Nazar Kulchytskyy

Nazari Kulchytskyy (Ukrainian: Назар Кульчицький; born June 3, 1992) is an Ukrainian American retired freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, who currently coaches at Team Nazar Training Center. In Ukraine, he was a five-time age-group National champion and a European age-group medalist. Since arriving to the United States, he captured Pan American runner-up honors, three Dave Schultz Memorial medals and a Cerro Pelado International gold medal. As a collegiate wrestler, Kulchytskyy was a three-time NCAA Division III champion out of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

Nazar Kulchytskyy

Personal information
Full name	Nazari Kulchytskyy
Nationality	Ukrainian American
Born	(1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 Sosnivka, Ukraine
Residence	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle Folkstyle
College team	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans
Club	Team Nazar Training Center Titan Mercury WC Minnesota Storm WC (MN RTC)
Coached by	Royce Alger Efrain Ayala
Medal record Men's Freestyle wrestling Representing  United States World Clubs Cup 2016 Kharkiv Team 2017 Tehran Team Pan American Championships 2018 Lima 74 kg Representing  Ukraine Cadet European Championships 2008 Daugavpils 54 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the UW Oshkosh Titans NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships 2012 La Crosse 157 lb 2013 Cedar Rapids 165 lb 2014 Cedar Rapids 157 lb

Early life

Kulchytzkyy was born in a small and rural town of Ukraine. He started training in freestyle when he was seven years old and always had to wrestle older kids as those were the tournaments he qualified for. When he was twelve (years old), he moved to Odessa with his coach to attend school and follow a strict training program. Since then, he had tremendous success in the Ukrainian circuit, with five National titles as a cadet and a bronze medal at the Cadet European Championships of 2008, same year in which he and other members of his family were granted the green card visa they had been looking for since years back to immigrate to the United States of America.[1]

University

After his senior year of high school, in which he did not compete as he was considered a professional due to his accomplishments, Kulchytzkyy attended a Division III college in University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

He's the most accomplished wrestler in the history of the Titans, having won three Division III National titles and earning NCAA Division III Wrestler of the Year honors twice. Despite of his initial wish of transferring to a Division I university, he refused to transfer as a junior and graduated with a 143-5 record, with only one loss to a DIII athlete.[1][2]

Freestyle

Youth

Won a bronze medal for Ukraine at the Cadet European Championships and was a multiple time National champion there. He also won a FILA USA National championship as a junior, where he defeated future three-time NCAA DI champion Alex Dieringer.

Senior

In 2014, Kulchytskyy was granted a US citizenship and was able to compete at the 15' US World Team Trials Challenge tournament after winning the Northeastern Regionals.[3][4] He went 2-2 at the tournament and did not qualify for the best-of-three. In 2017, he won a Cerro Pelado International gold medal and became the US Open runner-up, qualifying for the 17' US World Team Trials. At the trials, he lost to Jim Kennedy in the finals and then to Jason Nolf in the true-third match.

At the 16' and 17' Dave Schultz Memorial International, Kulchytskyy recorded bronze medals. In November 2017, he became runner-up of the Henri Deglane Challenge and helped Team USA reach the same honors as a team at the Clubs World Cup, where he had already competed last year and had reached first place with the Team. Since then, he has won a silver medal at the 18' Pan American Championships and bronze medals at the 19' Bill Farrell Memorial and the 20' Granma and Cerro Pelado.[5][6]

On June 28, 2020, Kulchytskyy competed at Rumble on the Rooftop.[7] He won his match by technical fall and subsequently retired from the sport to focus on coaching.[8]

He holds notable victories over:

NCAA DI champions: Mekhi Lewis, Jayson Ness (twice), Derek St. John.

NCAA DI All-Americans: Dylan Ness (four-time, two-time finalist - twice), Tyler Berger (three-time, finalist), Alec Pantaleo (three-time - twice), Evan Wick (three-time), Dan Vallimont (two-time, finalist), Dave Habat (two-time, finalist - twice), Chad Walsh (two-time), Chase Pami (two-time), Hunter Stieber (two-time), Ganbayar Sanjaa (two-time), Kevin LeValley (two-time), Adam Hall (two-time), Joey Lavalle (one-time, finalist) Rick Durso, Nick Dardanes (twice), Max Thomsen, Thomas Gantt (thrice), Michael DePalma, Anthony Collica.

