2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Njos, Colby
Colby Njos
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Anoka, Minn.
- High School:
- Anoka
Bio
CAREER NOTES
Academic: 2025 NWCA Scholar All-American
Athletic: Third place at Super Region V Championships (2021, 2024)... NCAA Qualifier (2021, 2024, 2025)... Third Place finish at NCAA Tournament (2021, 2024).. All-American (2021, 2024)…2024 Second Team All-NSIC...2025 First Team All-NSIC... NSIC Wrestler of the Week (1/20/25)
2024-25 | Graduate: Went 16-5 wrestling at 149...totaled six bonus point wins with two major decisions, one tech fall, and three pins...ranked in the top 13 at 149 throughout the entire year....ranked as high as No. 1 and was in the top two for four NWCA Polls...tallied seven ranked wins throughout the year including a 4-3 win against No. 2 Cael Larson of Augustana who went on to become a National Champion....named NSIC Wrestler of the Week following a 1-0 decision win against No. 13 Walker Bents of Minnesota State and the 4-3 win against Larson...placed third at Super Region V after pinning No. 4 Wyatt Turnquist of Northern State...qualified for the NCAA Tournament.. earned First Team All-NSIC Honors
2023-2024 | Redshirt Senior: Went 20-3 with an 8-1 dual record wrestling at 149...totaled seven bonus point victories: one major decision, two technical falls, and four falls...placed fifth at the Don Parker Open...Captured a first place finish at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...pinned Luke Peterson and then beat Ethen Doty 4-3 to advance to the finals and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...defeated Cael Larson 5-0 to take first place...finished third at the NCAA Tournament and earned All-American Honors...defeated Jake Piccirilli 5-2 in Round 1, but was beaten 5-2 in sudden victory against Jacob Ealy...recorded three consecutive decision victories in the consolation bracket to reach the third place match...beat Dylan Brown 3-1 to place third with All-American Honors
2022-23 | Redshirt Junior: Went 3-0 wrestling at 157...took first place at the Yellowjacket Open
2021-22 | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Went 15-2 while spending much of the season ranked in the top-three at 157…was 5-0 in duals…recorded two tech falls and five pins…earned a title at the Dakota Wesleyan Open…finished runner-up at the Cobber Invite…took third at the North Country Open…
Cobber Invite (11/6): Went 2-1 for a runner-up finish…earned a 9-2 decision over Tyler Bents of Concordia-Moorhead in the quarterfinals…won a 4-0 decision over Spencer Miller in the semis…dropped a close 4-2 decision in TB-1 to Anthony Herrera in the first place match… Dakota Wesleyan Open (11/13): Dominated his way to the open title, going 4-0 with two pins in under three minutes…put John Fox of York on his back at 2:38…earned a 7-2 decision over Payton Anderson of Augustana in the quarterfinals…pinned Lucas Hodges of Southwest Minnesota State at 2:19 in the semis…earned a 2-0 decision over Tyler Wagener of Augustana in the first place match… Lake Erie (11/20): Pinned Jacob Potok in 3:00… UNC-Pembroke (12/4): Dominated Cliff Owens with a 16-1 tech fall at 5:08… Lander (12/4): Wrapped things up in a blink with a pin of Bryson Ethington just 38 seconds in… UW-Parkside (12/10): Won a 5-2 decision over Ben Durocher… North Country Open (1/23): Went 2-1 to take third…defeated Payton Anderson of Augustana with a 6-0 decision in the quarterfinals…lost a tight 2-1 decision to Anthony Herrera in the semis…won a 4-0 decision over Cael Swensen of South Dakota State in the third place match… Southwest Minnesota State (2/3): Steamrolled Lucas Hodges with a 16-1 tech fall at 3:54… Don Parker Open (2/5): Won his lone match before sitting out the rest of the open with an injury…pinned Cole Hansen of UW-La Crosse at 5:00… Northern State (2/11): Put away Tyson Stoebner in 5:07 with a 15-0 tech fall in an exhibition match… Augustana (2/17): Won a 3-1 decision over Payton Anderson in an exhibition match…
2020-21 | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Became an All-American after taking Third at 157…went 10-3 with a 1-1 record in duals…posted a pair of major decisions and one tech fall…Super Region V third-place finisher at 157…entered the NCAA Tournament unseeded and embarked on an iconic run through the wrestlebacks, running the table against four seeded opponents and taking Third to help SCSU earn the team title…
Minnesota State-Mankato (1/28): Lost a 5-3 decision in SV-1 to Cooper Siebrecht… UW-Parkside (2/4): Powered through Jalen Spuhler with a 19-2 tech fall at 5:55 in an exhibition match… Upper Iowa (2/11): Recorded a statement win over No. 3 Chase Luensmann with a 9-7 decision…
