2017-18 Match-by-Match Results
2018-19: Redshirt first-year ... Starting at 141 lbs. ... Racked up six wins at the Midlands Championships en route to taking third place (12/29-30) ... Won each of his first four matches at Midlands before taking his only loss to top-seeded Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) via decision ... Recorded a dominant, 8-1 decision in the third-place match over Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa) ... Won three matches at the CKLV Invitational (11/30-12/1) ... Recorded a win by fall in just 1:16 in his first career varsity match for the Wildcats (11/4) ... Ranked nationally in FloWrestling's preseason poll.
2017-18: True first-year ... Wrestling unattached ... Won the Duhawk Open, thanks to three-straight tech falls (1/27) ... Took seventh place in his first Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... Topped Cal Poly's Colton Schilling via a 10-2 major decision in the seventh-place bout ... Finished in second place at the Cleveland State Open (12/16) ... Came in second place at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/11) ... Won three straight bouts at the Michigan State Open (11/5) ... Recorded a win by fall over Nate Limmex of Purdue.
High School: Three-year varsity member and team captain for Mount Carmel … Coached by former All-American Alex Tsirtsis … Posted a 40-5 record his junior year … Won All-State and All-America … Team took third place at State in 2016 … Member of the Harvey Twisters club for ten years … Member of the honor roll and National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Yahya A. Thomas … Son of Bilquis and Ismail Thomas … Was a teammate of former Wildcat Bryce Brill at Mount Carmel … Chose Northwestern over Columbia, Penn, Old Dominion, Chicago, and Northern Illinois … Anticipated major is materials science and engineering.
*Includes matches while competing unattached
2018-19: Redshirt first-year ... Starting at 141 lbs. ... Racked up six wins at the Midlands Championships en route to taking third place (12/29-30) ... Won each of his first four matches at Midlands before taking his only loss to top-seeded Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) via decision ... Recorded a dominant, 8-1 decision in the third-place match over Michael Blockhus (Northern Iowa) ... Won three matches at the CKLV Invitational (11/30-12/1) ... Recorded a win by fall in just 1:16 in his first career varsity match for the Wildcats (11/4) ... Ranked nationally in FloWrestling's preseason poll.
2017-18: True first-year ... Wrestling unattached ... Won the Duhawk Open, thanks to three-straight tech falls (1/27) ... Took seventh place in his first Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... Topped Cal Poly's Colton Schilling via a 10-2 major decision in the seventh-place bout ... Finished in second place at the Cleveland State Open (12/16) ... Came in second place at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/11) ... Won three straight bouts at the Michigan State Open (11/5) ... Recorded a win by fall over Nate Limmex of Purdue.
High School: Three-year varsity member and team captain for Mount Carmel … Coached by former All-American Alex Tsirtsis … Posted a 40-5 record his junior year … Won All-State and All-America … Team took third place at State in 2016 … Member of the Harvey Twisters club for ten years … Member of the honor roll and National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Yahya A. Thomas … Son of Bilquis and Ismail Thomas … Was a teammate of former Wildcat Bryce Brill at Mount Carmel … Chose Northwestern over Columbia, Penn, Old Dominion, Chicago, and Northern Illinois … Anticipated major is materials science and engineering.
| 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 |
| 2017-18* | 16-6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| 2018-19 | 12-9 | 3-6 | 0-4 | 14-20 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Career | 12-9 | 3-6 | 0-4 | 14-20 | -- | -- | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-2 |
*Includes matches while competing unattached