Coaching career

On July of 2020, Kulchytskyy opened up a wrestling facility in Stoughton, Wisconsin called Team Nazar Training Center.[9][10]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2020 Rumble on the Rooftop at 74 kg
Win	70-29	Danny Braunagel	TF 10-0	June 28, 2020	2020 Rumble on the Rooftop	Chicago, Illinois
2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 74 kg
Win	69-29	Dan Vallimont	5-0	February 9–17, 2020	2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado	Havana, Cuba
Loss	68-29	Franklin Marén	2-3
Win	68-28	Jorge Despaigne	6-0
2019 US Nationals 6th at 74kg
Loss	67-28	Anthony Valencia	TF 1-11	December 20–22, 2019	2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier	Fort Worth, Texas
Loss	67-27	Evan Wick	2-4
Loss	67-26	Logan Massa	6-15
Win	67-25	Alec Pantaleo	TF 14-3
Win	66-25	Joey Lavallee	3-2
Win	65-25	Chad Walsh	TF 11-0
Win	64-25	Jake Keating	TF 10-0
2019 Bill Farrell Memorial at 74kg
Win	63-25	Mekhi Lewis	9-3	November 15–16, 2019	2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open	New York City, New York
Win	62-25	Tyler Berger	6-2
Loss	61-25	Isaiah Martinez	5-12
Win	61-24	Dylan Ness	6-1
Win	60-24	Rob Mathers	Fall
2019 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Loss	59-24	Mario Mason	1-5	May 17–19, 2019	2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Raleigh, North Carolina
Loss	59-23	Brandon Sorensen	1-5
2019 US Open 6th at 70 kg
Win	59-22	Anthony Collica	TF 10-0	April 24–27, 2019	2019 US Open Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	58-22	Elroy Perkin	12-10
Loss	57-22	Jason Nolf	TF 2-13
Win	57-21	Destin McCauley	TF 12-1
Win	56-21	Renaldo Rodriguez Spencer	6-5
2018 Pan American Championships at 74kg
Loss	55-21	Liván López	1-6	May 3–6, 2018	2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships	Lima, Perú
Win	55-20	Carlos Romero	TF 10-0
Win	54-20	Jorge Llano	TF 11-0
2018 US World Team Trials at 74 kg
Loss	53-20	Isaiah Martinez	TF 2-13	May 18–20, 2018	2018 US World Team Trials Challenge	Rochester, Minnesota
Loss	53-19	Isaiah Martinez	TF 2-13
Win	53-18	Thomas Gantt	5-3
Win	52-18	Evan Wick	Fall
2018 International Ukrainian Tournament 14th at 70 kg
Loss	51-18	Konstantin Vlasov	0-3	February 23–25, 2018	2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial	Kiev, Ukraine
Win	51-17	Bulat Ataev	6-1
2017 World Clubs Cup as TMWC
Win	50-17	Hossein Elyasi	5-4	December 7–8, 2017	2017 World Wrestling Clubs Cup	Tehran, Iran
Win	49-17	Boldkhuu Batsukh	10-2
Win	48-17	Persiyan Mihov	9-2
Win	47-17	Veer Dev Gulia	TF 10-0
Win	46-17	Guseyn Ruslanzada	TF 10-0
2017 Henri Deglane Challenge at 74 kg
Loss	45-17	Johnny Bur	2-4	November 24–25, 2017	2017 Henri Deglane Challenge	Nice, France
Win	45-16	Salvatore Diana	TF 10-0
2017 Dave Schultz M. Invitational at 74 kg
Win	44-16	Rasul Dzhukayev	5-2	November 1–4, 2017	2017 Dave Schultz Memorial Invitational	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	43-16	Dylan Ness	TF 12-0
2017 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg
Loss	42-16	Jason Nolf	2-7	June 9–10, 2017	2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss	42-15	Jimmy Kennedy	0-7
Win	42-14	Chase Pami	4-3
Win	41-14	Thomas Gantt	10-7
2017 US Open at 70 kg
Loss	40-14	James Green	1-4	April 26–29, 2017	2017 US Open Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	40-13	Alec Pantaleo	TF 10-0
Win	39-13	Hunter Stieber	TF 10-0
Win	38-13	Tommy Pawelski	TF 10-0
Win	37-13	Levi Calhoun	TF 10-0
2017 Cerro Pelado International at 70 kg
Win	36-13	Ernesto Sanchez	TF 11-1	February 17–23, 2017	2017 Cerro Pelado International	Havana, Cuba
Win	35-13	Michael DePalma	Fall
Win	34-13	Serguei Randon	TF 10-0
2017 Dave Schultz M. International at 70 kg
Win	33-13	Michael DePalma	Fall	January 31-February 3, 2017	2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	32-13	Thomas Gantt	TF 11-0
Loss	31-13	Jordan Oliver	2-7
Win	31-12	Robert Zyko	TF 10-0
2016 World Clubs Cup as TMWC
Win	30-12	Atsamaz Sanakoev	6-2	November 30-December 1, 2016	2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Loss	29-12	Semen Radulov	0-5
Loss	29-11	Aleksander Jatchvadze	1-3
Win	29-10	Vasil Mikhailov	10-5
2016 US Last Chance OTT at 65 kg
Loss	28-10	Bernard Futrell	2-8	April 1–4, 2016	2016 US Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier	Cedar Falls, Iowa
Win	28-9	Nick Dardanes	4-3
Win	27-9	Max Thomsen	8-3
Win	26-9	John Meeks	10-2
2016 Dave Schultz M. International at 65 kg
Win	25-9	Dave Habat	TF 10-0	January 28–30, 2016	2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	24-9	Nick Dardanes	TF 12-0
Loss	23-9	Bernard Futrell	1-4
Win	23-8	Dave Habat	TF 11-0
2015 US Nationals at 65 kg
Loss	22-8	Frank Molinaro	7-16	December 17–19, 2015	2015 Senior Nationals & Trials Qualifier	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	22-7	Jayson Ness	13-4
Loss	21-7	Bernard Futrell	TF 0-12
Win	21-6	Marcus Cobbs	TF 10-0
2015 Henri Deglane Challenge at 65 kg
Win	20-6	George Bucur	8-6	November 27–28, 2015	2015 Henri Deglane Challenge	Nice, France
Win	19-6	Maxime Fiquet	8-7
Win	18-6	Lázaro Carbonell	TF 13-2
Win	17-6	Ali Samiei Paghaleh	TF 10-0
2015 Bill Farrell International Open at 65 kg
Loss	16-6	Aaron Pico	2-8	November 5–7, 2015	2015 Bill Farrell International Open	New York City
Win	16-5	Mario Mason	9-5
Loss	15-5	Jordan Oliver	2-5
Win	15-4	Jayson Ness	9-2
Win	14-4	Isiah DeGuzman	TF 10-0
2015 US World Team Trials 5th at 70 kg
Loss	13-4	Kevin LeValley	3-5	June 12–14, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Madison, Wisconsin
Win	13-3	Derek St. John	TF 10-0
Win	12-3	Adam Hall	TF 10-0
Loss	11-3	James Green	7-9
2015 Phil Portuese NE Regional at 70 kg
Win	11-2	Rick Durso	5-0	May 1–3, 2015	2015 Phil Portuese Northeastern Regionals	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Win	10-2	Fox Baldwin	TF 12-2
Win	9-2	Connor Lapresi	TF 10-0
Win	8-2	Michael Mitchell	TF 10-0
Win	7-2	Carlos Rodriguez	Fall
2015 Dave Schultz M. International 4th at 70 kg
Loss	6-2	Kevin LeValley	3-5	January 28–31, 2015	2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Win	6-1	Nobuyoshi Takojima	9-2
Loss	5-1	Dustin Schlatter	TF 0-10
Win	5-0	Vladyslav Dombrovskiy	7-4
Win	4-0	Ganbayar Sanjaa	10-9
2014 Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup at 70 kg
Win	3-0	Michael Mitchell	Fall	December 18–20, 2014	2014 Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup	Rochester, Minnesota
Win	2-0	Joe Carr	Fall
Win	1-0	Kevin LeValley	5-4

NCAA record

NCAA Division III Championships Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
2014 NCAA (DIII) Championships at 157 lbs
Win	12-0	Dimitri Boyer	Fall	March 15, 2014	2014 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
Win	11-0	Reece Lefever	3-2
Win	10-0	Brett Yonkovic	5-3
Win	9-0	Josh Etzel	10-5
2013 NCAA (DIII) Championships at 165 lbs
Win	8-0	John Darling	5-3	March 21, 2013	2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
Win	7-0	Joey Favia	7-2
Win	6-0	Owen Vernon	7-6
Win	5-0	Garrett Bonte	SV-1 5-3
2012 NCAA (DIII) Championships at 157 lbs
Win	4-0	Orlando Ponce	10-9	March 10, 2012	2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
Win	3-0	John Darling	MD 14-5
Win	2-0	Cole Welter	8-5
Win	1-0	Troy Sterling	5-2

References

1. "Nazar Kulchytskyy — Beyond Classroom Walls". www.uwosh.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
2. "Ukraine native Nazar Kulchytskyy on the rise and seeking spot on U.S. men's freestyle World Team". Team USA. December 22, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
3. "Final U.S. World Team Trials Qualifiers update, as of May 25, 2015". Team USA.
4. "Dake, Manville among Senior champions at Northeast Regionals in Pennsylvania". Team USA. May 4, 2015.
5. "Ukraine native Nazar Kulchytskyy on the rise and seeking spot on U.S. men's freestyle World Team". Team USA. December 22, 2017.
6. "Nazari Kulchytskyy (USA) at United World Wrestling". United World Wrestling. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
7. "Strong matchups of Senior stars set for Rumble on the Rooftop in Chicago, June 28th". Team USA. June 17, 2020.
8. "Rumble on the Rooftop: Wrestling makes triumphant return". InterMat. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
9. "Team Nazar Training Center on Instagram: "I'd like to announce my next big journey, Team Nazar Training Center!! Our official website is LIVE and it's 🔥 If you like to find out…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
10. "Team Nazar Training Center | Wrestling Club in Wisconsin". teamnazar.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.

External links

• Nazar Kulchytskyy at United World Wrestling