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, and is a two-time US National champion and three-time age-group world champion. In folkstyle, Lee won the James E. Sullivan Award and the

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twice, as well as three NCAA Division I national championships out of the

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. Lee was often considered one of the most dominant athletes in

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Career

Background

Lee was born in

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, but grew up in Saegertown, Pennsylvania before moving to Murrysville, where he attended Franklin Regional High School. While in high school, Lee became a three-time PIAA state champion and recorded 144 wins before suffering his first and only loss in a dramatic upset while going for a fourth state title. In the freestyle department, Lee became a two-time U20 World champion and a U17 World champion during his high school years. Before his

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year, Lee committed to wrestle at the

. A multiple-time national champion in different tournaments, Lee was the top-ranked wrestler in the country at the time of his commitment.

College

2017–2018

Lee initially competed under a

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during his first year of

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, winning the UNI Open and placing sixth at the Midland Championships before having it pulled and competing as a

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instead. During regular season, Lee recorded wins over NCAA champions and

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ns, before placing third at the

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Championships. At the

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, Lee had an outstanding run into the finals, where he defeated undefeated-in-the-season Nick Suriano to claim his first national championship. Lee was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and closed out the year with a 22–2 record.

2018–2019

After an action-packed regular season, where he notably placed second at the Midland Championships, Lee placed second at the Big Ten Championships and headed off to the NCAA tournament. Lee captured his second-straight national crown after running through the bracket, defeating Jack Mueller in the finals and closing out the year 23–3.

2019–2020

In December 2019, Lee made his senior-level debut, becoming the US National champion in freestyle and qualifying for the US Olympic Team Trials with notable wins over eventual

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Vito Arujau and NCAA champions

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and Nathan Tomasello. During his third season in college, Lee compiled an 18–0 record, grabbed his first Big Ten Conference title and was a favorite heading into the NCAA championships. However, the national tournament was cancelled as a result of the

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. After the cut-short season, Lee was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the most outstanding athlete in the United States and the

as the best college wrestler in the country. He was also named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Year after outscoring the opposition 234 to 18. The US Olympic Team Trials, where Lee was set to compete in, were delayed for 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020–2021

Before folkstyle season started, Lee pinned four-time All-American Zach Sanders at the HWC 1 in freestyle. Lee then pinned all of his opponents in the first period during regular season, grabbed his second Big Ten title and became a three-time NCAA champion, dominating everyone throughout the season. Lee later revealed he had torn his left ACL eight days before the tournament to match a torn right ACL suffered in the 2019 NCAA finals. Lee was then named the

winner for the second straight time, along with Gable Steveson. He was repeated as the Big Ten Wrestler of the Year. Lee was then set to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials in freestyle, however, he opted against participating due to his knee injuries.

= 2021–2022

= Since the

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granted athletes an extra year of eligibility after the 2020 season was cut short, Lee was set to compete in his last year of collegiate wrestling. However, he achieved a 3–0 record before being pulled out of the season due to requiring surgery on both knees after recurring injuries, using a medical redshirt.

2022–2023

Lee started off his final year of folkstyle wrestling undefeated in dual action and claiming the Soldier Salute and

titles. At the NCAA tournament, where he was looking for a fourth national title, Lee cruised to the semifinals, where he faced Matt Ramos, whom he had previously pinned at a dual meet. After an electric match, Lee was defeated by Ramos in one of the biggest upsets in the sports' history, and proceeded to medical

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out of the tournament, placing sixth. Lee graduated with three NCAA Division I National titles and Big Ten Conference titles, and a record of 95–6. After his college career was over, Lee switched his focus to freestyle.

Freestyle

2023

In April, Lee wrestled in his first freestyle tournament since 2019, at the US Open National Championships. After three straight wins to reach the semis, where he was set to wrestle Nick Suriano, Lee forfeited out of the tournament due to his knee injuries, placing sixth. Lee then competed at the Bill Farrell Memorial in November. He racked up dominant wins over the likes of

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medalist

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and U20 World silver medalist Luke Lilledahl to make the finals, where he defeated

and US Open champion Nico Megaludis to claim gold and qualify for the 2024 US Olympic Trials. Despite having already qualified for the US Olympic Trials, Lee competed at the US Senior Nationals on December, where he once again defeated Megaludis and picked up a gold medal to extend his win-streak.

