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Paul Mascarenas
Paul Mascarenas
  • Year:
    SO
  • Hometown:
    Rio Rancho, NM

Bio

2015-16 highlights: Wrestling unattached, placed third at the Kaye Young Open (125) with a 3-1 record ... Wrestling unattached, placed sixth (125) at the Buena Vista Open (12-5-15) ... Placed third at the NJCAA North Central district (2-14-16) ... Placed third at 125 pounds at the national tournament.

2015-16 record: 19-7 with 1 pin, 1 techincal fall, 3 major decisions.

Career record: 43-20 with 7 pins, 2 technical falls, 7 major decisons.

2015-16 season

Kaye Young Open (125 pounds)

Mascarenas dec. Lamont Wilson, 9-5; Maleek Williams (Upper Iowa) major dec. Mascarenas, 11-2; Mascarenas tech. fall Ryan Schmalen (unattached, Upper Iowa), 18-2; Mascarenas dec. Tepra Wright (Ellsworth), 10-6.

Buena Vista Open (125 pounds)

Mascarenas major dec. Mitch Brinkman (Iowa Central), 14-3; Mascarenas dec. Tanner Rohweder (Northern Iowa), 7-4; Hugo Perez (Midland, Neb.) major dec. Mascarenas, 10-2; Mascarenas dec. Trevor Schultz (Minnesota State), 8-6; Mascarenas dec. Keegan Hessler (Morningside), 2-1 (OT); Andrew McFall (Minnesota State) dec. Mascarenas.

Iowa Western dual, 125 pounds (1-14-16)

Mascarenas dec. Printice Wall, 8-3.

Northeast Oklahoma dual, 125 pounds (1-15-16)

Mascarenas dec. Logan Terrill (NEO), 6-5.

Colby CC dual, 125 pounds (1-15-16)

Josiah Seaton (C) pinned Mascarenas, 5:22.

NW Kansas Tech dual, 125 pounds (1-15-16)

Levi Maes (NWKT) major dec. Mascarenas, 14-5.

Regional duals (Rochester, Minn.) (1-23-16)

RCTC dual, 125 pounds

Mascarenas (N) won by forfeit.

Iowa Lakes dual, 125 pounds (1-27-16)

Mascarenas (N) dec. Brian Maas, 6-5.

NJCAA North Central district, 125 pounds (2-14-16)

Quarterfinals - Mascarenas (N) dec. Printice Walls (Iowa Western), 9-2. Semifinals - Blake Walker (Ellsworth) dec. Mascarenas (N), 4-2. Consolation semifinals - Mascarenas (N) major dec. Lucas Hagel (Ridgewater), 21-9. Third-place match - Mascarenas (N) dec. Brian Maas (Iowa Lakes), 5-2.

NJCAA national championships (Feb. 27-28)

Mascarenas received a first-round bye. Second round: Mascarenas pinned James Gallardo (Triton), 4:30. Quarterfinals - Cole Verner (Western Wyoming) dec. Mascarenas, 4-3. Second-round consolation - Mascarenas dec. Damian Short (Muskegon), 5-4.Consolation quarterfinals - Mascarenas dec. Logan Terrill (Northeast Oklahoma A&M), 5-3. Consolation semifinals - Mascarenas major dec. Andrea Tereza (Highline), 9-0. Third-place match - Mascarenas dec. Blake Walker (Ellsworth), 3-2.

2014-15 season: Wrestling unattached, placed third at the Kaye Young Open (125 pounds) with a record of 5-1 ... Wresting unattached, placed second (125 pounds) at the Coe College Turkey Open (11-22-14) ... Wrestling unattached, Placed second (125 pounds) at the Simpson College Invitational with a record of 3-1 (12-6-14) ... Went 4-0 at the regional duals with 3 forfeits and a fall (1-24-15) ... Placed fourth at 125 pounds at the NJCAA North Central district meet (2-15-15) ... Placed sixth at the NJCAA national tournament at 125 pounds (Feb. 27-28, 2015).

Record: 24-13 with 6 pins, 1 technical fall and 4 major decisions.

Kaye Young Open (125 pounds)

Mascarenas major dec. Tuqwan Stone (Iowa Lakes), 17-3. Mascarenas dec. Austin Anderson (Iowa State), 10-5. Mascarenas pinned Jeremy Andujar (William Penn), :05. Nathan Boston (Iowa State) dec. Mascarenas, 4-3. Mascarenas major dec. Michael Ruffino (NIACC), 8-0. Mascarenas dec. Anderson (Iowa State), 2-1.

Luther College Open (125 pounds, elite division)

Mascarenas dec. Jared Parvinmehr (Wartburg), 5-4. Mascarenas major dec. Trevor Schultz (Minnesota State), 16-2. Thomas Gilman (Iowa) pinned Mascarenas, 5:15. Khalil Williams (William Penn) won by medical forfeit over Mascarenas.

Coe College Turkey Open (125 pounds)

Mascarenas pinned Demarcus Gurlly (Missouri Baptist), 3:44. Mascarenas dec. Trevor Murano (Grand View), 5-2. Mascarenas dec. Cole Ferguson (Wisconsin-Platteville), 6-4. Mascarenas major dec. Jake Bellis (Harper), 14-6. Ryak Finch (Grand View) pinned Mascarenas, 1:53.

Simpson College Invitational (125 pounds)

Mascarenas pinned Jake Gotto (Coe College), 3:00. Mascarenas dec. John Altieri (William Penn), 7-4. Mascarenas dec. Bailey Roehr (Upper Iowa), 11-6. Malacai Collins (Central Missouri) dec. Mascarenas, 3-1.

Iowa Western dual, 125 pounds (1-17-15)

Mascarenas won by forfeit.

Ellsworth dual, 125 pounds (1-20-15)

DeShun Brown (E) dec. Mascarenas, 13-9.

Regional duals (1-24-15)

RCTC dual, 125 pounds

Mascarenas won by forfeit.

Itasca dual, 125 pounds

Mascarenas won by forfeit.

Northland dual, 125 pounds

Mascarenas pinned Bennette Sauve, 1:23.

Ridgewater dual, 125 pounds

Mascarenas won by forfeit.

Iowa Lakes dual, 125 pounds (1-28-15)

Freddie Gonzalez (IL) pinned Mascarenas, 3:38.

Iowa Central dual, 125 pounds (1-30-15)

Alex Delacruz major dec. Mascarenas, 14-4.

NJCAA North Central district meet, 125 pounds (2-15-15)

Quarterfinals - Mascarenas (NIACC) pinned Dillion Cox (Iowa Western), 6:07. Semifinals - Alfredo Rodriguez (Iowa Lakes) dec. decision Mascarenas, 13-7. Consolation semifina l - Mascarenas tech. fall Matt Henning (Minnesota West), 20-4. 3rd Place Match - Deshun Brown (Ellsworth) dec. Mascarenas, 8-6.

NJCAA national tournament, 125 pounds (Feb. 27-28)

First round - Mascarenas dec. Dylan Booth (Sullivan County), 7-3. Second round - Mascarenas dec. Joe Disciacca (Labette CC), 8-5. Quarterfinals - Mascarenas pinned Matthew Nguyen (Southwestern Oregon), :53. Semifinals - Alfredo Rodriguez (Iowa Lakes) tech. fall Mascarenas, 22-7. Consolation semifinals - Alex DelaCruz (Iowa Central) dec. Mascarenas, 11-9. Fifth-place match - Korbin Levin (Clackamas) injury default Mascarenas.