2026-27 Wrestling Roster
Daniel Zepeda
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- 157
- Hometown:
- Gilroy, Calif.
- High School:
- Gilroy
Pronunciation
Before Michigan
• Attended North Carolina State for one year (2026)
• Posted a 9-1 record at 157 pounds before a season-ending injury
• Earned bonus points in seven of his nine wins, including five falls
• Captured the 157-pound title at the 2025 Reno Tournament of Champions
• Runner-up at the 2026 Southern Scuffle
Prep
• Graduated from Gilroy High School (2025)
• Captured three California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) state titles, winning at 150 (2025), 138 (2024) and 132 pounds (2023)
• Posted a career prep record of 149-7, including a perfect 52-0 mark as a senior
• Pinned Bo Bassett (6:27) in the 138-pound match at Flowrestling's 2023 Who's Number One
• Captured 2025 153-pound Doc Buchanan title; Super 32 finalist in 2024
• Named the 2025 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award recipient for California and the west region
• Claimed 2024 junior freestyle national title at 144 pounds; three-time Fargo All-American
• Ranked as the No. 8 overall recruit by FloWrestling, No. 8 by MatScouts and No. 2-ranked 150-pound wrestler
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on November 8, 2006
• Son of Daniel Mendoza and Ester Garza
• Has three younger siblings, Moses, Eli and Jocelyn
• Brother Moses is also a current member of the Michigan wrestling team
