Roman Bravo-Young

Roman Guillermo Bravo-Young (born January 28, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he is a Junior Pan American champion and three-time USAW Cadet National champion (two-time in Greco-Roman). As a folkstyle wrestler, Bravo-Young is a two-time All-American and one-time Big Ten runner-up out of Penn State University and a four-time undefeated AIA state champion as a high schooler. As of May 16, 2020, he is ranked #20 in the NCAA pound-for-pound rankings and #4 in the 133-pounds rankings.[3][4]

Roman Bravo-Young
Personal information
Full nameRoman Guillermo Bravo-Young
Nickname(s)RBY[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-01-28) January 28, 1999[2]
Tucson, Arizona, U.S
ResidenceState College, Pennsylvania, U.S
Weight133 lb (60 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and folkstyle
College teamNittany Lions
ClubNittany Lion WC
Coached byCael Sanderson
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
Junior Pan American Championships
2019 Guatemala City61 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Penn State Nittany Lions
Big Ten Championships
2020 Piscataway133 lb

High School

Bravo-Young attended Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona. He started wrestling in the varsity team as a freshman and did not lose a single match through his four years of high school. At the DI state championships (AIA), he accumulated a combined record of 16-0 with eight falls, five majors, two technical falls and one decision and also received the outstanding wrestler award all four years he competed at the tournament. He graduated with a legendary record of 182-0 and was ranked #3 by InterMat and #5 by FloWrestling when he graduated.[5]

University

In late October of 2016, it was announced that Bravo-Young had committed to PSU's Cael Sanderson to wrestle as a Nittany Lion.[6]

2018-2019

Bravo-Young did not redshirt and started wrestling as a true freshman at 133 pounds.[7] During regular season, he won the Keystone Classic and placed third at the Southern Scuffle.[8][9] He went 4-2 at the Big Ten Conference championships and placed fifth.[10] He entered the NCAA Championships as the tenth seeded wrestler and went 4-3 to place eight and claim All-America honors.[11] He finished the season with a 25-7 record.[12]

2019-2020

As a sophomore, he won the Black Knight Invitational and the Wilkes Open and only lost one match to the top-ranked Seth Gross in a close 5-6 in regular season.[13][14] He went 2-1 at the Big Ten's, losing in the finals to #3 ranked Sebastian Rivera.[15] Bravo-Young was scheduled to compete at the 2020 NCAA Championships,[16] however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] He was expected to place higher than last year, as major improvements were seen comparing to last season.[18] After the season, Bravo-Young earned All-American honors due to his performance through the year.[19][20]

Freestyle

Cadet & Junior

Bravo-Young was a standout youth-level wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. He competed as a cadet since 2014 until 2016 and compiled a record of 36-3, represented the United States at the World Championships and won a UWW National championship and two USAW National championships on his way.[21] As a junior, he posted an 11-2 record and won a Pan American Championship, became runner-up at the US Nationals and placed third at the US World Team Trials.[22][23][24]

U23 & Senior

2017

Even though he was still a junior in high school, Bravo-Young competed at the US Open as a senior in his first freestyle competition as such.[25] He lost his first match and then he also lost his first match in the consolation bracket, being quickly eliminated from the tournament.[26][27]

2018

Bravo-Young was not able to compete in the junior bracket due to injury, and while still being 19 years old, he decided to compete at the 23U Nationals.[28] He won by technical fall in all of his matches on his way to the semifinals, where he defeated one more opponent by points to make it to the finals. At the finals, he lost to Vitali Arujau, becoming the runner-up of the tournament. At the World Team Trials, he lost two more times to Arujau.[29][30]

2020

Bravo-Young wrestled Jack Mueller on July 25th, at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo.[31] He defeated Mueller after scoring 8 points to 1.[32]

Freestyle record
Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo at 137lb
Win 6-5 Jack Mueller 8-1 July 25, 2020 FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo

Austin, Texas

2018 US U23 World Team Trials at 61kg
Loss 5-5 Vitali Arujau TF 0-10 June 5, 2018 2018 UWW U23 World Team Trials

Akron, Ohio

Loss 5-4 Vitali Arujau TF 4-15
2018 US U23 Nationals at 61kg
Loss 5-3 Vitali Arujau 0-2 June 1-3, 2018 2018 UWW Cadet And U23 Nationals and WTT Qualifiers

Akron, Ohio

Win 5-2 Charles Tucker 4-2
Win 4-2 Sean Fausz TF 11-0
Win 3-2 Larry Henderson TF 12-2
Win 2-2 Mikel Perales TF 13-2
Win 1-2 Drew West TF 12-2
2017 US Open at 57 kg
Loss 0-2 Jarrod Patterson 5-12 April 27, 2017 2017 U.S Open Wrestling Championships

Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 0-1 Tony Ramos TF 2-12

Youth freestyle results

Junior level
Junior freestyle results
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2019 Pan American Championship at 61 kg
Win 11-2 Carlos Antonio Mendoza Pena TF 10-0 June 7, 2019 2019 Junior Pan American Wrestling Championships

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Win 10-2 David Esteban Perez Castellanos TF 10-0
Win 9-2 Bryan Jose Mora Valenzuela TF 10-0
Win 8-2 Kevin Sotelo Linares TF 10-0
2019 World Team Trials at 61 kg
Loss 7-2 Jaime Hernandez 5-10 May 19, 2019 2019 US Junior World Team Trials Challenge

Raleigh, North Carolina

Win 7-1 Teague Travis TF 10-0
Win 6-1 Timothy Decatur-Luker TF 12-1
2019 US Nationals at 61 kg
Loss 5-1 Gabriel Tagg Fall April 27, 2019 2019 US Junior Nationals

Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 5-0 Patrick Glory TF 12-1
Win 4-0 Jaime Hernandez 9-4
Win 3-0 Colin Valdivez TF 10-0
Win 2-0 Daniel Shaharuddin TF 11-0
Win 1-0 Shea Ruffridge TF 12-1

Cadet level
Cadet freestyle results
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2016 World Championships 10th at 54 kg
Loss 36-3 Arsen Harutyunyan 7-8 September 14, 2016 2016 Cadet World Championships

Tbilisi, Georgia

Win 36-2 Stefan Ionut Coman TF 10-0
2016 UWW Nationals at 54 kg
Win 35-2 Jordan Decatur 8-2 June 5, 2016 2016 UWW Cadet Freestyle Nationals

Akron, Ohio

Win 34-2 Jordan Decatur TF 13-2
Win 33-2 Nick Raimo TF 11-0
Win 32-2 Josh Saunders TF 11-0
Win 31-2 Joey Bianchi TF 10-0
Win 30-2 Christia Chavezpaz TF 10-0
Win 29-2 Eddie Bolivar TF 10-0
2015 USAW Nationals at 113 lbs
Win 28-2 Matthew Parker 11-4 July 24, 2015 2015 USAW Cadet Men's Nationals

Fargo, North Dakota

Win 27-2 Carmen Ferrante TF 10-0
Win 26-2 Andrew Alirez TF 18-7
Win 25-2 Jack Skudlarczyk TF 13-2
Win 24-2 Bennett Moudy TF 10-0
Win 23-2 Jack Medley TF 10-0
2015 UWW Nationals at 50 kg
Win 22-2 Jordan Decatur 11-3 May 31, 2015 2015 UWW Cadet & University Nationals

Akron, Ohio

Win 21-2 Brandon Courtney 8-5
Win 20-2 Logan Treaster TF 10-0
Win 19-2 Mason Naifeh TF
Win 18-2 Ethan Rotondo TF 10-0
Win 17-2 Van Schmidt TF 10-0
Loss 16-2 Jordan Decatur Fall
Win 16-1 Nicholas Onea TF 10-0
2014 USAW Nationals at 100 lbs
Win 15-1 Max Murin 9-0 July 25, 2014 2014 USAW Cadet Men's Nationals

Fargo, North Dakota

Win 14-1 Marcus Povlick TF 10-0
Win 13-1 Matt Parker 13-4
Win 12-1 Josh Breeding TF 10-0
Win 11-1 Irwin Portillo TF 10-0
2014 ASICS FILA Nationals at 46 kg
Win 10-1 Brandon Courtney Injury default May 25, 2014 2014 ASICS FILA Cadet Nationals

Akron, Ohio

Win 9-1 ? 5-2
Loss 8-1 ? 4-10
Win 8-0 ? TF 10-0
Win 7-0 ? TF 10-0
Win 6-0 ? TF 12-1
Win 5-0 ? TF 12-0
2014 AZ-USAW National Team Qualifier at 100 lbs
Win 4-0 Benji Levey TF 10-0 March 22, 2014 2014 AZ-USAW National Team Qualifier

Phoenix, Arizona

Win 3-0 Jason Holmes TF 11-0
Win 2-0 Brian Lujan TF 10-0
Win 1-0 Isai Barajas Jimenez TF 10-0

