Patrick Brucki

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
197
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Orland Park, Ill.
High School:
Carl Sandburg

Graduate Student (2021-22)
• Academic All-Big Ten; NWCA All-Academic Team; Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• NCAA Qualifier, 197 pounds
• Posted a 2-3 record in the NCAA Championships (March 17-19)
• Took third place at the Big Ten Championships (March 5-6) with a 4-1 record
• Earned a pair of 3-1 decisions, including the third-place match, against Iowa's #4 Jacob Warner at Big Tens
• Went 9-3 in dual meets, including a 4-3 mark in Big Ten duals
• Posted four falls, including a second-period pin (4:15) against Central Michigan's Aaron Bolo in the dual finale (Feb. 20)
• Earned ranked dual wins over Pittsburgh's #8 Nino Bonaccorsi (6-3, Jan. 9), Ohio State's #20 Gavin Hoffman (5-2, Jan. 14)) and Rutgers' #6 Greg Bulsak (4-2 SV, Jan. 23)
• Posted a 3-1 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 3-4) before withdrawing due to injury to place sixth
• Placed second at the season-opening Michigan State Open (Nov. 6) with a 5-1 record in Michigan debut
• Served as one of three Michigan team captains in 2021-22

Prior to Michigan
• Graduated from Princeton University (2021)
• NCAA All-American (197 pounds); also earned NWCA First Team All-America honors (2020)
• Claimed fourth place at the 2019 NCAA Championships with a 4-2 record
• EIWA Conference 197-pound champion (2019); finished top five in all three EIWA tournament appearances
• Posted an 81-16 record over three seasons with 44 bonus wins
• Three-time All-Ivy second team honoree (2018, '19, '20)
• NWCA All-Academic Team, EIWA Academic Award recipient

Prep
• Graduated from Carl Sandburg High School (2017)
• Captured an Illinois state title at 195 pounds as a senior (2017); two-time state finalist (2016, '17) and three-time placewinner, placing third as a sophomore (2015)
• Career prep record of 175-24, including a 94-4 mark over his last two seasons
• Fargo All-American; FILA Cadet All-American
• Also earned four varsity letters in football
• Named all-area football player; three-time Carl Sandburg HS defensive MVP
• Broke CSHS record for career tackles, previously held by current Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald
• National Honor Society
• Ranked as the No. 35 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 8-ranked 195-pound wrestler

Personal
• Enrolled in School of Engineering, pursuing a master's degree in construction engineering and management
• Earned a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Princeton in 2021
• Born on December, 1998
• Son of Ken and Patti Brucki
• Has two siblings, Jesselyn and Christian; Christian (C.J.) wrestled at Central Michigan (2015-18)

Year	Overall	Dual	Tourney	Falls	TF	MD	Big Ten	NCAA
2017-18	28-10	10-3	18-7	4	2	11	5th	dnp
2018-19	33-3	14-1	19-2	6	7	5	1st	4th
2019-20	21-5	10-3	11-2	2	3	7	3rd	--
2021-22	22-8	9-3	13-5	4	1	4	3rd	dnp
Totals	104-26	43-10	61-16	16	13	27