Isaac Wilcox

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

High School:
Olympus
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Holladay, Utah

Instagram: @npc_isaac

Pronunciation

SEASON	W-L	DUAL	B1G	MD	TF	PIN
2020-21	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0
2021-22 (unat.)	12-5	--	--	1	--	5
2021-22	2-4	2-3	2-2	0	0	0
2022-23 (unat.)	7-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1
2022-23	5-3	5-3	4-0	0	0	0
2023-24	22-12	8-5	4-3	7	2	3
Wilcox Career	31-21	15-11	10-5	7	2	3

CAREER HONORS

At the Big Ten Championships (2024/10-seed/2-2)
At NCAA Championships (2024/32-seed/2-2)
Ohio State Scholar Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
Ohio State’s Battling Buckeye Award (2022)

2023-24 (Senior)

Advanced to the title match at 165 in the Clarion Open (Nov. 5 ) ... finished second with a 4-1 record

At Clarion Open, Nov. 5, 2023
Isaac Wilcox –4-1/2^nd Place
165- Finals-N. Mulvaney (Bucknell) DEC Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State), 8-7
165- Semifinals-Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) DEC S. Buell (Purdue), 7-2
165- QF-Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) MD Hunter Shaut Buffalo, NY (Buffalo), 11-1
165- R16-Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) MD Maxwell Kirby Edinboro, PA (Edinboro), 14-6
165- R32-Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) F Tyler Hicks Boiling Springs, NC (Gardner-Webb), 1:46

at Cliff Keen Invitational, Las Vegas, Dec. 1-2, 2023
165-Isaac Wilcox (2-2)
Rnd 32:165-Isaac Wilcox (OSU) DEC Jaxon Garoutte (Utah Valley), 5-2
Rnd 16:165-Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) DEC Isaac Wilcox (OSU), 4-1 SV
C of 16 #2: 165-Isaac Wilcox (OSU) MD Kyle Mosher (Columbia), 14-3
C of 8 #1: 165- Hunter Garvin (Stanford) MD Isaac Wilcox (OSU), 16-6

F&M Scramble, Feb. 24, 2024, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
157 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Billy Templeton (Franklin & Marshall) (Fall 3:41)
157 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Griffin Gonzalez (Lehigh) (TF 16-1)
157 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Dominic Wheatley (Franklin & Marshall) (Maj 13-4)
157 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Tyler Shea (Franklin & Marshall) (Fall 1:44)

2024 Big Ten Championships, March 9-10, College Park, Maryland
157 - Isaac Wilson (2-2)
Will Lewan (MICH) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | TB-1 2-1
Trevor Chumbley (NW) 17-11 def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 5-1
Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Luke Mechler (WIS) | D, 8-3
Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Al Desantis (RUT) | D, 5-1

2024 NCAA Championships, March 21-23, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
157 - Isaac Wilson (2-2)
Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) def. Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo) | D, 8-2
Levi Haines (Penn State) def. Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) | TF-1.5 7:00 (17-2)
Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) def. Brock Mauller (Missouri) | D, 13-10
Cael Swensen (South Dakota State) def. Isaac Wilcox (Ohio State) | D, 8-5

2023-24 Duals
165 - Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. No. 16 Connor Brady (VT) | D, 6-5
165 - Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Joey Arnold (EDIN) | TF, 21-4
165 | Issac Wilcox (OSU) def. Andrew Garr (COL) | MD, 15-4
165 - No. 8 Holden Heller (PITT) def. No. 20 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | MD, 10-2
165-No. 21 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Evan Yant (UNI) | D, 4-2
165- Derek Fields (NCST) def. No. 21 Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 4-1
157-No. 17 Isaac Wilcox* (OSU) def. Joe Roberts (ILL) | D, 4-3
157-Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Michael North (UMD) | MD, 15-1
157-Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Luke Mechler (WIS) | D, 4-2
157-No. 10 Will Lewan (UM) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | TB2, 5-2
157- No. 1 Levi Haines (PSU) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | MD, 11-3
157-Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def, Jacob Butler (RU) | MD, 19-6
157-No. 19 Brayton Lee (IND) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 4-2
* Ranking at 165

2022-23 (Junior)

Competed at the 2022 Michigan State Open in the Open Division
Won the 157-pound Open Division at the 2022 Bob Del Rosa Open with a 4-0 record

MSU Open — Nov. 5, 2022/ Open Division – 157
Isaac Wilcox
Champ. Round 1 – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) won by decision over Joseph Roberts (Illinois) (Dec 3-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) won by decision over Skyler Crespo (Michigan State) (Dec 8-1)
Quarterfinal – Jacob Butler (Oklahoma) won by decision over Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) won by decision over Jared Hill (Oklahoma) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Max Mayfield (Northwestern) won by decision over Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) (Dec 6-2)

Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 13, 2022) – Blue Division (open to all) 157
Isaac Wilcox – 1^st Place
Champ. Round 1 – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def. John Altieri (Clarion-unattached) (Dec 12-5)
Quarterfinal – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def. Nolan Wheeler (Newberry College) (Fall 0:57)
Semifinal – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def. Zack Rotkvich (Indiana) (Maj 13-2)
1st Place Match – Isaac Wilcox (Unattached) def. Dom Means (Gannon University) (Dec 8-3)

2022-23 Duals
157 | Keegan Knapp (KSU) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 6-3
157 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Ashton Eyler (LH) | D, 8-7
157 | Derek Holschlag (UNI) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 6-2
165 | No. 7 (@157) Josh Humphreys (LU) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 5-3
165 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Nick South (IU) | D, 10-7
165 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Connor O’Neill (RUT) | D, 3-2
174 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Dominic Solis (UMD) | SV, 3-1
174 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Ceasar Garza (MSU) D, 3-1 (TB-1)

2021-22 (Sophomore)

Academic All-Big Ten
Posted a 2-2 record in duals an was 0-1 in extra matches
Ended the season with a 12-5 record wrestling unattached in open events
Wrestled in the U23 Freestyle World Team Trials at 74kg … finished with 0-2 record (June 3-5, Geneva, Ohio)

Duals (2-2)
157| Terrell Barrachough (PSU) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | SV-1, 4-2
157 | Robert Kanniard (RU) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | D, 6-4
157 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def No. 4 Brayton Lee (MINN) | Inj (0:17)
157 | Isaac Wilcox (OSU) def. Jonathan Kervin (IU) | D, 3-2

Extra Matches
157 | Derek Gilcher (IU) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU) | SV-1, 3-1

Michigan State Open (Nov. 6, 2021, East Lansing, MICH)
157 (Isaac Wilcox, 3-2)
Isaac Wilcox (Unat. OSU) def. Cameron Monzadeh (MSU) | Fall, 1:37
Johnny Lovett (Cent. Mich.) def Isaac Wilcox (Unat. OSU) | D,. 3-1
Isaac Wilcox (Unat. OSU) def. Alec Reeves (N. Illinois) | D, 8-1
Isaac Wilcox (Unat. OSU) def. Alex Garcia (Edinboro) | Fall, 1:13
Drew Scharenbrock (WIS) def. Isaac Wilcox (Unat. OSU) | D, 10-8

Ohio Intercollegiate Open (Nov. 14, 2021, Tiffin, Ohio)
Gold Division (Open)
157 (Isaac Wilcox, 3-1/2nd)
Isaac Wilcox (OSU U/at.) def. Carson Pottenger (Heidelberg) | Fall, 1:48
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Kaidon Winters (RIT) | D, 5-1
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Kevon Freeman (OSU) | D, 7-2
Bryce Hepner (OSU Unat.) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) | D, 4-2 (2nd)

Storm Open (Dec. 5, Osborne Athletic Center, Painesville, Ohio)
157 (Wilcox/3-1 Second)
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Taven Swick (Fairmont St.) | Fall, 1:19
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Garrett Thompson (Ohio U. Unat.) | JD, 10-2
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Tyler Swiderski (Lake Erie Unat.) | MFF
Jashon Hubbard (OSU) def. Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) | D, 4-2

Purple Raider Open (Jan. 16, Peterson Fieldhouse Mount Vernon, Alliance, Ohio)
157 (Wilcox/3-1 Fourth)
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Douglas Terry (CSU Unat.) | D, 3-2
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Aaron Faison (Unat.) | Fall, 2:04
Jashon Hubbard (OSU) vs. Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) | D, 6-0
Isaac Wilcox (OSU Unat.) def. Dooper Warshel (PITT Unat.) | FF

2020-21 (Freshman)
• Competed in four matches, going 2-2 on the year.

PRIOR TO OHIO STATE
• Three-time Utah high school state champion
• Placed third as a freshman
• Compiled an overall high school record of 176-12 including a 84-3 mark as an upperclassman
• USA Wrestling Folkstyle 152 lbs champion (2019)
• Reno Tournament of Champions title winner
• Finalist in the Doc Buchanan event and High School National Championships
• Finished fifth at the High School National Championships as a sophomore
• Junior and Cadet Freestyle All-American
• First Team All-Utah linebacker after leading his squad in tackles

PERSONAL
• Son of Brigham and Macy Wilcox
• Four siblings – Tosh, Sophie, Oliver and Millie
• Exploring a major