2014-15 Northwestern Match-by-Match Results
2013-14 Northwestern Match-by-Match Results ![]()
2012-13 Northwestern Match-by-Match Results ![]()
2014-15: Reached as high as 19 in the national rankings … Finished the season with a 22-19 record ... Earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships at 133 lbs. by placing 11th at the 2015 Big Ten Championships at Ohio State (3/8) … Went 1-2 in St. Louis at the NCAA Championships … Lone win was an 11-0 major decision of CSU-Bakersfield's Ian Nickell (3/19) … Beat Indiana's Alonzo Shepherd to capture his 50th career win (1/18) … Placed seventh at 133 lbs. at the 2014 Midlands after winning six matches during the tournament (12/30) … Upset Purdue's 17th-ranked Danny Sabatello 9-7 in sudden victory to advance during the event's second day (12/30) … Improved to a season-high seven matches over .500 with the win ... Won six matches by fall.
2013-14: Earned first career trip to NCAA Championships as an NCAA Qualifier at 133 lbs... Competed at Big Ten Championships for NU, earning No. 10 seed at 133 lbs... NU's starter at 133 lbs. for the season...In first appearance at NCAA Championships, defeated Kevin Devoy (Dexel) by 6-3 dec...Went 1-2 at NCAAs...Defeated Rossi Bruno 6-5 at Big Ten Championships...Earned automatic bid to NCAAs by finishing No. 8 at Big Ten Championships..Won first four matches of the year...Began year with 13-5 record...Finished year 17-17.Recourded four falls on the year, tied for the second most on the team...won two matches each by maj. dec. and tech fall.
2012-13: NU's starter all season at 125 ... Posted 17-12 record, including 9-8 mark in duals ... Team-leading eight falls ... 40 dual points tied for fourth on the team ... Made NU debut in first dual of the season at Stanford ... Won 125 lbs. title at Keystone Classic ... Defeated then-No. 14 Mark Rappo (Penn), 6-4, in Keystone Classic finals ... Went on six-match winning streak after losing his NU debut ... Went 3-2 at Midlands ... Won first Big Ten dual with 6-2 decision over Nebraska's Eric Coufal (Jan. 12) ... Went 1-2 at the 2013 Big Ten Championships ... Was leading 4-1 on two-time NCAA Champion Matt McDonough in 125 quarterfinals, dropped narrow 5-4 decision.
High School: Two-time National Prep Champion (119 lbs. 2010, 126 lbs. in 2011) ... Named Most Outstanding Wrestler at 2011 National Prep Championships ... Also won Ray Mendoza Award for most team points ... Three-time Pennsylvania state champion (103 lbs., 112 lbs., 119 lbs.) ... Three-time All-American ... Ranked 45th overall and ninth for 126 lbs. by InterMat ... Ranked 43rd overall recruit on DIcollegewrestling.net and No. 3 national prospect at 125 lbs. by TheOpenMat.com ... Runner-up at National Prep Championships in 2009 at 112 lbs. and third in 2008 at 103 lbs. ... Runner-up Ironman at 119 lbs. in 2010, fifth in 2009 and third in 2008 ... Placed third at the Beast of the East at 119 lbs. in 2010, fifth in 2009 and third in 2008 ... Won high school's most team points scored award in 2011 ... Had 21 pins in 2011 ... Part of Wyoming Seminary team that won four state championships (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) ... Team was ranked in the top-10 inU.S. last five years ... Four-year letter winner and team captain ... Has a 143-17 career record ... Also wrestled eight years for the Northeast Elite club team ... Active in Wyoming Seminary's student government and is a Blue Key member ... Levi Sprague Fellowship honoree.
Personal: Born Dominick Malone ... Son of Keith and Vicki Malone ...Mother, Vicki, was an All-American softball player at the University of Connecticut ... High school teammates with current NU heavyweight Mike McMullan ... Chose Northwestern over Virginia, Illinois and North Carolina ... Major is undecided.
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Meet W-L | Big Ten W-L | Dual Points For-Against | Big Ten Champs. | NCAA Champs | Pins For-Against | Tech Falls For-Against | Major Dec. For-Against |
| 2012-13 | 17-12 | 9-8 | 2-6 | 40-31 | DNP | -- | 8-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2013-14 | 17-17 | 8-8 | 2-10 | 28-31 | 8th | DNP | 4-1 | 2-3 | 2-4 |
| 2014-15 | 22-19 | 10-10 | 3-6 | 40-42 | DNP | DNP | 6-5 | -- | 4-6 |
| Career | 56-48 | 27-26 | 7-22 | 108-104 | -- | -- | 18-8 | 2-3 | 7-11 |