David Carr (wrestler)

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David Carr
Personal information
Full nameDavid Aaron Carr
Born (1999-03-28) March 28, 1999 (age 25)
Georgia, U.S.
Home town Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Weight74 kg (freestyle)
165 lb (folkstyle)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Folkstyle and Freestyle
College team Iowa State
ClubCyclone Regional Training Center
Coached by Kevin Dresser
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Warsaw 74 kg
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Tallinn 74 kg
Cadet World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Tbilisi 69 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa State Cyclones
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 St. Louis 157 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Kansas City 165 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Tulsa 165 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Detroit 157 lb
Big 12 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tulsa 157 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tulsa 157 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tulsa 157 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Tulsa 165 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Tulsa 165 lb

David Aaron Carr (born March 28, 1999) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 165 pounds. [1] In freestyle, Carr is a U20 World Champion and U17 World bronze medalist. [2]

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In folkstyle, he was a two-time NCAA Division I National champion and three-time finalist, as well as a four-time Big 12 Conference champion out of the Iowa State University. [3]

Career

High school

Carr was a five-time state champion, one time in Kentucky as an eight grader and four times in Ohio. While wrestling in high school in Ohio, he won twice at Dayton Christian High School and twice at Perry High School. [4] He also earned a bronze medal at the 2016 U17 World Championships. The top-recruit at his weight class, Carr received the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for the class of 2018, in memory of Dave Schultz. [5]

University

Carr arrived to ISU to wrestle as a Cyclone at 157 pounds after committing in October 2017. [6]

2018-19

While redshirting, Carr compiled a 23–1 record wrestling unattached at open tournaments. He claimed titles at four of the five tournaments he competed in and third place at the tournament in which he lost. [7]

2019-20

Carr had an outstanding freshman season competing as a Cyclone, compiling an 18–1 record overall and an unbeaten 9–0 at dual meets. [8] His lone loss at the Cliff Keen Invitational to second-ranked Ryan Deakin. [9] He became the fifth Cyclone freshman to claim a Big 12 Conference title, with notable wins over the #18 and #7-ranked wrestlers in the country. [10] Carr was scheduled to compete at the NCAA championships as the third seed, [11] however, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] After the season, he was named a first-team NCAA Division I All-American due to his performance through the season. [13] [14]

2020-21

In October 2020, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to winter athletes due to the previous season being cut short. [15] Carr competed as a sophomore, and compiled a 12–0 record with three falls, four technical falls, three majors and two decisions during regular season. [8] He claimed his second straight Big 12 title [16] and his first NCAA championship at 157 pounds.

2021-22

Carr competed at 157 pounds for the Cyclones and compiled a 26-1 record including 13-0 in dual meet competition. He finished with four major decisions, six tech falls and five falls. Carr won his 3rd straight Big 12 title at 157 pounds. He suffered a 2nd round loss at the 2022 NCAA Championships, but wrestled back to a 3rd place finish earning All-American honors for the 3rd consecutive year.

2022-23

Carr moved up to 165 pounds from 157 pounds in 2022. He finished the regular season undefeated with a 10-0 dual record including a win over the returning 165 pound NCAA Champion, U20 and U23 World Champion Keegan O'Toole. Carr won his 4th consecutive Big 12 title with a second win over O'Toole. He finished the year with a 27-1 record including wins over Quincy Monday and former national champion Shane Griffith. Carr lost to Missouri's O'Toole in the NCAA finals, taking a 2nd place trophy back to Ames.

2023-24

In 2024, Carr wrestled his senior season looking to avenge last year's NCAA finals loss. He wrestled to a 27-2 record with a 65% bonus rate. He finished 3rd at the Cliff Keen Invitational and 2nd at the Big 12 Championship. He helped lead the Cyclones to their first Big 12 team title since 2010. Carr entered the 2024 NCAA Championships as a #4 seed, the lowest of his career. He beat the #1 seed O'Toole in the semi finals, taking a 3-2 series lead on O'Toole. In the finals, he beat the #2 seed, U20 World Champion, Mitchell Messenbrink 9-8 to claim his 2nd National Championship. He finished his collegiate career as a two-time NCAA Champion, four-time Big 12 Champion, and a five-time NCAA All-American with a 125-6 career record.

