Vito Arujau

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Vito Arujau
Personal information
Full name Vitali Arujau
Born (1999-06-01) June 1, 1999 (age 25)
Gomel, Belarus
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 133 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team Cornell Big Red
Club Spartan Combat Wrestling Club
Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
Team USA
Coached by Mike Grey
Vugar Orujov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade 61 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Buenos Aires 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala 57 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw 57 kg
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Las Vegas 61 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Coralville 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Fort Worth 57 kg
U20 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tallinn 57 kg
U17 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi 58 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Cornell Big Red
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tulsa 133 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Detroit 125 lb
EIWA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ithaca 125 lb
Gold medal – first place 2023 Philadelphia 133 lb
Silver medal – second place 2019 Vestal 125 lb

Vitali Orujov (Russian: Виталий Оруджов; born June 1, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 61 kilograms.[1] In freestyle, he is the reigning World Champion, as well as a two-time Pan-American gold medalist and the 2023 US National champion.[2]

In folkstyle, Arujau is the reigning NCAA Division I National champion at 133 pounds out of Cornell University.[3]

Background

Arujau was born in Gomel, Belarus, and moved to the United States at the age of two, after his mother won the green card lottery. His father Vugar Orujov was a two-time World champion in freestyle wrestling, and his mother Zhanna Sarnauskaya was a USSR National champion in solo's kayaking.[4]

After a short stay in California, the Arujau family moved to Long Island, New York, where he would start wrestling at the age of ten, under his father's guidance.[5]

Career

High school

Arujau attended Syosset High School in Syosset, New York. He started wrestling on the varsity team as an eighth grader and placed second at the state tournament that year, losing to eventual teammate Yianni Diakomihalis in the 99-pound final.[6] After his setback in the state finals, he did not lose another match during high-school career and graduated with a 216–1 record and four NYSPHSAA state titles to his name.[7]

In freestyle, Arujau was a U17 Cadet World silver medalist and a multiple-time U17 US National champion while in high school.[8] In 2015, fresh off his second state title, Arujau committed to Cornell University.[9]

Cornell University

2017–2018

Arujau chose to grayshirt during his first year at Cornell, racking up a 9–1 record and a Cleveland Stete Open title while wrestling unattached during 2017.[10]

Focusing in freestyle during 2018, Arujau recorded a fourth-place finish at the U20 US Open and a runner-up finish at the U20 US World Team Trials before claiming the U23 US World Team Trials title at 61 kilograms.[11] However, he was forced to pull out from the U23 World Championships.[12]

2018–2019

As a freshman, Arujau went 5–1 at 133 pounds before moving down to 125, improving to 23–1 during regular season.[13] At the EIWA Conference Championships, Arujau placed second, losing a close match to eventual NCAA champion Pat Glory in the finals.[14] At the NCAA championships, Arujau placed fourth to become an All-American, earning upset victories over the second and fourth seeds as the eight seed himself. He closed out the season with a 31–4 record.[15]

Fresh off All-American honors, Arujau switched back to freestyle, cut down to 57 kilograms and placed fourth at the US Open National championships in April.[16] In May, he decided to compete at the US World Team Trials in the U20 level, sweeping the field with six victories to earn the spot.[17] Arujau then claimed a silver medal at the U20 World Championships in August, notably defeating returning champion Akhmed Idrisov in the semifinals.[18]

In December, Arujau went back up to the senior level and placed third at the US National Championships, notably defeating reigning NCAA champion Nick Suriano before falling to three-time age-group world champion Spencer Lee. [19] This result had him qualify for the US Olympic Team Trials in 2020.[20]

2020

Arujau chose to take an Olympic redshirt for the 2019–2020 folkstyle season and focused in freestyle instead.[21] In January, Arujau competed at the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, and was eliminated after a close opening match.[22]

He was then set to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials in April, however, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] In July, he defeated Sammy Alvarez at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo, and was set to wrestle NCAA finalist Jack Mueller at Beat The Streets in September, but was forced to pull out.[24][25] He ended up defeating Mueller a month later at the US National Championships, along with four others to claim his first national title.[26]

Arujau was expected to compete in folkstyle during the 2020–2021 season.[27] However, it was announced on November 13, 2020, that the Ivy League had canceled all winter sports for the season.[28]

Arujau then took part at the FloWrestling: RTC Cup in December, notably defeating NCAA champions Darian Cruz in one match and Nahshon Garrett twice, as well as Jack Mueller once again.[29]

