Zane Richards

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 60 kg/132 pounds

Years on Team USA: 3 (2022-23, 2023-24, 2025-26) 

Residence: Urbana, Ill.

Regional Training Center: Illinois RTC

Club: Titan Mercury WC

Personal Coach: Bryan Medlin

High School: Carbondale, Ill. (Carbondale Community High School)

Born: February 4, 1994

Senior World Teams 

2023 Senior Worlds (20th at 57 kg in Freestyle) 

Career Highlights 

• 2023 Senior World Team member
• 2023 Pan American Games champion
• Final X champion
• U.S. Open champion
• Two-time NCAA All-American

Career Biography

2025: Bronze medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … U.S. Open runner-up

2024: Finished fourth at Olympic Qualification Tournament in Acapulco, Mexico

2023: Placed 20th at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia … Gold medalist at Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, Chile … Bronze medalist at Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial in Budapest, Hungary … Placed fifth at Zagreb Open in Croatia … Final X champion … U.S. Open champion

2022: World Cup Team member … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Won true third at Final X … Placed third at World Team Trials Challenge

2021: Placed fourth at U.S. Olympic Team Trials … Last Chance Qualifier runner-up

2019: World Cup Team member … Placed fifth at New York Athletic Club International … Placed third at U.S. Open

2018: Bronze medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Finished fourth at World Team Trials

2017: Placed third at Senior Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier

2016: University Freestyle Nationals champion

2014: FILA Junior Nationals champion

2013: FILA Junior World Team Trials runner-up … Placed third at FILA Junior Nationals

2011: FILA Cadet Nationals runner-up, champion in freestyle

College: Two-time NCAA All-American for Illinois (2016 and 2017) … Fourth at 133 pounds in 2016 … Seventh at 133 pounds in 2017 … Coached by Jim Heffernan … Earned a bachelor’s degree in general studies

High School: Two-time Illinois 2A state champion for Carbondale Community High School at 125 pounds and 132 pounds … Also ran cross country

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2012 Junior Nationals champions, runner-up in freestyle … 2011 Junior Nationals runner-up, champion in freestyle … 2009 and 2011 Northern Plains Regional champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle … Placed third at 2010 Preseason Nationals … 2009 and 2010 Cadet Nationals champion, third in freestyle … 2011 Northern Plains Regional champion, fifth in freestyle … 2010 Cadet Folkstyle Nationals champion … 2008 Northern Plains Regional champion, runner-up in freestyle … 2007 Northern Plains Regional bronze medalist 

Personal: Parents are Jerry Richards and Kelly Bushur … Five siblings: Aaron, Hannah, Ryan, Katie and Maddi

Instagram: @zane.richards

X: @inzanerichards