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Hello folks.  Wouldn't it be interesting to know more about the backgrounds and accomplishments of the wrestlers who competed in the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships?  Can we look for detailed info on each wrestler... especially the standout All-Americans?  Can you help provide answers to these questions... either from your knowledge or any reliable sources you can point me to?

  1. What were their best international results at any level across any style?
  2. Did they ever make a U.S. national team, like the Junior or Cadet World Team?
  3. What were their best college national results before 2025?
  4. What were their best results across major high school tournaments (e.g., state, Super 32, Fargo, Who's #1)?
  5. What were their best results across major youth tournaments (e.g., state, nationals, Fargo)?
  6. What is a remarkable fact about them (e.g., never taken down in high school)?
  7. At what age did they first start wrestling, and how many years of wrestling experience did they have by the 2025 NCAA Championships?
  8. Was their high school a wrestling powerhouse in their state and nation?
  9. Have they changed schools at any age to train with a better team or coach?
  10. Were they part of any elite national training camps or programs?
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1 hour ago, jross said:

Hello folks.  Wouldn't it be interesting to know more about the backgrounds and accomplishments of the wrestlers who competed in the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships?  Can we look for detailed info on each wrestler... especially the standout All-Americans?  Can you help provide answers to these questions... either from your knowledge or any reliable sources you can point me to?

  1. What were their best international results at any level across any style?
  2. Did they ever make a U.S. national team, like the Junior or Cadet World Team?
  3. What were their best college national results before 2025?
  4. What were their best results across major high school tournaments (e.g., state, Super 32, Fargo, Who's #1)?
  5. What were their best results across major youth tournaments (e.g., state, nationals, Fargo)?
  6. What is a remarkable fact about them (e.g., never taken down in high school)?
  7. At what age did they first start wrestling, and how many years of wrestling experience did they have by the 2025 NCAA Championships?
  8. Was their high school a wrestling powerhouse in their state and nation?
  9. Have they changed schools at any age to train with a better team or coach?
  10. Were they part of any elite national training camps or programs?

You can find the answers to 1-3 on my website, wrestling.guru. I'm working on making it more user friendly to get all the information on each wrestler right now instead of searching multiple webpages/databases. I'm actively getting the answers to #4-5. #6,7,9,10 will be partially answered by some of that for a select few. #8 would be able to be answered with a little bit of research after I can do 4-5.

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Is Ridge Lovett a Mormon? Post Falls, Idaho has a lot of them.

His team mate Hardy is and even served a two year Mormon mission.

 

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” Never attribute to inspiration that which can be adequately explained by delusion”.

Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, jross said:

Hello folks.  Wouldn't it be interesting to know more about the backgrounds and accomplishments of the wrestlers who competed in the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships?  Can we look for detailed info on each wrestler... especially the standout All-Americans?  Can you help provide answers to these questions... either from your knowledge or any reliable sources you can point me to?

  1. What were their best international results at any level across any style?
  2. Did they ever make a U.S. national team, like the Junior or Cadet World Team?
  3. What were their best college national results before 2025?
  4. What were their best results across major high school tournaments (e.g., state, Super 32, Fargo, Who's #1)?
  5. What were their best results across major youth tournaments (e.g., state, nationals, Fargo)?
  6. What is a remarkable fact about them (e.g., never taken down in high school)?
  7. At what age did they first start wrestling, and how many years of wrestling experience did they have by the 2025 NCAA Championships?
  8. Was their high school a wrestling powerhouse in their state and nation?
  9. Have they changed schools at any age to train with a better team or coach?
  10. Were they part of any elite national training camps or programs?

You know what JRoss, great job thinking out of the box man! I’d love to see these answers not only today but in days and weeks to come. Some of these posters know alot so let’s hope they contribute to a dang good and thoughtful topic! 

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24 minutes ago, cowcards said:

You can find the answers to 1-3 on my website, wrestling.guru. I'm working on making it more user friendly to get all the information on each wrestler right now instead of searching multiple webpages/databases. I'm actively getting the answers to #4-5. #6,7,9,10 will be partially answered by some of that for a select few. #8 would be able to be answered with a little bit of research after I can do 4-5.

Cowcards - why not post some of them here to share with us. Let’s build up this thread!

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Help me correct what we can on... 285lbs - Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State)

What were their best international results at any level across any style?

