Get to Know Graceland University Wrestling Commit, Cameron Delgado

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Name: Cameron “Ronnie” Delgado

Hometown: Erie, Pennsylvania

High School: McDowell Senior High School

Sport: Wrestling

Wrestling Accolades: Two-time District 10 place winner, regional qualifier, and freestyle state qualifier.

Club Wrestling Career: “I wrestled for Bad Karma Wrestling Club and I had a great experience with them. It was awesome because of all the studs I got to work with in practice and the coaches who taught me a lot about the sport and how to improve.”

Weight Classes: 107 and 113 pounds

Commitment: Graceland University. Graceland University is a private university located in Lamoni, Iowa. The initiation is home to around 1,250 students and competes in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Graceland Yellowjackets are members of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC).

Why He Chose Graceland: “I chose Graceland because the program stood out to me and a supportive team. The program also has coaches that resonated with me, and one of the coaches reached out to me and we had a great talk about what they do as a team and how they’re in the process of getting better as a program.”

Major and Future Plans: Secondary education in biology and to become a high school teacher and wrestling coach one day.

What Wrestling Means to Him: “I started wrestling at a young age and it has taught me to never give up. Coach Dave Onorato was the reason I never gave up and he’s also taught me to be more independent.”

What McDowell and McDowell Wrestling Mean to Him: “It means to always strive to achieve the hard things and also to embody a Trojan not only on the mat, but in life.”

Favorite Wrestling Memories: “Some memories I’m glad to have made in my athletic career are the deep conversations I’ve had with my coaches and teammates to help me improve in both life and wrestling.”

His Support System: “Some people that have helped shaped m: and my athletic career are my father and Coach Onoratto. They each always pushed me and told me to never give up when I felt like doing so.”