Nick Lee (wrestler)

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Nick Lee
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Boone Lee
Born (1998-03-12) March 12, 1998 (age 26)
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team Penn State Nittany Lions
Club Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
TeamUSA
Coached by Cael Sanderson
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Acapulco 65 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Budapest 65 kg
US National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Las Vegas 65 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Fort Worth 65 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 St. Louis 141 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Detroit 141 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Lincoln 141 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Piscataway 141 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 State College 141 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 East Lansing 141 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minneapolis 141 lb

Nicholas Boone Lee (born March 12, 1998) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. In freestyle, he is a Pan American champion and a US National champion. [1] Lee represented the United States at 65 kg at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.

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In folkstyle, Lee was a two-time NCAA Division I National champion and a Big Ten Conference champion out of the Pennsylvania State University. [2]

Career

High school

A native of Evansville, Indiana, Lee attended Mater Dei High School, where he was a IHSAA state champion along with his two brothers Joe and Matt. [3] In freestyle, Lee was a two-time Fargo National champion. [4]

A Penn State commit, Lee decided to forego his senior year and graduated early in order to train at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. [5]

Pennsylvania State University

2016–2017

While not officially attending the Pennsylvania State University, Lee went 2–2 at the Bill Farrell Memorial International in freestyle in November 2016. [6] In February of the following year, Lee placed third at the Edinboro Open while wrestling unattached. [7] Back to freestyle, Lee placed fifth at the U20 US Nationals. [8] Lee also beat Sammy Sasso at Who’s Number 1 and Kanen Storr in the Fargo Finals to affirm his ranking of #1 in the country his senior year.

2017–2018

Competing under a redshirt, Lee placed first at the Mat Town Open, second at the Southern Scuffle and Clarion Open, and third at the Binghamtom Open. [9] In January, Lee's redshirt was pulled, competing as a true freshman instead. [10]

After a third-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, Lee became an All-American with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA tournament, closing off the year at 32–7. [11] Lee then competed at the U20 US World Team Trials, placing second. [12]

2018–2019

During the regular season of his sophomore year, Lee claimed titles from the Southern Scuffle and Keystone Classic. [13] At the Big Ten Championships he once again placed third, before repeating as an All-American with another fifth-place finish at the NCAA tournament to close off the year at 31–4. [14]

2019–2020

In the midst of folkstyle season, Lee placed third at the 2019 US National Championships with notable wins over Olympian Frank Molinaro, US National runner-up Jaydin Eierman and NCAA runner-up Ethan Lizak, qualifying for the US Olympic Team Trials. [15]

After winning the Black Knight Invitational during regular season, Lee improved to a second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships to close out the year at 20–1. [16] The NCAA championships were then cancelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Lee, the second-seed, and all other wrestlers unable to compete. [17]

2020–2021

After several months off competition, Lee won two freestyle matches at the NLWC III and NLWC IV. [18] Back to folkstyle, Lee placed second at the Big Ten tournament before becoming an NCAA National champion, defeating Eierman in the finals, whom he lost to in the Big Ten finals. Lee closed out the year at 13–1. [19]

Fresh as an NCAA champion, Lee competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April, securing a prestigious third-place finish with a lone loss to two-time NCAA champion Jordan Oliver, and notable wins over three-time NCAA champion Zain Retherford, two-time U17 World champion Yianni Diakomihalis, NCAA champion Nahshon Garrett and U20 World finalist Mitch McKee. [20]

2021–2022

Lee went undefeated during his senior year of collegiate wrestling, becoming a two-time NCAA champion and a Big Ten champion with a 21–0 record. [21] Lee was then named the Penn State Male Athlete of the Year, and closed off his career as a two-time NCAA champion and a four-time All-American with a record of 116–13. [22]

Back to freestyle, Lee was unable to place at the US World Team Trials Challenge tournament in May. [23] In November, Lee placed second at the Bill Farrell Memorial, notably defeating U23 World silver medalist Adlan Askarov in the first round. [24]

2023

To start off January, Lee placed seventh at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open, defeating eventual 2023 World finalist Sebastian Rivera before falling to eventual 2023 World champion Ismail Musukaev. [25] On April, Lee became the US Open National champion, with wins over two-time Pan American champion Joseph McKenna and U20 World medalist Beau Bartlett, qualifying for Final X. [26]

At Final X, in June, Lee defeated four-time NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis in two close matches to make the US World Team. [27] In July, Lee made the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial finals, with wins over World medalist Alibek Osmonov and European medalist Islam Dudaev, before falling to World medalist Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga. [28]

At the World Championships, Lee advanced with wins over European medalist Krzysztof Bienkowski, NCAA All-American Austin Gomez and U20 World champion Umidjon Jalolov, before being eliminated by returning World champion Rahman Amouzad, placing seventh in his first showing at the tournament. [29]

2024

To start off February, Lee beat rival Yianni Diakomihalis on points in a US Pan American Qualifier wrestle-off, before Diakomihalis forfeited the next match due to injury. [30]

Lee then competed at the Pan American Championships later in the month, claiming the gold medal. [31] At the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, Lee was defeated by Mexico's Austin Gomez and was therefore unable to qualify the weight for the United States. [32]

