Ryder Rogotzke
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Age
22
Hometown
Lakeland, MN
Education
Ohio State University
2026-27 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 97 kg/213.8 pounds
Years on Team USA: 1 (2026-27)
Residence: Lakeland, Minn.
Regional Training Center: Ohio RTC
Club: Titan Mercury WC
Personal Coach: Perry Rogotzke, Jared Lawrence, Brandon Paulson
High School: Oak Park Heights, Minn. (Stillwater Area High School)
Born: May 3, 2004
Age-Group World Teams
2024 U20 Worlds (22nd at 87 kg), 2021 U17 Worlds (Eighth at 80 kg)
Career Highlights
- Two-time age-group World Team member
- Two-time age-group Pan American champion
- Two-time NCAA National Championships qualifier
Career Biography
2026: Placed third at U.S. Open
2024: Placed 22nd at U20 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain … U20 World Team Trials champion, runner-up in freestyle … Placed fifth at U.S. Open in U20 division
2021: Placed eighth at U17 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary … Gold medalist at U17 Pan American Championships in Greco-Roman and freestyle in Oaxtepec, Mexico … UWW Cadet Nationals champion, third in freestyle
2019: Placed third at UWW U15 Nationals, fifth in freestyle
College: Wrestles at Ohio State University… Two-time NCAA National Championships qualifier … Three Big Ten Championships appearances … Two-time OSU Scholar Athlete … 2025 Academic All-Big Ten
High School: Six-time letterwinner at Stillwater Area High School … Won 2022 Minnesota state title … Minnesota state runner-up in 2023 … Placed third in state tournament in 2018, 2020 and 2021 … Lettered twice as a middle linebacker in football
USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2024 Junior Nationals runner-up, fourth in freestyle … 2019 Northern Plains Regional champion … 2018 Preseason Nationals champion … 2018 Kids Nationals runner-up, third in freestyle … 2018 Folkstyle Nationals champion … 2014 and 2018 Northern Plains Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle … 2017 Kids Nationals runner-up in Greco-Roman and freestyle, fourth in folkstyle … 2015 and 2017 Northern Plains Regional champion in freestyle, third in Greco-Roman … 2014 and 2016 Cliff Keen Preseason Nationals champion … 2016 Kids Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle, runner-up in folkstyle … 2016 Northern Plains Regional champion in freestyle, runner-up in Greco-Roman … 2015 Cliff Keen Preseason Nationals runner-up … 2015 Kids Nationals champion in folkstyle, fourth in freestyle … 2014 Winter Nationals runner-up … 2014 Kids Nationals champion, fourth in freestyle and folkstyle … 2013 and 2014 Dominate in the Dells champion … 2013 Kids Nationals bronze medalist in Greco-Roman and freestyle … Placed fourth at 2013 Northern Plains Regional, third in freestyle … Placed fifth at 2012 Kids Folkstyle Nationals … 2012 Northern Plains Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman and freestyle
Personal: Son of Perry and Kelly Rogotzke … Has three siblings, Roman, Audrey and Axel