Folsom HS: Was a three-time Masters Meet qualifier and All-Delta River League selection… Finished in the top 16 in the state as a senior and earned the team’s Lightweight Most Valuable Player award as a senior… Posted a 38-8 record his senior year after posting a 32-12 record as a junior… Named the team’s Most Improved Wrestler as a sophomore after going 25-10…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was placing fourth at the Masters Meet… Would like to transfer to either Cal State Long Beach or the University of Oregon… His father wrestled in high school and college, while his brother Dominick (21) wrested at Sacramento City College… Likes to work on cars and go to the movies in his spare time… Also has a sister – Rachel (17)… Is the son of Vince and Micky Rucireta… Born in Yorba Linda, CA on December 18, 1989…..