Jose Valdez

Weight:

197
Year:

Soph.
Hometown:

Port Charlotte, Fla.
High School:

Charlotte HS

2021-22 season: Placed 1st in the gold division at the Central Under Armour Invitational at 197 pounds (1-8-22) ... Was selected as the ICCAC wrestler fo the week for the week of Jan. 3-9, 2022 ... Placed first at the NJCAA North Central District tournament at 197 pounds (2-13-22) ... Claimed the 197-pound NJCAA Division I national title.

Iowa Central dual (197 pounds)

Valdez dec. Trevlon Sample, 5-4.

Indian Hills dual (197 pounds)

Valdez dec. Khris Walton, 4-1.

Central Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 197 pounds)

Valdez pinned Elias Cordero (Iowa Wesleyan), 1:58; Valdez major dec. Thomas Johnson (unattached-Minnesota State-Mankato), 11-3; Valdez dec. Matthew Montgomery (Briar Cliff), 4-0; Valdez dec. Gage Linahon (Central), 5-3.

Iowa Lakes dual (197 pounds)

Valdez dec. Massoma Endene, 2-1.

Ellsworth dual (197 pounds)

Valdez major dec. Isaiah Lagina, 8-0.

Iowa Western dual (197) pounds

Valdez major dec. Michael Aguirre, 14-5.

RCTC dual (197 pounds)

Valdez major dec. Colton Krell, 18-6.

NJCAA North Central District (197 pounds)

Valdez tech. fall Michael Aguirre (Iowa Western), 23-7; Valdez dec. Massoma Endene (Iowa Lakes), 5-2.

NJCAA national tournament (197 pounds)

Valdez tech. fall Jacob Moore (Camden County), 16-1; Valdez tech. fall Isaiah Lee (Nassau), 16-1; Valdez dec. Tyler Scheurn (Western Wyoming), 9-4; Valdez dec. Zach Ferris (Cloud County), 6-4; Valdez dec. Massoma Endene (Iowa Lakes), 6-4 (sudden victory).

2021-22 record: 17-0 with 1 pin, 3 technical falls and 4 major decisions.

Career record: 37-6 with 6 pins, 4 technical falls and 7 major decisions.

2021 season: Placed first at NJCAA North Central District tournament at 197 pounds (3-7-21); Placed second at NJCAA National Tournament at 197 pounds (April 21-22).

Iowa Lakes dual (197 pounds)

Valdez dec. Garett Borth, 7-0.

Iowa Western dual (197 pounds)

Valdez pinned Anthony DeAnda, 6:10.

Iowa Central dual (197 pounds)

Valdez pinned Hugo Harp, 6:27.

NJCAA North Central District (At Council Bluffs) (197 pounds)

Valdez major dec. Trent Strong (Iowa Western), 13-4; Valdez dec. Khris Walton (Indian Hills), 3-2.

Indian Hills dual (197 pounds)

Valdez dec. Khris Walton, 10-3.

Iowa Lakes dual (197 pounds)

Valdez won by forfeit.

RCTC dual (197 pounds)

Valdez tech. fall Mason Smid, 17-2.

NJCAA national tournament (197 pounds)

Valdez major dec. Bryce Westmoreland (Pratt), 19-6; Valdez dec. Curtis Thomas (Rowan), 2-1 (2SV); Valdez dec. Tyler Scheurn (Western Wyoming), 6-4 (SV); Valdez dec. Tarik Sutkovic (Clackamas), 3-2; Zach Ferris (Cloud) dec. Valdez, 3-2.

2021 record: 12-1 with 2 pins, 1 technical fall and 2 major decisions.

2019-20 season: Placed fourth at the Luther College Open (Silver division 197 pounds); Placed fourth at the Coe College Invitational (College division 197 pounds); Placed second at the Central College Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 197 pounds).

Luther College Open (Silver division 197 pounds)

Garet Sims (Coe) pinned Valdez, 2:06; Valdez pinned Shane Mathias (Simpson), 3:45; Valdez pinned Jacob Byers (Simpson), 6:48; Valdez dec. Mershad Bashang (Wartburg), 5-2; Garet Sms (Coe) dec. Valdez, 6-4 (SV-1).

Coe College Invitational (College division 197 pounds)

Valdez dec. Trevor Trende (Cornell College), 9-4; Valdez dec. Jordan Challis (Coe), 10-8; Garet Sims (Coe) pinned Valdez, 5:38; Kendale McCoy (Cornell College) dec. Valdez, 9-5.

Central College Under Armour Invitational (Gold division 197 pounds)

Valdez pinned Max Schmitz (Wisconsin-Platteville), 6:12; Valdez major dec. Tanner Zimmerman (Central), 17-7; Valdez dec. Gavin Babcock (Central), 6-1.

2019-20 record: 8-5 with 3 pins and 1 major decision.