After the 2023–24 season, Carr was named by the Big 12 as the men's recipient of the Bob Bowlsby Award, described by the conference as its "most prestigious individual accolade." The award, voted on by Big 12 athletic directors, is presented to the men's and women's athletes deemed "the absolute best in the Big 12 for their leadership and excellence, on and off the field of competition." [17]

Freestyle career

Cadet & Junior

Carr was a standout youth-level freestyle wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. [18] As a cadet, he was a World bronze-medalist, [19] a US National champion and a two-time National finalist. [20] As a junior, he became the 19' World Champion [19] and was also a US Open and Fargo National champion. [20]

Senior

2019

Carr made his senior debut as an 18-year old at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. He won his first two bouts in a row with a notable win over four-time NCAA Division I All-American Dylan Ness before being thrown to the consolation bracket by the accomplished Olympian Frank Molinaro in a very close 8-9 decision. He then faced another DI All-American in Sammy Sasso, whom he also lost to on points. [21]

Carr then went on to compete at the Granma y Cerro Pelado International. He once again defeated two opponents in a row with a victory over an NCAA Division I All-American in Anthony Collica. He was then defeated by four-time All-American Brandon Sorensen and three-timer Lavion Mayes, but still competed for the bronze-medal against Franklin Maren, whom he defeated to claim the medal. [22]

2020

Carr competed at the US National Championships (where he was the fifth seed) on October 10–11, making his senior debut at 74 kilograms. [23] After a four-match winning streak (including a victory over Dan Hodge Trophy finalist Ryan Deakin), he was defeated three times in a row by the defending US National title holder Logan Massa, three-time All-American and U23 World Team Member Hayden Hidlay and Deakin, respectively, placing sixth. [24]

Personal life

Carr is the son of Olympic medalist and former Iowa State Cyclone Nate Carr. [4] Carr is a Christian. [25]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation
2022 Poland Open Gold medal icon.svg at 74 kg
Win18–10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Zelimkhan TohuzovTF 11–0July 20, 2022 2022 Poland Open

Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland

Win17–10 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi SulavaTF 10–0
Win16–10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shengsong XiaTF 12–1
Win15–10 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Menghejigan MenghejiganTF 13–2
2022 US World Team Trials Bronze medal icon.svg at 74 kg
Win14–10 Flag of the United States.svg Joey LavalleeTF 16–6June 3, 20222022 Final X: Stillwater

Flag of the United States.svg Stillwater, Oklahoma

Win13–10 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas GanttTF 10–0May 21–22, 20222022 US World Team Trials

Flag of the United States.svg Coralville, Iowa

Win12–10 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Shields9–4
Loss11–10 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Nolf Fall
Win11–9 Flag of the United States.svg Collin Purinton15–6
2020 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 74 kg
Loss10–9 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Gantt1–7April 2–3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials Flag of the United States.svg Fort Worth, Texas
Loss10–8 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Nolf TF 0–10
Win10–7 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Massa8–0
2020 US Nationals 6th at 74 kg
Loss9–7 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Deakin2–5October 10–11, 20202020 US Senior Nationals

Flag of the United States.svg Coralville, Iowa

Loss9–6 Flag of the United States.svg Hayden Hidlay5–10
Loss9–5 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Massa0–4
Win9–4 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Deakin6–5
Win8–4 Flag of the United States.svg Renaldo Rodriguez-SpencerTF 12–1
Win7–4 Flag of the United States.svg Jacob WrightTF 10–0
Win6–4 Flag of the United States.svg Andy HurlaTF 10–0
2019 Granma y Cerro Pelado Bronze medal icon.svg at 70 kg
Win5–4 Flag of Cuba.svg Franklin MarenFebruary 15–23, 20192019 Granma y Cerro Pelado International

Flag of Cuba.svg Havana, Cuba

Loss4–4 Flag of the United States.svg Lavion Mayes
Loss4–3 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Sorensen
Win4–2 Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Collica
Win3–2 Flag of the United States.svg Justin DeAngelis
2019 Dave Schultz M. International DNP at 70 kg
Loss2–2 Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Sasso2–7January 24–26, 20192019 Dave Schultz Memorial International

Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Springs, Colorado

Loss2–1 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Molinaro 8–9
Win2–0 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Ness7–1
Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Deangelis11–2

NCAA record

NCAA Division I Record
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEvent
2021 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 157 lbs
Win38–1Jesse Dellavecchia4–0March 18–20, 2021 2021 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win37–1Hayden Hidlay6–4
Win36–1Brayton Lee4–2
Win35–1Will LewanMD 10–2
Win34–1Markus HartmanMD 16–2
2021 Big 12 Conference Gold medal icon.svg at 157 lbs
Win33–1Jared Franek6–1March 6–7, 20212021 Big 12 Conference Championships
Win32–1Cade DeVos8–2
Win31–1Parker SimingtonFall
Win30–1Derek HolschlagTF 19–2February 14, 2021Iowa State - Northern Iowa Dual
Win29–1Hunter BalkFallArizona State - Iowa State Dual
Win28–1Cade DeVosMD 10–2February 7, 2021Iowa State - South Dakota State Dual
Win27–1Jared FranekMD 16–5Iowa State - North Dakota State Dual
Win26–1Wyatt Sheets8–4January 30, 2021Oklahoma State - Iowa State Dual
Win25–1Ronnie GentileTF 25–9Lindenwood (Mo) - Iowa State Dual
Win24–1Nolan Miller-JohnstonFallIowa Central Community College - Iowa State Dual
Win23–1Justin Thomas4–0January 24, 2021Oklahoma - Iowa State Dual
Win22–1Jarrett JacquesMD 14–1January 17, 2021Missouri - Iowa State Dual
Win21–1Jacob WasserFallJanuary 10, 2021Nebraska-Kearney - Iowa State Dual
Win20–1Daniel RuizTF 22–4Loras - Iowa State Dual
Win19–1David HollingsworthTF 17–0January 3, 2021Wartburg - Iowa State Dual
Start of 2020-2021 Season (sophomore year)
End of 2019-2020 Season (freshman year)
2020 Big 12 Conference Gold medal icon.svg at 157 lbs
Win18–1Wyatt Sheets6–4March 7–8, 20202020 Big 12 Championships
Win17–1Justin Thomas4–1
Win16–1Dewey Krueger11–5
2020 Last Chance Open at 157 lbs
Win15–1Eric OwensFallFebruary 22, 20202020 Last Chance Open
Win14–1Wyatt SheetsMD 14–6January 26, 2020Oklahoma State - Iowa State Dual
Win13–1Colten CarlsonMD 16–5January 17, 2020Iowa State - South Dakota State Dual
Win12–1Jacori Teemer4–1January 11, 2020Iowa State - Arizona State Dual
Win11–1Hunter LadnierMD 17–6Iowa State - Harvard Dual
Win10–1Matthew DallaraMD 18–5Campbell - Iowa State Dual
Win9–1Jerry RubioFallJanuary 9, 2020Iowa State - Utah Valley Dual
Win8–1Tyler ShilsonTF 21–6December 14, 2019Chattanooga - Iowa State Dual
2019 Cliff Keen Invitational Bronze medal icon.svg at 157 lbs
Win7–1Kendall Coleman4–0December 6–7, 20192019 Cliff Keen Invitational
Win6–1Jacob WrightMD 9–0
Loss5–1Ryan Deakin3–9
Win5–0Justin Thomas6–5
Win4–0Avery Shay8–2
Win3–0Jared Franek11–4
Win2–0Kaleb Young6–1November 24, 2019Iowa - Iowa State Dual
Win1–0Jaden FisherTF 18–3November 17, 2019Bucknell - Iowa State Dual
Start of 2019-2020 Season (freshman year)

Stats

SeasonYearSchoolRankWeigh ClassRecordWinBonus
2021Sophomore Iowa State University #315715–0100.00%73.33%
2020Freshman#4 (DNQ)18–194.74%47.37%
Career33–197.06%60.60%

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