Aaron Brooks

2024-25 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 86 kg

Years on Team USA: 2 (2023-25)

Residence: State College, Pa.

Regional Training Center: Nittany Lion Wrestling Club

Club: Titan Mercury Wrestling Club

College: Penn State

High School: Hagerstown, Md.

Born: June 15, 2000

Olympic Games 

2024 Olympics (Bronze at 86 kg)

Age-Group World Teams 

2023 U23 Worlds (Gold at 86 kg), 2019 Junior Worlds (17th at 79 kg), 2018 Junior Worlds (Silver at 79 kg), 2017 Cadet Worlds (Gold at 76 kg)

Career Highlights 

• 2024 Olympic bronze medalist
• Two-time age-group World Champion
• U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion (2024)
• Four-time NCAA Champion for Penn State
• Four-time age-group World Team member

Career Biography

2024: Paris Olympic bronze medalist…U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion…NCAA DI National Champion for Penn State…

2023: U23 World Champion…Final X runner-up…US Open champion…NCAA DI National Champion for Penn State…

2022: NCAA DI National Champion for Penn State…

2021:  NCAA DI National Champion for Penn State…

2019: Seventeenth at Junior World Championships…Sixth at Senior Freestyle Nationals…Junior Freestyle World Team Trials Challenge champion…Marine Corps US Open Junior Freestyle champion…Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…

2018: Junior World Championship silver medalist…Junior World Team Trials Challenge champion…Marine Corps US Open Junior Freestyle champion…

2017: Cadet World Champion…USMC Junior Freestyle Nationals champion…Cadet Freestyle Nationals runner-up…

2016: UWW Cadet Freestyle Nationals runner-up…Cadet Freestyle Nationals champion…Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals champion…

College: Graduated from Penn State in 2024…Four-time NCAA Champion…2020 Big Ten Champion at 184 pounds…Named 2020 Big Ten Freshman of the Year…2021 NCAA Champion at 184 pounds…2021 Big Ten Champion…First-team All-Big Ten…Two-time Hodge Trophy finalist…2022 NCAA Champion…2023 Big Ten Champion…2023 NCAA Champion…2024 NCAA Champion…2024 Dan Hodge Trophy award winner…

High School: Wrestled at North Hagerstown High School...Named 2018 National High School Coaches Association Wrestler of the Year...Became seventh wrestler to capture four NHSCA Championships at NHSCA High School Nationals...Compiled a 163-2 record at NHHS...Won four Maryland state titles...

Age-Group Achievements: Four-time age-group World Team member…2023 U23 World Champion…2017 Cadet World Champion…

Personal: Son of John Brooks, Ranelle Boyd, Adrienne Brooks…Has one sister, Kaiya...Has three brothers, Isaiah, Jared and Jaden…

Awards: 2024 Dan Hodge Trophy award winner…

Instagram: @aaron_mbrooks