David Carr (wrestler)


David Aaron Carr is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he is the 19' junior World Champion at 74 kilograms representing the United States. As a folkstyle wrestler, Carr is an NCAA Division I All-American and a Big 12 champion out of Iowa State University and a five-time OHSAA champion as a high schooler. As of June 23, 2020, he is ranked #3 in the NCAA 157-pounds rankings.

Folkstyle

High School

Carr is a five-time state champion. He won his first title as an eight grader in Kentucky and he then moved to Perry High School in Ohio, where he won four state titles. He was the #2 recruit overall and the top-ranked recruit at 165 pounds by FloWrestling when he committed to Iowa State University over Ohio State, Oklahoma State and many others. He received the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in the memory of Dave Schultz.

University

Carr arrived to ISU to wrestle as a Cyclone at 157 pounds after committing in October of 2017.

2018-19

2019-20

Freshman: Had an outstanding first season competing as a Cyclone, compiling an 18-1 record overall and an unbeaten 9-0 at dual meets. Lone loss was suffered at the Cliff Keen Invitational to the #2 ranked Ryan Deakin. Post-season, he became the fifth Cyclone freshman to claim a Big 12 Conference title with notable wins over the #18 and #7 wrestlers in the country. Carr was scheduled to compete at the NCAA championships as the third seed, however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving him and all the qualifiers unable to compete. After the season ended, he was named a first team NCAA Division I All-American due to his performance through the season.

2020-21

Sophomore: Carr will compete this season and is the third-ranked 157 pounder in the country.

Freestyle career

Cadet & Junior

Carr was a standout youth-level freestyle wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. As a cadet, he is a World bronze-medalist, a US National champion and a two-time National finalist. As a junior, he became the 19' World Champion and was also a US Open and National Fargo champion.

Senior

2019

Carr made his senior debut as an 18-year old at the Dave Schultz Memorial International. He firstly won two bouts in a row with a notable win over four-time NCAA Division I All-American Dylan Ness before being thrown to the consolation bracket by the accomplished Olympian Frank Molinaro in a very close 8-9 decision. He then faced another DI All-American in Sammy Sasso, whom he also lost to on points.
Carr then went on to compete at the Granma y Cerro Pelado International. He once again defeated two opponents in a row with a victory over an NCAA Division I All-American in Anthony Collica. He was then defeated by four-time All-American Brandon Sorensen and three-timer Lavion Mayes, but still competed for the bronze-medal against Franklin Maren, whom he defeated to claim the medal.

Personal life

David is the son of Olympic medalist and former Iowa State Cyclone Nate Carr.

Freestyle record

! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! Location
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Havana, Cuba
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Colorado Springs, Colorado

Youth freestyle record

Junior level

! colspan="7"| Junior freestyle results
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! Location
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Tallinn, Estonia
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Raleigh, North Dakota
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Rochester, Minnesota
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Fargo, North Dakota
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Lincoln, Nebraska
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Westerville, Ohio
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Alliance, Ohio
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Irving, Texas
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Mount Orab, Ohio
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Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio

Cadet level

! colspan="7"| Cadet freestyle results
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! Location
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Tbilisi, Georgia
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Akron, Ohio
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Akron, Ohio
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Indianapolis, Indiana

NCAA record

! colspan="8"| NCAA Division I Record
! Res.
! Record
! Opponent
! Score
! Date
! Event
! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |Start of 2020-2021 Season
! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |End of 2019-2020 Season
! style=background:white colspan=6 |2020 Big 12 Conference at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan=6 |2020 Last Chance Open at 157 lbs
! style=background:white colspan=6 |2019 Cliff Keen Invitational at 157 lbs
! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |Start of 2019-2020 Season

Stats

! Season
! Year
! School
! Rank
! Weigh Class
! Record
! Win
! Bonus

Collegiate awards & records