2024-2025 Men's Wrestling Roster
Brignola, Max
Max Brignola
- Position:
- 157/165
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fair Haven, N.J.
- High School:
- Rumson-Fair Haven
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
Why Lehigh?: “To receive a great education while having the opportunity to wrestle and compete at a high level.”
In 2024-25: Deferred eligibility while moving up to 165… went 15-0 while competing unattached… won six tournament titles… opened season with win at Clarion Open… won Hammer Award at Journeymen Collegiate Classic… won Sheridan Tournament in December… claimed titles at both Mat Town Opens… opened 2025 with win at David H. Lehman F&M Open… recipient of Gerald G. Leeman Award at year-end Lewis Dinner.
In 2023-24: Moved up to 157 where he started 10 duals… qualified for second NCAA Championships with runner-up EIWA Tournament finish… opened season with title at Princeton Open… won title at Sheridan Tournament right before holidays… key fall over Navy’s Jonathan Ley in dual win over Midshipmen… held off Army’s Nate Lukez 7-6 to secure Lehigh’s dual win over the Black Knights.
In 2022-23: Once again emerged as postseason starter at 149… placed seventh in second EIWA Tournament appearance… finished sixth at Midlands Championships in late December… had key pin of Binghamton’s Michael Zarif in Lehigh’s January dual victory… bumped up to 157 on three occasions for duals, picking victory over Arizona State’s Max Wilner… defeated Princeton’s Marshall Keller three times over final month of season.
In 2021-22: Came out of planned deferred eligibility year to start at 149… qualified for NCAA Championships with third place finish at EIWA Tournament… made dual debut Feb. 4 vs. Penn and picked up first career dual win a week later versus Princeton… won pair of open tournaments in first semester, the Mat Town Open I and the GMU Patriot Open… finished fifth at Illinois Matmen Open in late December… had one fall and three bonus wins in tournament competition… went 0-2 in first NCAA appearance… won J. Daniel Nolan Award as Lehigh Athletics’ top first-year male athlete.
In high school: Four-time state qualifier and two-time place winner… finished fourth at 152 as a senior after claiming eighth place at 145 in 2020… three-year team captain… four-time regional place winner (and 2021 champion)… three-time district place winner (and two-time champion)… posted a 124-21 career record …freestyle state champion in 2019.
Personal: Son of Chris and Deidre... siblings Kylie and Tyler…brother Tyler wrestles at Gardner-Webb.
CAREER RECORD
In 2024-25: Deferred eligibility while moving up to 165… went 15-0 while competing unattached… won six tournament titles… opened season with win at Clarion Open… won Hammer Award at Journeymen Collegiate Classic… won Sheridan Tournament in December… claimed titles at both Mat Town Opens… opened 2025 with win at David H. Lehman F&M Open… recipient of Gerald G. Leeman Award at year-end Lewis Dinner.
In 2023-24: Moved up to 157 where he started 10 duals… qualified for second NCAA Championships with runner-up EIWA Tournament finish… opened season with title at Princeton Open… won title at Sheridan Tournament right before holidays… key fall over Navy’s Jonathan Ley in dual win over Midshipmen… held off Army’s Nate Lukez 7-6 to secure Lehigh’s dual win over the Black Knights.
In 2022-23: Once again emerged as postseason starter at 149… placed seventh in second EIWA Tournament appearance… finished sixth at Midlands Championships in late December… had key pin of Binghamton’s Michael Zarif in Lehigh’s January dual victory… bumped up to 157 on three occasions for duals, picking victory over Arizona State’s Max Wilner… defeated Princeton’s Marshall Keller three times over final month of season.
In 2021-22: Came out of planned deferred eligibility year to start at 149… qualified for NCAA Championships with third place finish at EIWA Tournament… made dual debut Feb. 4 vs. Penn and picked up first career dual win a week later versus Princeton… won pair of open tournaments in first semester, the Mat Town Open I and the GMU Patriot Open… finished fifth at Illinois Matmen Open in late December… had one fall and three bonus wins in tournament competition… went 0-2 in first NCAA appearance… won J. Daniel Nolan Award as Lehigh Athletics’ top first-year male athlete.
In high school: Four-time state qualifier and two-time place winner… finished fourth at 152 as a senior after claiming eighth place at 145 in 2020… three-year team captain… four-time regional place winner (and 2021 champion)… three-time district place winner (and two-time champion)… posted a 124-21 career record …freestyle state champion in 2019.
Personal: Son of Chris and Deidre... siblings Kylie and Tyler…brother Tyler wrestles at Gardner-Webb.
CAREER RECORD
| Overall | Dual | PCT | Bonus | Tournaments | |
| 2021-22 | 18-8 | 2-3 | .692 | 3 | 3rd EIWA, 1st Mat Town Open I, 1st GMU Patriot Open, 5th Illinois Matmen Open |
| 2022-23 | 15-10 | 8-5 | .600 | 3 | 7th EIWA, 6th Midlands |
| 2023-24 | 18-9 | 5-5 | .667 | 12 | 2nd EIWA, 1st Princeton, 1st Sheridan |
| 2024-25 | Deferred | Eligibility | 1st Clarion, 1st Mat Town I, 1st Sheridan, 1st F&M, 1st Mat Town II | ||
| Total | 51-27 | 15-13 | .654 | 18 |
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Wednesday, March 12
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Thursday, February 20
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Wednesday, December 04
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Wednesday, October 30
