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Bo Candelaria

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Reading, Pa.
  • High School Middletown
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Career Honors
2x National Qualifier (2014, 2015)
2014-15 Coaches Award

2014-15: Candelaria capped off a tremendous four-year career at KU with his second trip the NCAA Championships. He finished the year with a 13-11 record at 165 pounds, ranking second on the team with five major decisions and co-led the team with three technical falls. His best outing was at the Super Region 1 Championships, when he placed second as the No. 8 seed to earn a berth to Nationals. Candelaria finishes his career with a 55-35 record, ranking him in the top 25 at KU in career wins...2015 NCAA National Qualifier (2/28)... Went 3-1 at 165 pounds to place second at the NCAA Super Region 1 Championships (2/28)...Victory by way of technical fall against ESU (2/17)...Capped off a big week with a 14-0 major decision against Shippensburg (2/13)...Picked up victory by major decision against Millersville (2/11)...Defeated Casey Pace 5-1 in a dual against Gannon (1/30)...Picked up a technical fall in a victory over American International (1/24)...Ranked sixth at 165 pounds in the Super Region I rankings (1/13)... Defeated Kyle Jolas from #10 Lindenwood at the NWCA National Duals (1/9)...Won a 9-0 major decision against Alderson-Broaddus (11/2)...Won 13-1 major decision against Johns Hopkins (11/2)...Ranked seventh in the Division II national preseason poll and first at 165 pounds in Super Region I (10/20).

2013-14: Candelaria went 16-10 for the Golden Bears during his redshirt junior season. He recorded two pins and four wins by major decision during the season. His fastest pin was in 58 seconds against Colton Rebert of Shippensburg on Feb. 17...Earned one victory at 165 pounds in the NCAA National Championships (3/14)...Recorded three wins and placed third overall at 165 pounds in the Super Region 1 Championships. His third place finished earned him a spot in the NCAA National Championships (3/2)...Recorded a pin in 58 seconds at 165 in a win over Shippensburg (2/17)...Had a 5-0 victory by decision at 165 in a win over Alderson Broaddus (2/8)...Recorded a 12-0 victory by major decision at 165 in a win over Seton Hill (2/8)...Had a 14-2 major decision at 165 against Millersville (1/31)...Recorded a 5-0 decision at 165 against Mercyhurst (1/24)...Upset sixth-ranked Tyler Tesny of 19th-ranked Lake Erie with a 6-4 decision at 165 (1/12)...Upset fourth-ranked Gabe Fogarty of St. Cloud State with a 7-4 decision at 165 (1/11)...Recorded four wins at 174 pounds at the East Stroudsburg Open (11/17)...Ranked No. 5 overall at 165 pounds in the NWCA Division II Super Region 1 preseason rankings (10/23).

2012-13: Compiled an overall record of 8-4, including four wins by major decision. He finished in fourth place at the East Stroudsburg Open and finished in fifth place at the PSAC Championships.

2011-12: Finished the season 18-10, including six wins by major decision. He placed fifth at the NCAA Super Regionals.
 

2010-11: Redshirt year.

 
YearRecordPins
2011-1218-100
2012-138-40
2013-1416-102
2014-1513-110
Career55-352

The Candelaria File
Nickname: Bo
Favorite Place to Eat in Kutztown: Betty’s
Apple or Android: Apple
Favorite TV Series: Blue Mountain State
Dream Job: Own a restaurant
Funniest Teammate: Little Heller
Favorite Music Genre: Hip-hop and alternative
Favorite Professional Sports Team: Raiders
Favorite Piece of Game-Day Apparel: Socks
I Spent my Summer…: Working

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-2011Freshman

    5'9" 165 lbs

  • 2011-2012Freshman

    5'9" 165 lbs

  • 2012-2013Sophomore

    5'9" 165 lbs

  • 2013-2014Redshirt Junior

    5'9" 165 lbs

  • 2014-2015Redshirt Senior

    5'9" 165 lbs

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