2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Phillippi, Micky
Micky Phillippi
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Weight:
- 133
- Hometown:
- Derry, PA
- High School:
- Derry Area
- Prev School:
- Virginia
Bio
Career Highlights
NCAA Qualifier (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
NWCA All-American (2020)
ACC Champion (2019, 2020)
ACC Runner-Up (2021, 2022)
All-ACC Wrestling Team (2019, 2020)
NWCA Scholar All-American (2020, 2021, 2022)
All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Pitt Male Athlete of the Year (2020)
ACC Wrestler of the Week (12/4/18, 1/22/19)
2021-22 (133): Posted an 18-8 record and again was ranked among the nation's best at 133 pounds...advanced to the NCAA Round of 12 for the third time, earning thrilling wins over Rutgers' Joey Oliviera and Rider's Richie Koehler at the national championships...also beat App State's Codi Russell in his opening match in Detroit, scoring vital points as the Panthers placed 24th as a program...competed in his fourth consecutive ACC final and helped Pitt improve with a third-place team finish in the conference...went 10-4 in dual matches and posted a perfect 6-0 in bouts decided by technical fall or pin...named to the All-ACC Academic Team for a fourth straight year and earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors for a third time.
2020-21 (133): Finished with an 11-3 record during the COVID-shortened season...advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals with two wins to start his national tournament before being eliminated in the Round of 12...received the No. 5 seed for NCAAs after another season as one of the most successful wrestlers in the nation at 133 pounds...extended his winning streak to 20 matches before falling to Korbin Myers of Virginia Tech at the ACC Championship...went 6-0 for the Panthers in dual and finished with a 7-0 regular season record...pinned Duke's Parker Decker in the dual against the Blue Devils...also picked up ranked wins over NC State's Jarrett Trombley and Virginia's Louie Hayes...repeat selection on the All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team...NWCA Scholar All-American.
2019-20 (133): Went 25-1 overall with a 14-0 mark in dual meets … Had win streaks of 13 and 12 matches … Recorded six wins by major decision, one tech fall and two wins by fall … Ranked as high as No. 4 by InterMat … Posted nine wins over ranked opponents … Crowned ACC Champion at 133 for the second consecutive season … Placed first at Michigan State Open … Finished third at Southern Scuffle … Opened the season with a 12-3 major decision over Marshall Craig of Purdue … Defeated No. 12 Noah Gonser of Campbell, No. 14 Quinn Kinner of Ohio State and No. 19 Nick Farro of Lehigh in consecutive duals … Scored a 20-5 tech fall win in 4:31 over Lucas Seibert of West Virginia … Pinned Reece Witcraft of Oklahoma State in 4:04 … Also topped No. 18 Witcraft, 4-3, at the Southern Scuffle … Pinned Harrison Campbell of Duke in 4:01 … Defeated Louie Hayes of Virginia and Jaime Hernandez of North Carolina to win the ACC Championship ... Named NWCA All-American.
2018-19 (133): Finished 21-4 on the season with a 13-1 record at duals and 8-3 record at tournaments … Won the ACC Championship at 133 pounds … Finished second overall at the Cliff Keen Vegas Invite with a 4-1 record … Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship … Ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation … Compiled a record of 10-4 against top 25 opponents … Recorded three victories against top-10 opponents including No. 2 Daton Fix of Oklahoma State, No. 5 Luke Pletcher of Ohio State, and No. 6 Tariq Wilson of NC State … beat Northern Iowa's Jay Schipper by way of pin at 2:39.
2017-18 (133): Had to sit out due to transfer rules … Finished 12-3 in tournament competition … Competed at the Clarion and EMU Open as wellas Midlands … Placed first at the EMU Open after going 4-0 … Recorded second place finish at Clarion Open after going 3-1 … Placed fourth at the Midlands after going 5-2 … Picked up 24-8 tech fall against Penn’s Tristin DeVinceno at Midlands … Earned 18-3 tech fall over Michigan State’s Nathan Ellis at EMU Open … Downed Kent State’s Raphael Rodriguez via a 18-6 major decision at Clarion Open … Picked up 12-2 major decision against Michigan’s Michael Volynyuk at EMU Open ... Granted extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.
2016-17 (Virginia): Redshirt season ... 133-pounder at Virginia where he went 25-8 as a freshman at open tournaments ... Secured four wins by fall, three by tech fall and won five by a major decision.
HIGH SCHOOL: Phillippi was a three-time Pennsylvania State Champion and was also a placer at FloNationals and Super 32 ... He was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country at 138 pounds by FloWrestling as a senior and was named the 2016 Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete of the Year alongside former Pitt women's basketball player Alayna Gribble, a 2016 graduate of Norwin High School.
PERSONAL: Born April 25, 1997 ... Son of Mindy Short ... Earned his bachelor's degree in Communication & Rhetoric .. Pursuing a master's degree in Business Management in Pitt's Katz Graduate School of Business.