2024

To start off February, Lee competed internationally for the first time since

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, grabbing a Pan American title with quick victories over 2020 Olympian

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and multiple-time Pan American medalist Pedro Mejías. In April, Lee competed at the US Olympic Team Trials, defeating NCAA champion Nico Megaludis for a third time and reigning US World Team Member Zane Richards to advance to the best-of-three finals, where he faced

and former teammate Thomas Gilman. He defeated Gilman twice in a row to become the US Olympic Team Member at 57 kilograms. Lee then competed at the World Qualification Tournament, in an attempt to qualify the weight for the

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and earn the right to compete at the

. After a quick win over

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, Lee defeated U23 World medalist

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from

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in a tight, high-scoring match to advance in the tournament. Then, he defeated European champion Vladimir Egorov from

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in a battle of continental champions, to make the semifinals, where he reigned over two-time Asian medalist Rakhat Kalzhan from

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. This result made Lee a 2024 Summer Olympian. In August, Lee made his Olympic debut at the

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. On the first day, he earned a rematch win over

from

, as well as two technical falls over two-time U23 World medalist Bekzat Almaz Uulu from

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and two-time Olympian Gulomjon Abdullaev from

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, advancing to the finals and securing a medal. On the next day, he contested the gold-medal match against Olympic silver medalist and

Rei Higuchi from

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, losing in a tight bout and earning the

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after his first defeat on the senior level. Lee was then expected to compete at the Kunayev D.A. in

in December, though he later withdrew from the tournament to close out the year.

2025

To start off January, Lee claimed the gold medal at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane after earning five technical falls over foreign opposition. In February, he ran through the Grand Prix Zagreb Open, notably defeating European medalist Islam Bazarganov and two-time NCAA champion Roman Bravo-Young in a highly anticipated bout. Lee then bumped up to 59.5 kilograms to meet 61-kilogram World Champion Masanosuke Ono on February 26, headlining FloWrestling: Night in America. He lost the bout on points, marking the second loss in his career. As a returning

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, Lee accepted his berth to June's Final X and defeated US Open champion Luke Lilledahl twice in a row in a best-of-three series to make his first world team.

Personal life

Lee's mother, Cathy, was a French Olympic alternate

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and his father, Larry, also practiced the sport. Lee is a

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enthusiast.

Freestyle record

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, - , Win , 39–2 , align=left, Luke Lilledahl , style="font-size:88%", 7–2 , - , Loss , 38–2 , align=left, Masanosuke Ono , style="font-size:88%", 2–3 , style="font-size:88%", February 26, 2025 , style="font-size:88%", FloWrestling: Night in America – 59.5 kg , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;",

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, - , Win , 37–1 , align=left, Roman Bravo-Young , style="font-size:88%", 6–3 , - , Win , 36–1 , align=left, Luka Gvinjilia , style="font-size:88%", TF 11–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 35–1 , align=left, Tomas Epp , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, January 18, 2025 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2025 , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5,

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

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, - , Win , 30–0 , align=left, Gulomjon Abdullaev , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, August 8, 2024 , - , Win , 29–0 , align=left, Bekzat Almaz Uulu , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , - , Win , 28–0 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", 3–2 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 27–0 , align=left, Rakhat Kalzhan , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, May 11, 2024 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 26–0 , align=left, Vladimir Egorov , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , - , Win , 25–0 , align=left,

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, - , Win , 22–0 , align=left, Thomas Gilman , style="font-size:88%", 6–3 , - , Win , 21–0 , align=left, Zane Richards , style="font-size:88%", 13–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, April 19, 2024 , - , Win , 20–0 , align=left, Nico Megaludis , style="font-size:88%", 8–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 19–0 , align=left, Pedro Mejías , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, February 24, 2024 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2024 Pan American Continental Championships , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3,

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, - , Win , 15–0 , align=left, Josh Rodriguez , style="font-size:88%", TF 12–1 , - , Win , 14–0 , align=left, Gary Steen , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=7 , , - , Win , 13–0 , align=left, Nico Megaludis , style="font-size:88%", 7–4 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, November 18, 2023 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International , style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4,

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, - , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Vitali Arujau , style="font-size:88%", TF 14–4 , - , Win , 3–0 , align=left,

, style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Shane Kim , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Jacob Moran , style="font-size:88%", TF 10–0 , -

