Abram Ayala

Weight:
165
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Weston, Fla.
High School:
Blair Academy

At Princeton — 2015-16 (19-11): reached as high as No. 10 in the national rankings … qualified for the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive year, but missed due to injury default … won the Navy Classic and helped Princeton win team title over two higher-ranked teams … placed sixth at Midlands; included Tigers' highest-ranked upset of the year, a win over No. 3 Jack Dechow of Old Dominion … earned Ivy League Honorable Mention … posted clinching victory over Harvard to help Tigers reach Ivy League championship match for first time since 1986 … won seven straight dual matches during the season, including six by major decision. 2014-15 (33-7): reached NCAA Championships for second straight season and won first match in the main draw; both losses during NCAAs game to Top-10 seeds … placed third at the EIWA Championships to help Princeton to seventh-place team finish; his only loss during the tournament was by two points in the semifinal … earned first-team All-Ivy League honors; he became only the second Princeton wrestler in more than a decade to earn the honor … placed fifth at the prestigious Midlands Championships, winning five matches along the way … went 2-0 in the Grapple at the Garden … won the Binghamton Open and the Navy Classic … had an 11-match win streak and an eight-match win streak. 2013-14 (27-12) reached his first NCAA Championships and won a consolation match during a 27-win season; both losses at the NCAAs came to wrestlers seeded in the Top 6 … reached the EIWA semifinal after defeating third-seeded Daniel Mitchell 4-3 in the quarterfinals; finished fifth overall for his first EIWA placewinner result … earned All-Ivy League honorable mention … led Princeton to a thrilling comeback win over Boston University with a third-period pin in the final match … won 14 of his final 16 regular season matches … recipient of the program’s Triede Trophy, presented to that member of the Princeton varsity wrestling team who by his spirit, ability and sportsmanship has contributed most to the sport. 2012-13 (6-6): earned six victories in freshman season, competing mostly during in-season tournaments … placed fifth at Binghamton Open and reached the semifinals at 165 … won first three matches of career, including 8-2 debut over Army's Kenneth Skillman.

Before Princeton — placed fifth at the 2012 NCWA Nationals at 149 pounds ... finished sixth at 2010 Florida 1-A state championships at 112 pounds ... started wrestling in the spring of his freshman year of high school ... earned a varsity letter in track and field.

Personal — enjoys drawing.