Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Wrestling Announces Signing of Angelo Rini
4/17/2024 3:00:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Wrestling head coach Angel Escobedo has announced that transfer Angelo Rini has officially signed with the program.
Rini will join the program this fall as a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining.
Rini spent the last four seasons at Columbia wrestling at 133 lbs. He was a teammate of Indiana's Dan Fongaro for three seasons.
When at Columbia, Rini went 57-39 over his four years. In the 2023-24 campaign, Rini went 8-2 before suffering a season-ending injury in December.
Previous to that, he was a 2023 NCAA Qualifier after earning a third-place finish at the EIWA Championships. At NCAAs that year, he went 1-2 with a win over Brendan Ferretti (Navy).
In the 2021-22 season, Rini compiled a 19-10 record. He did not wrestle in the 2020-21 season due to the Ivy League cancelling all athletic competition.
As a freshman in 2019-20, Rini went 26-10 and earned a seventh-place finish at EIWAs.
Rini is a Kirtland, Ohio native and was a standout at St. Edward High School. He was a three-time Ohio state placer and 2019 Junior Freestyle National Champion at 126 lbs.
He was a member of four state championship teams at St. Edward.
Rini will join the program this fall as a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining.
Rini spent the last four seasons at Columbia wrestling at 133 lbs. He was a teammate of Indiana's Dan Fongaro for three seasons.
When at Columbia, Rini went 57-39 over his four years. In the 2023-24 campaign, Rini went 8-2 before suffering a season-ending injury in December.
Previous to that, he was a 2023 NCAA Qualifier after earning a third-place finish at the EIWA Championships. At NCAAs that year, he went 1-2 with a win over Brendan Ferretti (Navy).
In the 2021-22 season, Rini compiled a 19-10 record. He did not wrestle in the 2020-21 season due to the Ivy League cancelling all athletic competition.
As a freshman in 2019-20, Rini went 26-10 and earned a seventh-place finish at EIWAs.
Rini is a Kirtland, Ohio native and was a standout at St. Edward High School. He was a three-time Ohio state placer and 2019 Junior Freestyle National Champion at 126 lbs.
He was a member of four state championship teams at St. Edward.
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