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Alec Pantaleo

Personal information
Full name	Alec William Pantaleo
Born	(1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 28) Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and folkstyle
College team	Michigan
Club	Cliff Keen Wrestling Club
Coached by	Sergei Beloglazov
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  United States Pan American Championships 2021 Guatemala City 70 kg 2024 Acapulco 70 kg World Cup 2022 Coralville Team Grand Prix 2020 La Habana 70 kg 2021 Rome 70 kg 2023 Nice 70 kg 2023 Zagreb 70 kg Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial 2021 Warsaw 70 kg 2022 Warsaw 70 kg US National Championships 2022 Las Vegas 70 kg 2021 Coralville 70 kg 2018 Las Vegas 70 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Michigan Wolverines NCAA Division I Championships 2019 Pittsburgh 157 lb Big Ten Championships 2018 East Lansing 157 lb 2016 Iowa City 157 lb 2019 Minneapolis 157 lb

Alec William Pantaleo (born July 9, 1996) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. In freestyle, he is the defending U.S. Open champion, was the 2021 Pan American Continental champion, claimed the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the 2021 Poland Open titles, earned silver and bronze medals (2021 and 2018, respectively) at the U.S. Open, and was a 2019 U23 U.S. team member. As a folkstyle wrestler, Pantaleo was a three-time NCAA DI All-American and a Big Ten Conference champion out of the University of Michigan.

Folkstyle career

High school

Born and raised in Michigan, Pantaleo attended Canton High School. While a high schooler, he became a MHSAA state champion as a sophomore and, after losing his junior season to injury, claimed runner-up honors at the state tournament as a senior, graduating with an 177–9 record and a 51–1 record in his last year.

College

After his high school career, Pantaleo was recruited by the University of Michigan.

2014-15

In his freshman year, Pantaleo made his collegiate debut at the Michigan State Open, claiming the title. An unseeded wrestler, he then went on to place second at the prestigious Cliff Keen Memorial Invitational and racked up an 8–4 dual record during regular season. At the Big Ten Conference Championships, he reached the consolation semifinals before being eliminated. At the NCAA tournament, he went 2–2.

2015-16

As a sophomore, Alec achieved All-American honors by placing sixth at the NCAA Division I national championships at 149 lbs. He pinned Drexel's fourth-seeded Matthew Cimato in 3:48 in the quarterfinal to secure his first All-American honor.

A few weeks prior, Alec took third at the B1G conference championship with a 4–1 record, avenging an earlier season loss to former NCAA national champion Jason Tsirtsis with a 8–4 decision in the third-place bout. He also earned third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec 4–5) with a 7–1 record.

2016-17

Alec redshirted and did not compete in collegiate wrestling.

2017-18

As a junior, Alec achieved All-American honors by placing fifth at the NCAA tournament at 157 lbs. He captured the B1G conference championship with a 3–0 record. At the conference championship, he defeated Ohio State's Micah Jordan with a 3–1 score in the final bout.

Earlier in the season, he went 5–0 to capture the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title, including a 10–3 win over Micah Jordan in the final and a 9–3 semi-final win over Nebraska's fourth-ranked Tyler Berger.

2018-19

As a fifth-year senior, Alec once again secured All-American honors by placing third at the NCAA championships. He carried a 6–1 record at his final collegiate competition, avenging his only loss of the tournament to North Carolina State's Hayden Hidlay. Pantaleo lost to Hidlay in the quarterfinals in overtime, but beat him in the third-place bout with a 5-3 decision.

Alec took third at the Big Ten conference championship with a notable 10–4 win over Northwestern's third-ranked Ryan Deakin in the medal match. Alec missed much of his senior season due to a serious case of mononucleosis.

Freestyle career

Alec has garnered many levels of success in freestyle following his first appearance to the international circuit in 2015. Since then, Alec has finished top-eight at every United States Freestyle national-championships and represented the United States overseas in numerous notable sporting events.

2015

Alec finished with runner up honors at the Junior National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pantaleo fell to Wyoming's Archie Colgan in the championship bout.

2016

Alec won the Junior National Championships at 66 kg, beating Princeton's Matthew Kolodzik in the first place-bout. In the weeks following he made the United States Junior World team at 66 kg by beating Kolodzik two more time times in a best-of-three final bout. Pantaleo went on to represent the United States at the Junior World Championships in Macon, France later that summer. While overseas he posted a 1–1 record, defeating Georgi Sulava from Georgia in the opening round, but eventually falling to Viaks Vikas from India in the following preliminary match. Pantaleo finished with a 10th-place finish at the 2016 Junior World Championships.

