Quintana had a four-year career at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where he was a four-year letter winner and a four-year All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference performer. Wrestling at 149 lbs., Quintana finished with 84 career wins, including a 22-8 record as a senior when he finished as runner-up in the WIAC. As a freshman and sophomore he also wrestled under current Lakeland Head Coach Mike DeRoehn, who was the head coach at Oshkosh at the time.
 

Quintana also gained coaching experience with the Aviator Wrestling Club in Oshkosh, coaching Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, and was part of a team that brought home ten state titles at the state tournament. In the summer of 2012 he also assisted with the Wisconsin Junior National Freestyle team. He also assisted with DeRoehn's World Class Wrestling School, helping run practices, workouts and camps for youth this summer.
 

Quintana is a native of Burnsville, MN, where he was a multiple-time state placewinner and as a senior was a champion at 135 lbs. at the Oshkosh On The Water Tournament. He graduated from UW-Oshkosh in the spring of 2012 with a degree in Liberal Arts including an emphasis on Spanish.