{{Short description|Stateside Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler (born 1995)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Darian Cruz | image = | image_size = | caption = | headercolor = Gold | fullname = Darian Toi Cruz | nickname = | nationality = | ethnicity = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|02|07|mf=y}} | birth_place = Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = {{USA}} (2018–2021)<br>{{PUR}} (2022–present) | sport = Wrestling | weight_class = {{convert|57|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | rank = | event = Freestyle and Folkstyle | collegeteam = Lehigh | club = Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club | coach = Pat Santoro | pb = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's freestyle wrestling }} {{Medal|Country| {{Flagu|Puerto Rico}}}} {{Medal|Competition | Pan American Games }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2023 Santiago | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }} {{Medal|Silver| 2022 Acapulco | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2023 Buenos Aires | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Silver| 2026 Coralville | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Grand Prix }} {{Medal|Silver| 2022 Madrid |57 kg}} {{Medal|Silver|2023 Warsaw|57 kg}} {{Medal|Country|the {{USA}} }} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2020 Ottawa | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| Grand Prix }} {{Medal|Gold| 2018 Guelph | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2019 Colorado Springs | 57 kg }} {{Medal|Sport| Men's collegiate wrestling}} {{Medal|Country | the}} Lehigh Mountain Hawks {{Medal|Competition| NCAA Division I Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2017 St. Louis | 125 lb }} {{Medal|Competition| EIWA Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2016 Princeton | 125 lb }} {{Medal|Gold| 2017 Lewisburg | 125 lb }} {{Medal|Gold| 2018 Uniondale | 125 lb }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2014 Bethlehem | 125 lb }} | show-medals = yes }}
'''Darian Toi Cruz''' (born February 7, 1995) is a Stateside Puerto Rican freestyle wrestler who competes internationally at 57 kilograms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darian Cruz – Wrestling |url=https://lehighsports.com/sports/wrestling/roster/darian-cruz/12177 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=Lehigh University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313212706/https://lehighsports.com/sports/wrestling/roster/darian-cruz/12177 |url-status=live}}</ref> He represented Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and is a Pan American Games medalist, as well as a three-time Pan American medalist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2024 |title=Cruz Qualifies For Paris Olympics At 57 kg |url=https://lehighsports.com/news/2024/3/2/wrestling-cruz-qualifies-for-paris-olympics-at-57-kg.aspx |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=Lehigh University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313212707/https://lehighsports.com/news/2024/3/2/wrestling-cruz-qualifies-for-paris-olympics-at-57-kg.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> Cruz was the 2017 NCAA Division I national champion out of Lehigh University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darian Cruz wins national title as Lehigh claims 12th place at NCAAs |url=https://lehighsports.com/news/2017/3/18/wrestling-darian-cruz-wins-ncaa-title-as-lehigh-claims-12th-place-at-ncaas.aspx |access-date=March 13, 2024 |website=Lehigh University Athletics |language=en |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313212706/https://lehighsports.com/news/2017/3/18/wrestling-darian-cruz-wins-ncaa-title-as-lehigh-claims-12th-place-at-ncaas.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{UWW|cruz-darian-toi|Darian Toi Cruz}} *{{sports links}} * {{Instagram|name=Darian Toi Cruz}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Darian}} Category:1995 births Category:American male sport wrestlers Category:Freestyle wrestlers Category:Lehigh Mountain Hawks wrestlers Category:Living people Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Olympic wrestlers for Puerto Rico Category:Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Puerto Rico Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in wrestling Category:Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico Category:Real American Freestyle male wrestlers Category:Sportspeople from Allentown, Pennsylvania Category:Wrestlers at the 2023 Pan American Games Category:Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics