Height: 5-8
Class: Junior
Hometown: Wantagh, N.Y.
Previous School: Wantagh (Nassau C.C.)

2015-16: D2WCA All-Academic Second Team ... posted a 21-8 overall record and a 15-3 mark in duals at 141 ... led the team with 10 technical falls ... slotted as high as No. 3 in the D2Wrestle.com Super Region I 141-lb. rankings ... won all five his bouts to capture the 141-lb. title at the season-opening Monarch Invitational (Nov. 7) ... rolled off a streak of 12 straight victories from Dec. 4 to Jan. 21, which included five technical falls and two major decisions ... teched Hunter's David Naupari (17-0) and USMMA's Daniel May at the Mariner Duals (Dec. 12) ... earned technical falls against Josh Cornell (18-3) of West Liberty and Marius Kola (16-0) of East Stroudsburg on Jan. 9 ... teched American International's Scott Coleman by an 18-2 count on Jan. 21 ... blanked Mount Saint Vincent's Cristian Hilario, 17-0, on Feb. 18 ... pinned NYU's Austin Day in 1:06 on Feb. 18 ... earned a 16-0 technical fall of Alderson-Broaddus' Micah Powell at the NCAA Division II Super Region I Championships (Feb. 26).

2014-15: Wrestled at 141 pounds for the Pioneers ... posted a 10-7 overall record on the season ... went 2-1 in dual-meet competition and led the team with four victories by technical fall ... won eight of his last eleven matches in a period spanning from Jan. 3 to Feb. 7 ... went 3-2 at the Long Island open (Jan. 3), earning a fourth-place finish while recording two technical falls and a pinfall in 1:20.

Prior to LIU Post: Transfer from Nassau Community College, where he placed third at the NJCAA Region XV Tournament ... three-time All-County selection at Wantagh High School ... two-time Nassau County finalist and Conference A1 Champion ... Nassau County Champion and New York State third-place finisher ... owned a record of 42-5 in his senior year ... sported a career 131-39 mark as a Warrior.

Personal: Has one sister, Maila ... son of Vince and Ila Turano ... enjoys weightlifting and video games ... his favorite athlete is George St. Pierre ... aspires to become a wrestling coach ... majoring in information technology.