma with a pin just 37 seconds into their semifinal match…earned the title with a 8-0 major decision over Martin Verhaeghe of Fort Hays State in the finals…
NCAA Championships: Entered the tournament as the No. 7 seed at 174…was named an All-American by the NWCA after the tournament was canceled by the NCAA…
2017-18 (FRESNO CITY CC) | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Earned the 2018 CCCAA State Championship at 174…led Fresno City to the 2021 CCCAA State Championship…went 28-0 on the season…
CCCAA State Championships: Earned the State Championship at 174 by going 3-0 with a tech fall and a pin…dominated Juan Rosales of Modesto with a 16-0 tech fall at 3:36 in the quarterfinals…pinned Cameron Cox of Palomar at 4:54 in the semis…earned the individual title with a 8-1 finals decision over Zack Gonzalez of Cerritos…
2016-17 (OLD DOMINION) | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 29-10 in his redshirt season, competing at 165 and 174…scored five major decisions, one tech fall and five pins…ranked second among all Old Dominion wrestlers in wins while sharing the lead in pins…earned titles at the Mat Town and Mat Town II Opens…placed fifth at the Southeast Open and sixth at the NCO…runner-up at the App State Open…placed third at the Wolfpack Open…went 2-2 at Midlands…
Prep: Ranked No. 14 at 160 and No. 55 overall in the class of 2016 by InterMat…2016 California State runner-up at 160…2016 NHSCA Senior National Champion at 170…three-time state qualifier and two-time placewinner…led Buchanan High School to a State Championship and a No. 5 national ranking by InterMat and FloWrestling…
Personal: Son of Abner Sr. and Leticia Romero…brother Joel Romero wrestles at Midland University…majoring in Health & Physical Education…
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