Joseph McKenna (wrestler)

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Joey McKenna
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Christopher McKenna
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-08-03) August 3, 1995 (age 28)
Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Weight class65 kg (143 lb)
Event(s)Freestyle and folkstyle
College teamOhio State Buckeyes
Stanford Cardinal
ClubPennsylvania RTC
Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
Coached byBrandon Slay
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Acapulco 65 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Alexandria 65 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Warsaw 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Warsaw 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Sofia 65 kg
U23 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bydgoszcz 65 kg
U20 World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb 60 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes
NCAA Division I National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pittsburgh 141 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cleveland 141 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 East Lansing 141 lb
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minneapolis 141 lb
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
NCAA Division I National Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 New York 141 lb
Pac-12 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tempe 141 lb
Gold medal – first place 2017 Stanford 141 lb

Joseph Christopher McKenna (born August 3, 1995) is an American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms.[1] In freestyle, he is a two-time Pan American Continental champion, multiple-time Grand Prix medalist, and a U23 World medalist and US National champion.[2][3]

As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American, twice out of the Ohio State University and once out of Stanford University.[4]

Folkstyle career[edit]

High school[edit]

McKenna attended Blair Academy, noted for its wrestling program, in his native New Jersey.[5] During his time as a high schooler, he went on to rack up three Prep National titles while claiming multiple titles from prestigious tournaments such as the Beast of the East and Ironman.[6] McKenna was the team captain during his last two years.[7] He also competed at Who's Number One in 2013, falling to eventual Penn State great Jason Nolf.[8] Going into his junior year (November 2013), McKenna committed to the Stanford Cardinal.[6]

College[edit]

Stanford University[edit]

After redshirting during the 2014–15 season, McKenna posted big success during his freshman year, going 19–2 during regular season with top–ranked Dean Heil being the only to beat him during this period of time.[9] The second–ranked wrestler in the country, McKenna claimed the Pac-12 Conference title and placed third at the NCAAs, only losing to Bryce Meredith in the latter and bouncing back to beat Anthony Ashnault in his last match of the season.[10] After the season, McKenna was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.[11]

As a sophomore (2016–17), McKenna posted an outstanding 26–1 record during regular season, and after claiming his second straight conference title,[12] he was upset and failed to place at the NCAAs.[13]

The Ohio State University[edit]

After the previous season, McKenna transferred from the Stanford University to the Ohio State University.[14] During his first season as a Buckeye (2016–17), he went 12–1 during regular season, claimed the prestigious Big Ten Conference title and placed third at the NCAAs, notably defeating MAC Conference champion from Missouri Jaydin Eierman in the third–place match.[15][16][17] In his senior year, McKenna had yet another successful regular season, claiming the Cliff Keen title and racking up a 16–2 record, before claiming his second straight B1G title and placing as the runner–up at the NCAA tournament, in his best season during college.[18] Overall, McKenna racked up a 105–11 record in two seasons for the Buckeyes and two seasons for the Cardinal.[19]

Freestyle career[edit]

2014–2016[edit]

After a second–place finish at the Junior World Championships, McKenna made his senior freestyle debut in November 2014 at the age of 19, placing fourth at the Bill Farrell Memorial International.[20][21] Afterwards, he placed third at the Brazil Cup, notably defeating future U23 World Champion from Russia Nachyn Kuular in the first round.[22] McKenna competed in multiple tournaments throughout 2015, but only placed at the 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado, claiming the gold medal.[23] In 2016, he only competed at the Polish Open, placing third.[24]

2017–2019[edit]

After placing third at the 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon tournament in Romania,[25] he made the US U23 World Team and went on to claim a bronze medal from the U23 World Championships.[26][27] In 2018, he started off by claiming the US Open National Championship, defeating Jaydin Eierman after tech'ing his way to the finals.[28] Due to his last result, McKenna sat out in the finals of the US World Team Trials, in where he was defeated twice in a row by '16 World Champion (61kg) and four–time NCAA champion for the Buckeyes Logan Stieber.[29] To finish the year, he was defeated by three–time World Champion (61kg) from Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev at the prestigious Alexandr Medved Memorial International.[30] In 2019, McKenna failed to qualify for the US World Team Trials, but qualified for the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials after a second–place finish at the US Senior Nationals.[31]