NCAA record
NCAA Division I Record
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
Start of 2020-2021 Season (junior year)
End of 2019-2020 Season (sophomore year)
2020 Big Ten Conference at 133 lbs
Loss 44-9 Sebastian Rivera 2-7 March 8, 2020 2020 Big Ten Championships
Win 44-8 Austin DeSanto 3-2
Win 43-8 Sammy Alvarez 5-2
Win 42-8 Josh Vega Fall February 23, 2020 American - Penn State Dual
Win 41-8 Jordan Decatur 10-4 February 15, 2020 Ohio State - Penn State Dual
Win 40-8 Boo Dryden TF 23-8 February 9, 2020 Penn State - Minnesota Dual
Loss 39-8 Seth Gross 5-6 February 7, 2020 Penn State - Wisconsin Dual
Win 39-7 King Sandoval TF 24-9 February 2, 2020 Maryland - Penn State Dual
Win 38-7 Austin DeSanto Injury January 31, 2020 Penn State - Iowa Dual
Win 37-7 Ridge Lovett MD 11-3 January 24, 2020 Penn State - Nebraska Dual
Win 36-7 Sammy Alvarez SV-2 4-2 January 19, 2020 Rutgers - Penn State Dual
Win 35-7 Dylan Utterback TF 23-8 January 12, 2020 Northwestern - Penn State Dual
2019 Wilken Open at 133 lbs
Win 34-7 Jaret Lane 9-3 December 22, 2019 2019 Wilken Open
Win 33-7 Brandon Loperfido MD 14-5
Win 32-7 Justin Mastroianni TF 23-7
Win 31-7 Carmen Ferrante MD 21-9 December 8, 2019 Pennsylvania - Penn State Dual
Win 30-7 Jaret Lane 7-2 December 6, 2019 Penn State - Lehigh Dual
Win 29-7 Josh Kramer 7-6 November 22, 2019 Penn State - Arizona State Dual
2019 Black Knight Invite at 133 lbs
Win 28-7 Austin Assad MD 17-9 November 17, 2019 2019 Black Knight Invitational
Win 27-7 Andrew Wert 9-4
Win 26-7 Shawn Orem MD 20-9
Win 25-7 Casey Cobb MD 17-6 November 10, 2019 Navy - Penn State Dual
Start of 2019-2020 Season (sophomore year)
End of 2018-2019 Season (freshman year)
2019 NCAA Championships 8th at 133 lbs
Loss 24-7 Ethan Lizak 5-8 March 22, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Loss 24-6 John Erneste MD 0-10
Win 24-5 Micky Phillippi 4-3
Win 23-5 Ben Thornton 3-1
Win 22-5 Charles Tucker 6-2
Loss 21-5 Austin DeSanto 2-7
Win 21-4 Mario Guillen 8-2
2019 Big Ten Conference 5th at 133 lbs
Loss 20-4 Austin DeSanto 8-13 Mar 10, 2019 2019 Big Ten Championships
Win 20-3 Dylan Duncan 3-2
Win 19-3 Jens Lantz MD 14-5
Loss 18-3 Luke Pletcher 5-8
Win 18-2 Jevon Parrish MD 17-5
Win 17-2 Derek Spann MD 14-5 February 24, 2019 Buffalo - Penn State Dual
Win 16-2 Luke Pletcher TB-2 2-1 February 8, 2019 Penn State - Ohio State Dual
Loss 15-2 Ben Thornton 3-7 January 25, 2019 Penn State - Purdue Dual
Win 15-1 Jevon Parrish MD 20-7 January 20, 2019 Nebraska - Penn State Dual
Win 14-1 Jens Lantz MD 12-4 January 13, 2019 Wisconsin - Penn State Dual
Win 13-1 Colin Valdiviez 15-9 January 11, 2019 Penn State - Northwestern Dual
2019 Southern Scuffle at 133 lbs
Win 12-1 Sean Nickell MD 10-1 January 2, 2019 2019 Southern Scuffle
Win 11-1 Mason Pengilly 11-4
Loss 10-1 Austin Gomez Fall
Win 10-0 Collin Gerardi 8-6
Win 9-0 Nick Farro 4-1
Win 8-0 Dalton Young 4-3
Win 7-0 Ryan Millhof MD 14-1 December 14, 2018 Arizona State - Penn State Dual
Win 6-0 Brandon Paetzell MD 13-5 December 2, 2018 Lehigh - Penn State Dual
Win 5-0 David Campbell MD 21-7 November 30, 2018 Penn State - Bucknell Dual
2018 Keystone Classic at 133 lbs
Win 4-0 Chandler Olson TF 24-9 November 18, 2018 2018 Keystone Classic
Win 3-0 Lukus Stricker Injury
Win 2-0 Jon Guevara Fall
Win 1-0 Tim Rooney Fall November 11, 2018 Kent State - Penn State Dual
Start of 2017-2018 Season (freshman year)

Stats


Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2020 Sophomore Penn State University #7 (DNQ) 133 20-2 90.91% 50.00%
2019 Freshman #11 (8th) 25-7 78.13% 37.50%
Career 45-9 83.33% 42.59%

Awards and honors

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