Colton Camacho

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Weight:
125
Hometown:
Delmont, PA
High School:
Franklin Regional

2023-24 (125): Started as a senior at 125 pounds for the Panthers ... finished with an 11-13 overall record with a 9-9 mark in duals against one of the toughest schedules in the country ... sparked Pitt's upset dual win at No. 5 Ohio State with a 14-9 decision over No. 22 Brendan McCrone ... defeated No. 5 Brett Unger of Cornell at the National Collegiate Duals ... went 2-2 at the ACC Championships, including an opening-round win over No. 28 Spencer Moore of UNC ... picked up five wins with bonus points, including three technical falls ... honored on Senior Night ahead of Pitt's home finale against Virginia.

2022-23 (125): Regained his spot as Pitt's 125-pound starter and went 18-9 on the season ... posted a 9-5 record in duals, including a 3-2 mark in ACC matches, helping Pitt claim a share of the ACC regular season title ... placed third at the ACC Championship, defeating North Carolina's Jack Wagner in the medal bout ... just missed earning an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships ... also took third at the Clarion Open ... went 14-1 in bonus-point bouts, with seven major decisions, three technical falls and four pins ... pinned Virginia Tech's Cooper Flynn in 44 seconds to spark Pitt's upset win against the No. 7 Hokies ... also posted pins in Pitt's dual wins against Illinois, Brown and Duke.

2021-22 (125): Posted an 11-5 record as Pitt's top reserve at 125 pounds ... went 1-1 in dual bouts, beating Buffalo's Tristan Daughtery to help Pitt win ... narrowly lost in the Clarion Open final after a dominant run through his bracket ... also won four matches at the Cleveland State Open to place third ... posted a 2-2 mark at the Illinois MatMen Open.

2020-21 (125): Served as Pitt's starter at 125 pounds as a redshirt freshman ... finished with a 5-6 mark but went 3-2 in ACC duals ... beat Duke's Logan Agin, Virginia's Patrick McCormick and North Carolina's Wil Guida in conference action ... competed at his first ACC Championships

2019-20 (125): Posted a 13-5 record while wrestling unattached … claimed the open title at Mat Town II … scored a fall in 0:52 against Matt Maloney of Lock Haven in the championship match … placed third at the Mat-Town Open … added a fourth place finish at the Michigan State Open.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time PIAA qualifier … Earned a runner-up finish at 132 as a junior … Placed third at the PowerAde Wrestling Tournament … Three-time placer at PowerAde … Wrestles for the prestigious Young Guns Wrestling Club under the guidance of Jody and John Strittmatter … Placed third at NHSCA Junior Nationals and seventh at FloNationals.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 22, 2001 ... son of Chris and Carol Camacho ... Communications major.

By the Numbers
2023-24 (Pitt): 11-13 - 4th at ACC
2022-23 (Pitt): 18-9 - 3rd at ACC
2021-22 (Pitt): 11-5
2020-21 (Pitt): 5-6 - 0-2 at ACC
2019-20 (Unattached): 13-5
Career Record: 58-38
Career Record for Pitt: 39-30