Super Region V Championships: Went 4-1 for a third-place finish at 157…scored a 10-2 major decision over Tyler Wagener of Augustana in round one…followed with a revenge 13-3 major decision over Cooper Siebrecht of Minnesota State-Mankato in the quarterfinals…lost a 5-2 decision to No. 11 Caden Moore of Northern State in the semis…defeated Ben Durocher of UW-Parkside 3-1 in the consi semis…took third with a 3-2 decision over Siebrecht in the third place match…
NCAA Championships: Became an All-American by taking Third at 157 after entering the tournament unseeded…lost a 2-0 decision to eventual national champion No. 1 James Wimer of Findlay in round one…started his wrestlebacks run with a 6-4 decision in SV-1 over No. 7 Caden Moore of Northern State…scored a critical 4-3 decision over No. 3 Jacob Wasser of Nebraska-Kearney…punched his ticket to the Third Place match with a 4-3 decision in TB-2 over No. 5 Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma in the consi semis…took Third with a 5-2 decision over No. 2 Dawson Combest of Indianapolis…
2019-20 | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 16-4 in his redshirt season while competing at 165 and 157…15 of his 16 wins were in the bonus as he piled up six major decisions, four tech falls and five pins…earned titles at the Yellowjacket Open, Buena Vista Open and Ridgewater Open all at 165…was runner-up at 165 at the North Country Open…named one of SCSU’s Redshirt Wrestlers of the Year…
Prep: A three-time MSHSL State placewinner at Anoka High School…took fourth at 138 as a junior at the 2018 MSHSL State tournament…2017 MSHSL State Third Place at 120 as a sophomore…took sixth at 106 as a freshman at the 2016 MSHSL State tournament…took fifth in Greco at the 2018 UWW World Team Trials…took third in Greco at the 2018 USAW Northern Plains Regional…2018 USAW Northern Plains Region Runner-Up in Freestyle…took fourth in Folkstyle at the 2018 USAW Junior Nationals…2018 MN Christmas Tournament Champion at 160…took second in Greco at the 2017 USAW Cadet Nationals…2017 MN/USA Cadet State Champion in both Freestyle and Greco…took fifth in Greco at the 2016 USAW Cadet Nationals…
Personal: Son of Matt and Mandy Njos…construction management major…
Academic: 2025 NWCA Scholar All-American
Athletic: Third place at Super Region V Championships (2021, 2024)... NCAA Qualifier (2021, 2024, 2025)... Third Place finish at NCAA Tournament (2021, 2024).. All-American (2021, 2024)…2024 Second Team All-NSIC...2025 First Team All-NSIC... NSIC Wrestler of the Week (1/20/25)
2024-25 | Graduate: Went 16-5 wrestling at 149...totaled six bonus point wins with two major decisions, one tech fall, and three pins...ranked in the top 13 at 149 throughout the entire year....ranked as high as No. 1 and was in the top two for four NWCA Polls...tallied seven ranked wins throughout the year including a 4-3 win against No. 2 Cael Larson of Augustana who went on to become a National Champion....named NSIC Wrestler of the Week following a 1-0 decision win against No. 13 Walker Bents of Minnesota State and the 4-3 win against Larson...placed third at Super Region V after pinning No. 4 Wyatt Turnquist of Northern State...qualified for the NCAA Tournament.. earned First Team All-NSIC Honors
2023-2024 | Redshirt Senior: Went 20-3 with an 8-1 dual record wrestling at 149...totaled seven bonus point victories: one major decision, two technical falls, and four falls...placed fifth at the Don Parker Open...Captured a first place finish at the Super Region V Championships to qualify for the NCAA Tournament...pinned Luke Peterson and then beat Ethen Doty 4-3 to advance to the finals and secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament...defeated Cael Larson 5-0 to take first place...finished third at the NCAA Tournament and earned All-American Honors...defeated Jake Piccirilli 5-2 in Round 1, but was beaten 5-2 in sudden victory against Jacob Ealy...recorded three consecutive decision victories in the consolation bracket to reach the third place match...beat Dylan Brown 3-1 to place third with All-American Honors
2022-23 | Redshirt Junior: Went 3-0 wrestling at 157...took first place at the Yellowjacket Open
2021-22 | RS-SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Went 15-2 while spending much of the season ranked in the top-three at 157…was 5-0 in duals…recorded two tech falls and five pins…earned a title at the Dakota Wesleyan Open…finished runner-up at the Cobber Invite…took third at the North Country Open…
