Elias Vaoifi

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Height:
5-9
Weight:
174
Position:
174 Weight Class
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Independence, Mo.
High School:
Fort Osage H.S.
Major:
Political Science

2017-18: Turned in 9-8 record while competing in open tournaments during redshirt season ... in first competition of the season, placed fifth in 174-pound division at Finn Grinaker Open (11/18) ... won title at MSU Dragon Open with a 3-0 record, winning two matches by major decision and one by technical fall in outscoring his opponents by a 54-11 margin (12/2) ... turned in eighth-place finish at Worthington Open (1/20)

BEFORE SDSU: Finished his prep career at Fort Osage High School with a 151-36 career record, posting 81 pins and 32 victories by technical fall … Class 4 state runner-up at 182 pounds his senior season, following a third-place finish in 2016 … went 40-2 as a senior and 46-8 as a junior … earned All-America honors in both Cadet Freestyle and Junior Greco-Roman competitions … won a Cadet Freestyle state championship at 170 pounds in 2015 and a Junior Freestyle at 182 pounds a year later … earned UWW Cadet Greco-Roman All-America honors in the 85-kilogram division and USAW Junior Greco-Roman All-America recognition at 182 pounds … recipient of the Academic Excellence Award and President’s Education Award … served as president of his school’s speech and debate team … his brother, Ezra, plays football at Missouri