Alec William Pantaleo (born July 9, 1996) is an American

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and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. In freestyle, he is the defending U.S. Open champion, was the 2021 Pan American Continental champion, claimed the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the

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titles, earned silver and bronze medals (2021 and 2018, respectively) at the U.S. Open, and was a 2019 U23 U.S. team member. As a folkstyle wrestler, Pantaleo was a three-time NCAA DI All-American and a

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champion out of the

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Folkstyle career

High school

Born and raised in

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, Pantaleo attended Canton High School. While a high schooler, he became a MHSAA state champion as a

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and, after losing his

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season to injury, claimed runner-up honors at the state tournament as a

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, graduating with an 177–9 record and a 51–1 record in his last year.

College

After his high school career, Pantaleo was recruited by the

2014-15

In his

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year, Pantaleo made his

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debut at the Michigan State Open, claiming the title. An unseeded wrestler, he then went on to place second at the prestigious Cliff Keen Memorial Invitational and racked up an 8–4 dual record during regular season. At the Big Ten Conference Championships, he reached the consolation semifinals before being eliminated. At the NCAA tournament, he went 2–2.

2015-16

As a

, Alec achieved

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honors by placing sixth at the NCAA Division I national championships at 149 lbs. He pinned Drexel's fourth-seeded Matthew Cimato in 3:48 in the quarterfinal to secure his first All-American honor. A few weeks prior, Alec took third at the B1G conference championship with a 4–1 record, avenging an earlier season loss to former

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national champion Jason Tsirtsis with a 8–4 decision in the third-place bout. He also earned third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec 4–5) with a 7–1 record.

2016-17

Alec

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and did not compete in collegiate wrestling.

2017-18

As a

, Alec achieved

honors by placing fifth at the NCAA tournament at 157 lbs. He captured the B1G conference championship with a 3–0 record. At the conference championship, he defeated Ohio State's Micah Jordan with a 3–1 score in the final bout. Earlier in the season, he went 5–0 to capture the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title, including a 10–3 win over Micah Jordan in the final and a 9–3 semi-final win over Nebraska's fourth-ranked Tyler Berger.

2018-19

As a fifth-year

, Alec once again secured

honors by placing third at the NCAA championships. He carried a 6–1 record at his final collegiate competition, avenging his only loss of the tournament to North Carolina State's Hayden Hidlay. Pantaleo lost to Hidlay in the quarterfinals in

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, but beat him in the third-place bout with a 5-3 decision. Alec took third at the

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conference championship with a notable 10–4 win over Northwestern's third-ranked Ryan Deakin in the medal match. Alec missed much of his senior season due to a serious case of

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Freestyle career

Alec has garnered many levels of success in freestyle following his first appearance to the international circuit in 2015. Since then, Alec has finished top-eight at every United States Freestyle national-championships and represented the United States overseas in numerous notable sporting events.

2015

Alec finished with runner up honors at the Junior National Championships in

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. Pantaleo fell to Wyoming's Archie Colgan in the championship bout.

2016

Alec won the Junior National Championships at 66 kg, beating Princeton's Matthew Kolodzik in the first place-bout. In the weeks following he made the

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Junior World team at 66 kg by beating Kolodzik two more time times in a best-of-three final bout. Pantaleo went on to represent the United States at the Junior World Championships in Macon, France later that summer. While overseas he posted a 1–1 record, defeating Georgi Sulava from

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in the opening round, but eventually falling to Viaks Vikas from

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in the following preliminary match. Pantaleo finished with a 10th-place finish at the 2016 Junior World Championships.

2017

Pantaleo placed 5th at the USA Senior National Men's Freestyle Championships at 70 kg in

2018

Pantaleo placed 3rd at 70 kg at the 2018 Senior National Men's Freestyle National Championships in

. He also placed 3rd at the 2018 Senior World Team Trials at 70 kg in

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2019

Alec won the 70 kg U23 National Championships in

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, and was bestowed the Outstanding Wrestler Award by USA wrestling following a remarkably dominant performance. Pantaleo posted a perfect 7–0 record and outscored his opponents by a margin of 69–2. Additionally, he secured his spot as a 2019 U23 World Team Member. Later that year, Pantaleo finished 8th in the world at the U23 World championships in

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. In the opening round Pantaleo defeated Stefan Tonu of

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by a score of 8–0. He then fell to Daud Ibragimov of

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by a score of 9–8. Pantaleo finished with a record of 1-1. Domestically, Pantaleo also placed 4th at the 70 kg 2019 Senior National Men's Freestyle championships in

at and 8th at 74 kg in

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2020

Pantaleo won gold at the Cerro Pelado International in

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by a score of 7–2.

