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Ryder Downey
- Position:
- 157
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Indianola, Iowa
- High School:
- Indianola HS
Bio
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HONORS
2025: NCAA Qualifier (157) | 3rd at Big 12 Championships | NWCA Scholar All-American | Academic All Big 12 Team | CSC Academic All-District
2024: NCAA Qualifier (157) | Big 12 Champion | NWCA Scholar All-American | CSC Academic All-District | First Team Academic All-Big 12
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Posted a 27-6 record at 157 pounds with nine technical falls, seven major decisions and one pin with a 10-3 dual recrod (5-2 in Big 12 duals) ... NCAA qualfier with a 2-2 record at the national tournament as the 6-seed... Placed third at the Big 12 Championships for his second NCAA Championship berth ... Notched eight wins over ranked opponents, including a regular season victory over eventual NCAA champion Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), as well as Big 12 Championship wins against No. 8 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) and No. 11 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) ... Also defeated No. 11 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) and No. 13 Joey Blaze (Purdue) at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... Rattled of 12 consecutive wins to open the season ... Grand View Open champion ... Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational runner-up ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Academic All Big 12 Team ... CSC Academic All-District.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023-24): Posted a 23-6 record at 157 pounds with six major decisions and four technical falls ... Went 11-2 in duals (7-0 in Big 12 duals) ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Big 12 champion ... Went 3-2 at the NCAA Championships as the 5-seed ... Ten top-30 wins on the season, including an upset victory over No. 3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) in dual competition ... Rattled off a 15-match winning streak from mid-December through the first round of the NCAA Championships ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... CSC Academic All-District ... First Team Academic All-Big 12.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Won the title at 149 pounds in the freshman/sophomore division at the Grand View Open ... Second place at 149 pounds at the Cyclone Open ... Competed at 149 pounds at the UNI Open ... Went 2-2 at 149 pounds at the Soldier Salute ... Placed first at 149 pounds at the Pat Flanagan Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Iowa high school state medalist for Indianola High School (Iowa) ... wrestled four weights, winning at 145 pounds his senior year ... at the state championships, took second at 113 as a sophomore, fifth at 132 pounds as a junior and seventh at 106 pounds as a freshman ... won 2022 Iowa/USA State Freestyle Championships at 152 pounds ... four-time conference and district champion ... on honor roll and first team academic all-conference all four years ... was second team academic all-state for three years ... valedictorian of high school class (1/273).
PERSONAL: From Indianola, Iowa ... son of Jarid and Jacy ... has two siblings, Bowen and Sully ... majoring in biology ... enjoys mountain biking, snow boarding and basketball ... also recruited by Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Campbell, Cal Baptist, Wartburg, North Dakota State and South Dakota State.
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HONORS
2025: NCAA Qualifier (157) | 3rd at Big 12 Championships | NWCA Scholar All-American | Academic All Big 12 Team | CSC Academic All-District
2024: NCAA Qualifier (157) | Big 12 Champion | NWCA Scholar All-American | CSC Academic All-District | First Team Academic All-Big 12
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024-25): Posted a 27-6 record at 157 pounds with nine technical falls, seven major decisions and one pin with a 10-3 dual recrod (5-2 in Big 12 duals) ... NCAA qualfier with a 2-2 record at the national tournament as the 6-seed... Placed third at the Big 12 Championships for his second NCAA Championship berth ... Notched eight wins over ranked opponents, including a regular season victory over eventual NCAA champion Antrell Taylor (Nebraska), as well as Big 12 Championship wins against No. 8 Cody Chittum (Iowa State) and No. 11 Caleb Fish (Oklahoma State) ... Also defeated No. 11 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) and No. 13 Joey Blaze (Purdue) at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... Rattled of 12 consecutive wins to open the season ... Grand View Open champion ... Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational runner-up ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Academic All Big 12 Team ... CSC Academic All-District.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023-24): Posted a 23-6 record at 157 pounds with six major decisions and four technical falls ... Went 11-2 in duals (7-0 in Big 12 duals) ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... Big 12 champion ... Went 3-2 at the NCAA Championships as the 5-seed ... Ten top-30 wins on the season, including an upset victory over No. 3 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) in dual competition ... Rattled off a 15-match winning streak from mid-December through the first round of the NCAA Championships ... NWCA Scholar All-American ... CSC Academic All-District ... First Team Academic All-Big 12.
FRESHMAN (2022-23): Won the title at 149 pounds in the freshman/sophomore division at the Grand View Open ... Second place at 149 pounds at the Cyclone Open ... Competed at 149 pounds at the UNI Open ... Went 2-2 at 149 pounds at the Soldier Salute ... Placed first at 149 pounds at the Pat Flanagan Open.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Iowa high school state medalist for Indianola High School (Iowa) ... wrestled four weights, winning at 145 pounds his senior year ... at the state championships, took second at 113 as a sophomore, fifth at 132 pounds as a junior and seventh at 106 pounds as a freshman ... won 2022 Iowa/USA State Freestyle Championships at 152 pounds ... four-time conference and district champion ... on honor roll and first team academic all-conference all four years ... was second team academic all-state for three years ... valedictorian of high school class (1/273).
PERSONAL: From Indianola, Iowa ... son of Jarid and Jacy ... has two siblings, Bowen and Sully ... majoring in biology ... enjoys mountain biking, snow boarding and basketball ... also recruited by Iowa State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Campbell, Cal Baptist, Wartburg, North Dakota State and South Dakota State.
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS | BIG 12 DUALS | MD | TF | PINS | QUICK FALL |
| 2022-23* | 14-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 1:28 |
| 2023-24 | 23-6 | 11-2 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2024-25 | 27-6 | 10-3 | 5-2 | 7-0 | 9-0 | 1-0 | 1:39 |
| CAREER | 50-12 | 21-3 | 13-2 | 13-0 | 13-0 | 0-0 | 1:39 |
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