2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Marcus Amico
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Anchorage, Alaska
- High School:
- Eagle River
2018-19 | Junior: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Posted an 11-9 record, while making five dual starts at 165 lbs…Had three major decisions, one tech fall, and three pins…Three majors were tied for third-most on the team…Placed third at the Northern Colorado Open and first at the UNK Holiday Inn Open.
2017-18 | Sophomore: Concluded with a 5-6 overall record … posted two major decisions … first-team Academic All-Big 12 … Scholar Athlete Award … completed Operations Air Force at Vance AFB.
2016-17 | Freshman: Did not compete due to injury … Anti-Terrorism Force Protection as a sophomore … Superintendent’s list … Ace’s list … completed Remotely Piloted Aircraft training over the first block of summer … saved his girlfriend’s life from a shark in the Bahamas over the second block of summer … completed Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training over the third block of summer.
High School: Four-year letterman in wrestling … state champion … two-time regional champion … wrestled for coach Chris Ruggles … class Salutatorian … four academic gold stars (four 4.0 GPA).
Personal: Member of Cadet Squadron 24 … son of Nick and Berta Amico with one older brother … major is foreign area studies … aspires to become a fighter pilot … hobbies include ice fishing, lifting and climbing … will one day return to Alaska to build a cabin on a remote lake … credits his older brother, Brandon, with the greatest influence on his athletic career … favorite quote is, “Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.” - Unknown.
