Arizona State: Nye comes to Tempe as an accomplished freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler... ranked as high as fourth on the 2008 U.S. Olympic ladder in Greco-Roman and third on the 2009 charts... has placed fifth in a pair of international junior championships... won the 2008 University Nationals... 2008-09: Was the team's starter at the opening of the season but was forced out of the lineup at the semester break... went 3-2 in that time... both losses came in one-point decisions... earned bonus points for the team in his three victories, including a fall in 0:53, an 8-0 major decision and a win by injury default.
Sierra: Earned his Associates degree from Sierra College (Rocklin, Calif.) in 2008... went undefeated at heavyweight in his two years with SC... won the California Junior College Championships twice in his career... also was a two-time regional and two-time all-star dual champion... led his team to the 2007 state championship crown after finishing second in 2006... won the 2008 University Nationals heavyweight crown.
High School: A graduate of Red Bluff High School (Red Bluff, Calif.)... named the RBHS Male Athlete of the Year in 2005... lettered in wrestling four times, twice in football and once in track & field... captained the wrestling and football teams during his career... finished third at the CIF Championships as a junior and senior... won the 2003 Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman title and was second in the freestyle competition... runner-up at the 2004 Junior Nationals (Greco-Roman) and fifth in freestyle... won the 2005 Junior Nationals in freestyle and was second in Greco-Roman... placed fifth in freestyle at the 2006 FILA Junior World Championships in Guatemala... also finished fifth in Greco-Roman at the 2007 FILA Junior World Championships in China... also an award winner in football, earning all-state, all-region and all-league accolades as a senior.
Personal: Majoring in BIS... parents are Ron and Mary Nye... has one brother: Brian... born October 24, 1987, in Red Bluff, Calif.... full name is Erik Aaron Nye.
| Career Statistics forNye | |||||
| Season | Overall | Duals | Falls | Techs | Majors |
| 2008-09 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Career | 3-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |