Anthony Ashnault

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Anthony Ashnault
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Ashnault in 2019
Personal information
Full nameAnthony James Ashnault
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-06-25) June 25, 1995 (age 28)
South Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and Folkstyle
ClubScarlet Knight WC
NJRTC
Coached byScott Goodale
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 2019 Buenos Aires 70 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Ottawa 70 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pittsburgh 149 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Iowa City141 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Bloomington141 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Minneapolis149 lb

Anthony James Ashnault (born June 25, 1995) [1] is an American freestyle wrestler, graduated folkstyle wrestler, and assistant wrestling coach at Princeton University. In freestyle, he is a two-time Pan American Champion, having won the titles in 2019 and 2020. [2] In folkstyle, he is an NCAA Division I Champion, four-time All-American and three-time Big Ten Champion. He was also a four-time undefeated NJSIAA title holder as a high schooler. [3]

Contents

Folkstyle career

High school

Ashnault was born in Paramus, New Jersey and attended South Plainfield High School. He remained undefeated all four years of varsity with a record of 170 wins and no losses and went on to win four NJSIAA state titles at four different weight classes (103, 112, 126 & 138). [4]

University

After graduating, Ashnault committed to wrestle as a Scarlet Knight at Rutgers University, where he competed at 141-pounds all years but his senior year, competing at 149 instead. [3] [5] As a redshirt athlete, he compiled a record of 15-3 while wrestling unattached in open tournaments.

As a freshman, he finished the season with 29 wins and 8 losses. Post-season, he placed fifth at the Big Ten Championships, becoming the highest-placing Scarlet Knight at his first tournament. [6] At the 15' NCAA's, he placed eight, earning All-American honors. [7]

As a sophomore, he compiled a 33–5 record through season. Brought Rutgers their first individual Big Ten title ever. [8] He placed fourth at the 16' NCAA's to become the first two-time All-American in the history of the program. [9]

In his junior season, he posted a record of 30–6, became a three-time All-American with a sixth-place finish at the 17' NCAA Championships [10] and won his second straight Big Ten championship. [11] Ashnault was initially unable to compete as a senior and missed the whole season due to an injury. [12]

The NCAA granted Ashnault a sixth year of eligibility for the 2018–19 season. [12] He compiled an undefeated 32–0 record through the season, in which he competed at 149-pounds unlike his previous seasons. He won his third-consecutive Big Ten Championship. [13] Also, he won the prestigious 19' NCAA Championship, becoming the second Scarlet Knight to do so after his teammate Nick Suriano, who won the individual title in his weight class earlier in the tournament. [14]

Ashnault graduated that year with a record of 139–22. [15]

Freestyle career

Previous to competing as a senior, Ashnault had already competed multiple times in freestyle wrestling as a junior in competitions such as the FILA (UWW) Nationals and World Trials. [16]

2014

Ashnault won the University Nationals at 65 kilograms, [17] and was scheduled to compete at a best-of-three qualifier for the World University Championship against Jordan Oliver, [18] but Oliver missed weight and was pulled out of the event. [19] This earned Ashnault the spot. [20] He placed tenth at the world-level tournament. [21]

2019

Ashnault competed at the Pan American Championships on April 18. He defeated every opponent he faced in the bracket at 70 kilograms, winning the championship. [22]

Ashnault went on to compete at an exhibition bout at the annual Beat The Streets against 2017 World Championship runner-up James Green. He lost the contest by points (4-8). [23]

Ashnault competed at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in an attempt to qualify for the World Championships. He won his first two bouts to reach the finals, in which he faced James Green in a rematch. When Green was rolling Ashnault's legs to get back exposure points, Ashnault suffered a knee injury which led him to a 0-10 technical fall loss and was forced to medical forfeit the second bout, awarding Green the next victory he needed to win the best-of-three. [24] [25]

2020

After recovering from the injury, the defending champion competed at the Pan American Championships in his first competition of the year. Last year's results were repeated as Ashnault defeated every opponent he faced to become a two-time Pan American Champion. This outcome qualified him for the US Olympic Trials. [26]

Ashnault was scheduled to compete at the 2020 US Olympic Trials on April, at State College, Pennsylvania, however, the event was postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak, along with the Olympics. [27] Ashnault announced that he would attempt to make the team at 65 kilograms, and will do so in 2021. [28] After the Olympic Trials were postponed for next year, Ashnault had been slated to compete against Luke Pletcher on July 25 at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo. [29] However, he was forced to pull out of the event on July 6 due to injury. [30]

Ashnault was scheduled to wrestle Austin O'Connor at the THWC Open I, on December 4, [31] but was unable to compete due to conflicts with FloWrestling. [32] Instead, he came back at the Flo Eight-Man Challenge: 150 pounds, on December 18. [33] After a close criteria win over '20 US National finalist Evan Henderson, Ashnault was soundly defeated by three-time World Championship medalist Bajrang Punia and '20 Cerro Pelado International champion Alec Pantaleo. [34]

2021

To start off the year, Ashnault wrestled the 2020 Pan American champion (65 kg) Yianni Diakomihalis on January 8, at the SCRTC I. [35] After getting scored on with two two-point takedowns and a step-out, Diakomihalis scored a five-point slam, driving Ashnault to a technical fall. [36] He then competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Trials in April 2, and after defeating Nahshon Garrett in the first round, he was defeated by top–seeded Zain Retherford and was eliminated by Evan Henderson. [37]

Ashnault has registered to come back at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 10–12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships. [38]

2024

On May 23, 2024, it was announced that he will be a new assistant wrestling coach at Princeton University. [39]

Major results

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina1st Freestyle 70 kg
2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa, Canada1st Freestyle 70 kg

NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches
Res.RecordOpponentScoreDateEvent
2019 NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg at 149 lbs
Win15-8Micah Jordan9-4March 20–22, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win14-8Matthew Kolodzik2-0
Win13-8Jarrett Degen10-3
Win12-8Davion Jeffries7-1
Win11-8Malik AmineMD 10-2
2017 NCAA Championships 6th at 141 lbs
Loss10-8 Jaydin Eierman 2-4March 15–17, 2017 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Loss10-7Kevin Jack1-3
Loss10-6 Dean Heil 2-4
Win10-5Matthew Kolodzik6-2
Win9-5Luke Pletcher8-7
Win8-5Mason Smith8-3
2016 NCAA Championships 4th at 141 lbs
Loss7-5 Joey McKenna 6-7March 16–18, 2016 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win7-4Solomon ChishkoMD 11-3
Loss6-4 Dean Heil 3-8
Win6-3Chris Mecate5-4
Win5-3Seth GrossMD 15-2
Win4-3Jamel HudsonTF 16-0
2015 NCAA Championships 8th at 141 lbs
Loss3-2 Dean Heil 4-9March 18–20, 20152015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win3-1Randy Cruz3-2
Loss2-1Mitchell Port4-9
Win2–0Zachary Horan6-3
Win1-0Mike Longo9-2

Stats

SeasonYearSchoolRankWeigh ClassRecordWinBonus
2019Senior Rutgers University #1 (1st)14932-0100.00%59.38%
2017Junior#3 (6th)14130-683.33%52.78%
2016Sophomore#2 (4th)33-586.84%47.37%
2015Freshman#18 (8th)29-878.38%32.43%
Career124-1986.84%47.99%

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