NCAA record

! colspan="8", NCAA Division I Record , - ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , End of 2022–2023 Season (senior extra-year) , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2023 NCAA Championships 6th at 125 lbs , - , Loss , 98–6 , Matt Ramos , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, March 16–18, 2023 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Win , 98–5 , Anthony Noto , style="font-size:88%", MD 14–4 , - , Win , 97–5 , Jack Medley , style="font-size:88%", TF 17–0 , - , Win , 96–5 , Tucker Owens , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2023 Big Ten Conference at 125 lbs , - , Win , 95–5 , align=left, Liam Cronin , style="font-size:88%", 8–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 3–5, 2023 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2023 Big Ten Conference Championships , - , Win , 94–5 , align=left, Patrick McKee , style="font-size:88%", TF 20–2 , - , Win , 93–5 , align=left, Jack Medley , style="font-size:88%", TF 17–0 , - , Win , 92–5 , align=left, Reece Witcraft , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", February 19, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Oklahoma State Dual , - , Win , 91–5 , align=left, Jack Medley , style="font-size:88%", MD 11–2 , style="font-size:88%", February 10, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Michigan Dual , - , Win , 90–5 , align=left, Patrick McKee , style="font-size:88%", 7–1 , style="font-size:88%", February 3, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Minnesota Dual , - , Win , 89–5 , align=left, Marco Vespa , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–2 , style="font-size:88%", January 27, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Penn State Dual , - , Win , 88–5 , align=left, Eric Barnett , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 22, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Wisconsin Dual , - , Win , 87–5 , align=left, Liam Cronin , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 20, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Nebraska Dual , - , Win , 86–5 , align=left, Michael DeAugustino , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 13, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Northwestern Dual , - , Win , 85–5 , align=left, Matt Ramos , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 8, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Purdue Dual , - , Win , 84–5 , align=left, Maximo Renteria , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 6, 2023 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Illinois Dual , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2022 Soldier Salute at 125 lbs , - , Win , 83–5 , align=left, Drake Ayala , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, December 29–30, 2022 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2022 Soldier Salute , - , Win , 82–5 , align=left, Jore Volk , style="font-size:88%", MD 15–5 , - , Win , 81–5 , align=left, Charlie Farmer , style="font-size:88%", TF 19–1 , - , Win , 80–5 , align=left, Damion Ryan , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 79–5 , align=left, Corey Cabanban , style="font-size:88%", MD 16–5 , style="font-size:88%", December 4, 2022 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Iowa State Dual , - , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , Start of 2022–2023 Season (senior extra-year) , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , End of 2021–2022 Season (senior extra-year) , - , Win , 78–5 , align=left, Jakob Camacho , style="font-size:88%", 6–1 , style="font-size:88%", December 21, 2021 , style="font-size:88%", North Carolina State - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 77–5 , align=left, Jaret Lane , style="font-size:88%", MD 8–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2, December 20, 2021 , style="font-size:88%", Lehigh - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 76–5 , align=left, Brock Bergelin , style="font-size:88%", TF 17–0 , style="font-size:88%", Central Michigan - Iowa Dual , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , Start of 2021-2022 Season (senior extra-year) , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , End of 2020-2021 Season (senior year) , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2021 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs , - , Win , 75–5 , Brandon Courtney , style="font-size:88%", 7–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 18–20, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships , - , Win , 74–5 , align=left, Drew Hildebrandt , style="font-size:88%", MD 11–0 , - , Win , 73–5 , align=left, Devin Schroder , style="font-size:88%", MD 10–2 , - , Win , 72–5 , align=left, Killian Cardinale , style="font-size:88%", MD 15–5 , - , Win , 71–5 , align=left, Patrick McCormick , style="font-size:88%", TF 17–1 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2021 Big Ten Conference at 125 lbs , - , Win , 70–5 , align=left, Devin Schroder , style="font-size:88%", TF 21–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 6–7, 2021 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2021 Big Ten Conference Championships , - , Win , 69–5 , align=left, Rayvon Foley , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 68–5 , align=left, Dylan Ragusin , style="font-size:88%", TF 19–4 , - , Win , 67–5 , align=left, Brady Koontz , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", February 7, 2021 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Ohio State Dual , - , Win , 66–5 , align=left, Justin Cardani , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 31, 2021 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Illinois Dual , - , Win , 65–5 , align=left, Patrick McKee , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 22, 2021 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Minnesota Dual , - , Win , 64–5 , align=left, Liam Cronin , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 15, 2021 , style="font-size:88%", Nebraska - Iowa Dual , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , Start of 2020-2021 Season (senior year) , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , End of 2019-2020 Season (junior year) , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2020 Big Ten Conference at 125 lbs , - , Win , 63–5 , align=left, Devin Schroder , style="font-size:88%", MD 16–2 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, March 8, 2020 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2020 Big Ten Conference Championships , - , Win , 62–5 , align=left, Jack Medley , style="font-size:88%", TF 19–3 , - , Win , 61–5 , align=left, Nicolas Aguilar , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 60–5 , align=left, Nick Piccininni , style="font-size:88%", MD 12–3 , style="font-size:88%", February 23, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Oklahoma State - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 59–5 , align=left, Forfeit , style="font-size:88%", FF , style="font-size:88%", February 15, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Minnesota - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 58–5 , align=left, Jack Medley , style="font-size:88%", 8–1 , style="font-size:88%", February 8, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Michigan Dual , - , Win , 57–5 , align=left, Logan Griffin , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", February 2, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Michigan State Dual , - , Win , 56–5 , align=left, Brandon Meredith , style="font-size:88%", TF 16–1 , style="font-size:88%", January 31, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Penn State - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 55–5 , align=left, Hunter Lucas , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–0 , style="font-size:88%", January 24, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Ohio State - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 54–5 , align=left, Alex Thomsen , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–0 , style="font-size:88%", January 18, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Nebraska - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 53–5 , align=left, Devin Schroder , style="font-size:88%", TF 15–0 , style="font-size:88%", January 12, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Purdue Dual , - , Win , 52–5 , align=left, Liam Cronin , style="font-size:88%", TF 15–0 , style="font-size:88%", January 10, 2020 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Indiana Dual , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2019 Midlands Championships 5th at 125 lbs , - , Win , 51–5 , align=left, Connor Ryan , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, December 29, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2019 Midlands Invitational Championships , - , Win , 50–5 , align=left, Christian Moody , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 49–5 , align=left, Liam Cronin , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 48–5 , align=left, Michael Cullen , style="font-size:88%", TF 16–0 , style="font-size:88%", December 1, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Wisconsin - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 47–5 , align=left, Alex Mackall , style="font-size:88%", TF 17–2 , style="font-size:88%", November 24, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Iowa State Dual , - , Win , 46–5 , align=left, Fabian Gutierrez , style="font-size:88%", MD 16–5 , style="font-size:88%", November 17, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Chattanooga - Iowa Dual , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , Start of 2019-2020 Season (junior year) , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , End of 2018-2019 Season (sophomore year) , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2019 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs , - , Win , 45–5 , align=left, Jack Mueller , style="font-size:88%", 5–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 23, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,