By the Numbers
2021-22 (Pitt): 18-8 - 2nd at ACC, NCAA Round of 12
2020-21 (Pitt): 10-3 - 2nd at ACC, NCAA Round of 12
2019-20 (Pitt): 25-1 - 1st at ACC, NWCA All-America
2018-19 (Pitt): 21-4 - 1st at ACC, 2-2 at NCAA
2017-18 (Unattached): 17-3
2016-17 (Unattached at Virginia): 25-8
Career Record: 116-27
Career Record for Pitt: 74-16
NCAA Qualifier (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
NWCA All-American (2020)
ACC Champion (2019, 2020)
ACC Runner-Up (2021, 2022)
All-ACC Wrestling Team (2019, 2020)
NWCA Scholar All-American (2020, 2021, 2022)
All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Pitt Male Athlete of the Year (2020)
ACC Wrestler of the Week (12/4/18, 1/22/19)
2021-22 (133): Posted an 18-8 record and again was ranked among the nation's best at 133 pounds...advanced to the NCAA Round of 12 for the third time, earning thrilling wins over Rutgers' Joey Oliviera and Rider's Richie Koehler at the national championships...also beat App State's Codi Russell in his opening match in Detroit, scoring vital points as the Panthers placed 24th as a program...competed in his fourth consecutive ACC final and helped Pitt improve with a third-place team finish in the conference...went 10-4 in dual matches and posted a perfect 6-0 in bouts decided by technical fall or pin...named to the All-ACC Academic Team for a fourth straight year and earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors for a third time.
2020-21 (133): Finished with an 11-3 record during the COVID-shortened season...advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals with two wins to start his national tournament before being eliminated in the Round of 12...received the No. 5 seed for NCAAs after another season as one of the most successful wrestlers in the nation at 133 pounds...extended his winning streak to 20 matches before falling to Korbin Myers of Virginia Tech at the ACC Championship...went 6-0 for the Panthers in dual and finished with a 7-0 regular season record...pinned Duke's Parker Decker in the dual against the Blue Devils...also picked up ranked wins over NC State's Jarrett Trombley and Virginia's Louie Hayes...repeat selection on the All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team...NWCA Scholar All-American.
2019-20 (133): Went 25-1 overall with a 14-0 mark in dual meets … Had win streaks of 13 and 12 matches … Recorded six wins by major decision, one tech fall and two wins by fall … Ranked as high as No. 4 by InterMat … Posted nine wins over ranked opponents … Crowned ACC Champion at 133 for the second consecutive season … Placed first at Michigan State Open … Finished third at Southern Scuffle … Opened the season with a 12-3 major decision over Marshall Craig of Purdue … Defeated No. 12 Noah Gonser of Campbell, No. 14 Quinn Kinner of Ohio State and No. 19 Nick Farro of Lehigh in consecutive duals … Scored a 20-5 tech fall win in 4:31 over Lucas Seibert of West Virginia … Pinned Reece Witcraft of Oklahoma State in 4:04 … Also topped No. 18 Witcraft, 4-3, at the Southern Scuffle … Pinned Harrison Campbell of Duke in 4:01 … Defeated Louie Hayes of Virginia and Jaime Hernandez of North Carolina to win the ACC Championship ... Named NWCA All-American.
2018-19 (133): Finished 21-4 on the season with a 13-1 record at duals and 8-3 record at tournaments … Won the ACC Championship at 133 pounds … Finished second overall at the Cliff Keen Vegas Invite with a 4-1 record … Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championship … Ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation … Compiled a record of 10-4 against top 25 opponents … Recorded three victories against top-10 opponents including No. 2 Daton Fix of Oklahoma State, No. 5 Luke Pletcher of Ohio State, and No. 6 Tariq Wilson of NC State … beat Northern Iowa's Jay Schipper by way of pin at 2:39.
2017-18 (133): Had to sit out due to transfer rules … Finished 12-3 in tournament competition … Competed at the Clarion and EMU Open as wellas Midlands … Placed first at the EMU Open after going 4-0 … Recorded second place finish at Clarion Open after going 3-1 … Placed fourth at the Midlands after going 5-2 … Picked up 24-8 tech fall against Penn’s Tristin DeVinceno at Midlands … Earned 18-3 tech fall over Michigan State’s Nathan Ellis at EMU Open … Downed Kent State’s Raphael Rodriguez via a 18-6 major decision at Clarion Open … Picked up 12-2 major decision against Michigan’s Michael Volynyuk at EMU Open ... Granted extra year of eligibility by the NCAA.
2016-17 (Virginia): Redshirt season ... 133-pounder at Virginia where he went 25-8 as a freshman at open tournaments ... Secured four wins by fall, three by tech fall and won five by a major decision.
HIGH SCHOOL: Phillippi was a three-time Pennsylvania State Champion and was also a placer at FloNationals and Super 32 ... He was ranked as high as No. 2 in the country at 138 pounds by FloWrestling as a senior and was named the 2016 Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete of the Year alongside former Pitt women's basketball player Alayna Gribble, a 2016 graduate of Norwin High School.
By the Numbers
2021-22 (Pitt): 18-8 - 2nd at ACC, NCAA Round of 12
2020-21 (Pitt): 10-3 - 2nd at ACC, NCAA Round of 12
2019-20 (Pitt): 25-1 - 1st at ACC, NWCA All-America
2018-19 (Pitt): 21-4 - 1st at ACC, 2-2 at NCAA
2017-18 (Unattached): 17-3
2016-17 (Unattached at Virginia): 25-8
Career Record: 116-27
Career Record for Pitt: 74-16
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Friday, February 07
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