2017

Pantaleo placed 5th at the USA Senior National Men's Freestyle Championships at 70 kg in Las Vegas, Nevada

2018

Pantaleo placed 3rd at 70 kg at the 2018 Senior National Men's Freestyle National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also placed 3rd at the 2018 Senior World Team Trials at 70 kg in Rochester, Minnesota

2019

Alec won the 70 kg U23 National Championships in Akron, Ohio, and was bestowed the Outstanding Wrestler Award by USA wrestling following a remarkably dominant performance. Pantaleo posted a perfect 7–0 record and outscored his opponents by a margin of 69–2. Additionally, he secured his spot as a 2019 U23 World Team Member. Later that year, Pantaleo finished 8th in the world at the U23 World championships in Budapest, Hungary. In the opening round Pantaleo defeated Stefan Tonu of Moldova by a score of 8–0. He then fell to Daud Ibragimov of Azerbaijan by a score of 9–8. Pantaleo finished with a record of 1-1.

Domestically, Pantaleo also placed 4th at the 70 kg 2019 Senior National Men's Freestyle championships in Las Vegas, Nevada at and 8th at 74 kg in Fort Worth, Texas

2020

Pantaleo won gold at the Cerro Pelado International in Havana, Cuba with a perfect 5–0 record while representing the United States at 70 kg. In the finals Pantaleo beat former United States national champion/ world team member Reece Humphrey by a score of 7–2.

2021

Pantaleo earned a 3rd-place finish at the inaugural Flowrestling 150 lb 8-man bracket challenge in Austin, Texas. Pantaleo went 2–1 in route to a bronze medal, beating former NCAA national champions Jordan Oliver and Anthony Ashnault. Pantaleo fell to James Green by a score of 4–2 in the semi-finals.

Pantaleo claimed the 70 kg title at the Matteo Pellicone International in Rome, Italy in April 2021. Pantaleo beat 2019 world-finalist Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the opening round and gold medal match with respective scores of 6-2 and 4–0.

Domestically, Alec took 2nd at the 2021 U.S. Senior National Championships while competing at 70 kg. Pantaleo fell to James Green in the gold medal bout by a score of 2–7.

In June 2021, Alec Pantaleo won gold at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Pantaleo won all three of his matches by technical superiority, beating Carlos Romero Millaqueo from Chile with a score of 12–0 in the gold medal bout.

Pantaleo also claimed the 2021 Poland Open championship in Warsaw, Poland. Pantaleo defeated James Green in the final bout by a score of 5–3. In his semi-final bout, Pantaleo defeated three-time world champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan with a score of 6-6.

Pantaleo closed out his 2021 campaign with a medical withdrawal from the 2021 United States World Team Trials (wrestling). In his semi finals bout it is recorded that he sustained a rib related injury, causing for a medical forfeit. At that time of injury, Pantaleo was the top ranked wrestler in the world at 70 kg, according to United World Wrestling.

