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2021-22 Wrestling Roster

Will Ortman

  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 285
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Real Estate Development (School of Professional Studies)
  • Hometown Hopewell Valley, NJ
  • High School Hopewell Valley Central

Biography

2021-22
  • UAA 285 Champion (2/12)
  • Compiled an 8-2 record, wrestling exclusively at 285 pounds
  • Recorded one fall and two major decisions
  • Placed fourth at the NCAA Northeast Regional (2/26-27)
  • UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete Team
2020-21
  • NYU did not practice or compete due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
2019-20
  • Earned a 22-12 record with 10 falls, one technical fall and one major decision, all at 285 pounds
  • Finished fourth at the NCAA Northeast Regional (3/1) and the Citrus Invitational (12/30)
  • Placed sixth at the Ithaca Invitational (11/2)
  • Served as a team captain
 
2018-19
  • Finished 12-8 overall with six falls and one technical fall, competing exclusively at HWT
  • Earned NCAA All-Northeast Region honors with a fifth-place finish (2/23-24)
 
2017-18
  • Finished 1-1 overall during his freshman season
  • Posted his victory via fall against Rhode Island College (1/14)
  • Did not see any action during tournament competition
 
Personal
  • Enjoys fishing
  • Recorded a 94-24 overall record in high school (three seasons)
  • Took eighth place at New Jersey states
  • Colonial Valley Conference Wrestler of the Year as a senior

Ortman on NYU
  • Chose NYU for the “education, the city and all of the other great opportunities it brings”

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'4" 197 lbs

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'4" 197 lbs
  • C

    2019-20Junior

    6'4" 285 lbs
    C

  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    6'4" 285 lbs