rst Team NJCAA All-America honors as he helped the Blue Dragons earn a perfect 8-0 record and a victory in the NJCAA National Championship … was a first team all-conference honoree as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Sahuaro under head coach Scott McKee... Earned first team all-conference honors... Also competed in discus and shot put – picking up all-state status – in addition to wrestling.

PERSONAL: From Tucson, Ariz. … son of Chima and Sharon Ugwu … has two siblings … father is a former football player and former shot put Olympian … favorite athlete is Kam Chancellor because he is a great athlete and he hits people hard … had recruiting interest from Jacksonville State, Liberty, ULM, Northern Arizona, and UTEP … chose to attend Fresno State because he wanted to be close to home, and needed.2e:{"name":null,"slug":null,"nick_name":null} 2d:{"is_college":36,"is_high_school":7615,"slug":"fresno-state","name":"Fresno State","nick_name":"Fresno State Bulldogs","committed_to":"$2e"} 2f:T4ea,

PRIOR TO FRESNO STATE: Transferred to Fresno State from Kansas State where he was for the 2021-22 seasons … began his collegiate career at Hutchinson City College … redshirted in the 2021 season and appeared in one game for the Big 12 Champions in 2022 … started every game during the spring 2021 season for Hutchinson CC … earned First Team NJCAA All-America honors as he helped the Blue Dragons earn a perfect 8-0 record and a victory in the NJCAA National Championship … was a first team all-conference honoree as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Sahuaro under head coach Scott McKee... Earned first team all-conference honors... Also competed in discus and shot put – picking up all-state status – in addition to wrestling.

PERSONAL: From Tucson, Ariz. … son of Chima and Sharon Ugwu … has two siblings … father is a former football player an

Kingsley Ugwu