2021

Pantaleo earned a 3rd-place finish at the inaugural Flowrestling 150 lb 8-man bracket challenge in

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. Pantaleo went 2–1 in route to a bronze medal, beating former

national champions Jordan Oliver and Anthony Ashnault. Pantaleo fell to James Green by a score of 4–2 in the semi-finals. Pantaleo claimed the 70 kg title at the Matteo Pellicone International in

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in April 2021. Pantaleo beat 2019 world-finalist

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in the opening round and gold medal match with respective scores of 6-2 and 4–0. Domestically, Alec took 2nd at the 2021 U.S. Senior National Championships while competing at 70 kg. Pantaleo fell to James Green in the gold medal bout by a score of 2–7. In June 2021, Alec Pantaleo won gold at the

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. Pantaleo won all three of his matches by technical superiority, beating

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from

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with a score of 12–0 in the gold medal bout. Pantaleo also claimed the

championship in

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. Pantaleo defeated James Green in the final bout by a score of 5–3. In his semi-final bout, Pantaleo defeated three-time world champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist

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with a score of 6-6. Pantaleo closed out his 2021 campaign with a medical withdrawal from the

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. In his semi finals bout it is recorded that he sustained a rib related injury, causing for a medical forfeit. At that time of injury, Pantaleo was the top ranked wrestler in the world at 70 kg, according to

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Freestyle record

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, style="font-size:88%", FF , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, September 11–12, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2021 US World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

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, - , Loss , 59–21 , align=left, Ryan Deakin , style="font-size:88%", INJ (4–10) , - , Win , 59–20 , align=left, Brayton Lee , style="font-size:88%", 9–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 58–20 , align=left, James Green , style="font-size:88%", 5–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, June 8, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4,

, style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - , Win , 57–20 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 6–6 , - , Loss , 56–20 , align=left, James Green , style="font-size:88%", 0–8 , - , Win , 56–19 , align=left, Oleksii Boruta , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 55–19 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", TF 12–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, May 30, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2021 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

, - , Win , 54–19 , align=left, Vincent De Marinis , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - , Win , 53–19 , align=left, João Victor dos Santos Silva , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 52–19 , align=left, James Green , style="font-size:88%", 2–7 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, May 1–2, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2021 US Open National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,

, - , Win , 52–18 , align=left, Tyler Berger , style="font-size:88%", 6–2 , - , Win , 51–18 , align=left, Parker Kropman , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 50–18 , align=left, Ryan Ojeda , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , - , Win , 49–18 , align=left, Zachary Wigzell , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 48–18 , align=left, Tyler Berger , style="font-size:88%", 6–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, March 27, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2020 US Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,

, - , Loss , 48–17 , align=left, Chance Marsteller , style="font-size:88%", 0–7 , - , Win , 48–16 , align=left, Joshua Shields , style="font-size:88%", 7–5 , - , Win , 47–16 , align=left, Carlos Cuevas , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 46–16 , align=left, Ryan Ojeda , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 45–16 , align=left, Sammy Cokeley , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 44–16 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 6, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4,

Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 The Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 was a wrestling event held in Ostia, Rome, Italy between 4 and 7 of March 2021. The first United World Wrestling United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of Wrest ...

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, - , Win , 43–16 , align=left, Vishal Kaliraman , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 42–16 , align=left,

Mustafa Kaya Mustafa Kaya (born June 6, 1992) is a Turkish retired freestyle wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 65 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which he was eliminated in the round of 32 by Alejandro Valdés Alejandro Enrique Valdés ...

, style="font-size:88%", FF , - , Win , 41–16 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 6–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 40–16 , align=left, Anthony Ashnault , style="font-size:88%", 8–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, December 18, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

, - , Loss , 39–16 , align=left, James Green , style="font-size:88%", 2–4 , - , Win , 39–15 , align=left, Jordan Oliver , style="font-size:88%", 4–4 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 38–15 , align=left, Matthew Kolodzik , style="font-size:88%", 8–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, December 4–5, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, FloWrestling RTC Cup , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - , Win , 37–15 , align=left, Tariq Wilson , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 36–15 , align=left, Kevin Jack , style="font-size:88%", 7–2 , - , Win , 35–15 , align=left, Brayton Lee , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Loss , 34–15 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 2–3 , style="font-size:88%", September 19, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", NLWC I , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" ,

, - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 34–14 , align=left,

Reece Humphrey Reece Weslee Humphrey (born July 31, 1986, in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American former freestyle wrestler who competed for the men's freestyle 60 kg at the World Wrestling Championships 2013 in Budapest, Hungary. He was eliminated in the qu ...

, style="font-size:88%", FF , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, February 9–17, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2020 Cerro Pelado International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,

, style="font-size:88%", 7–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 29–14 , align=left, Joey Lavallee , style="font-size:88%", 2–7 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, December 20–22, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2019 US Senior National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,

, - , Loss , 29–13 , align=left, Anthony Valencia , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–10 , - , Win , 29–12 , align=left, Tyler Berger , style="font-size:88%", 10–2 , - , Loss , 28–12 , align=left, Nazar Kulchytskyy , style="font-size:88%", TF 3–14 , - , Win , 28–11 , align=left, Muhammed McBryde , style="font-size:88%", 4–2 , - , Win , 27–11 , align=left, Shabaka Johns , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 26–11 , align=left, Daud Ibragimov , style="font-size:88%", 8–9 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, October 28 – November 3, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2019 U23 World Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

, - , Win , 26–10 , align=left, Stefan Tonu , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 25–10 , align=left, Jimmy Hoffman , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, May 31 – June 2, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, 2019 US U23 World Team Trials , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7,

, - , Win , 24–10 , align=left, Jimmy Hoffman , style="font-size:88%", 7–1 , - , Win , 23–10 , align=left, Mike D'Angelo , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–1 , - , Win , 22–10 , align=left, Samuel Krivus , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 21–10 , align=left, Justin McCoy , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 20–10 , align=left, Kyler Rea , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 19–10 , align=left, Bryce Thurston , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 18–10 , align=left, Brandon Sorensen , style="font-size:88%", 2–5 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, May 17–19, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

, - , Win , 18–9 , align=left, Hayden Hidlay , style="font-size:88%", 8–3 , - , Loss , 17–9 , align=left, Jason Chamberlain , style="font-size:88%", 2–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 17–8 , align=left,

Jason Nolf Jason Michael Nolf (born January 10, 1996) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 74 kilograms. In freestyle, he is a three-time U.S. national champion and a multiple-time medalist in international tournaments. ...

, style="font-size:88%", 6–10 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, April 24–27, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7, 2019 US Open National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7,

, - , Win , 17–7 , align=left, Nazar Kulchytskyy , style="font-size:88%", FF , - , Loss , 16–7 , align=left, Ryan Deakin , style="font-size:88%", 4–8 , - , Win , 16–6 , align=left, Brandon Sorensen , style="font-size:88%", 5–3 , - , Win , 15–6 , align=left, Jarod Verkleeren , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–0 , - , Win , 14–6 , align=left, Chayse Jackson , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 13–6 , align=left, Mitch Finesilver , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 12–6 , align=left, Ryan Deakin , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, May 18–20, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

, - , Win , 11–6 , align=left, Kyle Ruschell , style="font-size:88%", FF , - , Loss , 10–6 , align=left,

Frank Molinaro Frank Molinaro (born December 27, 1988) is an American wrestler and coach. He was the 2012 NCAA champion at 149 lbs. with an undefeated season record of 33–0, helping him become a four-time NCAA Division I All-American at Penn State. In 2016, ...

, style="font-size:88%", 0–8 , - , Win , 10–5 , align=left, Griffin Parriott , style="font-size:88%", 11–3 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 9–5 , align=left, Dylan Ness , style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, April 24–28, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2018 US Open National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,

, - , Win , 8–5 , align=left, Ryan Deakin , style="font-size:88%", 13–5 , - , Loss , 7–5 , align=left, Hayden Hidlay , style="font-size:88%", 5–7 , - , Win , 7–4 , align=left, Dylan Ness , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–1 , - , Win , 6–4 , align=left, Mike DePalma , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 5–4 , align=left, Kyle Kintz , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Loss , 4–4 , align=left, Dylan Ness , style="font-size:88%", 6–9 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, June 9–10, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2,

, - , Loss , 4–3 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", TF 2–13 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 4–2 , align=left, Jason Chamberlain , style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, April 26–29, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6, 2017 US Open National Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6,

, - , Loss , 3–2 , align=left, Steven Pami , style="font-size:88%", 9–10 , - , Loss , 3–1 , align=left, Nazar Kulchytskyy , style="font-size:88%", TF 0–10 , - , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Jason Chamberlain , style="font-size:88%", 8–6 , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Robbie Mathers , style="font-size:88%", 8–1 , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Jason Welch , style="font-size:88%", TF 13–3 , -

References

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