Valentine Popadiuc

Weight:
141
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.
High School:
St. Pius X

High School
Wrestled at St. Pius X for head coach Daniel Argueta … No. 81 overall prospect by FloWrestling and No. 98 by MatScouts … rated as the nation's No. 12 prep 138-pounder by FloWrestling … three-time New Mexico state champion and four-time finalist … compiled a 187-7 high school record … undefeated 48-0 senior season … went 41-3 in his junior season to win his second state title … four-year team captain … finished in eighth place at 138 pounds at the 2025 Super 32 Challenge, becoming the third New Mexico native to place in the history of the tournament … placed third at the 2025 Greco-Roman World Team Trials and eighth at the 2025 US Open … 2023 Greco-Roman Fargo All-American (Fourth Place).