Hokie Club2019-20: Won the title at the Appalachian Open after going 4-0 including a technical fall.
2018-19: Went 14-11 and started in two duals for the Hokies at 141 pounds … Went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational with a 5-3 decision over Central Michigan’s Andrew Marten in sudden victory and a 14-2 major decision over Campbell’s Nathan Boston … Went 3-1 at the Wolfpack Open … Went 4-2 at the F&M Open.
2017-18: Redshirted … Went 11-7 wrestling unattached … Went 3-1 at the Hokie Open and 4-1 at the Wolfpack Open … Racked up eight tech falls … Won by tech fall, 17-0 in 4:17, against Appalachian State’s Codi Russell … Tech falled Chattanooga’s Wade Cummings, 19-1, at the App State Open.
2016-17: Went 8-10 and 3-5 in duals wrestling at 133 pounds as a true freshman … First career victory was a 7-6 decision over Hunter Starner of VMI … Beat West Virginia’s Cory Stainbrook, 6-2, in a dual … First-career ACC dual meet victory was a 6-5 decision over UNC’s Nicolas Lirette … Went 3-1 to place second at the Appalachian State open.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Thompson HS ... Two-time Alabama state champion at 120 pounds … NHSCH All-American ... Finalist at the 2016 Warrior Invitational ... 2016 Southeastern Pools champion.
Personal: Born August 23, 1997 in Birmingham, Alabama … Parents are Norman and Shannon Latona … Has two siblings Sam and James … Majoring in biology and hopes to become a conservation biologist