Zayne Candelaria

Position:
HWT
Height:
5-10
Class:
1st Year
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
High School:
Sunnyside

SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
• Posted a 121-23 record over his prep career at Sunnyside High School, competing at 285 pounds and finishing as a three-time state finalist, two-time state champion and four-time state placer.
• Earned Super 32 All-American, Ironman Placer, Doc Buchanan finalist and state finalist honors as a senior.
• Won an Arizona state championship as a junior, adding Postseason Nationals All-American, NHSCA All-American and Fargo All-American honors.
• Won an Arizona state championship as a sophomore and earned NHSCA All-American honors.
• Placed at the Arizona state meet as a freshman, earning NHSCA All-American and Fargo All-American honors.
• Was ranked nationally by FloWrestling.
• Wrestled for head coach Anthony Leon at Sunnyside.

PERSONAL
• Born in and resided in Tucson, Ariz., before coming to Corvallis.
• Graduated with Latin honors.
• On choosing Oregon State: "The atmosphere, Oregon State is a place somewhere I'll be challenged to grow around other like-minded individuals; the team holds each other accountable because we are all just a few kids with the same goal, and that is to be great."
• Said what he likes most about wrestling is that once you step on the mat, it's just you — your hard work shows through in both your wins and your losses, with every match pitting two wrestlers chasing the same goal, one pursuing their dreams while the other does everything they can to stop them.