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Isaiah Martinez
The most decorated wrestler in Illini history, Martinez joins the Beavers after spending his last two seasons as an assistant coach in Champaign. He concluded his Illini wrestling career with the highest winning percentage in school history, winning 97.5 percent of his matches. The 116 victories by Martinez is also tied for 10th all-time in Illinois history.
Martinez, a two-time NCAA Champion and four-time Big Ten Champion, was named a 2018 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient. Additionally, Martinez is a two-time Illinois Dike Eddleman Male Athlete of the Year winner and a two-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships.
Career Highlights
- 4x NCAA Finalist (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- 2x NCAA Champion (2015, 2016)
- 4x Big Ten Champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- 2x Midlands Champion (2014, 2016)
- US Open Champion (2018, 2019)
- U23 National Champion
- 3x CIF State Champion (2011, 2012, 2013)
- USAW Junior National Champion (2012)
- USAW Cadet National Champion (2010)
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Photo credit: Tony Rotundo
Adeline Gray
The only U.S. wrestler to have won five Senior World titles.
Since becoming the 2008 Junior World champion, Gray has racked up one of the most outstanding records in the history of USA Wrestling.
Career Highlights
- 5x Senior World Champion (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018)
- 2x Senior World bronze medalist (2011, 2013)
- 2016 Olympian
- 8x Senior World Team Member
- 3x World Cup champion (2014, 2015, 2018)
- 5x U.S. Open Champion (2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2020)
- 2x Pan American Championships champion (2018, 2019)
- 2012 University World champion
- 2008 Junior World champion
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Mike Kosoy
A letterwinner from 2013-17 at NC State, Kosoy spent two seasons at the Regional Training Center at Arizona State before moving to The Dam RTC.
Kosoy won 79 career matches at NC State, tied for 19th all-time. A native of Boca Raton, Fla., he was an NCAA qualifier in 2017.
Career Highlights
- 3x US Open Place Winner
- 2x World Team Trials Qualifier
- 2019 Dave Shultz International Memorial champion 1st
- 2017 Miner’s Glory International 2nd
- University Nationals Freestyle 2x place winner
- University Nationals Greco Place winner
- 2017 NCAA Qualifier
- 79 career wins at NC State
- Tied for 19th all-time on NC State win list
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Photo credit: Tony Rotundo
Alyssa Lampe
After beginning her Senior career in 2007, Lampe has been a six time National Team Member and World Medalist at 48 kg.
Lampe returned to the sport with a dominant showing at the 2019 U.S. Open and Senior Nationals. Lampe is a top contender for the Olympic team.
Career Highlights
- 2020 Olympic Team Trials Qualifier
- 4x US Open Champion (2010, 2013, 2014, 2019)
- 6x National Team Member
- 2x World Bronze Medalist (2012, 2013)
- 2x Junior Worlds Bronze Medalist
- Fifth place at Worlds (2014)
- Pan Am Champion (2009)
- USA Wrestling Women’s Wrestler of the Year (2013)
- US Open Outstanding Wrestler (2013)
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Mallory Velte
Velte is a two-time Senior World Team member at 62 kg, representing the USA at the 2017 and 2018 World Championships. She earned a bronze medal at the 2018 World in Budapest, Hungary. Additionally, Velte owns a gold medal from the 2020 Pan American Championships and a silver from the 2019 Pan Ams.
In addition to her accolades on the mat, Velte has been part of the Athlete Advisory Committee since 2018 and the USOPC Athlete Advisory Committee from 2020 to 2024. She earned her bachelors in 2018 (psychology, minor in kinesiology & early learning) and her masters of science in sport and performance psychology in 2021.
Career Highlights
- 2x World Team member (2017, 2018)
- World Bronze Medalist (2018)
- 2x World Cup Team
- 5th place in Jr Worlds (2015)
- 4x National Team Member
- Pan Am Champion (2019)
- Bronze at OTT (2016)
- 3x WCWA Champion, 4x AA
- 2x CIF State Champion
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Alexandria Glaudé
Glaudé is a two time National Team Member who has competed and placed at the world level for the United States, collecting a bronze medal at the World U23 level.
In addition to her WCWA and collegiate national titles, Glaudé recently won the US Open and will be competing on the Pan Am team in 2021.
Career Highlights
- US Open Champ and Pan Am team (2021)
- Fourth place at Olympic Trials (2021)
- Collegiate National Champion (2020)
- WCWA National Champion (2019)
- 3rd place, Bill Farrell International (2019)
- World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion (2019)
- Final X Runner up (2019)
- U23 World Bronze Medalist (2018)
- U23 National Champ, World Team Member (2018)
- 2x National Team Member
- US Open Medalist - 3rd (2017, 2019), 4th (2019)
- 2nd place, Dave Schultz International (2017)
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Photo credit: Tony Rotundo
Skylar Grote
Grote wrestled in high school at fabled Blair Academy, then moved on to Ontario's Brock University for college. Grote was part of two Pan-American Junior teams, coming home with a silver medal in 2014 and a gold in 2015.
Grote was a runner-up at the 2020 Senior Nationals in October while competing at 68 kg. A month later, Grote was a U23 national champion at the same weight.
Grote is studying at Oregon State for her Masters in Marketing.
Career Highlights
- 2nd place at Senior Nationals (2020)
- 2x Jr. Pan-Am Champion
- 3rd place, Spanish Grand Prix (2019)
- 5th place, World Team Trials (2019)
- 4x Fargo All-American