Darian Cruz
NCAA championship record, 2014–2018. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
17wins
6losses
1individual titles
1wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lehigh (PA) | 125 | 1 | 5th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 2017 | Lehigh (PA) | 125 | 4 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2016 | Lehigh (PA) | 125 | 7 | Lost consolation round 4 | 3–2 | 5 bouts |
| 2014 | Lehigh (PA) | 125 | No seed listed | 7th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 23
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 125 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | RayVon Foley · Michigan State | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 7–4 |
| Round of 16 | W | Drew Mattin · Michigan | 1 | No seed listed | Dec 1–0 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Ronnie Bresser · Oregon State | 1 | 9 | Dec 2–0 |
| Semifinal | L | Nick Suriano · Rutgers (NJ) | 1 | 4 | Dec 0–2 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Ethan Lizak · Minnesota | 1 | 8 | Dec 2–5 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Sebastian Rivera · Northwestern (IL) | 1 | 10 | Dec 7–4 |
| 2017 · 125 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Dylan Peters · Northern Iowa | 4 | No seed listed | Fall 0:52 |
| Round of 16 | W | Shakur Laney · Ohio | 4 | 13 | Dec 1–0 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Sean Fausz · North Carolina State | 4 | 12 | Dec 5–2 |
| Semifinal | W | Thomas Gilman · Iowa | 4 | 1 | Dec 4–2 |
| Final | W | Ethan Lizak · Minnesota | 4 | 6 | Dec 6–3 |
| 2016 · 125 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Johnny Jimenez · Wisconsin | 7 | No seed listed | MD 11–3 |
| Round of 16 | L | Connor Schram · Stanford (CA) | 7 | 10 | Dec 1–3 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Drew Templeman · Wyoming | 7 | No seed listed | MD 13–5 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Brandon Jeske · Old Dominion (VA) | 7 | No seed listed | Dec 2–1 |
| Consolation round 4 | L | Ryan Millhof · Oklahoma | 7 | 5 | Dec 2–4 |
| 2014 · 125 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | L | Nicholas 'Nico' Megaludis · Penn State | No seed listed | 3 | TF 3–18 |
| Consolation round 1 | W | Dominic Parisi · Appalachian State (NC) | No seed listed | No seed listed | MD 11–3 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Josh Martinez · Air Force (CO) | No seed listed | 4 | Dec 4–3 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Tim Lambert · Nebraska | No seed listed | 12 | Dec 7–4 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | David Terao · American (DC) | No seed listed | 10 | Dec 3–2 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Joey Dance · Virginia Tech | No seed listed | 16 | Dec 1–4 |
| 7th-place bout | W | Earl Hall · Iowa State | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 2–1 |