Sam Colbray

Weight:
184
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Hermiston, Ore.
High School:
Hermiston

Awards and Honors
2021 NCAA Qualifier
2021 Big 12 Championship (Fourth Place)
2020 NCAA All-American (Honorable Mention)
2020 Big 12 Championship (Fourth Place)
2019 NCAA Qualifier
2019 Big 12 Runner Up
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week

2020-21
2021 NCAA Qualifier… now three-time NCAA Qualifier… finished fourth at 184-pounds at the Big 12 Championship… announced that he will be using his extra year of eligibility next season… compiled an 8-5 record during the 2021 season… sidelined early in the year with an injury… went 2-1 in dual action… posted two wins by major decision on the year… knocked off two opponents ranked in the top-15.

2019-20
Wrestled to a 18-9 record, 10-4 dual, during his redshirt junior season… qualified for the NCAA Championships at 174 pounds and was seeded 13^th for the national tournament before the season ended early due to the outbreak of Covid-19 virus worldwide… named a Honorable Mention All-American by the NWCA... qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship… made the switch from 184 pounds to 174 pounds in January… compiled a 11-5 record after the weight switch… defeated then-ranked No. 5 Bryce Steiert in the dual against UNI, spurring a comeback win for the Cyclones… third on the team in total dual takedowns (30) and total dual points (98)… won three matches by major decision, three by pin and one by technical fall.

2018-19
Recorded a 28-8 record during his redshirt sophomore season… qualified for the 2019 NCAA Championships and reached the Round of 12… finished runner-up champion at the Big 12 Championship… went 13-1 in dual competition, the best mark on the team… tallied 38 takedowns, four four-point nearfalls three reversals and a two-point nearfall in dual action… nine of his wins came by bonus-point margin, including five pins, three major decision and one technical fall… had two eight-match winning streaks during the year… took fifth at the Sothern Scuffle… posted a runner-up finish at the Lindenwood Open and third place finish at the Lindenwood Open.

2017-18
Went 15-13 in his redshirt freshman campaign… finished the season with an 8-6 dual mark… pinned Big 12 champion Nate Rotert of SDSU in 5:22… earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors for his efforts against the Jackrabbits… defeated Big 12 finalist Jacob A. Smith of WVU by 6-5 decision in sudden victory… competed at the Big 12 championship and the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational for the Cyclones… took third place at the Lindwenwood Open.

2016-17
Redshirted his initial season at Iowa State… finished the year at 4-4… took fourth place at the UNK Holiday Inn Open… at the Cyclone Open, he won two matches by bonus-point margin, including a fall in 4:13 over Logan Searle.

High School
No. 10 in Intermat class of 2016 (No. 1 overall at 195-pounds)... five-time Fargo National Champion... eight-time Fargo Junior and Cadet All-American... four-time Oregon State Champion... four-timeTri-State Champion.

Personal
Majoring in Kinesiology and Health.