2020–2021[edit]

McKenna opened up the year with a seventh–place finish at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone and a ninth–place finish Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin.[32][33] He was then scheduled to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials, however, the event was postponed as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34] After months of being unable to compete due to the pandemic, McKenna placed third at the US National Championships, going 7–1.[35] To open up 2021, McKenna competed in back–to–back FloWrestling events, dominating NCAA champions Nahshon Garrett and Seth Gross.[36][37] McKenna went back to competing overseas, first competing at the Ukraine Open, where he notably defeated '20 European Continental finalist from Belarus Niurgun Skriabin before falling to reigning U23 World Champion from Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov, failing to place.[38] Next, he competed at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series, placing third.[39]

McKenna then competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April 2–3, as the fifth seed, in an attempt of representing the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[40] McKenna performed outstandingly on his way to the finals, upseting fourth–seeded and '17 World Championship runner–up (70kg) James Green and top–seeded and defending US World Team Member Zain Retherford.[41] In the best–of–three finale, he was defeated by '19 US National champion Jordan Oliver twice in a row, earning hard–fought runner–up honors.[42]

As the other US Olympic Trials finalist, McKenna competed at the Pan American Continental Championships from May 27 to 30, replacing an injured Jordan Oliver.[43] He captured the crown after tech'ing all of his four opponents, most notably four–time All–American for Rutgers and representative of Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera, helping the USA reach all ten medals in freestyle.[44] In a quick turnaround, McKenna competed at the prestigioys Poland Open on June 9.[45] After a victory over a Ukrainian opponent, McKenna suffered back–to–back losses that came in hand of the highly accomplished Vasyl Shuptar and Yianni Diakomihalis, before earning a forfeit win over Shuptar to claim the bronze.[46][47]

McKenna competed at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships.[48] After a back-and-forth win over Evan Henderson to make the finals, McKenna beat rival Yianni Diakomihalis in another slugfest, before being downed twice convincingly, losing the series.[49]

2022[edit]

To start off the year, McKenna placed fifth at the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, notably downing two-time World medalist Akhmed Chakaev. He then beat Kamal Begakov on February 12, at Bout at the Ballpark.[50] McKenna competed at the prestigious Yasar Dogu International on February 27, claiming a bronze medal after going 4–1, only losing to World Champion Zagir Shakhiev in a close bout.[51]

On May 8, McKenna defended his Pan American championship in Acapulco, Mexico, defeating Olympian Agustín Destribats and four-time All-American Sebastian Rivera in order to do so.[52]

At the US World Team Trials, in May, McKenna suffered a first-round upset to Ian Parker, loss which he avenged in the bronze-medal bout to place third.[53] He then placed third at the Poland Open and second at the D.A. Kunaev International, in July and November, respectively.[54]

2023[edit]

To start off the year, McKenna racked up silver medals at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open and the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series, as well as a bronze at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament.[55][56] In these tournaments, he earned notable wins over eventual 2023 World silver medalist Sebastian Rivera, U20 World Champion Erik Arushanian and European medalist Ali Rahimzade.[57]

In April, McKenna placed second at the US Open, falling to two-time NCAA champion Nick Lee in the finals and failing to advance in the US World Team Trials process.[58] In June, he beat Matthew Kolodzik in the true-third bout at Final X Neward.[59]

At the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial, in July, McKenna earned silver up at 70 kilograms after a notable win over eventual 2023 World silver medalist Amir Mohammad Yazdani in the semifinals.[60] In November, McKenna became the champion at the D.A. Kunaev International, earning an important victory over fellow American and World silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis in the semifinals.[61]

McKenna wrestled at the US Senior Nationals on December 16, placing third and qualifying for the US Olympic Team Trials.[62]

2024[edit]

In January, McKenna claimed a bronze medal from the Grand Prix Zagreb Open, soundly defeating returning World finalist Sebastian Rivera.[63]

