Vito Arujau

Vito Arujau

Personal information
Full name	Vitali Arujau
Born	(1999-06-01) June 1, 1999 (age 25) Gomel, Belarus
Home town	Syosset, New York, U.S.
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	133 lb (60 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Cornell
Club	Spartan Combat RTC Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
Team	USA
Coached by	Mike Grey Vugar Orujov
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States World Championships 2023 Belgrade 61 kg 2024 Tirana 61 kg Pan American Championships 2021 Guatemala 57 kg 2023 Buenos Aires 61 kg International Tournaments 2022 Warsaw 57 kg 2023 Budapest 61 kg US National Championships 2020 Coralville 57 kg 2023 Las Vegas 61 kg 2019 Fort Worth 57 kg U20 World Championships 2019 Tallinn 57 kg U17 World Championships 2016 Tbilisi 58 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Cornell Big Red NCAA Division I Championships 2023 Tulsa 133 lb 2024 Kansas City 133 lb 2022 Detroit 125 lb EIWA Championships 2022 Ithaca 125 lb 2023 Philadelphia 133 lb 2019 Vestal 125 lb 2024 Lewisburg 133 lb

Vitali Arujau (Belarusian: Віталій Аруджаў; Azerbaijani: Vitali Orucov; 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 Azerbaijani descent family 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. 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 State 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.[61]

In September, Arujau competed at the US World Team Trials, sitting in the best-of-three finals as the returning World champion.[62] He defeated U17 World champion Marcus Blaze twice in a row in order to book his second-straight trip to the World Championships, set to take place in October.[63]

By the end of October, Arujau competed at the World Championships, attempting to defend his title.[64] Opening up with wins over India and European champion Azamat Tuskaev from Serbia, he was then knocked off by reigning U20 World champion Masanosuke Ono from Japan in the semifinals, falling into the bronze medal match.[65] Arujau became a two-time World medalist, clinging a victory over Olympic champion Zaur Uguev from Russia in order to earn the bronze.[66]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2024 World Championships at 61 kg
Win	68–14	Zaur Uguev	8–3	October 30–31, 2024	2024 World Championships	Tirana, Albania
Loss	67–14	Masanosuke Ono	TF 0–12
Win	67–13	Azamat Tuskaev	6–3
Win	66–13	Udit Kumar	4–2
2024 US World Team Trials at 61 kg
Win	65–13	Marcus Blaze	3–1	September 15, 2024	2024 US World Team Trials	Omaha, Nebraska
Win	64–13	Marcus Blaze	2–1
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 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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External links

• Vito Arujau at the International Wrestling Database