Spencer Woods

World Championships, 2022, 2023

Athlete Bio

Age

Hometown

Kotzebue, AK

Education

University of Maryland, Northern Michigan University

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 87 kg/191.8 pounds

Years on Team USA: 4 (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Regional Training Center: Army WCAP

Club: Army WCAP

Personal Coach: Bruce Robinson

High School: Kotzebue, Alaska (Kotzebue High School)

Born: June 27, 1998

Senior World Teams

2023 Senior Worlds (18th at 82 kg), 2022 Senior Worlds (22nd at 82 kg)

Age-Group World Teams

2021 U23 Worlds (19th at 87 kg)

Career Highlights

Two-time Senior World Team member
2021 U23 World Team member
2023 Pan American champion
Final X champion
U.S. Open champion

Career Biography

2025: U.S. Open runner-up

2024: Placed seventh at World Military Championships in Erevan, Armenia … Placed fifth at Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial in Budapest, Hungary … Gold medalist at Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico … U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up

2023: Placed 18th at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina … Placed fifth at Zagreb Open Ranking Series event in Croatia … Placed fifth at Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial in Budapest, Hungary … Senior Nationals champion … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion

2022: Placed 22nd at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Final X runner-up … U.S. Open runner-up

2021: Placed 19th at U23 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Senior World Team Trials runner-up … Senior Nationals champion … Placed third at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2019: Silver medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Placed fourth at Dave Schultz Memorial International … U.S. Open runner-up

2018: Placed third at UWW Junior World Team Trials … Placed fifth at U.S. Open in UWW Junior

College: Attended University of Maryland before wrestling at Northern Michigan University

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2021 U23 Nationals champion … Placed third at 2019 U23 Nationals … Placed fourth at 2018 U23 Nationals … 2016 Cliff Keen West Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle

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