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Bellarmine University Athletics

2022-23 Wrestling Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II

Alex Rivera

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 157
  • Class Senior
  • Major Exercise Science
  • Hometown Louisville, KY
  • High School Moore
  • Parents Adam and Angela Rivera

Biography

2022-23: SoCon Honor Roll recipient...Wrestled 34 times and earned a career-best 24 wins in final season, wrestling at 157, 165, and 174…Went a perfect 4-0 and earned first place at the Pepsi Patriot Open on Nov. 5…Tallied two wins at the Lindenwood Open on Nov. 19…Claimed second in 165 at the NUWAY College Men’s Open with four victories…Topped Joshua Williams of Presbyterian (TF, 19-2) in an exhibition 165 match on Feb. 23…Earned three wins at the NCWA GLC Championships on Feb. 25…Went 7-1 at 157 in his final career bouts at the NCWA National Championships.

2021-22: Named to SoCon Honor Roll...One of two Bellarmine wrestlers to claim at least one victory by pin, tech fall, and major decision...Earned five total wins on the season...Dominated Alex Driggs of Averett (TF, 17-0), handled Levi Field of Emory&Henry College (MD, 12-1), and bested Gunner Rodgers of Upper Iowa (Dec, 7-1) to earn fourth place at the NUWAY College Combat Open on Jan. 6...Pinned Cade Johnson of Kentucky Wesleyan (2:59) and Eric Green of Wabash (2:54) wrestling 157 at the Greyhound Open on Feb. 6.
2021-22 Match-by-Match Results

2020-21: Wrestled two matches on the season, one at 165 and another at 174…Captured a 7-1 win over Gardner-Webb’s Cameron Broughton on Jan. 31.
2020-21 Match-by-Match Results

2019-20: As a freshman, collected 13 wins, including four falls…Took third with 4-1 record at 157 in “Freshman-Sophomore” bracket at Mount Union Invitational…Won pair of matches at 157 at Greyhound Open…Won four of five matches from Nov. 2-9…Racked up six wins in seven matches from Jan. 10-Feb. 9…Earned 6-2 decision over Mount St. Joseph’s Eric Fomekong in first collegiate match.
2019-20 Match-by-Match Results

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'10" 157 lbs