Nate Limmex Season 2015-16

CAREER NOTES
- Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2017, 2018)
- NCAA Championships 141-pound qualifier (2018)

2017-18 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
- Stats

Awards  & Honors
- Academic All-Big Ten
- NWCA All-Academic
- Purdue Wrestling's Most Improved Wrestler 
- Purdue Wrestling's Most Dedicated Wrestler

Tournaments
- Competed at Michigan State Open (11/5)
- Competed at Navy Classic (11/18)
- Competed at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/1-2)
- Placed fourth at Midlands Championships (12/29-30)
- Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships as the No. 5 seed (3/3-4)
- Competed at NCAA Championships as the No. 15 seed (3/15-16)

2016-17 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
- Stats

Awards & Honors
- Academic All-Big Ten

Tournaments
- Competed at Eastern Michigan Open (11/5)
- Roadrunner Open runner-up (11/20)
- Competed at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/2)
- Competed at Big Ten Championships (3/4)
- Competed in freestyle at University Nationals at 65 kg (6/4)

Season Notes
- Purdue's 149-pound starter in 13 of 16 duals.
- Had a season-best six-match winning streak from Nov. 18 to 20 ... that run included his 4-1 runner-up finish at the Roadrunner Open ... registered four decisions and two technical falls in those six matches and outscored his opponents 64-20.
- Missed time mid-season due to an injury at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... unable to compete in SIU Edwardsville dual and Midlands Championships.
- Returned to the lineup against Indiana on Jan. 13 for his first match since Dec. 2 when he took an injury default at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
- Posted first Big Ten dual victory with a 13-2 major decision against Maryland's Adam Whitesell ... he scored a takedown in each period and earned a four-point nearfall early in the match.
- Won both matches of a double-dual weekend with Nebraska and Minnesota ... defeated Nebraska's Collin Purinton 7-3 thanks to a first period takedown, a four-point nearfall in the second and added 1:30 of riding time ... followed with an 8-4 win over Carson Brolsma of Minnesota ... overcame a 4-2 first period deficit with takedowns in the second and third periods.

2015-16 / AS A FRESHMAN
- Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL
- Took third at 138 pounds at Super 32 Challenge in 2014
- 2013 FloNationals 126-pound champion
- Won three Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 3 titles at three different weights (2013: 130; 2014: 135; 2015: 140) ... captured 2013 title with a 10-2 major decision and registered a 17-2 technical fall in 3:42 to claim 2014 championship
- Nine of his 12 career MHSAA tournament matches resulted in bonus points (5 TF, 4 MD) and outscored opponents 150-23
- Closed out high school career among the nation's top-10 ranked wrestlers at 138 ... No. 4 by Amateur Wrestling News, No. 5 by InterMat, No. 6 by WIN Magazine and No. 7 by Flowrestling
- High school record of 127-9

PERSONAL
- Full Name: Nathan Paul Limmex
- Major: Chemical Engineering
- Birthday: March 29, 1996
- City Born: Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Parents: Terry and Sandy Limmex
- Notes: High school teammate of Devin Schroder