Gable Steveson

Steveson attended Apple Valley High School. He started wrestling for the varsity team as an eighth grade and he reached the finals of the state tournament with a record of 39 wins and 3 losses.[2] He finished his high school career with 173 more wins and four individual state titles while helping his team win four state titles.[3]

In March 2017, Steveson committed to the University of Minnesota as the top-ranked wrestler nationally in the class of 2018.[4]

Steveson started his freshman season as a redshirting athlete, winning titles at the Daktronics and Bison Open tournaments. Since his redshirt was pulled in November,[5] he compiled an undefeated 14–0 record in dual meets and a Cliff Keen Invitational title during regular season, with multiple wins over high ranked opponents, most notably second-ranked Derek White in his collegiate debut.[6] Entering the B1G championships as the top seed, he opened up with a technical fall and two decisions to make it to the finals, where he faced the second-seeded Anthony Cassar from PSU. He lost to Cassar by one point, marking his first defeat in folkstyle since eighth grade.[7] At the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, he made it to the semi-finals, where he was once again defeated by Cassar by the same 3–4 score.[8] He then won two more matches to claim the third place.[9]

Steveson's sophomore season was interrupted in June 2019 when he was arrested along with a teammate on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct.[10] Both were released without charges shortly after due to inadequate evidence.[11][12] However, the University of Minnesota did not lift its suspensions of the two until six months later in December.[13] After his suspension was pulled, Steveson compiled 12 wins and no losses in duals during regular season,[14] becoming the top-ranked 285-pounder in the United States.[15] Despite being number one in the rankings, Steveson entered the B1G championships as the second seed.[16] At the tournament, he opened up with a fall over the tenth seed, and a decision over the third seed to make it to the finale, where he defeated the top-seeded Mason Parris from Michigan to claim the conference title.[17] Steveson was then scheduled to compete at the NCAA championships as the top seed,[18] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] After the season ended, he was named a first team NCAA Division I All-American due to his performance through the season.[20][21]

In October 2020, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to winter athletes due to the last season being cut short, this led to Steveson getting an extra-year of eligibility.[22] Steveson is currently competing as a junior, and has compiled a 4-0 record.[23]

Steveson currently meets the age required for the junior level.[24] As a cadet, he compiled two World Championships,[25] two UWW US National championships[26] and a USAW National championship.[27] As a junior, he racked up a third World Championship[28] and a third UWW National championship.[29]

Steveson made his senior-level debut at the US Open on April 24.[30] He reached the quarterfinals in the championship bracket, where he lost to the eventual accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler Adam Coon. In the consolation bracket he won three consecutive matches to contest for the bronze medal, where he lost by criteria to the top seed.[31]

He then competed at the World Team Trials Challenge on May 18.[32] As the third seed, he defeated the sixth and second seeds respectively to make it to the challenge finals, where he was defeated, placing fourth overall.[24]

Steveson made his return to the senior level a year later at the World Team Trials Challenge.[33] He bested the seventh, third and top seeds to make it to the best-of-three, where he defeated Adam Coon by technical fall and decision respectively, showing major improvements comparing his performances against Coon at the 18' US Open and at this event.[34] This earned him a spot at Final X.[35]

At Final X: Rutgers, he competed twice against Nick Gwiazdowski, whom he lost to by criteria in both matches.[36]

He then made his international senior debut at the Alexander Medved Prizes in August. He ended up placing second, only losing to Khasanboy Rakhimov in the finals.[37]

In his last competition of the year, Steveson added a gold medal to his credit from the Bill Farrell Memorial International, after outscoring four opponents 32 points to 4. This result qualified him for the US Olympic Trials.[38]

Steveson was slated to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials on April at State College, Pennsylvania.[39] However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.[40]

After 10 months out of freestyle competition, Steveson wrestled Trent Hillger at the annual Beat The Streets event on September 17.[41] He showed significantly superior skills as he won by technical fall in the first period.[42]

Steveson represented the Gopher WC at 125 kilograms in the FloWrestling: RTC Cup during December 4–5, alongside graduated Gopher Tony Nelson.[43] After siting out in the dual against the Cliff Keen WC, Steveson faced Nick Gwiazdowski from the Wolfpack RTC in an anticipated rematch. He edged the two-time Pan American champion with a score of 4 to 1 points.[44] He then tech'd Jordan Wood to defeat him for the sixth time in freestyle competition to place sixth as a team.[45]

Junior level

Junior freestyle results
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2018 World Championship 8th at 125 kg
Loss	25-1	Khasanboy Rakhimov	Fall	September 17–23, 2018	2018 Junior World Championships	Trnava, Slovakia
Win	25-0	Haroon Abid	TF 13-2
Win	24-0	Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur	7-4
2018 US World Team Trials at 125 kg
Win	23-0	Gannon Gremmel	TF 10-0	May 18–20, 2018	2018 US World Team Trials	Rochester, Minnesota
Win	22-0	Gannon Gremmel	TF 10-0
Win	21-0	Tony Cassioppi	TF 12-2
Win	20-0	Trent Hillger	TF 13-0
Win	19-0	Max Darrah	TF 10-0
2017 World Championship at 120 kg
Yes	18-0	Naeiim Hassanzadeh	5-1	August 1–6, 2017	2017 Junior World Championships	Tampere, Finland
Win	17-0	Zaur Kozonov	TF 21-10
Win	16-0	Zuriko Urtashvili	TF 11-0
Win	15-0	Umar Israilov	TF 13-0
Win	14-0	Khasanboy Rakhimov	Fall
2017 US World Team Trials at 120 kg
Win	13-0	Jordan Wood	TF 13-2	June 9–10, 2017	2017 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Win	12-0	Jordan Wood	TF 10-0
2017 US Nationals at 120 kg
Win	11-0	Jordan Wood	9-2	April 26–29, 2017	2017 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	10-0	Tony Cassioppi	TF 10-0
Win	9-0	Jarrod Snyder	TF 10-0
Win	8-0	Jarrod Hinrichs	TF 10-0
Win	7-0	Sammy De Seriere	TF 10-0
2016 Western Regionals at 220 lb
Win	6-0	Wade French	TF 11-0	April 27–30, 2016	2016 Western Regional Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	5-0	Michael Huscusson	TF 10-0
Win	4-0	Casey Jumps	TF 10-0
2015 Northern Plains at 220 lb
Win	3-0	Brady Koller	TF 15-4	May 14–16, 2015	2015 Northern Plains	East Waterloo, Iowa
Win	2-0	Ian Ruble	TF 10-0
Win	1-0	Caleb Ring	TF 12-1