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Plover, WI
Ohio State University, University of Dubuque
2026-27 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 55 kg/121 pounds
Years on Team USA: 5 (2019-21, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2026-27)
Residence: Edmond, Okla.
Regional Training Center: Position Wrestling
Club: Titan Mercury WC
Personal Coach: Sam Hazwinkel, Bryan Koontz
High School: Stevens Point, Wis. (Stevens Point Area Senior High School)
Born: July 24, 1998
2024 Senior Worlds (11th at 55 kg), 2023 Senior Worlds (10th at 55 kg)
2019 U23 Worlds (19th at 55 kg), 2018 U20 Worlds (13th at 55 kg), 2015 U17 Worlds (17th at 46 kg)
2026: U.S. Open runner-up
2025: Bronze medalist at Zagreb Open Ranking Series event in Croatia … Advanced to finals at U.S. Open
2024: Placed 11th at World Championships in Tirana, Albania … Senior World Team Trials champion
2023: Placed 10th at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion
2022: Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Acapulco, Mexico … Final X runner-up
2021: Senior World Team Trials runner-up … Senior Nationals runner-up
2020: Silver medalist at Thor Masters in Nykobing Falster, Denmark
2019: Placed 18th at U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary … Final X runner-up … Senior World Team Trials Challenge champion
2018: Placed 13th at U20 World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia … UWW Junior World Team Trials champion
2015: Placed 17th at U17 World Championships in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina … UWW Cadet Nationals champion
College: Wrestled at University of Dubuque … Earned All-American honors at 125 pounds in 2023 … Earned three varsity letters competing at Ohio State University
High School: WIAA Division I Wisconsin state champion in 2016 … State runner-up in 2017 … finished senior season with a record of 39-1 … won 83 of last 85 matches (finished 43-1 as a junior)
USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2021 U23 Nationals runner-up … 2019 U23 Nationals champion … 2017 Junior Nationals runner-up … 2015 Junior Nationals bronze medalist in Greco-Roman, fifth in freestyle … 2014 Cadet Nationals runner-up … 2014 Central Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle … 2013 Central Regional runner-up in freestyle … Placed fourth at 2012 Kids Nationals in Greco-Roman and freestyle … 2012 Northern Plains Regional runner-up in Greco-Roman, third in freestyle … Placed fourth at 2011 Kids Greco-Roman Nationals … Placed fifth at 2011 Northern Plains Greco-Roman Regional … 2010 Kids Nationals bronze medalist in freestyle … 2010 Northern Plains Regional runner-up in freestyle
Personal: Son of Julie and Bryan Koontz … Bryan wrestled for Central College (Pella, Iowa) … Has a twin brother, Dylan, who wrestled at the University of Dubuque, and a sister, Shelby.
Instagram: @brady_koontz
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Five different athletes have secured 1-0 leads in their best-of-three series at the 2026 Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials.Competing as part of Group A, round one action began at 55 kg with a dominant tech. fall win by three-time U...
LAS VEGAS – It’ll be a guaranteed changing of the guard in Greco-Roman Group A (55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg, 77 kg), with no returning World Team member qualifying for the best-of-three championship finals on Thursday at the 2026 U.S. Open Champi...
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Five different athletes have secured 1-0 leads in their best-of-three series at the 2026 Senior Greco-Roman World Team Trials.Competing as part of Group A, round one action began at 55 kg with a dominant tech. fall win by three-time U...
LAS VEGAS – It’ll be a guaranteed changing of the guard in Greco-Roman Group A (55 kg, 60 kg, 63 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg, 77 kg), with no returning World Team member qualifying for the best-of-three championship finals on Thursday at the 2026 U.S. Open Champi...