Freestyle record[edit]

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 118–48 Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera TF 10–0 January 10, 2024 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

Croatia Zagreb, Croatia

Win 117–48 France Khamzat Arsamerzouev 3–3
Loss 116–48 Armenia Vazgen Tevanyan 2–5
Win 116–47 Azerbaijan Ziraddin Bayramov TF 11–0
2023 US Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 115–47 United States Seth Gross 5–2 December 16–17, 2023 2023 US Senior National Championships

United States Fort Worth, Texas

Win 114–47 United States Austin DeSanto 9–5
Loss 113–47 United States Beau Bartlett 5–5
Win 113–46 United States Jaydin Eierman 10–8
Win 112–46 United States Michael McGee TF 10–0
2023 D.A. Kunaev International 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 111–46 Kazakhstan Adil Ospanov 9–4 November 3–4, 2023 2023 D.A. Kunaev International Kazakhstan Taraz, Kazakhstan
Win 110–46 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 4–3
Win 109–46 Kazakhstan Shattyk Alaidar Fall
Win 108–46 Uzbekistan Khusniddin Erkabaev 5–0
Win 107–46 Kazakhstan Rustem Tolen TF 11–0
2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 70 kg
Loss 106–46 Ukraine Ihor Nykyforuk 2–4 July 13, 2023 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament

Hungary Budapest, Hungary

Win 106–45 Iran Amir Mohammad Yazdani 9–8
Win 105–45 Kazakhstan Syrbaz Talgat 10–6
Win 104–45 Kazakhstan Sanzhar Doszhanov 8–4
2023 US World Team Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 103–45 United States Matthew Kolodzik TF 10–0 June 10, 2023 2023 Final X Newark: True Third

United States Newark, New Jersey

2023 US Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 102–45 United States Nick Lee 5–10 April 26–30, 2023 2023 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 102–44 United States Ridge Lovett 8–3
Win 101–44 United States Anthony Ashnault TF 10-0
Win 100–44 United States Hunter Pfantz TF 10–0
Win 99–44 United States Josh Koderhandt TF 10–0
2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 98–44 Romania Stefan Coman 6–2 March 3–4, 2023 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament

Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria

Loss 97–44 Albania Islam Dudaev 3–10
Win 97–43 Kazakhstan Bek Zhaqsybekov 7–0
Win 96–43 Georgia (country) Luka Janezashvili TF 10–0
Win 95–43 South Korea Changsu Kim 6–2
2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 94–43 Armenia Vazgen Tevanyan 2–8 February 26, 2023 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament

Egypt Alexandria, Egypt

Win 94–42 Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera 10–2
Win 93–42 Ukraine Erik Arushanian 8–2
Win 92–42 Azerbaijan Timur Aitkulov TF 11–0
Win 91–42 Algeria Zouheir Iftene Fall
2023 Zagreb Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 90–42 Mongolia Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga 1–4 February 1, 2023 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

Croatia Zagreb, Croatia

Win 90–41 Japan Ryoma Anraku 4–3
Win 89–41 Azerbaijan Ali Rahimzade Fall
Win 88–41 Israel Josh Finesilver TF 10–0
2022 D.A. Kunaev International 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 87–41 Mongolia Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga 2–8 November 3–5, 2022 2022 D.A. Kunaev International

Kazakhstan Taraz, Kazakhstan

Win 87–40 Kazakhstan Azamat Shagapuly TF 10–0
Win 86–40 Kazakhstan Nursultan Sadyk TF 10–0
Win 85–40 Kazakhstan Timur Shanbaev TF 10–0
Win 84–40 Uzbekistan Alpamys Kdirnuyazov TF 11–0
2022 Poland Open 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 83–40 Poland Krzysztof Bienkowski 3–1 July 20, 2022 2022 Poland Open

