Sam Krivus
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2019 NCAA Qualifier – 141 pounds
2017, 2018 NCAA Qualifier – 149 pounds
2017, 2018 ACC Third-Place Finish – 149 pounds
2019-20
• Graduated in December of 2019 and did not see action for the Cavaliers
2018-19
• NCAA qualifier at 141 pounds
• Posted a 16-12 record with a 10-6 mark in dual play and an 0-2 in ACC duals
• Placed seventh at the Cliff Keen Invitational
• Defeated No. 9 Nic Gil of Navy at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/1)
• Posted a win over No. 6 C.J. Red of Nebraska at the Journeymen Duals (11/10)
• Went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships with a pair of matches against top-10 seeds
• Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll
2017-18
• NCAA qualifier at 149 pounds after posting a 20-15 record on the season
• Finished third at the ACC Championships to lock up his automatic bid to the NCAA
Championships
• Defeated No. 2 seed Beau Donahue (NC State) to take the third-place finish at the ACC
Championships
• Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships with wins over Taylor Ortz (Clarion) and Ryan Blees
(Va. Tech)
• Turned in a third-place finish at the Clarion Open (11/5) to start the season with a 4-1
record
• Went 3-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/1-2) with his two losses coming to nationally-
ranked wrestlers
• Losses came to No. 6 Justin Oliver (C. Michigan) and No. 18 Zander Wick (Wisconsin)
• Posted a fourth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) with a 4-2 record
2016-17
• NCAA qualifier at 149 pounds
• Third-place finish at the ACC Championships (3/4) with a 3-1 record
• Defeated No. 8 ranked Sam Speno of NCSU to lock up NCAA bid with third-place finish
• Posted a 23-14 record on the season
• 149-pound champion at the Clarion Open (11/6) to start the year
• Third-place finish at the Cleveland State Open (12/17)
• Champion at 149 pounds at the U.S. Collegiate Championships (2/19)
2015-16
• Redshirt season
• Posted a 17-10 record while competing unattached at four tournaments at 141 pounds
• Competed at the Clarion Open (11/1), Hokie Open (11/8) ,Mat Town Open (11/22), Nittany
Lion Open (12/7), Southern Scuffle (1/1) and Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/16)
• Finished second at the Clarion Open, going 5-1
• Finished in third place at the Mat Town Open, going 4-1
• Finished in sevent place at the Nittany Lion Open, going 5-2
HEMPFIELD AREA HIGH SCHOOL
• Ranked No. 2 nationally at 138 pounds by InterMat and No. 6 by Flowrestling
• 2013 Pennsylvania Class AAA state champion at 120
• Two-time state champion and four-time state placewinner
• Three-time Super 32 Challenge Champion (sixth wrestler to win 3+ titles in tournament
history)
• Three-time FloNationals Champion
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16* | 141 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | — |
| 2016-17 | 149 | 23-14 | 7-8 | 2-3 | 23 | 3-1/3rd | 0-2 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 0-0 | — |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 20-15 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 16 | 3-1/3rd | 2-2 | 10-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | — |
| 2018-19 | 141 | 16-12 | 10-6 | 0-2 | 36 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3:10 |
| Career | 59-41 | 21-21 | 3-8 | 75 | 6-4 | 2-6 | 16-1 | 5-1 | 0-1 | — |
*Denotes redshirt season which does not count in career records