2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships The 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 21 to March 23 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the PPG Paints Arena. The tournament was the 89th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and featured seventy teams across that ...

, - , Win , 44–5 , align=left, Nick Piccininni , style="font-size:88%", 11–4 , - , Win , 43–5 , align=left, Sean Russell , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 42–5 , align=left, Sean Fausz , style="font-size:88%", MD 10–1 , - , Win , 41–5 , align=left, Bryce West , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2019 Big Ten Conference at 125 lbs , - , Loss , 40–5 , align=left, Sebastian Rivera , style="font-size:88%", 4–6 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, Mar 10, 2019 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2019 Big Ten Championships , - , Win , 40–4 , align=left, Sean Russell , style="font-size:88%", MD 8–0 , - , Win , 39–4 , align=left, Elijah Oliver , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Loss , 38–4 , align=left, Nick Piccininni , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", Feb 24, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Oklahoma State Dual , - , Win , 38–3 , align=left, Ethan Rotondo , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", Feb 17, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Wisconsin Dual , - , Win , 37–3 , align=left, Elijah Oliver , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", February 15, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Indiana - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 36–3 , align=left, Brandon Cray , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", February 8, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Maryland - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 35–3 , align=left, Zeke Moisey , style="font-size:88%", MD 18–4 , style="font-size:88%", February 3, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Nebraska Dual , - , Win , 34–3 , align=left, Travis Piotrowski , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", Jan 25, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Illinois Dual , - , Win , 33–3 , align=left, Nick DeNora , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 18, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Rutgers - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 32–3 , align=left, Sean Russell , style="font-size:88%", 4–0 , style="font-size:88%", January 13, 2019 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Minnesota Dual , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2018 Midlands Championships at 125 lbs , - , Loss , 31–3 , align=left, Sebastian Rivera , style="font-size:88%", 3–7 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, December 29, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, 2018 Midlands Invitational Championships , - , Win , 31–2 , align=left, Pat Glory , style="font-size:88%", 12–6 , - , Win , 30–2 , align=left, Drew Hildebrandt , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–0 , - , Win , 29–2 , align=left, Bryce West , style="font-size:88%", TF 17–0 , - , Win , 28–2 , align=left, Malik Heinselman , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 27–2 , align=left, Luke Resnick , style="font-size:88%", TF 15–0 , style="font-size:88%", December 8, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Lehigh - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 26–2 , align=left, Alex Mackall , style="font-size:88%", MD 13–4 , style="font-size:88%", December 1, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa State - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 25–2 , align=left, Pat Glory , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–2 , style="font-size:88%", November 16, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Princeton - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 24–2 , align=left, Alejandro Hernandez-Figueroa , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–0 , style="font-size:88%", November 9, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - CSU Bakersfield Dual , - , Win , 23–2 , align=left, Tomas Gutierrez , style="font-size:88%", TF 16–0 , style="font-size:88%", November 9, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Kenn State Dual , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , Start of 2018-2019 Season (sophomore year) , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , End of 2017-2018 Season (freshman year) , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2018 NCAA Championships at 125 lbs , - , Win , 22–2 , align=left, Nick Suriano , style="font-size:88%", 5–1 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5, March 17, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5,