Poland Warsaw, Poland

Loss 82–40 Mongolia Tsogbadrakh Tseveensuren 1–2
Win 82–39 Switzerland Nino Leutert 9–2
Win 81–39 Ukraine Vasyl Shuptar TF 10–0
2022 US World Team Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 80–39 United States Ian Parker TF 11–0 May 21, 2022 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 79–39 United States Nick Lee TF 13–3
Win 79–39 United States Pat Lugo TF 10–0
Win 78–39 United States Josh Saunders TF 10–0
Loss 77–39 United States Ian Parker 5–8
2022 Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 77–38 Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera TF 10–0 May 8, 2022 2022 Pan American Continental Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico
Win 76–38 Argentina Agustín Destribats 13–5
Win 75–38 Chile Andre Quispe TF 10–0
2022 Yasar Dogu 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win Kyrgyzstan Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov INJ February 27, 2022 2022 Yasar Dogu International

Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

Win 74–38 Romania Nikolay Okhlopkov Fall
Loss 73–38 Russia Zagir Shakhiev 9–11
Win 73–37 United States Evan Henderson 17–9
Win 72–37 Kazakhstan Bekzat Yermekbay TF 15–4
Win 71–37 Tajikistan Kamal Begakov TF 10–0 February 12, 2022 2022 Bout at the Ballpark

United States Arlington, Texas

2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 5th at 65 kg
Loss 70–37 Russia Ibragim Ibragimov 4–6 January 27–30, 2022 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Win 70–36 Russia Akhmed Chakaev 10–8
Win 69–36 Russia Ibragim Abutalimov TF 10–0
Loss 68–36 Russia Ramazan Ferzaliev 1–6
Win 68–35 Belarus Uladislau Koika TF
2021 US World Team Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 67–35 United States Yianni Diakomihalis TF 2–12 September 12, 2021 2021 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss 67–34 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 2–5
Win 67–33 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 8–7
Win 66–33 United States Evan Henderson 10–9 September 11, 2021
2021 Poland Open 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win Ukraine Vasyl Shuptar FF June 9, 2021 2021 Poland Open

Poland Warsaw, Poland

Loss 65–33 United States Yianni Diakomihalis TF 4–15
Loss 65–32 Ukraine Vasyl Shuptar 4–6
Win 65–31 Ukraine Andriy Svyryd 8–0
2021 Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 64–31 Brazil Marcos de Brito TF 10–0 May 30, 2021 2021 Pan American Continental Championships

Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala

Win 63–31 Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera TF 10–0
Win 62–31 Dominican Republic Albaro Rudesindo Camacho TF 17–6
Win 61–31 El Salvador Juan Rodriguez Jovel TF 10–0
2020 US Olympic Team Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 60–31 United States Jordan Oliver 2–5 April 2–3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials United States Fort Worth, Texas
Loss 60–30 United States Jordan Oliver 0–3
Win 60–29 United States Zain Retherford 8–5
Win 59–29 United States James Green TF 12–1
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 58–29 Turkey Selim Kozan 8–2 March 6, 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021

Italy Rome, Italy

Loss 57–29 India Bajrang Punia 3–6
Win 57–28 Slovenia David Habat 7–3
2021 Ukrainian Memorial International DNP at 65 kg
Loss 56–28 Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov 1–5 February 26, 2021 XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial

Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine

Win 56–27 Belarus Niurgun Skriabin 10–3
Win 55–27 Algeria Amar Laissaoui TF 12–2
Win 54–27 United States Seth Gross TF 10–0 January 13, 2021 FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor

United States Austin, Texas

Win 53–27 United States Nahshon Garrett TF 12–2 January 9, 2021 FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray
2020 US Nationals 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 52–27 United States Yahya Thomas 6–1 October 10–11, 2020 2020 US Senior Nationals

United States Coralville, Iowa

Win 51–27 United States Jaydin Eierman TF 10–0
Win 50–27 United States Nick Dardanes 8–2
Win 49–27 United States Chad Red TF 14–4
Loss 48–27 United States Andrew Alirez 4–6
Win 48–26 United States Jaden Abas TF 10–0
Win 47–26 United States Kevon Davenport TF 11–0
Win 46–26 United States Caleb Craig TF 10–0
Loss 45–26 United States Tyler Berger 2–8 August 30, 2020 Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground I

