James Lledo

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Weight:
184
Hometown:
Lower Merion, PA
High School:
Lower Merion

2023-24 (184): Didn't compete but served as a valuable member of Pitt's wrestling room ... honored on Senior Night prior to Pitt's win against Virginia.

2022-23 (184): Valuable squad member and explosive wrestler who went 13-5 on the season ... Posted two wins in duals for the Panthers against Brown and Columbia ... Won the Mat Town Open title at 184 pounds thanks to three pins ... Finished with a team-high seven falls on the season ... Five of his pins occurred in the first period ... Earned 10 wins by bonus-point margins.

2021-22 (174/184): Continued to show progression in his second season at Pitt ... Finished with a 15-10 mark and featured in the lineup several times for the Panthers ... Earned his first dual victory by pinning Arizona State's Zane Coleman, sparking a furious Pitt rally to upset the No. 6 Sun Devils in front of a raucous crowd at Fitzgerald Field House ... Advanced to the final of the Clarion Open ... Consistently displayed a penchant for pinning, securing a team-high nine falls ... Eight of his wins by pin came in the first period of matches, furthering his reputation as a dangerous scrambler.

2020-21 (184/197): Posted a 4-2 record in his first collegiate season ... Won his first four college matches by bonus, with three via fall ... Competed in extra matches after duals in the shortened season affected by the COVID-19 pandemic ... Did not compete in duals, preserving a redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: High potential recruit from eastern Pennsylvania ... Went 130-27 wrestling for Lower Merion, with 76 of his wins coming by pin ... Three-time section champion and two-time regional runner-up for the Aces ... Won the Radnor Holiday Tournament twice and triumphed three times in the Ralph Wetzel Classic.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 29, 2001 … son of Jim Lledo and Elizabeth Wintz … studying communications at Pitt ... also an emerging MMA star, going 3-0 in amateur matches as James "Las Vegas" Lledo.

By the Numbers
2023-24 (Pitt): 0-0
2022-23 (Pitt): 13-5
2021-22 (Pitt): 15-10
2020-21 (Pitt): 4-2
Career Record: 32-17
Career Record for Pitt: 28-15