Zayren Terukina

  • Award
    Wrestler of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/9/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Wrestling
  • School
    Wartburg College
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Ewa Beach, Hawaii
  • High School
    James Campbell
Male Athlete of the Week - Wrestling - Wrestler of the Week
Zayren Terukina, Wartburg College
Sr., 141lbs., Ewa Beach, Hawaii/James Campbell
  • Terukina, ranked No. 1 in his weight class, played a key role leading the No. 1-ranked Knights to a third-place finish at the NWCA National Duals over the weekend.
  • The senior went 4-0 on the week and won all by major decisions.
  • The Wartburg Knights went 3-1 at the NWCA National Duals, defeating No. 24 Millikin (45-0), and No. 10 Baldwin Wallace (24-15) before losing to No. 4 Johnson & Wales in the semifinal round.
  • The Knights defeated No. 3 UW-La Crosse to claim third place this weekend.
  • In the first dual of the event, Terukina defeated the No. 12-ranked wrestler, Jordan Carson of Millikin, 12-2.
  • Later on, Friday, Terukina defeated David Panda of Baldwin Wallace 15-4.
  • The senior started Saturday with a 13-3 major decision over No. 8-ranked wrestler Gabriel Leo-Esparolini of Johnson & Wales.
  • The NWCA National Duals for Terukina ended with a 17-6 major decision over Tyler Shackle of UW-La Crosse.
  • The Knights are now 8-1 overall and remain 3-0 in league standings.
  • Terukina was the 2021-22 A-R-C MVP after finishing runner-up at the NCAA Championships.
  • The Ewa Beach, Hawaii native is garnering his third-career Wrestler of the Week honor (1/9/23, 2/28/22, 1/31/22).