United States United States

2020 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 9th at 65 kg
Loss 45–25 Buryatia Dasha Sharastepanov 2–4 January 23–26, 2020 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Win 45–24 Mongolia Tulga Tumur 4–3
Win 44–24 Russia Muslim Saidulaev 5–2
2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 7th at 65 kg
Loss 43–24 United States Zain Retherford 5–10 January 15–18, 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020

Italy Rome, Italy

Loss 43–23 India Bajrang Punia 2–4
Win 43–22 Italy Abdellatif Mansour TF 12–2
2019 US Nationals 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 42–22 United States Jordan Oliver TF 0–10 December 20–22, 2019 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier

United States Fort Worth, Texas

Win 42–21 United States Yianni Diakomihalis 6–5
Win 41–21 United States Evan Henderson TF 11–1
Win 40–21 United States Jayson Ness 8–2
Win 39–21 United States Rob Mathers TF 10–0
2019 Bill Farrell M. International Open 4th at 65 kg
Loss 38–21 United States Evan Henderson 12–14 November 15–16, 2019 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open

United States New York City, New York

Win 38–20 United States Ben Whitford TF 10-0
Loss 37–20 United States Jordan Oliver 3–5
Win 37–19 United States Dean Heil TF 10-0
Win 36–19 Mongolia Byambasuren Uuganbayar TF 11–0
Win 35–19 United States Mario Mason 4–0
2019 US Last Chance WTT 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 34–19 United States Dean Heil 2–5 May 3, 2019 2019 US Senior Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier

United States East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Win 34–18 United States Evan Henderson 10–6
Win 33–18 United States Jake Jones TF 11–0
2019 US Open DNP at 65 kg
Loss 32–18 United States Frank Molinaro 3–6 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 32–17 United States Bryce Meredith TF 10–0
Win 31–17 United States Ben Freeman TF 10–0
Loss 30–17 United States Dean Heil 9–12
Win 30–16 United States Chris Deloza TF 10–0
2018 Alexander Medved Prizes 14th at 65 kg
Loss 29–16 Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev TF 0–10 September 14–16, 2018 2018 Alexander Medved Prizes

Belarus Minsk, Belarus

2018 US World Team Trials 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 65 kg
Loss 29–15 United States Logan Stieber 0–8 June 15–16, 2018 2018 Final X: State College

United States State College, Pennsylvania

Loss 29–14 United States Logan Stieber 8–8
2018 US Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 29–13 United States Jaydin Eierman 7–3 April 24–28, 2018 2018 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 28–13 United States Evan Henderson TF 10–0
Win 27–13 United States Robbie Mathers TF 11-0
Win 26–13 United States Darren Wynn TF 12–0
Win 25–13 United States Darick Lapaglia TF 10–0
2017 U23 World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 24–13 Belarus Heorhi Kaliyeu 2–0 November 21–26, 2017 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships

Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland

Win 23–13 Mongolia Tulga Tumur Ochir 6–1
Win 22–13 Moldova Maxim Saculțan 9–6
Loss 21–13 Russia Nachyn Kuular TF 0–10
Win 21–12 Poland Patryk Olenczyn TF 11–0
2017 US U23 World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 20–12 United States Boo Lewallen 8–4 October 7–8, 2017 2017 US U23 World Team Trials

United States Rochester, Minnesota

Win 19–12 United States Boo Lewallen 5–1
Win 18–12 United States Brock Zacherl 3–2
Win 17–12 United States Dylan Thurston TF 10–0
2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 16–12 Turkey Haydar Yavuz 8–2 July 21–23, 2017 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon Memorial

Romania Bucharest, Romania

Win 15–12 Turkey Kilicsallayah Selahattin 5–3
Loss 14–12 United States BJ Futrell 0–6
Win 14–11 Poland Maxim Saculțan 9–2
2016 Poland Open 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 65 kg
Win 14311 Japan Masakazu Kamoi 5–4 June 17–19, 2016 2016 Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski Memorial International