2021

A few days after a quick victory over Michael Colaiocco at SCRTC I in January, Arujau secured a fifth-place finish at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France, defeating two foreign opponents yet losing to World silver medalist and fellow American Thomas Gilman and U20 World medalist Beka Bujiashvili.[30][31]

He followed that up in February with three wins at the America's Cup and two wins at the NLWC V, all over All-Americans.[32] In March he got a victory in a dual meet against the NJRTC.[33]

Arujau then competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April, in an attempt to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[34][35] He cruised to the best-of-three finals by defeating NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello and U20 World Champion Daton Fix.[36] In the finals, Arujau fell twice to eventual Olympic bronze medalist Thomas Gilman, earning runner–up honors.[37]

As the US Olympic alternate, Arujau competed at the Pan American Continental Championships in May, replacing an injured Thomas Gilman.[38] He racked up three quick victories to claim the championship.[39]

2021–2022

After having two seasons off, Arujau returned to the Cornell lineup competing at 125 pounds after a season-opener match at 133 pounds, and finished the regular season with a 10–1 record.[40] He avenged his lone loss with a major decision and claimed his first EIWA title against Pat Glory in the post-season.[41] The second-seed at the NCAA tournament, Arujau made the semifinals to set up a rubber-match with Glory, where he was in the losing-end of a major decision. He then recovered with a pair of wins in the consolation side of the bracket to claim third place, become a two-time All-American and close out the season at 19–2.[42]

In May, he swept the field at the US World Team Trials Challenge tournament to qualify for Final X, where he felt twice to returning World champion Thomas Gilman in June.[43][44] In July, he claimed a bronze medal from the Poland Open, and accepted an offer for the U23 US World Team spot as a Final X contestant.[45][46] At the U23 World Championships, Arujau was eliminated in the opening round.[47]

2022–2023

Back to folkstyle, Arujau compiled a 16–1 record and a Cliff Keen Invitational title during regular season, before claiming his second EIWA title at 133 pounds.[48] At the NCAA tournament, Arujau avenged his lone loss to Sam Latona before upsetting three-time NCAA finalist Daton Fix to cruise to the finals and pull off another upset, now over two-time and reigning NCAA champion Roman Bravo-Young, becoming a national champion.[49] After the tournament, Arujau was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[50]

Fresh off an NCAA title, Arujau moved up to 61 kilograms and became the US Open champion with wins over NCAA champions Nahshon Garrett and Nathan Tomasello and multiple-time All-American Austin DeSanto.[51] In May, he claimed his second Pan American title with four technical fall victories.[52]

In June, Arujau defeated Nahshon Garrett in two straight high-action matches at Final X to make the US World Team.[53] In July, he took third at the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament, with a lone close loss to reigning World champion Zelimkhan Abakarov.[54]

In September, Arujau competed at the World Championships, where after four dominant victories to make the finals, he defeated former World champion Abasgadzhi Magomedov in a tight-scored match to become the second World champion in the Arujau family, after his father Vugar.[55][56]

2023–2024

Back to folkstyle off of his World Championship performance in Belgrade, Arujau currently holds a 10–1 record and is ranked second in the country at 133 pounds.[57]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2023 World Championships 1st at 61 kg
Win 63–13 Russia Abasgadzhi Magomedov 10–9 September 16–17, 2023 2023 World Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia
Win 62–13 Kyrgyzstan Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu TF 12–2
Win 61–13 Japan Kodai Ogawa 8–2
Win 60–13 Bulgaria Stilyan Yanchev Iliev TF 10–0
Win 59–13 Kazakhstan Ossimzhan Dastanbek TF 10–0
2023 Polyàk Imre Memorial 3rd at 61 kg
Win Kazakhstan Vladimir Khudrin FF July 13–16, 2023 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Win 58-13 Mongolia Naramkhuu Narmandakh TF 10–0
Loss 57–13 Albania Zelimkhan Abakarov 0–2
2023 US World Team Trials 1st at 61 kg
Win 57–12 United States Nahshon Garrett 6–5 June 10, 2023 2023 Final X Newark United States Newark, New Jersey
Win 56–12 United States Nahshon Garrett 13–10
2023 Pan American Championships 1st at 61 kg
Win 55–12 Brazil Juan de Andrade TF 10–0 May 6, 2023 2023 Pan American Continental Championships Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 54–12 Puerto Rico Joseph Silva TF 11–0
Win 53–12 Canada Jason Luneau TF 14–4
Win 52–12 Argentina Wilson Ojeda TF 10–0
2023 US Open 1st at 61 kg
Win 51–12 United States Austin DeSanto TF 10–0 April 27–28, 2023 2023 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 50–12 United States Nathan Tomasello 8–3
Win 49–12 United States Nahshon Garrett 9–2
Win 48–12 United States Jack Huffman TF 14–2
Win 47–12 United States Gage Curry TF 10–0
2022 U23 World Championships 10th at 57 kg
Loss 46–12 Kyrgyzstan Bekzat Almaz Uulu 6–11 October 21, 2022 2022 U23 World Championships

