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2022-23 Wrestling Roster

Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
Columbia University Athletics/Mike McLaughlin
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Danny Conley

  • Class Senior
  • Weight 285
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • Previous School Chaminade College Prep
  • College CC

Biography

- 2020 Honorable Mention All-Ivy League (HWT)

2022-23 (Senior): Finished the season with an 10-12 overall record at 285 pounds … Went 1-4 in dual matches with a 1-0 record in EIWA duals … Registered two major decisions and one fall for the season … Recorded two wins at the Zingo National Collegiate Open (2/25).
 
2021-22 (Junior): Wrestled as the starting heavyweight in the Columbia lineup ... Finished 12-20 ... Went 3-9 in duals, 3-5 in EIWA duals and 2-3 in Ivy League duals ... Recorded a pair of wins via fall ... Tied for the second fastest pin on the team (0:34) ... Got one win via technical fall ... Opened the season with a 2-0 win at the Southeast Open (Nov. 7), beating Aydin Guttridge (Unatt.) ... Got first win via fall against Rutgers' Marcus Estevez, recording the fall at 5:12 at the Bearcat Open (Nov. 14) ... Snagged first dual win of the season with an EIWA victory over LIU's (Jan. 9) Timothy Nagosky ... Swept an Ivy League doubleheader getting wins in Columbia's doubleheader dual bout against Harvard and Brown (Feb. 11) ... Beat Jeffrey Crooks (Harvard) via a 9-2 decision and Lear Quinton (Brown) via a 7-2 decision ... Got a pair of wins at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 5) ... Beat Bucknell's Luke Niemeyer via SV-1 (3-1) and Army's Kade Carslon, 5-1, at the EIWA Championships.

2020-21: Season canceled due to COVID-19 (Unenrolled)

2019-20 (Sophomore): Wrestled as Columbia's starter at heavyweight, posting a 17-20 record ... Went 4-9 in EIWA dual matches and 3-2 in Ivy League matchups ... Recorded four wins via major decision, three wins via fall and one win via technical fall ... Earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy League honors ... Collected first win of the season with a 12-0 major decision over Brandon Phillips (Army) at the Princeton Open (Nov. 3) ... Got first win via fall with a pin at 39 seconds against Brian Sidle (Jersey City WC) at the ESU Open (Nov. 10) ... Posted fasted win via fall on the season with a pin at 35 seconds against Michael Slivinski (Grand Canyon) at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 24) ... Collected first dual meet win with a 16-0 technical fall victory over Maguire Horl (LIU) on Jan. 31 ... Ripped off three straight Ivy wins starting with a 4-1 decision over Nate Hoaglund (Penn) on Feb. 8 ... Continued three-match winning streak with a 4-0 decision over Princeton's Aidan Conner (Feb. 8) and finished off the streak with a 14-4 major decision victory over Brown's Thomas Mukai (Feb. 15).

2018-19 (First-Year): Posted a 9-11 record in first collegiate wrestling season ... Wrestling at heavyweight, went 3-5 in dual matches, 1-4 in EIWA matches and 1-2 in Ivy League matchups ... Recorded three wins by fall and one technical fall ... Opened collegiate account with a win by fall (4:52) against Reggie Poulin from Hofstra at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 ... Followed that up with an 8-7 win over Rutgers' Alex Esposito on Nov. 4 ... Eventually won three matches at the Princeton Open, snagging a 3-2 win over Gavin Berkley of Army to wrap up victories at the Princeton Open ... Recorded career fastest victory by fall pinning Mount St. Vincent's Justin Hansel in 30 seconds at the Mat Town Open (Nov. 25) ... In first-career dual match, recorded a technical fall with a 16-0 (4:51) win over VMI's Tre Momon on Dec. 8 ... Snagged third pin of the season, pinning Collin Kelly from Cleveland State in 4:30 on Jan. 10 ... Won first-career EIWA/Ivy League match with a 7-4 win over Harvard's Evan Callahan (Feb. 16). 

Personal: A high school wrestler at Chaminade College Prep School in Missouri … Earned Super-32 All-American honors, as well as a state title his final two seasons …A four-year letterwinner at Chaminade Prep, a three-time captain, and the first ever state champion from his school … The son of Chris and Norm Conley … Plans on studying financial economics Columbia College.

Career Records:
2018-19: 9-11, 1-4 EIWA; 1-2 Ivy
2019-20: 17-20, 4-9 EIWA; 3-2 Ivy
2021-22: 12-20, 3-5 EIWA; 2-3 Ivy
2022-23: 10-12, 1-0 EIWA, 0-0 Ivy
Overall: 48-43, 9-18 EIWA; 6-7

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First Year

    285 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    285 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    285 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    285 lbs