Poland Spala, Poland

Loss 12–11 China Katai Yeerianbieke 2–8
Win 12–10 Poland Mateuz Nejman Fall
2015 US World Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss 11–10 United States Jordan Oliver TF 0–10 June 14–15, 2015 2015 US World Team Trials Challenge

United States Madison, Wisconsin

2015 US Senior Nationals 4th at 61 kg
Loss 11–9 United States Coleman Scott TF 0–10 May 7–9, 2015 2015 US Senior National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 11–8 United States Daniel Dennis 4–6
Win 11–7 United States Pat Garcia TF 12–2
Win 10–7 United States Curtis Hulstine TF 10–0
2015 Alexander Medved Prizes 21st at 61 kg
Loss 9–7 Azerbaijan Ruslan Mammadov 0–7 March 5–7, 2015 2015 Alexander Medved Prizes

Belarus Minsk, Belarus

Win 9–6 Georgia (country) Shota Phartenadze 10–2
2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 8–6 Cuba Dabian Quintana 8–5 February 11–15, 2015 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International

Cuba Havana, Cuba

Loss 7–6 Cuba Yowlys Bonne TF 6–18
Win 7–5 Cuba Maikel Perez 9–5
2015 Dave Schultz M. International DNP at 61 kg
Loss 6–5 Japan Yo Nakata 2–3 January 28–31, 2015 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International

United States Colorado Springs, Colorado

Loss 6–4 India Bajrang Punia 2–3
Win 6–3 United States Jim Gauntlett TF 10–0
2014 Brazil Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 61 kg
Win 5–3 Brazil Juliano Carvalho TF 14–3 November 28–30, 2014 2014 Copa Brasil

Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Loss 4–3 Japan Yo Nakata 2–3
Win 4–2 Russia Nachyn Kuular 11–8
2014 Bill Farrell M. International 4th at 65 kg
Loss 3–2 Russia Shikhsaid Dzhalilov 2–5 November 7–9, 2014 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International

United States New York City, New York

Win United States Reece Humphrey INJ
Win 3–1 United States Steven Pami 11–6
Win 2–1 United States Brett Robbins 6–1
Win 1–1 Japan Kojiro Kurimori 3–1
Loss 0–1 Russia Shikhsaid Dzhalilov 2–5


NCAA record[edit]

NCAA Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2019 NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 141 lbs
Loss 17–5 Yianni Diakomihalis SV–1 4–6 March 20–22, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win 17–4 Nick Lee 4–3
Win 16–4 Mitch McKee MD 11–1
Win 15–4 Kaid Brock MD 14–1
Win 14–4 Grant Willits TF 20–5
2018 NCAA Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 141 lbs
Win 13–4 Jaydin Eierman 7–2 March 15–17, 2018 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win 12–4 Kevin Jack 4–3
Loss 11–4 Bryce Meredith 0–1
Win 11–3 Tyler Smith 8–3
Win 10–3 Luke Karam TF 15–0
Win 9–3 Alex Madrigal TF 16–1
2017 NCAA Championships DNP at 141 lbs
Loss 8–3 Jaydin Eierman MD 0–8 March 16–18, 2017 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win 8–2 Randy Cruz 4–3
Win 7–2 Ryan Diehl MD 9–0
Loss 6–2 Thomas Thorn Fall
Win 6–1 Dylan Caruana 6–0
2016 NCAA Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 141 lbs
Win 5–1 Anthony Ashnault 7–6 March 17–19, 2016 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win 4–1 Chris Mecate 3–1
Loss 3–1 Bryce Meredith 3–5
Win 3–0 Solomon Chishko 6–1
Win 2–0 Brock Zacherl 4–2
Win 1–0 Zachary Horan TB–1 2–1

Stats[edit]

Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2019 Senior Ohio State University #3 (2nd) 141 24–3 88.89% 55.56%
2018 Junior #4 (3rd) 21–2 91.30% 39.13%
2017 Sophomore Stanford University #7 (DNP) 32–3 91.43% 51.43%
2016 Freshman #4 (3rd) 28–3 90.32% 45.16%
Career 105–11 90.52% 49.14%

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