Sam Schuyler

Sam Schuyler (2023 Big 12 Championships)

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Weight:
285
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kings Park, N.Y.
High School:
Kings Park
Prev School:
Buffalo

Awards and Accomplishments
70-35 Career Record, 37-13 in two seasons as a Cyclone
3x NCAA Qualifier (2021, 2022, 2023)
2023 Big 12 Championship (Second Place)
2023 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2023 NWCA Scholar All-American
2022 Big 12 Championship (Fourth Place)
2021 MAC Championships (Fifth Place)
2019 UWW Junior Nationals Freestyle Champion
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S23)

2022-23
2023 NCAA Qualifier … reached the blood round, one win shy of All-American status, and scored two team points at the NCAA Championships … posted a 3-2 record in the national tournament … reached the Big 12 Championship finals and placed second in the tournament … posted a 20-5 record, including 15-2 in dual action … 12 wins against ranked opponents, including seven against wrestlers ranked in the top 15 … did not take a loss on the season to anyone seeded outside the top 11 at the NCAA Championships … defeated top-10 foe Zach Elam (MIZ) twice during the season despite being 0-3 against him entering the year … became a reliable anchor for the Cyclone dual lineup … in four duals during the season, Iowa State’s opponent had a chance to win the dual in the final match and Schuyler’s win sealed it for the Cyclones … secured a takedown with less than 15 seconds remaining to defeat No. 5 Dayton Pitzer (PITT) and win the dual … won final eight matches of the regular season, five of which were against a ranked opponent … five bonus-point wins on the year (five major decisions, one pin) … finished the year with 43 takedowns.

2021-22
2022 NCAA Qualifier ... finished fourth at heavyweight at the Big 12 Championship ... compiled a 17-8 overall record, including 12-3 in dual meets ... Finished year with four major decisions, a tech fall and two falls ... Both falls came in the first minute of the match ... Had six wins over top 35 ranked wrestlers ... Finished second at the Warren Williamson Daktronics Open ... elected to return for the 2022-23 season using his Covid waiver.

2020-21 (Buffalo)
Went 9-4 overall and 3-0 in MAC duals on the season… national qualifier… ranked second on the team in takedowns with 13… had three major decisions on the season… went 4-2 and finished fifth at the MAC Championships… earned an at-large bid to the National Championships… went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships.

2019-20 (Buffalo)
Started all 20 duals at 197 - the only Bull to start every dual on the season... went 16-10 overall, 12-8 in duals and 5-5 in MAC duals... finished the season strong by winning nine of his final 12 dual matches of the regular season... needed only 1:11 to pin George Mason's Ram Monalvo for his first career fall... ranked third on the team with 36 takedowns... went 1-2 at the MAC Championships.

2018-19 (Buffalo)
Went 8-9 overall and 4-1 in duals… won a 12-6 decision over Wisconsin’s Brady Wetter… also had dual wins against Cleveland State, George Mason and Clarion… following the season, he won the 97 kg freestyle national championship at the UWW Junior Nationals.

2017-18 (Buffalo)
Redshirted as a freshman… went 19-12 in open tournaments.

High School: Wrestled at Kings Park High School in Kings Park, NY... was a two-time state qualifier and finished third in New York State in 2017... went 41-1 his senior season en route to a league championship... placed fourth at the 2017 NHSCA Senior Nationals.