Vito Arujau
Personal information
Full nameVitali Arujau
Born (1999-06-01) June 1, 1999 (age 24)
Gomel, Belarus
Home townSyosset, New York, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight133 lb (60 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamCornell Big Red
ClubSpartan Combat Wrestling Club
Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
TeamUSA
Coached byMike Grey
Vugar Orujov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Belgrade 61 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Buenos Aires 61 kg
International Tournaments
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw 57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 61 kg
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Coralville 57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Las Vegas 61 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Fort Worth 57 kg
U20 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tallinn 57 kg
U17 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi 58 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Cornell Big Red
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tulsa 133 lb
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kansas City 133 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Detroit 125 lb
EIWA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ithaca 125 lb
Gold medal – first place 2023 Philadelphia 133 lb
Silver medal – second place 2019 Vestal 125 lb
Silver medal – second place 2024 Lewisburg 133 lb

Vitali Orujov (Russian: Виталий Оруджов; born June 1, 1999) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 61 kilograms.[1] In freestyle, he was the 2023 World Champion, Pan American champion and US National champion.[2]

In folkstyle, Arujau was a two-time NCAA Division I National champion, a four-time All American and a two-time EIWA Conference champion out of Cornell University.[3]

Background

Arujau was born in Gomel, Belarus, and moved to the United States at the age of two, after his mother won the green card lottery. His father Vugar Orujov was a two-time World champion in freestyle wrestling, and his mother Zhanna Sarnauskaya was a USSR National champion in solo kayaking.[4]

After a short stay in California, the Arujau family moved to Long Island, New York, where he would start wrestling at the age of ten, under his father's guidance.[5]

Career

High school

Arujau attended Syosset High School in Syosset, New York. He started wrestling on the varsity team as an eighth grader and placed second at the state tournament that year, losing to eventual teammate Yianni Diakomihalis in the 99-pound final.[6] After his setback in the state finals, he did not lose another match during high-school career and graduated with a 216–1 record and four NYSPHSAA state titles to his name.[7]

In freestyle, Arujau was a U17 World silver medalist and a multiple-time U17 US National champion while in high school.[8] In 2015, fresh off his second state title, Arujau committed to Cornell University.[9]

Cornell University

2017–2018

Arujau chose to grayshirt during his first year at Cornell, racking up a 9–1 record and a Cleveland Stete Open title while wrestling unattached during 2017.[10]

Focusing in freestyle during 2018, Arujau recorded a fourth-place finish at the U20 US Open and a runner-up finish at the U20 US World Team Trials before claiming the U23 US World Team Trials title at 61 kilograms.[11] However, he was forced to pull out from the U23 World Championships.[12]

2018–2019

As a freshman, Arujau went 5–1 at 133 pounds before moving down to 125, improving to 23–1 during regular season.[13] At the EIWA Conference Championships, Arujau placed second, losing a close match to eventual NCAA champion Pat Glory in the finals.[14] At the NCAA championships, Arujau placed fourth to become an All-American, earning upset victories over the second and fourth seeds as the eight seed himself. He closed out the season with a 31–4 record.[15]

Fresh off All-American honors, Arujau switched back to freestyle, cut down to 57 kilograms and placed fourth at the US Open National championships in April.[16] In May, he decided to compete at the US World Team Trials in the U20 level, sweeping the field with six victories to earn the spot.[17] Arujau then claimed a silver medal at the U20 World Championships in August, notably defeating returning champion Akhmed Idrisov in the semifinals.[18]

In December, Arujau went back up to the senior level and placed third at the US National Championships, notably defeating reigning NCAA champion Nick Suriano before falling to three-time age-group world champion Spencer Lee. [19] This result had him qualify for the US Olympic Team Trials in 2020.[20]

2020

Arujau chose to take an Olympic redshirt for the 2019–2020 folkstyle season and focused in freestyle instead.[21] In January, Arujau competed at the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, and was eliminated after a close opening match.[22]

He was then set to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials in April, however, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] In July, he defeated Sammy Alvarez at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo, and was set to wrestle NCAA finalist Jack Mueller at Beat The Streets in September, but was forced to pull out.[24][25] He ended up defeating Mueller a month later at the US National Championships, along with four others to claim his first national title.[26]

Arujau was expected to compete in folkstyle during the 2020–2021 season.[27] However, it was announced on November 13, 2020, that the Ivy League had canceled all winter sports for the season.[28]

Arujau then took part at the FloWrestling: RTC Cup in December, notably defeating NCAA champions Darian Cruz in one match and Nahshon Garrett twice, as well as Jack Mueller once again.[29]

2021

A few days after a quick victory over Michael Colaiocco at SCRTC I in January, Arujau secured a fifth-place finish at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France, defeating two foreign opponents yet losing to World silver medalist and fellow American Thomas Gilman and U20 World medalist Beka Bujiashvili.[30][31]

He followed that up in February with three wins at the America's Cup and two wins at the NLWC V, all over All-Americans.[32] In March he got a victory in a dual meet against the NJRTC.[33]

