Sergio Lemley

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
141
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Chesterton, Ind.
High School:
Mount Carmel (Ill.)

Sophomore (2024-25)
• NCAA Qualifier, 141 pounds
• Posted a 3-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 20-22); narrowly fell to Iowa State's #9 Jacob Frost, 9-8, in the blood round
• Pinned Oklahoma's #19 Mosha Schwartz (6:23) in the opening round of the NCAA Championships and defeated North Carolina's #29 Jayden Scott (2-1) and Illinois' #28 Danny Pucino (4-1 SV) in the wrestlebacks
• Went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships (March 8-9) to take fifth place; defeated Rutgers' #13 Joey Olivieri, 5-1, in the fifth-place match
• Recorded a career-best 23 wins and earned 12 bonus wins; went 8-4 in dual meets
• Posted a pair of ranked wins in duals vs. Columbia's #27 Kai Owen (12-4, Nov. 17) and Northwestern’s #23 Chris Cannon (10-2, Jan. 17)
• Placed third at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3) with a 4-1 mark; earned three straight bonus wins by technical fall before narrowly falling to Lehigh's Luke Stanich on riding time in the semifinals
• Also took seventh place at the CKLV Invitational (Dec. 6-7) with a 4-2 record

Freshman (2023-24)
• NCAA Qualifier, 141 pounds
• Posted a 1-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 21-23); defeated Oregon State’s #25 Cleveland Belton, 10-8, in the first round
• Took fourth place at the Big Ten Championships (March 9-10) with a 3-2 mark; avenged his dual loss with a 4-2 decision vs. Nebraska's #4 Brock Hardy in the quarterfinals
• Posted a 19-9 record, including a 9-2 mark in dual meets
• Earned a 14-2 major decision over Iowa's #1 Real Woods in U-M's home finale (Feb. 2)
• Also posted ranked Big Ten wins over Michigan State's #33 Jordan Hamdan (4-1, Jan. 14), Rutgers' #11 Mitch Moore (10-7 SV, Jan. 21) and Indiana's #23 Danny Fongaro (5-1, Feb. 16)
• Posted a 3-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2)
• Defeated Columbia's #33 Kai Owen, 3-1, in collegiate dual debut (Nov. 17)
• Claimed third place at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 11) with a 3-1 mark; earned a 19-4 technical fall over Clarion's Jack Martinec (19-4, 4:29) for first collegiate win

Prep
• Graduated from Mount Carmel High School (2023)
• Captured three Illinois state titles for Mount Carmel, winning at 132 (2023), 126 (2022) and 113 pounds (2020)
• Also captured a 120-pound Indiana state title with Chesterton High School in 2021
• Posted a career prep record of 150-7
• Earned a 7-6 decision over Kannon Webster in the 132-pound match at Flowrestling's 2022 Who's Number One
• Contributed to Mount Carmel's 2022 Illinois team state championship
• Super 32 champion (2022); two-time Walsh Ironman placewinner
• USAW Folkstyle Nationals champion (2021); Fargo freestyle finalist (126 pounds, 2021)
• High Honors with Distinction
• Ranked as the No. 16 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 2-ranked 132-pound wrestler

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on November 20, 2004
• Son of Derek Lemley and Elaine Escobedo
• Has three siblings, Diego, Eva and Kyson; Diego wrestled at Indiana University (2018-22)
• Uncle, Angel Escobedo, is head coach of the Indiana wrestling program