Joey Prata

Photo by: Austin Bernard

Photo by: Ty Russell

Photo by: Ty Russell

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Weight:
125
High School:
St. Christopher's School
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
Prev School:
Virginia Tech

Year	Overall	Duals	Big 12/ACC Finish	Major Decisions	Tech Falls	Pins
2016-17	1-1	0-0	--	0	0	0
2017-18	--	--	--	--	--	--
2018-19	11-13	4-7	3rd	3	0	1
2019-20	17-11	8-6	3rd	0	0	1
2020-21	5-0	2-0	--	1	0	0
2021-22	19-9	10-5	4th	0	0	0
2022-23	20-11	11-6	4th	1	0	2
Totals	73-45	35-24	--	5	0	4

2022-23
Compiled a 20-11 record as a starter at 125 pounds … Posted an 11-6 dual record ... Runner-up finish at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 5) … Claimed the first place title at the Bobby Kaufman Memorial Open over Andre Gonzalez (Ohio State) by a 6-2 decision (Jan. 8) … Took fourth place at the Big 12 Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships ... All-Big 12 Academic First Team member and NWCA Scholar All-American.

2021-22
First year starting for the Sooners at 125 pounds ... Amassed a 19-9 overall record, with a 10-5 mark in dual action ... Started his season by winning a title at the Michigan State Open ... Finished the regular season on a six-match winning streak, including upset wins over NCAA qualifiers Kysen Terukina of Iowa State and Trevor Mastrogiovanni of Oklahoma State ... Given the No. 7 seed in the Big 12 tournament ... Beat former All-American Taylor LaMont of Utah Valley in his opening match ... Took fourth at the Big 12 Championship to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships ... Earned the No. 19 seed for the NCAAs, where he went 3-2 to make it to the blood rounds ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Given the Most Valuable Wrestler Award and the Warrior Award by his coaches at the conclusion of the season.

2021 (at Virginia Tech)
Tallied 5-0 record at 125 pounds for the Hokies ... Went 2-0 in ACC duals with wins over Duke's Logan Agin and Pitt's Louis Newell ... Outscored opponents 31-5 ... Majored WVU's Coloton Drousias 12-0.

2019-20 (at Virginia Tech)
NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds … Placed third at the ACC Championships to claim an automatic qualification to the NCAAs… Defeated Pitt’s Louis Newell in the ACC third-place match to secure his spot at the NCAA Championships… Went 8-6 in duals… placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Invitational after going 6-2 and upsetting No. 6 Alex Mackall of Iowa State in the consolation semifinals… Placed fourth at the Navy Classic after going 3-2… Claimed a 5-2 decision over No. 20 Malik Heinselman of Ohio State to secure the 21-15 upset over the third-ranked Buckeyes… Won a 2-0 decision over Northwestern’s Mike DeAugustino at the Mat on the Mound…. Won a 2-0 decision over Missouri’s Dack Punke to help the Hokies pull the upset over the ninth-ranked Tigers.

2018-19 (at Virginia Tech)
Started in 11 duals for the Hokies at 125 pounds … Went 11-13 in his first full season competing … Placed third at the ACC Championship where he went 3-1 … Defeated North Carolina’s Joseph Heilmann by a 3-1 decision in sudden victory to clinch third … Went 3-2 in ACC duals … Scored a takedown but fell in a narrow 4-2 decision against 2019 All-American Vitali Arujau of Cornell … Went 3-2 at the F&M Open … Defeated Lehigh’s Luke Resnick by a 5-1 decision … Had a 14-2 major decision over Duke’s Harrison Campbell … Went 4-1 at the Hokie Open.

2017-18 (at Virginia Tech)
Missed the season after suffering a knee injury.

2016-17 (at Virginia Tech)
Redshirted … Went 1-1 wrestling unattached at 125 … Defeated NC State’s Charles Lenox by a 3-1 decision at the Southeast Open.