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, - , Win , 21–2 , align=left, Nathan Tomasello , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 20–2 , align=left, Nick Piccininni , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 19–2 , align=left, Luke Welch , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–0 , - , Win , 18–2 , align=left, Alonzo Allen , style="font-size:88%", TF 18–0 , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2018 Big Ten Conference at 125 lbs , - , Win , 17–2 , align=left, Luke Welch , style="font-size:88%", TF 16–0 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, Mar 3, 2018 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2018 Big Ten Championships , - , Win , 16–2 , align=left, Sebastian Rivera , style="font-size:88%", MD 12–0 , - , Loss , 15–2 , align=left, Nathan Tomasello , style="font-size:88%", 1–2 , - , Win , 15–1 , align=left, Rayvon Foley , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 14–1 , align=left, Sinjin Briggs , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", Feb 18, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Iowa State Dual , - , Win , 13–1 , align=left, Carson Kuhn , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", Feb 10, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Penn State Dual , - , Win , 12–1 , align=left, Sebastian Rivera , style="font-size:88%", 7–4 , style="font-size:88%", February 4, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Northwestern - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 11–1 , align=left, Ethan Lizak , style="font-size:88%", TF 15–0 , style="font-size:88%", February 2, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Minnesota - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 10–1 , align=left, Drew Mattin , style="font-size:88%", TF 15–0 , style="font-size:88%", Jan 27, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Michigan - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 9–1 , align=left, Nathan Tomasello , style="font-size:88%", 3–2 , style="font-size:88%", Jan 21, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Iowa - Ohio State Dual , - , Win , 8–1 , align=left, Nick Piccininni , style="font-size:88%", 10–5 , style="font-size:88%", January 14, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Oklahoma State - Iowa Dual , - , Win , 7–1 , align=left, Rayvon Foley , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%", January 5, 2018 , style="font-size:88%", Michigan State - Iowa Dual , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2017 Midlands Championships 6th at 125 lbs , - , Loss , 6–1 , align=left, Ronnie Bresser , style="font-size:88%", 1–3 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, December 29, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4, 2017 Midlands Invitational Championships , - , Win , 6–0 , align=left, Sean Russell , style="font-size:88%", TF 15–0 , - , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Travis Piotrowski , style="font-size:88%", TF 17–2 , - , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Killian Cardinale , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - ! style=background:white colspan=6 , 2017 UNI Open at 125 lbs , - , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Skyler Petry , style="font-size:88%", Fall , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, December 9, 2017 , style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3, 2017 UNI Open Tournament , - , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Johnny Jimenez , style="font-size:88%", Fall , - , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Dack Punke , style="font-size:88%", TF 16–0 , - ! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 , Start of 2017-2018 Season (freshman year)

Stats

! Season ! Year ! School ! Rank ! Weigh Class ! Record ! Win ! Bonus , - , 2023 , Senior++ , rowspan=6,

, #1 (6th) , rowspan=6, 125 , 20-1 , 95.24% , 85.71 , - , 2022 , Senior+ , DNQ , 3–0 , 100.00% , 66.67% , - , 2021 , Senior , #1 (1st) , 12–0 , 100.00% , 91.67% , - , 2020 , Junior , #1 (COVID) , 18–0 , 100.00% , 88.89% , - , 2019 , Sophomore , #3 (1st) , 23–3 , 88.46% , 73.08% , - , 2018 , Freshman , #3 (1st) , 22–2 , 91.67% , 75.00% , - , colspan=5 bgcolor="LIGHTGREY", Career , bgcolor="LIGHTGREY", 98–6 , bgcolor="LIGHTGREY", 94.23% , bgcolor="LIGHTGREY", 81.73%

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