Nick Hamilton
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2023 ACC Champion at 165 pounds
• 2023 All-ACC
• 2023 NWCA Scholar All-American
2023-24
• NCAA Qualifier at 165 pounds
• ACC Champion at 165 pounds to earn All-ACC honors
• Named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the ACC Championship
• Posted a 14-9 mark on the year with a 3-4 mark in dual action
• Went 2-3 in ACC duals
• Missed two months of action due to injury in the middle of the season
• Tallied three pins and seven major decisions to go 10-2 in bonus-point matches
• Sixth-place finish at Southeast Open (11/4) as he went 5-1 but hit the NCAA mandated match limit
• Wins over Gaetano Console at Duke (1/26) and Isaias Estrade of UNC (2/16) for ACC dual wins
• Went 3-0 at ACC Championships with a win over Estrada of UNC to start the competition
• Defeated top-seeded and No. 21 Derek Fields (NCSU) in semifinals at ACC Championship
• Upset No. 22 Connor Brady (VT) in the finals to claim the title
• Went 2-2 in his first NCAA Championship appearance with wins over No. 32 seed Jake Logan (Lehigh) and No. 19 seed Gunner Filipowicz (Army)
• NWCA Scholar All-America honoree
2022-23
• Posted a 13-2 record on the season as a redshirt at 165 pounds
• Tallied five bonus-point victories – a pin and four major decisions
• Wrestled in three tournaments and four duals with a 4-0 dual record
• Champion at the Southeast Open (11/5) with a 4-0 record
• Champion at the Mountaineer Invitational (11/12)
• Went 3-2 at the Midlands Championships (12/29 – 12/30)
• Dual action came with wins against Ohio, Navy, Kent State and No. 23 Maryland at Virginia Duals
• Posted a major decision over No. 25 Enrique Munguia (Kent State) in dual action
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2021 Junior National Champion
• Three-time state champion (2x in Nebraska, 1x in Iowa)
• 2022 Nebraska state champion
• 2021 Nebraska state champion
• 2020 Iowa state champion
• 2019 Iowa state runner-up
• 199-3 career record in high school
• Two-time team captain
• Fargo National Champion in Greco
PERSONAL
• Son of Edward Hamilton
• Has two brothers, Jon and Jack
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences