Nestor Taffur
January 7, 2014 | Men's Wrestling
Jan. 7, 2014
After knocking off three top-15 opponents to earn a third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle and move into the top 10 of the national 157-pound rankings, senior Nestor Taffur of the Boston University wrestling team has been named the GoTerriers.com Student-Athlete of the Week.
Taffur - now 23-2 on the year - reeled off four straight wins after losing in the quarterfinals to place third in what is arguably the premier regular-season tournament in college wrestling. He went 7-1 in the tournament and his first victory was the 100th win of his BU career, becoming the first Terrier grappler since Mike Roberts to reach the milestone.
After a commanding major decision in his first bout in the wrestlebacks, Taffur pulled off his biggest win of the season with a 9-5 sudden-victory triumph over sixth-ranked Kyle Bradley of Missouri. He followed with a 5-3 win over No. 11 Brian Realbuto of Cornell to reach the third-place match, where he took down No. 13 R.J. Pena of Oregon State by a score of 13-10.
