Liam Cronin

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 13, 2019 - during the match between the Maryland Terrapins and the Indiana Hoosiers at the Wilkinson Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
125
Height:
5-3
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Orange, Calif.
High School:
Servite

2019-20: NCAA qualifier…fifth-place at the Big Ten Championships…overall record of 17-13 on the season…three major decisions, one technical fall and two pins…9-3 dual match record, including 6-3 in Big Ten dual matches…won 11 of his last 13 matches of the season, including a stretch of eight straight wins…beat then No. 5 Devin Schroder of Purdue 3-1, beat No. 15 Nico Aguilar of Rutgers 4-2 in dual and 13-7 at Big Ten Championships.

2018-19 (Redshirt sophomore): Finished the season with a 17-13 overall record with two pins, four technical falls and two major decisions…sixth-place at the Hokie Open, second-place at the Cleveland State Open.

2019 U23 National Champion Greco-Roman 55 kg, 2017 UWW Jr. National’s 2^nd place Freestyle, 2018 U23 Nationals 3^rd place- Greco.

2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman): Posted an 8-5 record with one MD, two TF and one pin…won seven of his last eight matches on the season…was the Purple Raider Open Champion and finished in second-place at the Greyhound Open…beat opponents from Michigan State, West Virginia, Ohio State and Central Michigan to win the Purple Raider Open, including a MD over Ethan Curtin of Michigan State.

2016-17 (Freshman – 125 lbs.)
Sixth-Place at the Cleveland State Open … finished his freshman season with a 7-13 record and five appearances in the starting dual meet lineup … earned bonus points in five victories (1 MD, 2 TF, 2 WBF) … opened the year with a 2-2 campaign at the Eastern Michigan, highlighted by an 18-1 (4:55) technical fall over Coleton Chase (Ohio) … also scored two wins at the Michigan State Open … made his varsity debut with two top-15 opponents, No. 5 Josh Rodriguez (North Dakota State) and Freddie Rodriguez (SIU-Edwardsville) at the SIUE Duals (12/4) … picked up three bonus point wins at the Cleveland State Open (12/17) for a sixth-place finish … scored sub-three minute pins over Anthony Bosco (North Carolina) and Spencer Dusi (Cleveland State), and earned a 19-2 tech fall on Kristopher Hill (Eastern Michigan) to enter the fifth-place final … made his Big Ten debut in a one-point decision loss at Purdue (1/13) … took the mat against eventual NCAA finalist Ethan Lizak in a home dual versus Minnesota (1/22).

Prep/Personal: Wrestled four seasons under head coach Alan Clinton at Servite High School ... set Servite records for single-season takedowns, career takedowns, bonus point wins, and winning percentage ... anchored Servite to four CIF team state championships ... became the first high school state finalist from Servite, which he accomplished in both 2015 and 2016 ... named the 2015 Wrestler of the Year by the Orange County Register ... a seven-time Junior Fargo All-American, split between Freestyle and Greco Roman ... won gold at the FILA Junior Greco World Cup ... named to the NHSCA All-American team ... also disciplined in Judo ... born November 17, 1997 ... the son of Shannon and Jeff Cronin ... has one brother, Riley ... intends to major in Kinesiology.