2023-24
• 7-6 record with six bonus point victories
• Took second at the Luther Open at 125 pounds
at Oklahoma (2022-23)
• Went 2-4 as a freshman; missed the remainder of the season due to ankle injury.
| Overall | Dual | Big Ten Dual | Dual Pts. | Big Ten | NCAA | OT | MD | TF | Pins | Fastest | |
| Year | Record | Record | Record | Scored | Place | Place | W/L | W/L | W/L | W/L | Pin |
| *2022-23 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — |
| 2023-24 | 7-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | — | — | — | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3:59 |
| Career | 9-10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | — | — | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 3:59 |
*at Oklahoma
High School
• Ranked No. 13 overall prospect nationally and the No. 3 recruit at 120 pounds by FloWrestling
• Ranked No. 52 overall prospect in the 2022 senior class by MatScouts
• Spent a portion of the 2020 season as the nation’s top recruit at 120 pounds
• Won a state title as a senior at 113 pounds in 2022; also finished as the California state runner-up in 2021 and took third in 2019
• Won the 2020 Grappler Fall Classic 119 pounds division
Personal
• Born Sept. 4, 2003
• Son of Joey Cruz Sr. and Veronica Cruz
• Siblings Alyssa Cruz, Samantha Flores and Gilbert Flores
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The second ranked University of Iowa wrestling team won eight of 10 matches to put together a 28-6 victory over ninth ranked Illinois on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
MADISON, Wisconsin – The second-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team shutout Wisconsin, 45-0, on Sunday afternoon at the UW Field House. The Hawkeyes improved to 7-0 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten competition.
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