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2022 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
Loss	66–24	Sammy Sasso	6–12	May 21–22, 2022	2022 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Coralville, Iowa
Loss	66–23	Zain Retherford	2–5
Win	66–22	Tyler Berger	3–2
2022 US Open at 70 kg
Win	65–22	Jordan Oliver	4–2	April 27 – May 1, 2022	2022 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	64–22	Doug Zapf	3–2
Win	63–22	Ed Scott	8–1
Win	62–22	Riley Gurr	TF 14–4
Win	61–22	Luka Wick	18–10
Win	60–22	Jordan Oliver	4–1	March 16, 2022	Rudis+: Snyder vs. Cox	Detroit, Michigan
2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix DNP at 70 kg
Loss	59–22	Alan Kudzoev	4–4	January 27, 2022	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2021 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
		Zain Retherford	FF	September 11–12, 2021	2021 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss	59–21	Ryan Deakin	INJ (4–10)
Win	59–20	Brayton Lee	9–0
2021 Poland Open at 70 kg
Win	58–20	James Green	5–3	June 8, 2021	2021 Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland
Win	57–20	Haji Aliyev	6–6
Loss	56–20	James Green	0–8
Win	56–19	Oleksii Boruta	TF 10–0
2021 Pan American Championships at 70 kg
Win	55–19	Carlos Romero Millaqueo	TF 12–0	May 30, 2021	2021 Pan American Continental Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Win	54–19	Vincent De Marinis	TF 11–0
Win	53–19	João Victor dos Santos Silva	TF 10–0
2021 US Open at 70 kg
Loss	52–19	James Green	2–7	May 1–2, 2021	2021 US Open National Championships	Coralville, Iowa
Win	52–18	Tyler Berger	6–2
Win	51–18	Parker Kropman	TF 10–0
Win	50–18	Ryan Ojeda	TF 12–2
Win	49–18	Zachary Wigzell	TF 10–0
2020 US Last Chance OTT DNP at 74 kg
Loss	48–18	Tyler Berger	6–6	March 27, 2021	2020 US Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier	Fort Worth, Texas
Loss	48–17	Chance Marsteller	0–7
Win	48–16	Joshua Shields	7–5
Win	47–16	Carlos Cuevas	TF 10–0
Win	46–16	Ryan Ojeda	TF 10–0
Win	45–16	Sammy Cokeley	TF 10–0
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series at 70 kg
Win	44–16	Daulet Niyazbekov	4–0	March 6, 2021	Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021	Rome, Italy
Win	43–16	Vishal Kaliraman	TF 10–0
Win	42–16	Mustafa Kaya	FF
Win	41–16	Daulet Niyazbekov	6–2
Flo 8-Man Challenge at 150 lbs
Win	40–16	Anthony Ashnault	8–1	December 18, 2020	Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs	Austin, Texas
Loss	39–16	James Green	2–4
Win	39–15	Jordan Oliver	4–4
FloWrestling RTC Cup at 65 kg as CKWC
Win	38–15	Matthew Kolodzik	8–6	December 4–5, 2020	FloWrestling RTC Cup	Austin, Texas
Win	37–15	Tariq Wilson	TF 10–0
Win	36–15	Kevin Jack	7–2
Win	35–15	Brayton Lee	TF 10–0
Loss	34–15	Zain Retherford	2–3	September 19, 2020	NLWC I	State College, Pennsylvania
2020 Cerro Pelado International at 70 kg
Win	34–14	Reece Humphrey	FF	February 9–17, 2020	2020 Cerro Pelado International	Havana, Cuba
Win	33–14	Orislandy Perdomo	9–1
Win	32–14	Albaro Camacho	4–1
Win	31–14	Julio Cesar Cruz	4–2
Win	30–14	Reece Humphrey	7–2
2019 US Senior Nationals 8th at 74 kg
Loss	29–14	Joey Lavallee	2–7	December 20–22, 2019	2019 US Senior National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	29–13	Anthony Valencia	TF 0–10
Win	29–12	Tyler Berger	10–2
Loss	28–12	Nazar Kulchytskyy	TF 3–14
Win	28–11	Muhammed McBryde	4–2
Win	27–11	Shabaka Johns	TF 11–1
2019 U23 World Championships 9th at 70 kg
Loss	26–11	Daud Ibragimov	8–9	October 28 – November 3, 2019	2019 U23 World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Win	26–10	Stefan Tonu	8–0
2019 US U23 World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	25–10	Jimmy Hoffman	TF 11–0	May 31 – June 2, 2019	2019 US U23 World Team Trials	Akron, Ohio
Win	24–10	Jimmy Hoffman	7–1
Win	23–10	Mike D'Angelo	TF 11–1
Win	22–10	Samuel Krivus	TF 10–0
Win	21–10	Justin McCoy	TF 10–0
Win	20–10	Kyler Rea	TF 10–0
Win	19–10	Bryce Thurston	TF 10–0
2019 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg
Loss	18–10	Brandon Sorensen	2–5	May 17–19, 2019	2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Rochester, Minnesota
Win	18–9	Hayden Hidlay	8–3
Loss	17–9	Jason Chamberlain	2–3
2019 US Open 4th at 70 kg
Loss	17–8	Jason Nolf	6–10	April 24–27, 2019	2019 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	17–7	Nazar Kulchytskyy	FF
Loss	16–7	Ryan Deakin	4–8
Win	16–6	Brandon Sorensen	5–3
Win	15–6	Jarod Verkleeren	TF 12–0
Win	14–6	Chayse Jackson	TF 10–0
Win	13–6	Mitch Finesilver	TF 11–1
2018 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg
Win	12–6	Ryan Deakin	5–0	May 18–20, 2018	2018 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Rochester, Minnesota
Win	11–6	Kyle Ruschell	FF
Loss	10–6	Frank Molinaro	0–8
Win	10–5	Griffin Parriott	11–3
2018 US Open at 70 kg
Win	9–5	Dylan Ness	8–2	April 24–28, 2018	2018 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	8–5	Ryan Deakin	13–5
Loss	7–5	Hayden Hidlay	5–7
Win	7–4	Dylan Ness	TF 11–1
Win	6–4	Mike DePalma	TF 10–0
Win	5–4	Kyle Kintz	TF 10–0
2017 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
Loss	4–4	Dylan Ness	6–9	June 9–10, 2017	2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament	Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss	4–3	Jason Nolf	TF 2–13
2017 US Open 5th at 70 kg
Win	4–2	Jason Chamberlain	5–1	April 26–29, 2017	2017 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	3–2	Steven Pami	9–10
Loss	3–1	Nazar Kulchytskyy	TF 0–10
Win	3–0	Jason Chamberlain	8–6
Win	2–0	Robbie Mathers	8–1
Win	1–0	Jason Welch	TF 13–3

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• 1996 births
• Living people
• Michigan Wolverines wrestlers
• People from Canton, Michigan
• Sportspeople from Wayne County, Michigan
• Pan American Wrestling Championships medalists
• American male sport wrestlers
• 21st-century American sportsmen