Cobber Invite (11/6): Went 2-1 for a runner-up finish…earned a 9-2 decision over Tyler Bents of Concordia-Moorhead in the quarterfinals…won a 4-0 decision over Spencer Miller in the semis…dropped a close 4-2 decision in TB-1 to Anthony Herrera in the first place match… Dakota Wesleyan Open (11/13): Dominated his way to the open title, going 4-0 with two pins in under three minutes…put John Fox of York on his back at 2:38…earned a 7-2 decision over Payton Anderson of Augustana in the quarterfinals…pinned Lucas Hodges of Southwest Minnesota State at 2:19 in the semis…earned a 2-0 decision over Tyler Wagener of Augustana in the first place match… Lake Erie (11/20): Pinned Jacob Potok in 3:00… UNC-Pembroke (12/4): Dominated Cliff Owens with a 16-1 tech fall at 5:08… Lander (12/4): Wrapped things up in a blink with a pin of Bryson Ethington just 38 seconds in… UW-Parkside (12/10): Won a 5-2 decision over Ben Durocher… North Country Open (1/23): Went 2-1 to take third…defeated Payton Anderson of Augustana with a 6-0 decision in the quarterfinals…lost a tight 2-1 decision to Anthony Herrera in the semis…won a 4-0 decision over Cael Swensen of South Dakota State in the third place match… Southwest Minnesota State (2/3): Steamrolled Lucas Hodges with a 16-1 tech fall at 3:54… Don Parker Open (2/5): Won his lone match before sitting out the rest of the open with an injury…pinned Cole Hansen of UW-La Crosse at 5:00… Northern State (2/11): Put away Tyson Stoebner in 5:07 with a 15-0 tech fall in an exhibition match… Augustana (2/17): Won a 3-1 decision over Payton Anderson in an exhibition match…
2020-21 | RS-FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Became an All-American after taking Third at 157…went 10-3 with a 1-1 record in duals…posted a pair of major decisions and one tech fall…Super Region V third-place finisher at 157…entered the NCAA Tournament unseeded and embarked on an iconic run through the wrestlebacks, running the table against four seeded opponents and taking Third to help SCSU earn the team title…
Minnesota State-Mankato (1/28): Lost a 5-3 decision in SV-1 to Cooper Siebrecht… UW-Parkside (2/4): Powered through Jalen Spuhler with a 19-2 tech fall at 5:55 in an exhibition match… Upper Iowa (2/11): Recorded a statement win over No. 3 Chase Luensmann with a 9-7 decision…
Super Region V Championships: Went 4-1 for a third-place finish at 157…scored a 10-2 major decision over Tyler Wagener of Augustana in round one…followed with a revenge 13-3 major decision over Cooper Siebrecht of Minnesota State-Mankato in the quarterfinals…lost a 5-2 decision to No. 11 Caden Moore of Northern State in the semis…defeated Ben Durocher of UW-Parkside 3-1 in the consi semis…took third with a 3-2 decision over Siebrecht in the third place match…
NCAA Championships: Became an All-American by taking Third at 157 after entering the tournament unseeded…lost a 2-0 decision to eventual national champion No. 1 James Wimer of Findlay in round one…started his wrestlebacks run with a 6-4 decision in SV-1 over No. 7 Caden Moore of Northern State…scored a critical 4-3 decision over No. 3 Jacob Wasser of Nebraska-Kearney…punched his ticket to the Third Place match with a 4-3 decision in TB-2 over No. 5 Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma in the consi semis…took Third with a 5-2 decision over No. 2 Dawson Combest of Indianapolis…
2019-20 | REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Went 16-4 in his redshirt season while competing at 165 and 157…15 of his 16 wins were in the bonus as he piled up six major decisions, four tech falls and five pins…earned titles at the Yellowjacket Open, Buena Vista Open and Ridgewater Open all at 165…was runner-up at 165 at the North Country Open…named one of SCSU’s Redshirt Wrestlers of the Year…
Prep: A three-time MSHSL State placewinner at Anoka High School…took fourth at 138 as a junior at the 2018 MSHSL State tournament…2017 MSHSL State Third Place at 120 as a sophomore…took sixth at 106 as a freshman at the 2016 MSHSL State tournament…took fifth in Greco at the 2018 UWW World Team Trials…took third in Greco at the 2018 USAW Northern Plains Regional…2018 USAW Northern Plains Region Runner-Up in Freestyle…took fourth in Folkstyle at the 2018 USAW Junior Nationals…2018 MN Christmas Tournament Champion at 160…took second in Greco at the 2017 USAW Cadet Nationals…2017 MN/USA Cadet State Champion in both Freestyle and Greco…took fifth in Greco at the 2016 USAW Cadet Nationals…
Personal: Son of Matt and Mandy Njos…construction management major…
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