Will Schany
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2019 NCAA Qualifier – 184 pounds
2019 NWCA Scholar All-America
2018 NCAA Qualifier – 174 pounds
2017 ACC Third Place Finish – 184 pounds
2018-19
• NCAA qualifier as an at-large selection at 174 pounds
• Went 15-15 on the season, including a 4-7 mark in dual action and an 0-2 mark in ACC play
• Battled injury for most of the season
• Turned in an eighth-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational, going 5-3 at the event
• Defeated No. 8 Chip Ness of UNC and No. 16 C.J. LaFragola of Brown at the Cliff Keen Invitational
• Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships with a win over No. 20 seed Will Sumner of Utah Valley
• Named to the ACC Wrestling All-Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Named and NWCA Scholar All-America selection
2017-18
• NCAA qualifier at 174 pounds as an at-large selection to the tournament
• Posted an 18-14 record, including an 8-6 record in dual matches
• Opened the season with eight straight wins, including the championship at the Clarion
Open (11/5)
• Defeated No. 18 Devin Skatzka (Indiana) to claim the Clarion Open title
• Also defeated No. 18 Jordan Pagano of No. 12 Rutgers in a dual meet as part of that
opening-streak
• Went 4-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/1-2)
• Tallied 22 dual points for the Cavaliers on the season
• Graduated with a degree in Foreign Relations
2016-17
• Third-place finisher at the ACC Championships at 184 pounds
• Posted a 23-16 record on the season
• Fifth-place finish at the Clarion Open (11/6) to start the season
• Went 4-0 in competition at the Virginia Duals (1/13-14)
• Finished third at the Edinboro Open (2/4)
• Claimed the championship at the U.S. Collegiate Championships (2/19)
• Went 3-1 for the third-place finish at the ACC Championships
2015-16
• Posted a 9-13 record wresting at 184 pounds
• Wrestled in eight dual meets and three tournaments for the Cavaliers
• Went 3-5 in dual meets
• Advanced to day two at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/4-12/5), going 3-2
2014-15
• Redshirt season
• Was 6-4 while competing unattached at 184 pounds in open tournaments
• Scored four wins at Wolfpack Open (11/16)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-time state champion
• Set state record for takedowns
• Was first wrestler to earn a state championship at Blair HS
• Was Dave Schultz Award winner for state of Nebraska in 2014
• Earned championship at NHSCA Junior Nationals in 2013
• Two-time champion at Rocky Mountain Nationals
• Coached by Erich Warner at Blair HS
• Also was four-year letterwinner in golf and three-year letterwinner in football (linebacker)
• Was an all-state honoree in in football and golf his senior year
• Placed 13th at state golf tournament his senior year
• Four-year member of school’s honor roll
PERSONAL
• Parents are Kelly and Carol Schany
• Has one brother, Jake, and one sister, Katelyn
• Brother plays football at Ohio University
| Weight Class | Overall Record | Dual Record | ACC Dual Record | Dual Points Scored |
ACC Championship Record | NCAA Championship Record | Major Decisions | Tech Falls | Pins | Fastest Pin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15* | 184 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 1:08 |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 9-13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0:48 |
| 2016-17 | 184 | 23-16 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 16 | 3-1/3rd | 0-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3:50 |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 18-14 | 8-6 | 1-4 | 22 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | — |
| 2018-19 | 184 | 15-15 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 14 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1:14 |
| Career | 65-58 | 20-26 | 2-11 | 62 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 17-13 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 0:48 |
*Denotes redshirt season which does not count in career records