A native of Frankfort, Illinois, Thompson was a runner up at the Fargo junior freestyle nationals in the summer of 2021. Thompson has seen success going back to an early age winning titles on the schoolboy level. Thompson won the Tulsa nationals, and was a double champ at the Illinois freestyle and greco state tournament. Thompson also won the AAU Eastern Grand nationals in all three styles in 2017.
2024 U23 Nationals Freestyle Preview & Predictions
May 30, 2024
One of the most underrated tournaments of the year kicks off this weekend as the U23 Men's Freestyle Nationals is set to begin Saturday, June 1 at 9:30 AM and conclude Sunday, June 2 with a best two of three series that will begin at 10:00 AM (all times eastern).
The College Fan Guide To The 2024 U20 World Team Trials & U23 Nationals
May 29, 2024
The U23 Nationals and U20 World Team Trials brackets will be both massive (mostly the U23 ones) and stacked with some of the most talented and credentialed college wrestlers in the country.
Over 150 Upsets From Conference Tournament Weekend
Mar 11, 2024
It's hard to overstate how much exciting college wrestling took place this past weekend. All seven conferences held their championships over the last few days and determined the majority of the qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA Championships that will take place in less than two weeks in Kansas City, Missouri.
2024 Iowa vs Oklahoma State Wrestling Dual Preview & Predictions
Feb 22, 2024
Iowa will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma on Sunday for what is one of the best and most historic rivalries in college wrestling. Wrestling begins at 3 pm Eastern and will be televised on FS1. Oklahoma State leads the series all time 29-25-2, but Iowa has won seven of the last nine including 28-7 last season. With several toss-up matches, this one could go either way.
Dozens Of Upsets In The Penultimate Week Of The Regular Season
Feb 19, 2024
It's the second to last week of the regular season and the upsets are still popping off. Here's all we could find from the 16th week of the 2023-24 NCAA D1 college wrestling season.
Over 50 Upsets In A Week Of Major NCAA D1 Shakeups
Feb 6, 2024
All the upsets based on the latest rankings from the 14th week of the 2023-24 NCAA D1 college wrestling season. Al the usual caveats apply. Some results that look like upsets now won't look like upsets at a later date.
Double Digit Top 10 Upsets In College Wrestling's Week 13
Jan 29, 2024
Another tumultuous week of NCAA D1 wrestling produced many upsets, particularly in the top 10! All the usual caveats apply, that which looks like an upset this week may not look like one by the end of the season, or even by next week!
Iowa State Wrestling vs Oklahoma State Could Determine Big 12 Championships
Jan 24, 2024
What: #5 Iowa State (9-1) vs #7 Oklahoma State (8-0)When: Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET)Where: Stillwater, Oklahoma (Gallagher-Iba Arena)How To Watch: ESPN+Series History: Oklahoma State leads 62-22-3
Over 30 Upsets In Week 12 Of The D1 NCAA College Wrestling Season
Jan 22, 2024
Another week of NCAA D1 college wrestling brought another bevy of upsets.
Another Slew Of Upsets From NCAA's Week 10
Jan 8, 2024
All the upsets from the tenth week of the 2023-24 NCAA D1 wrestling season. The usual caveats apply, what looks like an upset now may not when the season ends.
2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Preview: 149-174 Pounds
Nov 28, 2023
The 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is set to go down on December 1-2 and will be the best in-season tournament of the year. Check out the below article for a breakdown and predictions of 149-174 at this year’s CKLV.
Top True Freshman To Watch This 2023-24 NCAA D1 Season
Oct 16, 2023
A new NCAA collegiate wrestling season brings with it new speculation on which true freshman will have breakout seasons.
2023 U20 World Team Trials And U23 Nationals Results
Jun 5, 2023
More results, brackets, scores and more can be found inside FloArena.
U20 World Team Trials Preview & Predictions
May 31, 2023
One of my favorite age-level tournaments of the year has arrived - the Junior World Team Trials. The nation’s best high school upperclassmen and college underclassmen putting it on the line for a chance to represent their country overseas.
World Team Trials Challenge Tournament 92 kg Preview
May 10, 2023
There will only be three weights contested in men’s freestyle at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament on May 20 and 21, but those three weights are going to be electric. In addition to 61 kg and 125 kg, 92 kg will be in action. With top talent coming both up and down from 86 and 97 to try and make Final X, you’re not going to want to miss it.
