Hofstra University Athletics

At Hofstra
2023-24: NWCA Scholar All-American...EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient... Competed in 37 matches...Posted a 22-15 record overall...22 wins led team...First Hofstra freshman to win 20 matches in a season since Dylan Ryder in 2017-18..Posted a 9-5 record in duals...Had 12 decisions, five major decisions, and three tech falls...Had winning streaks of eight and six matches...Placed sixth at the Edinboro Open...Placed fifth at 149E division of the Journeymen Collegiate Classic...Was 1-2 at the EIWA Championships...Dean's List student...Member of the Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Wrestled for four years at Moline Senior High School...Won a state championship as a sophomore and was a two-time runner-up...Was a state qualifier as a freshman...Went 52-1 as a senior with a school record 40 pins...Was 49-3 as a junior with 37 pins...Overall high school record was 163-13...Two-time team Most Valuable Player and Off-Season Wrestler of the Year...Won Best Newcomer Award as a freshman...Honor student...Competed with Young Guns Wrestling Club...Personal: Son of Tony Tapia...Has seven siblings...Hobbies include playing Frisbee and learning to play guitar...Names The Smiths, KISS, and Frank Ocean as his favorite musicians...History major.