Max Nowry
Max Nowry

Max Nowry

World Championships, 2022, 2021, 2019

Athlete Bio 

Max Nowry

Height

5-4

Age

36

Hometown

Wheeling, IL

Education

Northern Michigan University

2026-27 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 55 kg/121 pounds

Years on Team USA: 8 (2012-13, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2026-27)

Residence: Washington, Ill.

Regional Training Center: Illinois RTC

Club: New York AC

Personal Coach: Bryan Medlin

High School: Wheeling, Ill. (Wheeling High School)

Born: March 16, 1990

Senior World Teams

2022 Senior Worlds (Fifth at 55 kg), 2021 Senior Worlds (Ninth at 55 kg), 2019 Senior Worlds (Fifth at 55 kg)

 

Age-Group World Teams

2010 U20 Worlds (Fifth at 50 kg), 2009 U20 Worlds (Sixth at 50 kg)

 

Career Highlights 

  • Three-time Senior World Team member
  • Two-time age-group World Team member
  • 2019 World Military Games bronze medalist
  • Four-time Pan American champion

 

Career Biography

2026: Gold medalist at Pan American Championship in Coralville, Iowa … U.S. Open champion

2022: Placed fifth at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Bronze medalist at Matteo Pellicone Tournament Ranking Series event in Rome, Italy … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion

2021: Placed ninth at World Championships in Oslo, Norway … Gold medalist at Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup Ranking Series event in Warsaw, Poland … Senior World Team Trials champion … Senior Nationals champion … Placed fourth at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2020: Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Ottawa, Canada … Silver medalist at Matteo Pellicone Tournament Ranking Series event in Rome, Italy

2019: Placed fifth at World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan … Bronze medalist in freestyle at World Military Games in Wuhan, China … Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina … Silver medalist at Haparanda Cup in Sweden … Silver medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Bronze medalist at Wladyslaw Pytlasinski Cup in Warsaw, Poland … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion

2018: Silver medalist at Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru … Finished fourth at Grand Prix of Germany … Senior World Team Trials runner-up … U.S. Open champion

2017: Silver medalist at Dave Schultz Memorial International … Placed third at U.S. Open

2016: Bronze medalist at Dave Schultz Memorial International … Placed fifth at Greco-Roman Nationals

2015: Placed fifth at Senior Nationals … Placed fifth at Las Vegas U.S. Senior Nationals

2014: Finished fourth at World Team Trials … Placed fourth at U.S. Open

2013: Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Panama City, Panama … Placed fifth at World University Games in Kazan, Russia … Silver medalist at International Olympia Tournament in Olympia, Greece, bronze in freestyle … Placed fifth at Golden Grand Prix in Szombathely, Hungary … University Nationals champion … Placed third at U.S. World Team Trials … U.S. Open runner-up

2012: Gold medalist at World University Championships in Kuortane, Finland … Silver medalist at New York Athletic Club International … University World Team Trials champion … University Nationals champion … U.S. Olympic Trials runner-up

2011: Silver medalist at New York Athletic Club International … Placed fourth at U.S. World Team Trials … University Nationals champion

2010: Placed fifth at U20 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary … Placed ninth at World University Championships in Torino, Italy … University World Team Trials runner-up … U20 World Team Trials champion … Junior Nationals champion … Placed fourth at U.S. Open … University Nationals champion

2009: Placed sixth at U20 World Championships in Ankara, Türkiye … U20 World Team Trials champion … University Nationals true second … Placed fifth at Senior Nationals … FILA Juniors champion

2008: U20 World Team Trials runner-up

2006: FILA Cadet Nationals runner-up in freestyle, bronze in Greco-Roman

College: Wrestled at Northern Michigan University 

High School: Wrestled for Wheeling High School in Wheeling, Illinois

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2007 and 2008 Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle … 2008 Northern Plains Regional champion … 2007 Western Regional champion in freestyle, bronze in Greco-Roman … 2006 Cadet Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, third freestyle and folkstyle … Placed fifth at 2005 Cadet Freestyle National

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