Arujau then competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April, in an attempt to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[34][35] He cruised to the best-of-three finals by defeating NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello and U20 World Champion Daton Fix.[36] In the finals, Arujau fell twice to eventual Olympic bronze medalist Thomas Gilman, earning runner–up honors.[37]

As the US Olympic alternate, Arujau competed at the Pan American Continental Championships in May, replacing an injured Thomas Gilman.[38] He racked up three quick victories to claim the championship.[39]

2021–2022

After two seasons off, Arujau returned to the Cornell lineup competing at 125 pounds after a season-opener match at 133 pounds, and finished the regular season with a 10–1 record.[40] He avenged his lone loss with a major decision and claimed his first EIWA title against Pat Glory in the post-season.[41] The second-seed at the NCAA tournament, Arujau made the semifinals to set up a rubber-match with Glory, where he was in the losing-end of a major decision. He then recovered with a pair of wins in the consolation side of the bracket to claim third place, become a two-time All-American and close out the season at 19–2.[42]

In May, he swept the field at the US World Team Trials Challenge tournament to qualify for Final X, where he fell twice to returning World champion Thomas Gilman in June.[43][44] In July, he claimed a bronze medal from the Poland Open, and accepted an offer for the U23 US World Team spot as a Final X contestant.[45][46] At the U23 World Championships, Arujau was eliminated in the opening round.[47]

2022–2023

Back to folkstyle, Arujau compiled a 16–1 record and a Cliff Keen Invitational title during regular season, before claiming his second EIWA title at 133 pounds.[48] At the NCAA tournament, Arujau avenged his lone loss to Sam Latona before upsetting three-time NCAA finalist Daton Fix to cruise to the finals and pull off another upset, now over two-time and reigning NCAA champion Roman Bravo-Young, becoming a national champion.[49] After the tournament, Arujau was named the Outstanding Wrestler.[50]

Fresh off an NCAA title, Arujau moved up to 61 kilograms and became the US Open champion with wins over NCAA champions Nahshon Garrett and Nathan Tomasello and multiple-time All-American Austin DeSanto.[51] In May, he claimed his second Pan American title with four technical fall victories.[52]

In June, Arujau defeated Nahshon Garrett in two straight high-action matches at Final X to make the US World Team.[53] In July, he took third at the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament, with a lone close loss to reigning World champion Zelimkhan Abakarov.[54]

In September, Arujau competed at the World Championships, where after four dominant victories to make the finals, he defeated former World champion Abasgadzhi Magomedov in a tight-scored match to become the second World champion in the Arujau family, after his father Vugar.[55][56]

2023–2024

Back to folkstyle off of his World Championship performance in Belgrade, Arujau returned for his senior year at Cornell.[57] After a 10–1 regular season, Arujau fell to freshman phenom Ryan Crookham in the EIWA Championship finals, who also handed him his lone regular season loss.[58] At the NCAA tournament, Arujau, the sixth-seed, cruised to the finals by avenging his losses to Crookham with a major decision, and became a two-time NCAA Division I National champion with a win over four-time NCAA finalist Daton Fix in the finals. He closed out the year with a 18–2 record and finished his collegiate career with back-to-back titles.[59]

