Five-time NCAA Qualifier
2022 NWCA Scholar All-American
2022 Pac-12 Wrestling’s Scholar Athlete of the Year
2022 Mexico Senior World Team
2021 NCAA All-American, eighth place (165)
4x Pac-12 Champion (3x 165, 1x 174)
2021 Pac-12 Winter Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Outstanding Wrestler Award
2020 First Team All-American
2021-22 (Redshirt senior)
- 18-8 overall record (1 MD, 1 TF, 6 falls)
- NCAA qualifier for the fifth time of his career after earning an at-large bid
- Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships, missing All-American status
- Named 2022 Pac-12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Valencia received an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships
- Valencia placed 4th in the Pac-12 Championships
- Earned Pac-12 Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year
- Earned a spot on the Mexico Senior National Team after winning two trial tournaments over the winter.
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior)
- 2021 All-American
- Pac-12 Champion (165), becoming the 4th ASU wrestler to win four Pac-12 titles
- Valencia was awarded the 2021 Outstanding Wrestler at the Pac-12 Championships
- Defeated the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the 165-pound weight class, Shane Griffith, in the Pac-12 Championship finals
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships, earning a second place seed at 165 lbs.
- Lead the team in decisions (7)
- In ASU history, Valencia sits 3rd all-time in bonus-point wins (65)
- Valencia finished tied for the team-high in pins (2)
- Went 13-3 overall, 10-0 in regular season
- Selected to the Pac-12 Fall & Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Ranked No. 5 in preseason poll by FloWrestling at 165 lbs.
- Ranked No. 5 in preseason poll by InterMat at 165 lbs.
- Ranked No. 5 in preseason poll by TheOpenMat at 165 lbs.
- Ranked No. 6 in preseason poll by TrackWrestling at 165 lbs.
- Earned 2020-21 Pac-12 Honor Roll
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
- First Team All-American
- Pac-12 Champion (174), becoming the 18th ASU wrestler to win three Pac-12 titles
- NWCA Scholar All-American
- Qualified for the NCAA Championships, earning an eight seed at 174 lbs.
- Selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Won the 174 lbs title at the Journeymen Classic (Nov. 10) after going a perfect 3-0
- Placed 5th at Cliff Keen Invitational at 174 lbs. (Dec. 6-7)
- Rallied his way to a 5th place finish at the US Senior Nationals to earn a berth to the 2020 Olympic Trials
- Second on the team in pins (6), 3rd in bonus-point wins (14), T-3rd in majors (6)
- In ASU history, Valencia sits 5th all-time in bonus-point wins (62) and 7th in major decisions (26)
- Went on a nine-match win-streak towards the end of the season that included four falls, three majors and one tech fall
- Ranked No. 9 in preseason poll by WIN Magazine at 174 lbs.
- Rated No. 10 in preseason poll by FloWrestling at 174 lbs.
- Ranked No. 10 in preseason poll by TheOpenMat at 174 lbs.
- Rated No. 11 in preseason poll by Trackwrestling at 174 lbs.
2018-19 (Redshirt Junior)
- Redshirting season
2017-18 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Ranked No. 7 in preseason poll by Trackwrestling at 165 lbs.
- Ranked No. 6 in preseason poll by WIN Magazine at 165 lbs.
- Ranked No. 9 in preseason poll by FloWrestling at 165 lbs.
- Ranked No. 6 in preseason poll by Intermat at 165 lbs.
- Finished second (165) at Michigan State Open (Nov. 5)
- Finished 7th (165) at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2)
- Finished 4th (165) at Midlands Championships
- Won Pac-12 Championship with two pins, qualifying for NCAA's
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman)
- FloWrestling Top 11 Freshmen (No. 5)
- Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 11)
- T-1st at Daktronics Open (Nov. 6), 3rd at Journeymen Classic (Nov. 13), 5th at CKLV (Dec. 2-3), 3rd at Midlands (Dec. 29-30)
- Had Sun Devils' 4th and 5th fastest pins of the season (40 seconds and 43 seconds)
- Pac-12 Champion (165)
- Competed at NCAA championships (No. 7 seed) in St. Louis, going 2-2
- 5th on ASU's all-time single season bonus point wins, T-8th in single season major decisions, T-16th in tech fall wins in a career after one season
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- The Open Mat Third Team All-Freshman Team (165)
- Sun Devil Newcomer of the Year
- Qualified for the USA World Team Trials at the U.S. Open in April, finishing fourth (74 kg)
2015-16 (Freshman)
- Redshirted the 2015-16 season
- Part of Division 1 College Wrestling.Net and Amateur Wrestling News' No. 1 recruiting class in 2015
Previous:
- Ranked as the No. 1 wrestling recruit in the class of 2015 by multiple national services including d1collegewrestling.net, Intermat, and Openmat
- Ranked as the No. 2 wrestling recruit at 170 pounds by Flowrestling
- Three time California State Champion at 170 pounds
- Represented the United States at the FILA Junior World Championships at 74 kilos
- Took second place at the USAW/Cliff Keen Folkstyle Nationals at 170 lbs as a junior
- Was a Junior National double All-American in both Greco and Freestyle
- Finished as a champion of the NUWAY Las Vegas Freakshow preseason tournament at 173 pounds
- Champion of the Walsh Jesuit Ironman tournament at 170 pounds
- Earned his bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies (Business/Communication) in spring 2019 before earning his master's in Film and Media Studies in spring 2021.