Emmanuel Celestin

Weight:

141
Year:

Soph.
Hometown:

Cooper City, Fla.
High School:

Mater Lakes Academy

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Celestin's 2024-25 season: Placed 3rd at 165 pounds at Coe College Invitational ... Placed 1st at 165 pounds at the Battle for the Helmet ... Placed 2nd at 165 pounds at the NJCAA North Central District championships (2-16-25) ... Placed 5th at 165 pounds and earned all-American honors at the NJCAA national championships (3-8-25).

Simpson College Luther Hill Open (Freshman/sophomore division, 165 pounds)

Jackson Jones (Quincy) dec. Celestin, 4-1; Brody Hoyt (unattached) dec. Celestin, 11-6.

Luther College Open (Elite division, 165 pounds)

Gabriel Smith (St. Cloud State) dec. Celestin, 5-1; Celestin pinned Dylan Croisant (Dubuque), 1:33; Celestin pinned Cannon Carey (Labette CC), 6:15; Carter Proffitt (Wartburg College) dec. Celestin, 7-6.

Indian Hills dual (165 pounds)

Cinsere Clark (IH) dec. Celestin, 7-1.

Iowa Lakes dual (165 pounds)

Celestin tech. fall Simon Hickingbottom, 19-3.

Coe College Invitational (165 pounds)

Celestin major dec. Mazin Arafa (Simpson College), 19-7; Celestin tech. fall Ethan Blair (St. Ambrose University), 18-1; Joey Jens (Millikin) dec. Celestin, 5-1; Celestin pinned Colin Falck (Coe College), 1:25; Celestin major dec. Gavin Scheuermann (Grand View University), 17-4.

Minnesota West CTC dual (165 pounds)

Celestin pinned Treveon Owens, 2:02.

Battle for the Helmet (165 pounds)

Celestin tech. fall Nicholas Fischer (Ellsworth), 19-4; Celestin major dec. Evan Haferkorn (Lakeland University), 14-4; Celestin major dec. Jayden Terronez (St. Ambrose University), 18-8.

Southwest Minnesota State dual (165 pounds)

Celestin dec. Caden Young, 11-9.

Ellsworth dual (165 pounds)

Celestin won by forfeit.

Iowa Central (165 pounds)

Kaden King (IC) dec. Celestin, 12-7.

Hawkeye CC dual (165 pounds)

Celetin tech. fall Jackson Turner, 26-6.

Iowa Western dual (165 pounds)

Celestin tech. fall Josiah Taylor, 16-1.

NJCAA North Central District championships (165 pounds)

Celestin tech. fall Fischer Hawkins (Iowa Lakes), 16-1; Celestin pinned Cinsere Clark (Indian Hills), 1:04; Kaden King (Iowa Central) dec. Celestin, 12-5.

NJCAA national tournament (165 pounds)

Celestin dec. Cayden Felts (Carl Albert State), 4-1; Celestin dec. Joseph Mattei (Nassau), 7-2; Celestin dec. Jackson Wilkins (Northeastern Oklahoma), 4-2; Asadbek Fayzullaev (Northwest) dec. Celestin, 7-6; Cinsere Clark (Indian Hills) major dec. Celestin, 15-6; Celestin dec. Paul Kadlec (Joliet), 10-3.

2024-25 record: 18-10 with 5 falls, 6 tech. falls, 4 major dec.

Career record: 37-21 with 9 falls, 9 tech. falls, 10 major decisions.

Celestin's 2023-24 season: Placed 8th at 149 pounds in Luther College Open Silver division ... Placed 3rd at Coe College Invitational at 149 pounds ... Placed 3rd at NIACC's Battle for the Helmet at 149 pounds.

Simpson College Luther Hill Open (Freshman/sophomore division, 157 pounds)

Celestin dec. Brett Wilke (Nebraska Wesleyan), 10-5; Jakob Chisholm (Iowa Western) major dec. Celestin, 14-6; Celestin major dec. Braiden Beane (Graceland University), 19-8; Thomas Stuhlman (Indian Hills) major dec. Celestin, 10-1.

Iowa Central dual (149 pounds)

Matthew Sarbo tech. fall Celestin, 17-2.

Luther College Open (Silver division, 149 pounds)

Koye Grebel tech. fall Celestin, 19-0; Celestin pinned Cael Bridgewater (Upper Iowa), 3:21; Celestin dec. Aoci Bernard (St. Cloud State), 4-2; Hunter Gartmann (RCTC) pinned Celestin, 2:43; Talan Schutte (Wisconsin-La Crosse) dec. Celestin, 15-11.

Ellsworth dual (149 pounds)

Celestin tech. fall Nick Koch, 22-5.

Coe College Invitational (149 pounds)

Ty Koedam (Coe College) pinned Celestin, 1:38; Celestin pinned Callum McAllister (Cornell College), 3:00; Celestin pinned Noah Gonzalez (St. Ambrose), 1:16; Celestin major dec. Noel Torres (Simpson College), 15-3; Celestein major dec. Jaden Machado (Graceland University), 19-7.

Iowa Western dual (149 pounds)

Celestin dec. Gabe Ferreira, 6-3.

Minnesota West dual (149 pounds)

Celestin tech. fall Ty Borge, 22-5.

NIACC's Battle for the Helmet (149 pounds)

Celestin tech. fall Kael Glenn (Ellsworth), 17-2; Cordell White (NIACC) tech. fall Celestin, 18-2; Celestin pinned Reagan Bowerman (Lakeland), 2:20; Celestin major dec. Glenn (Ellsworth), 16-5.

NJCAA North Central District Tournament (165 pounds)

Celestin (NIACC) major dec. Triston Barncastle (Ellsworth), 11-3; Cole Price (Iowa Western) major dec. Celestin, 12-4.

NJCAA national tournament (165 pounds)

Michael Myers (Iowa Central) pinned Celestin, 4:58; Celestin major dec. Michael Ager (Southwestern Oregon), 12-4; Matthew Smith (Labette) dec. Celestin, 10-4.

2023-24 record: 16-11 with 4 falls, 3 tech. falls, 6 major decisions.