Post-collegiate career

2024

Arujau was then expected to trim down to 57 kilograms in order to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials in April, with a bid directly to the semifinals as a World champion in a non-olympic weight class.[60] However, he decided to stay at 61 kilograms and focus in the US World Team Trials, set to take place later in the year.[61]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location 2023 World Championships at 61 kg Win 63–13 Abasgadzhi Magomedov 10–9 September 16–17, 2023 2023 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia Win 62–13 Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu TF 12–2 Win 61–13 Kodai Ogawa 8–2 Win 60–13 Stilyan Iliev TF 10–0 Win 59–13 Ossimzhan Dastanbek TF 10–0 2023 Polyàk Imre Memorial at 61 kg Win Vladimir Khudrin FF July 13–16, 2023 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament Budapest, Hungary Win 58-13 Naramkhuu Narmandakh TF 10–0 Loss 57–13 Zelimkhan Abakarov 0–2 2023 US World Team Trials at 61 kg Win 57–12 Nahshon Garrett 6–5 June 10, 2023 2023 Final X Newark Newark, New Jersey Win 56–12 Nahshon Garrett 13–10 2023 Pan American Championships at 61 kg Win 55–12 Juan de Andrade TF 10–0 May 6, 2023 2023 Pan American Continental Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Win 54–12 Joseph Silva TF 11–0 Win 53–12 Jason Luneau TF 14–4 Win 52–12 Wilson Ojeda TF 10–0 2023 US Open at 61 kg Win 51–12 Austin DeSanto TF 10–0 April 27–28, 2023 2023 US Open National Championships Las Vegas, Nevada Win 50–12 Nathan Tomasello 8–3 Win 49–12 Nahshon Garrett 9–2 Win 48–12 Jack Huffman TF 14–2 Win 47–12 Gage Curry TF 10–0 2022 U23 World Championships 10th at 57 kg Loss 46–12 Bekzat Almaz Uulu 6–11 October 21, 2022 2022 U23 World Championships Pontevedra, Spain 2022 Poland Open at 57 kg Win 46–11 Giorgi Gegelashvili TF 12–2 July 20, 2022 2022 Poland Open Warsaw, Poland Win 45–11 Wanhao Zou 8–2 Loss 44–11 Andriy Yatsenko 6–9 Win 44–10 Robert Dingashvili 11–3 2022 US World Team Trials at 57 kg Loss 43–10 Thomas Gilman TF 2–12 June 3, 2022 2022 Final X: Stillwater Stillwater, Oklahoma Loss 43–9 Thomas Gilman TF 2–14 Win 43–8 Jakob Camacho TF 13–0 May 21–23, 2022 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge Coralville, Iowa Win 42–8 Jakob Camacho TF 10–0 Win 41–8 Zane Richards 7–0 Win Greg Diakomihalis FF 2021 Pan American Championships at 57 kg Win 40–8 Roberto Alejandro Blanco TF 10–0 May 30, 2021 2021 Pan American Continental Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala Win 39–8 Alexander Fernández TF 11–0 Win 38–8 Bryan Oliveira TF 10–0 2020 US Olympic Team Trials at 57 kg Loss 37–8 Thomas Gilman 2–2 April 2–3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials Fort Worth, Texas Loss 37–7 Thomas Gilman Fall Win 37–6 Daton Fix 7–5 Win 36–6 Nathan Tomasello 3–2 Win 35–6 Guesseppe Rea 16–8 March 5, 2021 The East Coast Clash: NJRTC vs. Spartan Combat RTC Allentown, Pennsylvania Win 34–6 Zach Sanders 6–0 February 23, 2021 NLWC V State College, Pennsylvania Win 33–6 Sean Russell TF 14–3 2021 America's Cup for TBD at 57 kg Win 32–6 Frank Perrelli TF 15–5 February 10–11, 2021 2021 America's Cup Concord, North Carolina Win 31–6 Sean Rusell TF 10–0 Win 30–6 Daniel Deshazer TF 10–0 2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix 5th at 57 kg Loss 29–6 Beka Bujiashvili 13–15 January 16, 2021 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 Nice, France Win 29–5 Răzvan-Marian Kovacs 8–2 Win 28–5 Anvar Suviniitty TF 11–1 Loss 27–5 Thomas Gilman 2–6 Win 27–4 Michael Colaiocco TF 11–0 January 8, 2021 SCRTC I Austin, Texas FloWrestling RTC Cup for SPWC at 59 kg Win 26–4 Darian Cruz TF 11–0 December 4–5, 2020 FloWrestling RTC Cup Austin, Texas Win 25–4 Nahshon Garrett 7–5 Win 24–4 Nahshon Garrett 14–9 Win 23–4 Jack Mueller TF 11–0 2020 US Nationals at 57 kg Win 22–4 Dylan Ragusin TF 13–3 October 10–11, 2020 2020 US Senior National Championships Coralville, Iowa Win 21–4 Jack Mueller 11–6 Win 20–4 Jakob Camacho TF 11–0 Win 19–4 Jackson Nielsen TF 10–0 Win 18–4 Jonathan Gurule TF 11–0 Win 17–4 Sammy Alvarez TF 16–5 July 25, 2020 FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo Austin, Texas 2020 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix 16th at 57 kg Loss 16–4 Aleksandr Sabanov 11–12 January 23–26, 2020 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 Krasnoyarsk, Russia 2019 US Nationals at 57 kg Win Nick Suriano FF December 20–22, 2019 2019 US Senior Nationals – US Olympic Trials Qualifier Fort Worth, Texas Win 16–3 Zach Sanders TF 10–0 Loss 15–3 Spencer Lee TF 4–14 Win 15–2 Nick Suriano 2–2 Win 14–2 Zach Sanders TF 10–0 Win 13–2 Desmond Moore TF 10–0 2019 US Open 4th at 57 kg Loss 12–2 Zane Richards 2–8 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open National Championships Las Vegas, Nevada Win 12–1 Zach Sanders TF 11–1 Win 11–1 Josh Rodriguez 3–2 Loss 10–1 Daton Fix TF 8–18 Win 10–0 Jesse Delgado 14–10 Win 9–0 Britain Longmire TF 11–0 2018 US U23 World Team Trials at 61 kg Win 8–0 Roman Bravo-Young TF 10–0 June 1–3, 2018 2018 US U23 World Team Trials Akron, Ohio Win 7–0 Roman Bravo-Young TF 15–4 Win 6–0 Nick Piccininni TF 10–0 Win 5–0 Joe Nelson TF 10–0 Win 4–0 Rahsun Lawrence TF 10–0 Win 3–0 Jeffrey Jokerst TF 11–0 Win 2–0 Tony DeCesare TF 10–0 Win 1–0 Warren Stanfield TF 14–1

NCAA record

Stats

Season Year School NCAA Weight Class Record Win 2024 Senior Cornell University 1st 133 18–2 90.00% 2023 Junior 1st 25–1 96.15% 2022 Sophomore 3rd 125 19–2 90.48% 2021 Olympic RS 2020 Olympic RS 2019 Freshman 4th 125 31–3 91.18% 2018 Grayshirt Unattached UR 133 9–1 90.00% Career 102–9 91.89%

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