Spain Pontevedra, Spain
2022 Poland Open 3rd at 57 kg
Win 46–11 Georgia (country) Giorgi Gegelashvili TF 12–2 July 20, 2022 2022 Poland Open

Poland Warsaw, Poland
Win 45–11 China Wanhao Zou 8–2
Loss 44–11 Ukraine Andriy Yatsenko 6–9
Win 44–10 Georgia (country) Robert Dingashvili 11–3
2022 US World Team Trials 2nd at 57 kg
Loss 43–10 United States Thomas Gilman TF 2–12 June 3, 2022 2022 Final X: Stillwater United States Stillwater, Oklahoma
Loss 43–9 United States Thomas Gilman TF 2–14
Win 43–8 United States Jakob Camacho TF 13–0 May 21–23, 2022 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge

United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 42–8 United States Jakob Camacho TF 10–0
Win 41–8 United States Zane Richards 7–0
Win United States Greg Diakomihalis FF
2021 Pan American Championships 1st at 57 kg
Win 40–8 Mexico Roberto Alejandro Blanco TF 10–0 May 30, 2021 2021 Pan American Continental Championships Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala
Win 39–8 Dominican Republic Alexander Fernández TF 11–0
Win 38–8 Brazil Bryan Oliveira TF 10–0
2020 US Olympic Team Trials 2nd at 57 kg
Loss 37–8 United States Thomas Gilman 2–2 April 2–3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials United States Forth Worth, Texas
Loss 37–7 United States Thomas Gilman Fall
Win 37–6 United States Daton Fix 7–5
Win 36–6 United States Nathan Tomasello 3–2
Win 35–6 Ecuador Guesseppe Rea 16–8 March 5, 2021 The East Coast Clash: NJRTC vs. Spartan Combat RTC

United States Allentown, Pennsylvania
Win 34–6 United States Zach Sanders 6–0 February 23, 2021 NLWC V

United States State College, Pennsylvania
Win 33–6 United States Sean Russell TF 14–3
2021 America's Cup 3rd for TBD at 57 kg
Win 32–6 United States Frank Perrelli TF 15–5 February 10–11, 2021 2021 America's Cup

United States Concord, North Carolina
Win 31–6 United States Sean Rusell TF 10–0
Win 30–6 United States Daniel Deshazer TF 10–0
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix 5th at 57 kg
Loss 29–6 Georgia (country) Beka Bujiashvili 13–15 January 16, 2021 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021

France Nice, France
Win 29–5 Romania Răzvan-Marian Kovacs 8–2
Win 28–5 Finland Anvar Suviniitty TF 11–1
Loss 27–5 United States Thomas Gilman 2–6
Win 27–4 United States Michael Colaiocco TF 11–0 January 8, 2021 SCRTC I

United States Austin, Texas
FloWrestling RTC Cup 3rd for SPWC at 59 kg
Win 26–4 United States Darian Cruz TF 11–0 December 4–5, 2020 FloWrestling RTC Cup United States Austin, Texas
Win 25–4 United States Nahshon Garrett 7–5
Win 24–4 United States Nahshon Garrett 14–9
Win 23–4 United States Jack Mueller TF 11–0
2020 US Nationals 1st at 57 kg
Win 22–4 United States Dylan Ragusin TF 13–3 October 10–11, 2020 2020 US Senior National Championships

United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 21–4 United States Jack Mueller 11–6
Win 20–4 United States Jakob Camacho TF 11–0
Win 19–4 United States Jackson Nielsen TF 10–0
Win 18–4 United States Jonathan Gurule TF 11–0
Win 17–4 United States Sammy Alvarez TF 16–5 July 25, 2020 FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo

United States Austin, Texas
2020 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix 16th at 57 kg
Loss 16–4 Russia Aleksandr Sabanov 11–12 January 23–26, 2020 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2019 US Nationals 3rd at 57 kg
Win United States Nick Suriano FF December 20–22, 2019 2019 US Senior Nationals – US Olympic Trials Qualifier

