Trent Hidlay

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Trent Hidlay
Personal information
Full nameTrent Niemond Hidlay
Born (1999-04-07) April 7, 1999 (age 25)
Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team North Carolina State
ClubWolfpack Wrestling Club
Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
Coached byPat Popolizio
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 New York City 86 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Budapest 86 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Zagreb 86 kg
U23 World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Pontevedra 86 kg
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Tallinn 86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the North Carolina State Wolfpack
NCAA Division I Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kansas City 197 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 St. Louis 184 lb
ACC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Chapel Hill197 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Raleigh184 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Charlottesville184 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Raleigh184 lb
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Pittsburgh184 lb

Trent Niemond Hidlay (born April 7, 1999) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. [1] A four-time NCAA Division I All-American, Hidlay finished as an ACC Conference champion four times and a NCAA Divison I runner-up twice. [2]

Contents

Career

High School

Hidlay finished his high school career with a record of 154-14, winning two Pennsylvania state titles. [3] Hidlay was also a 2017 FloNationals Champion, two-time Powerade Champion, 2016 and 2017 and three-time Super 32 placer. He also placed third at the 2018 UWW Junior World Team Trials at 79 kg and 2017 Junior National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Runner-Up. [4]

NC State

2019-2020

After redshirting during the 2018-19 season, Hidlay made his college wrestling debut at 184lb for NC State. Hidlay won ACC Freshman of the year finishing second at the ACC Championships falling to Hunter Bolen of Virginia Tech in the finals 2-1. [5] The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to coronavirus, Hidlay was slated to be the five seed. [6]

2020-2021

During the 2020-21 season Hidlay won his first ACC title revenging the previous year's final loss with a 3-1 win against Hunter Bolen. [7] Hidlay then capped off his 10-2 season with a runner up finish at the NCAA tournament losing to Penn State's Aaron Brooks in the finals 3-2. [8]

2021-2022

Hidlay finished the regular season with a perfect record and ultimately finished the season with a 21-2 record, his third ACC title and a fifth place finish at the NCAA tournament. Hidlay started the tournament strong with three straight wins capped by a 6-2 decision of Oregon State's Trey Munoz. Hidlay then ran into familiar foe Penn State's Aaron Brooks in the semis, falling 6-4 in overtime. Hidlay then lost to Northern Iowa's Parker Kecheisen 7-5 in tiebreakers. Hidlay finished the tournament with a win over Ohio State's Kaleb Romero 3-2 to finish in 5th place. [9]

2022-2023

During the 2022 season, Hiday captured his third ACC title with a 5-0 decision over Hunter Bolen. Hidlay finished in fourth place at the NCAA tournament with losses to rivals Aaron Brooks 6-3 in the semifinals and Kaleb Romero 3-1 in the third place bout. [10] Hidlay finished the season 23-3.

2023-2024

Hidlay wrapped up his final season of college wrestling moving up to 197lb and finished with a 28-1 record and capturing his fourth ACC title. Hidlay made his second NCAA finals after defeating South Dakota State's Tanner Solan 4-1 in the semi finals. Hidlay finished second after a 6-1 loss to Aaron Brooks in his final match of his college career. [11]

Freestyle

Age Level Freestyle

In 2019, Hidlay captured a bronze medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships at 86kg. [12] In 2022, Hidlay took silver at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships, falling in the 86kg finals to Japan's Tatsuya Shirai. [13]

2023

In 2023, Hidlay won the Bill Farrell Memorial International defeating former three-time NCAA champ Alex Dieringer from Oklahoma State in the finals. [14]

2024

Hidlay made the U.S. national team with his third place performance at the 2024 United States Olympic trials. [15] In 2024, Hidlay took silver at the Polyak & Varga Memorial Ranking Event losing to world champion Hassan Yazdani in the finals. [16]

2025

Hidlay captured a bronze medal at the 2025 Zagreb ranking series going 2-1 at 86 kg. [17]

Personal life

Trent's brother Hayden was a NCAA wrestling finalist and a four-time all-American. [18]

Folkstyle Record

SeasonYearSchoolNCAAWeight ClassRecordWin
2024Senior+ North Carolina State University 2nd19728-196.55%
2023Junior+4th18423-388.46%
2022Sophomore+5th21-291.30%
2021Sophomore2nd10-283.33
2020FreshmanQualified (Cancelled COVID-19)19-494.44%
2019Redshirt17422-291.67%
Career123-1489.78%

[19]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEventLocation
2025 Grand Prix Zagreb Open Bronze medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Win44-12 Flag of Georgia.svg Tariel Gaphrindashvili10-4February 5, 2025 2025 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb, Croatia

Loss43-12 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Arsenii Dzhioev 0-5
Win43-11 Flag of Moldova.svg Eugeniu Mihalcean3-2
2024 US Senior World Team Trials Silver medal icon.svg 92 kg
Loss42-11 Flag of the United States.svg David Taylor 6-10September 14-15, 20242024 US Senior World Team Trials

Flag of the United States.svg Lincoln, Nebraska

Win42-10 Flag of the United States.svg Jay AielloTF 12-1
Win41-10 Flag of the United States.svg Max HaleTF 10-0
Win40-10 Flag of the United States.svg Eze ChukwueziTF 12-2
2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament Silver medal icon.svg 86 kg
Loss39-10 Flag of Iran.svg Hassan Yazdani TF 2-12June 06, 20242024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament

Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary

Win39-8 Flag of Georgia.svg Evsem ShvelidzeTF 13-3
Win38-8 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Bobur IslomovTF 11-0
2024 US Olympic Trials Bronze medal icon.svg 86 kg
Win Flag of the United States.svg Zahid Valencia FFApril 19-20, 20242024 US Olympic Trials

Flag of the United States.svg State College, Pennsylvania

Win37-9 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Dieringer 5-4
Win36-9 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hall 9-4
Loss35-9 Flag of the United States.svg Chance Marsteller2-4
Win35-8 Flag of the United States.svg Carter Starocci 6-4
2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International Gold medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Win34-8 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Dieringer 2-1November 17, 20232023 Bill Farrell Memorial International

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

Win33-8 Flag of Georgia.svg Avtandil Kentchadze 14-10
Win32-8 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Lujan4-1
Win31-8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ahmed ShamiyaTF 10-0
Win30-8 Flag of Japan.svg Taisei Matsuyuki5-2
2023 US Open 4th at 86 kg
Loss29-8 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hall TF 2-13April 30, 20232023 US Open

Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Nevada

Win29-7 Flag of the United States.svg Dylan Fishback8-1
Loss28-7 Flag of the United States.svg Zahid Valencia 3-8
Win28-6 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew MorganTF 11-0
Win27-6 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Haas16-7
Win26-6 Flag of the United States.svg Jack JessenTF 14-1
2022 U23 World Championships Bronze medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Loss25-6 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Shirai3-3October 22-23, 2022 2022 U23 World Championships

Flag of Spain.svg Pontevedra, Spain

Win25-5 Flag of Moldova.svg Ivan IchizliTF 11-1
Win24-5 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Maksat Satybaldy6-0
Win23-5 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Nurtilek Karypbaev6-0
Win22-5 Flag of Iran.svg Sajjad Gholami15-6
2022 US Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Bronze medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Loss21-5 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hall 4-6June 8, 20222022 Final X

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

Win21-4 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Foster6-2May 21-22, 20222022 US Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Flag of the United States.svg Coralville, Iowa

Win20-4 Flag of the United States.svg Marcus ColemanTF 10-0
Loss19-4 Flag of the United States.svg Zahid Valencia 4-9
Win19-3 Flag of the United States.svg Owen Webster7-0
2021 US Senior World Team Trials Bronze medal icon.svg at 92 kg
Win18-3 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Foster8-1September 11-12, 20212021 US Senior World Team Trials

Flag of the United States.svg Lincoln, Nebraska

Win17-3 Flag of the United States.svg Myles Martin 9-5
Win16-3 Flag of the United States.svg Scottie BoykinTF 11-1
Win15-3 Flag of the United States.svg Jack JessenTF 13-2
Loss14-3 Flag of the United States.svg Kollin Moore 4-5
Win14-2 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher SmithTF 10-0
2021 US Senior Nationals Silver medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Loss13-2 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Hall 4-5April 17, 20212021 Senior Nationals

Flag of the United States.svg Coralville, Iowa

Win13-1 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Foster6-4
Win12-1 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin SundTF 10-0
Win11-1 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Morgan7-4
2020 RTC Cup at 86 kg
Win10-1 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Foster12-9December 4-5, 20202020 RTC Cup

Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati, Ohio

Win9-1 Flag of San Marino.svg Myles Amine 4-3
Win8-1 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Brooks14-7
Win7-1 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Pfarr6-2
Win6-1 Flag of Lebanon.svg Domenic Abounader 10-6
2020 US Senior Nationals Bronze medal icon.svg at 86 kg
Win5-1 Flag of the United States.svg Drew Foster7-4October 9-11, 20202020 Senior Nationals

Flag of the United States.svg Coralville, Iowa

Win4-1 Flag of the United States.svg Rocky Elam8-0
Loss3-1 Flag of the United States.svg Gabe Dean 1-2
Win3-0 Flag of the United States.svg David McFadden7-6
Win2-0 Flag of the United States.svg Garrett JolesTF 13-2
Win1-0 Flag of the United States.svg Austin ClaytonTF 11-0

References

  1. ↑ "Biography-Trent Hidlay, NC". USA Wrestling. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "What a career for Trent Hidlay". Lewistown Sentinel. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hayden, Trent Hidlay: Same beginning, different stories". Technician Online. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Trent Hidlay-2023-24 Wrestling Roster". North Carolina State Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ "NC State repeats as ACC wrestling champion". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "NC State's Trent Hidlay Wins ACC Freshman of the Year". Pack Insider. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "NC State Claims Third Straight ACC Wrestling Championship". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Trent Hidlay places 2nd at NCAA Championships, NC State wrestling finishes 6th". Technician Online. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Three NC State wrestlers earn All-American honors at NCAA Championships". Technician Online. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ "NC State wrestling star Trent Hidlay announces return for final season". On3. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  11. ↑ "NC State's Hidlay Headlines All-ACC Wrestling Academic Team". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Trent Hidlay: 'I didn't what I wanted but I got the next best thing'". YouTube. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Trent Hidlay wins the silver medal at World Championships". NC State Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hidlay claims title at Bill Farrell Memorial". Lewistown Sentinel. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ "How NC State's wrestlers did at U.S. Olympic Trials". On3.
  16. ↑ "Hidlay wins silver medal in men's freestyle at Polyak & Varga Memorial Ranking Event in Hungary". The Mat. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Team USA Wrestling Results At The 2025 Zagreb Open". FloWrestling. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Hayden Hidlay Profile". NC State Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Trent Hidlay Wrestle Stat Profile". Wrestle Stat. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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