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Brayden Thompson
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
- High School:
- Lockport Township
2024-25 (Redshirt Year): In his redshirt year, completed a flawless 9-0 campaign with six bonus point wins … The 184-pounder took first place at the Bob Smith Open and the Reno Tournament of Champions.
2023-24: Held the starting spot at 174 pounds all season long as a true freshman, posting eight ranked wins and a 12-11 record … Had a strong 3-1 showing at the Big 12 Championships, where he beat Iowa State’s No. 19 MJ Gaitan in the third-place match … Received the 25th-seed at his first NCAA Championships … Secured his first career win against Lehigh’s Thayne Lawrence two days before majoring No. 17 Tate Picklo in the Bedlam dual for his first bonus points and ranked victory, a three-day stretch that earned him NCAA Wrestler of the Week honors … Other key wins included No. 5 Peyton Mocco of Missouri and Oregon State’s No. 13 Matthew Olguin … Also had a clutch 3-2 win in tiebreakers over No. 31 Alex Faison in OSU’s upset at NC State … Won four of his seven matches that reached overtime.
High School: Wrestled at Lockport Township High School … Put together a career record of 152-11 with his only losses coming as a freshman… Was ranked the No. 3 pound-for-pound wrestler and the top 182-pounder in the class of 2023 at the time of his signing by FloWrestling … Capped off a 45-0 junior season with an Illinois state title … Was a finalist at the U20 World Team Trials and finished third at the U.S. Open as a senior … Won the Powerade tournament as the sixth seed in 2021 and the Walsh Ironman tournament in 2022.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Sheri Thompson… Is the brother of Keirstyn, Kyleigh, Ava and Adyson… Currently majoring in General Business at OSU.
2023-24: Held the starting spot at 174 pounds all season long as a true freshman, posting eight ranked wins and a 12-11 record … Had a strong 3-1 showing at the Big 12 Championships, where he beat Iowa State’s No. 19 MJ Gaitan in the third-place match … Received the 25th-seed at his first NCAA Championships … Secured his first career win against Lehigh’s Thayne Lawrence two days before majoring No. 17 Tate Picklo in the Bedlam dual for his first bonus points and ranked victory, a three-day stretch that earned him NCAA Wrestler of the Week honors … Other key wins included No. 5 Peyton Mocco of Missouri and Oregon State’s No. 13 Matthew Olguin … Also had a clutch 3-2 win in tiebreakers over No. 31 Alex Faison in OSU’s upset at NC State … Won four of his seven matches that reached overtime.
High School: Wrestled at Lockport Township High School … Put together a career record of 152-11 with his only losses coming as a freshman… Was ranked the No. 3 pound-for-pound wrestler and the top 182-pounder in the class of 2023 at the time of his signing by FloWrestling … Capped off a 45-0 junior season with an Illinois state title … Was a finalist at the U20 World Team Trials and finished third at the U.S. Open as a senior … Won the Powerade tournament as the sixth seed in 2021 and the Walsh Ironman tournament in 2022.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Sheri Thompson… Is the brother of Keirstyn, Kyleigh, Ava and Adyson… Currently majoring in General Business at OSU.
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