Gable Steveson

Gable Dan Steveson (born May 31, 2000) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he is a three-time consecutive youth level World Champion, once as a junior and twice as a cadet. As a folkstyle wrestler, Steveson is a two-time All-American and Big Ten Conference champion out of University of Minnesota and a four-time MSHSL champion (five-time finalist) as a high schooler. As of May 16, 2020, he is ranked #4 in the NCAA pound-for-pound rankings and is the top-ranked 285 pounder in the country.[1][2]

Gable Steveson
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2000-05-31) May 31, 2000
Apple Valley, Minnesota, U.S
ResidenceMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight240 lb (110 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Folkstyle
College teamMinnesota Golden Gophers
ClubMinnesota Storm WC (MN RTC)
Coached byBrandon Eggum
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
2017 Tampere120 kg
Cadet World Championships
2016 Tbilisi100 kg
2015 Sarajevo100 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Minnesota Golden Gophers
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2019 Pittsburgh285 lb
Big Ten Championships
2019 Minneapolis285 lb
2020 Piscataway285 lb

High School

Steveson attended Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota. He started wrestling in the varsity team as an eighth grader, year in which he reached the finals of the state tournament with a record of 39 wins and 3 losses.[3] Since then, he remained undefeated through his high school career with 173 more wins, four state titles and also helped the team reach four more state titles.[4]

University

On March of 2017, Steveson committed to the University of Minnesota as the top-ranked class of 2018 wrestler in the country.[5]

2018-19

Freshman: Started the season as a redshirting athlete, winning titles at the Daktronics and Bison Open tournaments. Since his redshirt was pulled in November,[6] he compiled an undefeated 14-0 record in dual meets and a Cliff Keen Invitational title during regular season, with multiple wins over high ranked opponents, most notably second-ranked Derek White in his collegiate debut.[7] Entering the B1G championships as the top seed, he opened up with a technical fall and two decisions to make it to the finals, where he faced the second-seeded Anthony Cassar from PSU. He lost to Cassar by one point, marking his first defeat in folkstyle since eighth grade.[8] At the NCAA's, he made it to the semi-finals, where he was once again defeated by Cassar, by the same 3-4 score.[9] He then won two more matches to claim the third place.[10]

Suspension

On June of 2019, Steveson and his teammate Dylan Martinez were arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual misconduct and subsequently suspended from sports activity.[11][12] On December of the same year, it was announced that both wrestlers had not been charged and in consequence, UMN lifted their suspensions.[13][14]

2019-20

Sophomore: After his suspension was pulled, Steveson compiled 12 wins and no losses in duals during regular season[15], becoming the top-ranked 285 pounder in the US.[16] Despite being number one in the rankings, Steveson entered the B1G championships as the second seed.[17] At the tournament, he opened up with a fall over the tenth seed, and a decision over the third seed to make it to the finale, where he defeated the top-seeded Mason Parris from Michigan to claim the Conference title.[18] Steveson was then scheduled to compete at the NCAA championships as the top seed,[19] however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving him and all the qualifiers unable to compete.[20] After the season ended, he was named a first team NCAA Division I All-American due to his performance through the season.[21][22]

Freestyle career

Cadet & Junior

Steveson currently meets the age required for the junior level.[23] As a cadet, he compiled two World Championships[24], two UWW US National championships[25] and a USAW National championship.[26] As a junior, he racked up a third World Championship[27] and a third UWW National championship.[28]

Senior

2018

Steveson made his senior-level debut at the US Open on April 24.[29] He reached the quarterfinals in the championship bracket, where he lost to the eventual accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler Adam Coon. In the consolation bracket he won three consecutive matches to contest for the bronze medal, where he lost by criteria to the top seed.[30]

He then competed at the World Team Trials Challenge on May 18.[31] As the third seed, he defeated the sixth and second seeds respectively to make it to the challenge finals, where he was defeated, placing fourth overall.[23]

2019

Steveson made his return to the senior level a year later at the World Team Trials Challenge.[32] He bested the seventh, third and top seeds to make it to the best-of-three, where he defeated Adam Coon by technical fall and decision respectively, showing major improvements comparing his performances against Coon at the 18' US Open and at this event.[33] This earned him a spot at Final X.[34]

At Final X: Rutgers, he competed twice against Nick Gwiazdowski, whom he lost to by criteria in both matches.[35]

He then made his international senior debut at the Alexander Medved Prizes in August. He ended up placing second, only losing to Khasanboy Rakhimov in the finals.[36]

In his last competition of the year, Steveson added a gold medal to his credit from the Bill Farrell Memorial International, after outscoring four opponents 32 points to 4. This result qualified him for the US Olympic Trials.[37]

2020

Steveson was slated to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials on April at State College, Pennsylvania.[38] However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.[39]

Freestyle record
Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2019 Bill Farrell Memorial at 125 kg
Win 18-6 Dom Bradley 4-1 November 15 - 16, 2019 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International

New York City, New York

Win 17-6 Youssif Hemida 7-3
Win 16-6 AJ Nevills TF 10-0
Win 15-6 Jeremy Benton TF 11-0
2019 Medved International at 125 kg
Loss 14-6 Khasanboy Rakhimov TF 0-12 August 9 - 11, 2019 2019 Alexander Medved Prizes Ranking Series

Minsk, Belarus

Win 14-5 Jordan Wood TF 10-0
Win 13-5 Aleksander Kosenkov TF 10-0
2019 US World Team Trials at 125kg
Loss 12-5 Nick Gwiazdowski 3-3 June 7 - 8, 2019 2019 Final X: Rutgers

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Loss 12-4 Nick Gwiazdowski 4-4
Win 12-3 Adam Coon 8-1 May 17 - 19, 2019 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Raleigh, North Carolina

Win 11-3 Adam Coon TF 13-3
Win 10-3 Tony Nelson 5-1
Win 9-3 Dom Bradley 7-3
Win 8-3 Nick Nevills TF 10-0
2018 US World Team Trials 4th at 125 kg
Loss 7-3 Tony Nelson 4-4 May 18 - 20, 2018 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge

Rochester, Minnesota

Win 7-2 Dom Bradley 5-4
Win 6-2 Tanner Hall TF 15-2
2018 US Open 4th at 125 kg
Loss 5-2 Dom Bradley 2-2 April 24 - 28, 2018 2018 US Open Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 5-1 Tanner Hall TF 11-0
Win 4-1 Mike Kosoy 9-0
Win 3-1 Zachery Roseberry TF 11-0
Loss 2-1 Adam Coon TF 0-11
Win 2-0 Shawn Streck TF 14-0
Win 1-0 Dominic Balmer TF 10-0

Youth freestyle record

Junior level
Junior freestyle results
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2018 World Championship 8th at 125 kg
Loss 25-1 Khasanboy Rakhimov Fall September 17 - 23, 2018 2018 Junior World Wrestling Championships

Trnava, Slovakia

Win 25-0 Haroon Abid TF 13-2
Win 24-0 Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur 7-4
2018 US World Team Trials at 125 kg
Win 23-0 Gannon Gremmel TF 10-0 May 18 - 20, 2018 2018 US World Team Trials

Rochester, Minnesota

Win 22-0 Gannon Gremmel TF 10-0
Win 21-0 Tony Cassioppi TF 12-2
Win 20-0 Trent Hillger TF 13-0
Win 19-0 Max Darrah TF 10-0
2017 World Championship at 120 kg
Yes 18-0 Naeiim Hassanzadeh 5-1 August 1 - 6, 2017 2017 Junior World Wrestling Championships

Tampere, Finland

Win 17-0 Zaur Kozonov TF 21-10
Win 16-0 Zuriko Urtashvili TF 11-0
Win 15-0 Umar Israilov TF 13-0
Win 14-0 Khasanboy Rakhimov Fall
2017 US World Team Trials at 120 kg
Win 13-0 Jordan Wood TF 13-2 June 9 - 10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials

Lincoln, Nebraska

Win 12-0 Jordan Wood TF 10-0
2017 US Nationals at 120 kg
Win 11-0 Jordan Wood 9-2 April 26 - 29, 2017 2017 US Open/Junior National Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 10-0 Tony Cassioppi TF 10-0
Win 9-0 Jarrod Snyder TF 10-0
Win 8-0 Jarrod Hinrichs TF 10-0
Win 7-0 Sammy De Seriere TF 10-0
2016 Western Regionals at 220 lb
Win 6-0 Wade French TF 11-0 April 27 - 30, 2016 2016 Western Regional Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 5-0 Michael Huscusson TF 10-0
Win 4-0 Casey Jumps TF 10-0
2015 Northern Plains at 220 lb
Win 3-0 Brady Koller TF 15-4 May 14 - 16, 2015 2015 Northern Plains

East Waterloo, Iowa

Win 2-0 Ian Ruble TF 10-0
Win 1-0 Caleb Ring TF 12-1

Cadet level
Cadet freestyle results
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2016 World Championship at 100 kg
Yes 24-0 Adam-Khadzhi Beterbiev 5-1 September 13 - 18, 2016 2016 Cadet World Wrestling Championships

Tbilisi, Georgia

Win 23-0 Viky 5-1
Win 22-0 Samed Kurban TF 12-0
Win 21-0 Ashot Rushanyan TF 10-0
2016 US Nationals at 100 kg
Yes 20-0 Noah Adams TF 11-0 June 2 - 5, 2016 2016 UWW Cadet US National Wrestling Championships

Akron, Ohio

Win 19-0 Noah Adams 2-1
Win 18-0 Cohlton Schultz 7-1
Win 17-0 Luke Luffman TF 10-0
Win 16-0 Guy Snow Fall
2015 World Championship at 100 kg
Yes 15-0 Khasanboy Rakhimov 9-0 August 25 - 30, 2015 2015 Cadet World Wrestling Championships

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Win 14-0 Soslan Khinchagov 10-5
Win 13-0 Zuriko Urtashvili TF 13-3
Win 12-0 Alimagomed Alikhmayev 5-5
Win 11-0 Georgios Georgiadis TF 10-0
2015 USAW Nationals at 220 lb
Yes 10-0 Cohlton Schultz TF 14-4 July 22 - 24, 2015 2015 USAW Cadet Men's Nationals

Fargo, North Dakota

Win 9-0 Blake Zalapi TF 11-1
Win 8-0 Ryan Mills TF 11-0
Win 7-0 Aric Bohn TF 10-0
Win 6-0 Derick Bowman TF 10-0
2015 US Nationals at 100 kg
Yes 5-0 Kobe Woods TF 10-0 June 28 - 31, 2015 2015 UWW Cadet US National Wrestling Championships

Akron, Ohio

Win 4-0 Kobe Woods TF 11-1
Win 3-0 Jordan Wood 8-1
Win 2-0 Luke Ready 14-6
Win 1-0 Tommy Williams TF 10-0

NCAA record
NCAA Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
2019 NCAA Championships at 285 lbs
Win 5-1 Jordan Wood 4-0 March 21-23, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 4-1 Youssif Hemida 6-2
Loss 3-1 Anthony Cassar 3-4
Win 3-0 Amar Dhesi MD 11-1
Win 2-0 Brian Andrews MD 21-8
Win 1-0 Zack Parker TF 18-3

Stats
Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2020 Sophomore University of Minnesota #1 (DNQ) 285 15-0 100.00% 73.33%
2019 Freshman #2 (3rd) 35-2 94.59% 60.00%
Career 50-2 96.15% 64.00%

Collegiate awards & records
  • Sophomore (19-20)
    Freshman (18-19)
    • NCAA Division I (285 lbs)
    • Big Ten Conference (285 lbs)
    • Gophers' Most Outstanding Wrestler and Freshman of the Year
    • Top 15 consecutive victories in Gophers' history (30)

Freestyle awards and honors
  • 2019
    2018
    • US Junior World Team Trials (125 kg)
    2017
    • Junior World Championship (120 kg)
    • US Junior World Team Trials (120 kg)
    • US Junior National Championship (120 kg)
    2016
    • Cadet World Championship (100 kg)
    • US Cadet National Championship (100 kg)
    2015
    • Cadet World Championship (100 kg)
    • US Cadet National Championship (100 kg)
    • USAW Cadet National Championship (220 lb)
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