2023-24 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Stats
• Racked up an 18-7 record in his redshirt season, earning six bonus point wins.
• Led the team with 16 tournament wins.
• Had the team’s fastest tech fall. Beating Ashland’s Hayden Flynn in 2:01 (17-2).
• Went 3-2 at the Clarion Open in his collegiate debut.
• Made the dual lineup for matches against Indianapolis and Northern Illinois. Took decision wins in both.
• Finished in first at the Greyhound Open, going 6-0 with a major and a tech fall.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Won his first Indiana state title in 2023 at 182 pounds, rattling off three straight pins on his way to the final.
• Picked up nine techs and five falls in total in the 2023 postseason.
• Helped Crown Point to back-to-back state championships in 2022 and 2023 for the first time in school history.
• Earned All-American honors with a runner-up finish at the 2023 Fargo Freestyle National Championships.
• Four-time state-qualifier, finishing as the runner-up at 182 in 2022.
• Holds the Crown Point (IN) record for most takedowns in a single season (223).
• Swept his Semi-State, Regional and Sectional tournaments his final three seasons.
• Won the DAC Wrestling Tournament in three straight seasons from 2021-23.
• 2022 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open Champion.
• Varsity Record: 136-14.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ranked as the No. 118 overall recruit by MatScouts.
• Earned the No. 5 spot in the FloWrestling 182-pound high school rankings.
• Named the third best prospect from Indiana by MatScouts.
• Slotted as the No. 14 overall 182-pound recruit via MatScouts.
PERSONAL
• Region Wrestling Academy
• Major: Kinesiology
• Hometown: Crown Point, Indiana
• Parents: Orlando and Gloria Cruz
• Siblings: Brother – Evan, Sister – Lauren
• Instagram: @Orlandocru.z
• Stats
• Racked up an 18-7 record in his redshirt season, earning six bonus point wins.
• Led the team with 16 tournament wins.
• Had the team’s fastest tech fall. Beating Ashland’s Hayden Flynn in 2:01 (17-2).
• Went 3-2 at the Clarion Open in his collegiate debut.
• Made the dual lineup for matches against Indianapolis and Northern Illinois. Took decision wins in both.
• Finished in first at the Greyhound Open, going 6-0 with a major and a tech fall.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Won his first Indiana state title in 2023 at 182 pounds, rattling off three straight pins on his way to the final.
• Picked up nine techs and five falls in total in the 2023 postseason.
• Helped Crown Point to back-to-back state championships in 2022 and 2023 for the first time in school history.
• Earned All-American honors with a runner-up finish at the 2023 Fargo Freestyle National Championships.
• Four-time state-qualifier, finishing as the runner-up at 182 in 2022.
• Holds the Crown Point (IN) record for most takedowns in a single season (223).
• Swept his Semi-State, Regional and Sectional tournaments his final three seasons.
• Won the DAC Wrestling Tournament in three straight seasons from 2021-23.
• 2022 IndianaMat Hoosier Preseason Open Champion.
• Varsity Record: 136-14.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ranked as the No. 118 overall recruit by MatScouts.
• Earned the No. 5 spot in the FloWrestling 182-pound high school rankings.
• Named the third best prospect from Indiana by MatScouts.
• Slotted as the No. 14 overall 182-pound recruit via MatScouts.
PERSONAL
• Region Wrestling Academy
• Major: Kinesiology
• Hometown: Crown Point, Indiana
• Parents: Orlando and Gloria Cruz
• Siblings: Brother – Evan, Sister – Lauren
• Instagram: @Orlandocru.z