Army West Point Athletics
2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Nate Lukez
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 157
- Hometown:
- Gibsonia, Pa.
- High School:
- Pine Richland
- Major:
- Life Science
2023-24 Fourth Place Finish at EIWA Championships (157 pounds)
2023-24: Went 26-11 in 157lb class…was 6-1 in EIWA dual matches and 7-4 in overall dual bouts, wrestling in each dual…November 1: Defeated in opening day dual meet against Campbell at Fort Liberty…November 11: Won by decision over Lock Haven’s Eric Alderfer…November 19: Won three of four matches at Black Knight Invitational…December 2: Was 2-2 at Cougar Clash at SIU Edwardsville…December 9: Took first place at Cleveland State Open, winning all but once bout by major decision as Army also won the team title…January 14: Won by major decision over Drexel’s Tyler Williams in EIWA opening dual, would also beat Jaden Le of Columbia same day…January 21: Dispatched Binghamton’s Carter Baer in dual meet by major decision…January 27: Won bout over Cade Wirnsberger in dual vs. Bucknell…February 16: Won by major decision over Jonathan Ley at Navy as Army captured the Star…February 25: Won by major decision on senior night against Ryan Zimmerman of American…March 8: Finished season with 3-2 mark at EIWA Championships, finishing in fourth place...Won numerous awards at team's postseason banquet, including the Carl R. Arvin Memorial Award, given to a member of graduating class distinguished in Leadership, Scholarship and Commitment to Army Wrestling...also co-won the Pierce Currier Foster Memorial Award, as well as the Phil Simpson Award as the most dedicated worker on the team.
2022-23 NCAA Qualifier (157 pounds)2022-23 Third Place Finish at the EIWA Championships (157 pounds)
2022-23 EIWA Academic Achievement Award
2022-23: Wrestled to a 19-14 record...Went 6-6 in duals...November 6: Went 2-0 in the Black Knight Scramble with wins against LIU’s Rhise Royster (7-5 decision and Oregon State’s Graham Gambrall (12-4 major decision)...November 12: Defeated Sacred Heart’s Jonathan Siemsen by a major decision (14-5)...November 20 Went 3-1 in the Black Knight Invite with wins against Central Michigan and Indiana...December 3: Picked up his third major decision of the season with a win over American Jack Nies (13-4)...December 29: Collected a pair of wins against Evan Yant of Northern Iowa (9-5 decision) and Indiana Tech’s Nate Wheeler (10-2 major decision)...January 15: Picked up a win against Gardner-Webb's Tyler Brignola (13-3 major decision)...January 28: Defeated Cornell’s Cole Handlovic by a decision (4-2), picking up his first home win of the season...January 29: Bested Riley Bower of Bucknell with an 11-5 decision...February 11: Picked up his seventh major decision of the season after defeating Drexel’s Tyler Williams (14-5)...March 4: Went 4-3 in the EIWA Championships...Defeated Navy’s Andrew Cerniglia by a decision (7-5)...Finished third in the EIWA Championships qualifying for the NCAA Tournament after knocking off American Jack Nies...Totaled nine bonus points...Went 0-2 in the NCAA Tournament...Received the EIWA Academic Achievement Award.
2021-22: Wrestled to a 20-4 mark as a sophomore at 157 lbs. … Tallied eight bonus point victories with four major decisions, two falls, and two technical falls … Had his strongest outing of the year at the David Lehman Open, where he went 5-1 with one major decision (Jan. 7).
2020-21: Finished 2-0 on the year with a win at 149 and 157 pounds ... Picked up a win over Thomas Spirk of Bucknell by technical decision at 157 pounds in his collegiate debut ... Defeated Lehigh's Paul Watkins 11-2 at 149 pounds by major decision.
Prior to West Point: native of Gibsonia, Pa., and a graduate of Pine Richland High School. ... wrestled to a career record 129 - 29 (PIAA AAA) and was a 3x Team Captain ... has multiple family members who were in the military including Father - USMC (Infantry Officer), Uncle - USMC (USNA), Uncle - USMC (Infantry) ... his mother was a Team Captain/MVP of the University of Cincinnati Women's Soccer team ... his father served 20+ years as an FBI Special Agent ... majoring in Life Science...A member of Company E3.
