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2020-21 Wrestling Roster

Willy Girard

Willy Girard

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    125
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Williamstown, Pa
  • High School:
    Williams Valley
  • Major:
    Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.)

Summary

Biography

HONORS:
MAC All-Academic Team (2020-21)
NCAA Tournament Qualifier, 125 pounds (2018-19)
EWL Champion, 125 pounds (2018-19)

CAREER:
YEAR OVERALL RECORD DUAL RECORD MAJ. DEC. TECH FALLS FALLS
2019-20*
(redshirt)
11-4 0-0 2 1 3
2018-19 23-13 11-5 3 1 4
2017-18 10-7 7-0 1 1 3
2016-17 10-20 8-13 1 0 3
TOTALS 43-40 26-18 5 2 10

YEAR-BY-YEAR:
2019-20 (Match-by-Match)

Redshirt ... competed in three tournaments as an unattached and finished with an 11-4 overall record ... recorded three falls, two major decisions, and one technical fall ... placed fourth at the Clarion Open (11/3) after going 4-2 at the tournament ... took fifth at the Cleveland State Open (12/14) with a 4-1 record ... went 3-1 at the Wilkes Open (12/22)

2018-19 (Match-by-Match)
Enjoyed his finest campaign to date as a member of the Huskies by going 23-13 overall and 11-5 in dual competition ... finished second on team in wins (23), dual wins (11), bonus-point wins (8), and major decisions (3) ... tied for team lead in falls (4) and technical falls (1) ... went a perfect 3-0 at the EWL Championships (3/9) to become program's first champion at the tournament since 2014 and earned automatic berth into the NCAA tournament - also the program's first since 2014 ... held off Lock Haven's Luke Werner, 9-8 in the second tiebreaker, to claim EWL title at 125 pounds ... also defeated Clarion's Gavin Park and Rider's Jonathan Tropea en route to the EWL Championship ... lost a pair of hard-fought battles at NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh (3/21) to Trey Chalifoux of Army West Point and to Bryce West of Northern Illinois ... entered the NCAA tournament with seven consecutive wins - the longest winning streak of his career ... opened the season with a third-place finish at the Clarion Open (11/3) after going 5-1 at the tournament ... took third at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (11/11) and then placed fourth at the Army Black Knight Invitational (11/18) ... competed at the prestigious Midlands Championships (12/29) and lost a pair of narrow decisions ... went 5-1 against EWL opponents in duals during the regular season

2017-18 (Match-by-Match)
Finished sophomore season with a 10-7 overall record and a perfect 7-0 mark in duals ... had five bonus-point wins (three falls, one technical fall, one major decision) of his ten victories ... went a perfect 2-0 at the Mountaineer Duals (11/11) with a fall over Michael McClelland of Davidson and a technical fall over Logan Durham of Appalachian State ... placed sixth overall at the Army Black Knight Invitational (11/19) ... missed two months of action due to injury but came back to win four straight bouts from 2/2 to 2/17 ... closed out the year with a pair of losses at the EWL Championships (3/3)

2016-17 (Match-by-Match)
Ended rookie campaign with a 10-20 overall mark and an 8-13 record in duals ... totaled three falls and one major decision win during the season ... opened the year with six victories in first nine bouts including a pair of falls and a major decision victory ... pinned Michigan State's Logan Griffin (11/26) for first collegiate pin ... took sixth at the PSAC Championships (12/10) ... had dual victories over Quinton Tucker of George Mason (12/3) and John Martin of Cleveland State (2/3) to account for EWL victories during the regular season ... posted an 0-2 mark at the EWL Championships (3/4) to close out campaign

HIGH SCHOOL:
Wrestled and also played soccer at Williams Valley High School ... three-time state qualifier and two-time state medalist with a seventh-place result as a junior and a third-place finish as a senior ... finished career with a 136-33 overall record ... district champion as a senior ... posted a record of 37-4 during senior season

PERSONALITY PROFILE:
Top three favorite movies of all time ... Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, The Sandlot
Favorite musician / band ...
Cake or pie ... Cake
If you could be any animal, what would you be ... Shark
Which TV family best describes your own family ...
Favorite kind of sandwich ...
What fictional character do you wish you could meet ...
What is the most useless talent you have ... I am pretty good at ping-pong
If you could never eat at one fast food chain again, what would it be ... McDonald's
What would you name your boat if you had one ... Abracadabra

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'7" 125 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'7" 125 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'7" 125 lbs
  • 2020-21Redshirt Senior

    5'7" 125 lbs