United States Fort Worth, Texas
Win 16–3 United States Zach Sanders TF 10–0
Loss 15–3 United States Spencer Lee TF 4–14
Win 15–2 United States Nick Suriano 2–2
Win 14–2 United States Zach Sanders TF 10–0
Win 13–2 United States Desmond Moore TF 10–0
2019 US Open 4th at 57 kg
Loss 12–2 United States Zane Richards 2–8 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 12–1 United States Zach Sanders TF 11–1
Win 11–1 United States Josh Rodriguez 3–2
Loss 10–1 United States Daton Fix TF 8–18
Win 10–0 United States Jesse Delgado 14–10
Win 9–0 United States Britain Longmire TF 11–0
2018 US U23 World Team Trials 1st at 61 kg
Win 8–0 United States Roman Bravo-Young TF 10–0 June 1–3, 2018 2018 US U23 World Team Trials

United States Akron, Ohio
Win 7–0 United States Roman Bravo-Young TF 15–4
Win 6–0 United States Nick Piccininni TF 10–0
Win 5–0 United States Joe Nelson TF 10–0
Win 4–0 United States Rahsun Lawrence TF 10–0
Win 3–0 United States Jeffrey Jokerst TF 11–0
Win 2–0 United States Tony DeCesare TF 10–0
Win 1–0 United States Warren Stanfield TF 14–1

NCAA record

NCAA Division I Record
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
Win 32–4 Jackson DiSario MD 14–3 November 20, 2021 Stanford - Cornell Dual
Start of 2021–2022 Season (sophomore year)
End of 2018–2019 Season (freshman year)
2019 NCAA Championships 4th at 125 lbs
Loss 31–4 Sebastian Rivera 3-8 March 21–23, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win 31–3 Nick Piccininni 5–1
Win 30–3 Ronnie Bresser 8–5
Win 29–3 Sean Fausz MD 11–3
Loss 28–3 Sebastian Rivera 2–6
Win 28–2 RayVon Foley MD 12–2
Win 27–2 Malik Heinselman MD 12–2
2019 EIWA Championships 2nd at 125 lbs
Loss 26–2 Pat Glory 8–10 March 8–9, 2019 2019 EIWA Conference Championships
Win 26–1 Trey Chalifoux MD 13–1
Win 25–1 Jakob Campbell TF 19–1
Win 24–1 Jacob Allen 7–4
Win 23–1 Malik Heinselman 6–0 February 22, 2019 Ohio State – Cornell Dual
Win 22–1 Joe Heilmann MD 17–4 February 16, 2019 Cornell – North Carolina Dual
Win 21–1 Joey Prata 4–2 February 15, 2019 Cornell – Virginia Tech Dual
Win 20–1 Pat Glory Fall February 9, 2019 Princeton – Cornell Dual
Win 19–1 Blair Orr TF 19–4 February 8, 2019 Pennsylvania – Cornell Dual
Win 18–1 Luke Werner 11–4 February 2, 2019 Lock Haven – Cornell Dual
Win 17–1 Nolan Hellickson MD 20–8 January 26, 2019 Cornell – Harvard Dual
Win 16–1 Trey Keeley MD 16–3 Cornell – Brown Dual
Win 15–1 Joe Manchio MD 15–5 January 19, 2019 Cornell – Columbia Dual
Win 14–1 Luke Resnick MD 18–6 January 12, 2019 Lock Haven – Cornell Dual
Win 13–1 Dack Punke SV–1 4–2 December 30, 2018 Cornell – Missouri Dual
Win 12–1 Liam Cronin MD 10–1 Cornell – Indiana Dual
2018 South Beach Individual 1st at 125 lbs
Win 11–1 Tomas Gutierrez 3–2 December 29, 2018 2018 South Beach Individual
Win 10–1 Paul Bianchi Fall
Win 9–1 Tomas Gutierrez TF 16–0
Win 8–1 Matt Malavsky Fall
Win 7–1 Cole Verner 7–4 December 29, 2018 Cornell – Wyoming Dual
Win 6–1 Jacob Schwarm MD 17–7 December 16, 2018 Cornell – Northern Iowa Dual
Win 5–1 Caled Rea MD 17–3 November 17, 2018 West Virginia – Cornell Dual
Win 4–1 Joe Nelson TF 22–7 November 16, 2018 Cornell – Binghamton Dual
2018 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open 2nd at 133 lbs
Loss 3–1 Charles Tucker 5–7 November 11, 2018 2018 Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open
Win 3–0 Hunter Kosco 11–5
Win 2–0 Casey Cobb 9–5
Win 1–0 Jack Davis 5–2
Start of 2018–2019 Season (freshman year)

Stats

Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2019 Freshman Cornell University #5 (4th) 125 31–4 88.57% 54.29%
Career 31–4 88.57% 54.29%

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