  • Gold at the 2023 U23 World Championships (125 kg, freestyle)
  • 5th at the 2021 Junior World Championships (125 kg, freestyle)

Did they ever make a U.S. national team, like the Junior or Cadet World Team?

  • 2023 U23 World Team (Champ)
  • 2021 Junior World Team (Champ)
  • 2018 UWW Cadet (not a team member)
    • Freestyle - 7th
    • Greco - 7th 

What were their best college national results before 2025?

  • 2025 - Champ
  • 2024 - 3rd
  • 2023 - 3rd
  • 2022 - R16
  • 2021 - R12
  • 2020 - Prep 

What were their best results across major high school tournaments (e.g., state, Super 32, Fargo, Who's #1)?

  • Kansas State Class 5A
    • 2019 (Senior): 1st at 220 lbs, 37-0, pinning all four opponents, including St. James Academy’s Cade Lautt in 1:28 in the final.
    • 2018 (Junior): 1st at 195 lbs, 34-1, pinning Bishop Carroll’s Brady Bockover in 3:58 in the final.  
    • 2017 (Sophomore): 2nd at 182 lbs, 34-6, losing to St. James Academy’s Clay Lautt 17-9 (major decision) in the final.
    • 2016 (Freshman): Did not qualify for state at 160 lbs, finishing 16-19.
  • Folk Style NHSCA High School Nationals
    • 2019: 1st at 220lbs
  • FloNationals
    • 2019: 1st at 97KG - UWW Junior
  • USAW Nationals
    • 2018: 2nd at 195lbs
  • Super 32
    • 2018: 2nd at 195lbs
  • Fargo
    • 2018: Junior Free - 3rd at 195lbs
    • 2018: Junior Greco - 5th at 195lbs
    • 2017: Cadet Free - 3rd at 195lbs
    • 2017: Cadet Greco - 3rd at 195lbs

What were their best results across major youth tournaments (e.g., state, nationals, Fargo)?

  • National
    • Folkstyle
      • 2014: Middle School - DNP
  • KS State
    • Folkstyle
      • 2018: High School - 1st
      • 2017: High School - 1st
      • 2016: 14U - 1st
      • 2015: 14U - 6th
      • 2015: Middle School - 6th
      • 2014: 12U - 6th
      • 2014: Middle School - 5th
      • 2013: 12U - 1st
      • 2012: 10u - 1st
      • 2011: 10u - DNP
      • 2010: 8u - 2nd
      • 2009: 8u - 5th
      • Jan 2008 - first recorded tournament 6U in track wrestling
    • Freestyle
      • 2018: Jr/Cadet - 1st
      • 2017: Jr/Cadet - 1st
      • 2016: Cadet - 3rd
      • 2015: Schoolboy - 3rd
      • 2013: Novice - 2nd
      • 2012: Novice - 1st
      • 2011: Intermediate - 1st
      • 2010: Intermediate - 2nd
      • 2009: Bantam - 1st
    • Greco
      • 2018: Jr/Cadet - 1st
      • 2017: Jr/Cadet - 1st
      • 2016: Cadet - 3rd
      • 2015: Schoolboy - 3rd
      • 2013: Novice - 1st
      • 2012: Novice - 1st
      • 2011: Intermediate - 1st
      • 2010: Intermediate - 2nd
      • 2009: Bantam - 1st

What is a remarkable fact about them (e.g., never taken down in high school)?

  • The “Pin Machine" went the distance in just 4 of his 27 matches during his senior season of college.  He won all other matches by pin, tech fall, or injury.
  • He has a history of increasingly excelling over time at each level.

At what age did they first start wrestling, and how many years of wrestling experience did they have by the 2025 NCAA Championships?

  • 18 years.  Started competing 6U ~2007. 

Was their high school a wrestling powerhouse in their state and nation?

  • Newton, Kansas High School was good, not great in Kansas Class 5A from 2016-2019.  Top 10 with no team championship out of ~35ish schools.  Multiple D1 wrestlers have come out of Newton, including the Treaster family.

Have they changed schools at any age to train with a better team or coach?

  • Transferred from Air Force to Oklahoma State in May 2024, using his COVID bonus year to train under David Taylor.  Acknowledged that this made him a better wrestler.

Were they part of any elite national training camps or programs?

  • Air Force RTC, OSU RTC, U.S. national camps.
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