In April, Lee competed at the US Olympic Team Trials as the top-seed, where after defeating two-time Pan American champion Alec Pantaleo and two-time US National champion Andrew Alirez, he fell to reigning World champion and teammate Zain Retherford in two straight matches to place second. [33]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation
2024 US Olympic Team Trials Silver medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Loss36–13 Flag of the United States.svg Zain Retherford 0–5April 20, 2024 2024 US Olympic Team Trials Flag of the United States.svg State College, Pennsylvania
Loss36–12 Flag of the United States.svg Zain Retherford 1–2
Win36–11 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Alirez 11–9April 19, 2024
Win35–11 Flag of the United States.svg Alec Pantaleo 9–2
2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification 9th at 65 kg
Loss34–11 Flag of Mexico.svg Austin Gomez TF 12–22March 1, 2024 2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament

Flag of Mexico.svg Acapulco, Mexico

2024 Pan American Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win Flag of Argentina.svg Agustin Destribats INJFebruary 24, 2024 2024 Pan American Continental Championships

Flag of Mexico.svg Acapulco, Mexico

Win34–10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacob Alexander TorresTF 10–0
Win33–10 Flag of Ecuador.svg Josh KramerTF 10–0
2024 US Pan American Qualifier Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis FFFebruary 3, 20242024 US Pan American Qualifier

Flag of the United States.svg Denver, Colorado

Win32–10 Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis 12–3
2023 World Championships 7th at 65 kg
Loss31–10 Flag of Iran.svg Rahman Amouzad 4–7September 18, 2023 2023 World Championships

Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade, Serbia

Win31–9 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Umidjon Jalolov4–3
Win30–9 Flag of Mexico.svg Austin Gomez Fall
Win29–9 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Bieńkowski6–0
2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Silver medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Loss28–9 Flag of Mongolia.svg Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga TF 0–10July 13–16, 2023 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament

Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary

Win28–8 Flag of Albania.svg Islam Dudaev 6–4
Win27–8 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Alibek Osmonov TF 10–0
Win26–8 Flag of Israel.svg Josh FinesilverTF 10–0
2023 US World Team Trials Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win25–8 Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis 8–8June 10, 20232023 Final X Newark

Flag of the United States.svg Newark, New Jersey

Win24–8 Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis 7–6
2023 US Open Gold medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win23–8 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph McKenna 10–5April 26–30, 20232023 US Open National Championships

Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada

Win22–8 Flag of the United States.svg Beau Bartlett 10–10
Win21–8 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew KolodzikTF 12–1
Win20–8 Flag of the United States.svg Jason MirandaTF 10–0
Win19–8 Flag of the United States.svg Hayden BatesTF 10–0
2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open 7th at 65 kg
Loss18–8 Flag of Hungary.svg Ismail Musukaev TF 0–11February 1, 2023 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia

Win18–7 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Sebastian Rivera TF 13–2
2022 Bill Farrell Memorial Silver medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Loss17–7 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Taiyrbek Zhumashbek UuluTF 4–14November 18–19, 20222022 Bill Farrell Memorial International

Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York

Win17–6 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Lugo4–0
Win16–6 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Kamol Begakov9–2
Win15–6 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Askarov AdlanTF 18–8
2022 US World Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss14–6 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph McKenna TF 3–13May 21–22, 20222022 US World Team Trials Challenge

Flag of the United States.svg Coralville, Iowa

Loss14–5 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Henderson11–12
Win14–4 Flag of the United States.svg Matthew KolodzikTF 12–2
Win13–4 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Saunders10–3
2020 US Olympic Team Trials Bronze medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win12–4 Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis 16–8April 2–3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials

Flag of the United States.svg Fort Worth, Texas

Win11–4 Flag of the United States.svg Zain Retherford 10–4
Win10–4 Flag of the United States.svg Nahshon Garrett TF 12–2
Loss9–4 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Oliver 3–8
Win9–3 Flag of the United States.svg Mitch McKeeTF 14–2
Win8–3 Flag of the United States.svg Tariq Wilson14–10December 22, 2020 NLWC IV

Flag of the United States.svg State College, Pennsylvania

Win7–3 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon WrightTF 10–0November 24, 2020 NLWC III
2019 US Nationals Bronze medal icon.svg at 65 kg
Win Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis FFDecember 20–22, 20192019 US National Championships

Flag of the United States.svg Fort Worth, Texas

Win6–3 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Molinaro TF 10–0
Loss5–3 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Oliver TF 0–10
Win5–2 Flag of the United States.svg Joey LazorTF 10–0
Win4–2 Flag of the United States.svg Jaydin Eierman 10–6
Win3–2 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan LizakTF 10–0
2016 Bill Farrell Memorial DNP at 61 kg
Loss2–2 Flag of the United States.svg Joey LazorTF 2–12November 9–11, 20162016 Bill Farrell Memorial International

Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York

Win2–1 Flag of the United States.svg Shelton Mack9–8
Loss1–1 Flag of the United States.svg Jayson NessTF 0–10
Win1–0 Flag of the United States.svg Alan WatersTF 15–4

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