2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Troy Heilmann
- Weight:
- 149
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- South Plainfield, N.J.
- High School:
- South Plainfield
2016-17: Rallied from a 1-8 start to finish 15-15 on the year and 9-5 in duals at the starter at 149 pounds • Upset No. 8 Sam Speno of NC State at the ACC Championships to earn All-ACC honors and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships as the ACC runner-up • Scored a major decision over Harvard's Hunter Ladnier at nationals • Beat No. 11 Cole Mendenhall of Wyoming in January • Won his final four regular season matches, all against ACC opponents.
2015-16: Finished 19-8 overall during his redshirt season • Competed at 149 pounds and had a pair of runner-up finishes at the Nittany Lion Open and the National Collegiate Open.
2014-15: Finished 23-13 overall and 10-4 in duals as the starter at 133 pounds • Made his NCAA Championships debut and scored a major decision win over Duke’s Mitch Finesilver • Fought his way through the wrestlebacks at ACCs to earn an automatic bid to nationals • After falling to Finesilver in the semifinals, beat Pitt’s Nick Zanetta in sudden victory overtime before topping Kevin Norstrem of Virginia Tech to take third place • Finished 4-1 in ACC duals during the regular season • Finished the year with two pins, three major decisions and a tech fall • Knocked off No. 14 Nick Soto of Chattanooga to help the Tar Heels to an upset dual win over the Mocs • Finished third at the Roadrunner Open with six wins • Also took sixth at the Hokie Open and eighth at the Southern Scuffle.
2013-14: Finished 19-18 overall and 8-10 in duals wrestling at 133 pounds as a true freshman • Won five times by pin and three times by major decision • Took fourth at the ACC Championships with a win over Virginia's Joe Martinez • Won four straight matches to take fifth place at the Wolfpack Open • Also finished sixth at the Reno Tournament of Champions.
Prep: Attended South Plainfield High School in South Plainfield, N.J. • Four-year varsity wrestler and team captain as a senior • Three-time state finalist and four-time state placer • Fifth at Super 32 and fifth at FILA Cadets • Team was Group III state champions in 2010, 2011 and 2013 • Virginia Duals Champions in 2013 • High honor roll student and member of the Spanish Honor Society.
Personal: Troy Joseph Heilmann is the son of Pam and Nick Heilmann • Birthday is Aug. 25 • Born in Morristown, N.J.
