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Millersville

2018-2019 Wrestling Roster

D.J. Mele

  • Position 149
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Marlton, N.J.
  • High School Cherokee

Biography

Career Statistics
Year Overall Dual Major Dec. Tech Fall Fall Time Points
2014-15 6-8 1-2 2 1 - - 22
2015-16 16-16 5-8 3 2 1 4:08 60
2016-17 3-3 0-2 - 1 - - 14
2017-18 9-6 3-2 2 1 - - 38
2018-19 4-14 2-7 - - - - 12
Career 38-47 11-21 7 5 1 4:08 146

2018-19: Returned to the mat a year after he suffered a season-ending injury…Finished his last season as a Marauder with a 4-14 overall at 141 pounds…Earned a 2-7 record in duals and tournaments…Placed sixth in the PSAC Championships…Concluded his career with 38 wins, seven major decisions, five technical falls and one pin…Two of his four wins were in the PSAC Championships as he defeated Kutztown’s Mike Cusick and Shippensburg Colton Babcock…Eight of his 18 matches went down to less than four points…Appeared in the NCAA Super Region 1 Championships…Ranked sixth in the regional rankings. 

2017-18: Finished third at the Washington and Jefferson Invitational…Went 9-6 for 38 points…Won three consecutive matches twice…Won the third place bout at the Washington and Jefferson Invitational by a major decision of 15-2…Won a match by technical fall…All six losses came by decision…Suffered season-ending injury. 

2016-17: Schedule to be the starter and was ranked in Super Region 1 at 157 pounds but season was cut short by injuries…Went 3-3 and scoring 14 points altogether…Finished third in the Washington & Jefferson Invitational…Won a match by tech fall.

2015-16: Moving up to 157 and posting a .500 record, Mele had a team-leading three major decisions and tied for second on the team with two technical falls...Recorded his lone fall of the year against Thaddeus Stevens' Anthony Votano...Went 3-3 at the Super Region 1 Championships to place sixth.

2014-15: Posted a 6-8 record at 141 pounds, appearing in three duals...Opened season with a 5-2 record that included two major decisions and a technical fall...Drew the start against American International on Dec. 19...Wrestled in the "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic.

High School: Two-time district champion and four-time district finalist...Qualified for the New Jersey State Wrestling Championships as a junior and senior...Finished career with a record of 105-33 and went 34-8 as a senior season.

Personal: Son of Douglas and Theressa Mele...Majoring in business administration/finance.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015Freshman

    141
    5'6"
  • 2015-2016Sophomore

    157
    5'6"
  • 2016-2017Junior

    157
    5'6"
  • 2017-2018Senior

    149
    5'6"
  • 2018-2019Redshirt Senior

    149
    5'6"