Roman Bravo-Young

Bravo-Young attended Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona. He started wrestling in the varsity team as a freshman and did not lose a single match through his four years of high school. At the DI state championships (AIA), he accumulated a combined record of 16–0 with eight falls, five majors, two technical falls and one decision and also received the outstanding wrestler award all four years he competed at the tournament. He graduated with a legendary record of 182-0 and was ranked #3 by InterMat and #5 by FloWrestling when he graduated.[8]

In late October 2016, it was announced that Bravo-Young had committed to PSU's Cael Sanderson to wrestle as a Nittany Lion.[9]

Bravo-Young did not redshirt and started wrestling as a true freshman at 133 pounds.[10] During regular season, he won the Keystone Classic and placed third at the Southern Scuffle.[11][12] He went 4–2 at the Big Ten Conference championships and placed fifth.[13] He entered the NCAA Championships as the tenth seeded wrestler and went 4–3 to place eight and claim All-America honors.[14] He finished the season with a 25–7 record.[15]

As a sophomore, Bravo-Young won the Black Knight Invitational and the Wilkes Open and only lost one match to the top-ranked Seth Gross in a close 5–6 in regular season.[16][17] He went 2–1 at the Big Ten's, losing in the finals to #3 ranked Sebastian Rivera.[18] Bravo-Young was scheduled to compete at the 2020 NCAA Championships,[19] however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] He was expected to place higher than last year, as major improvements were seen comparing to last season.[4] After the season, Bravo-Young earned All-American honors due to his performance through the year.[21][22]

On October 2020, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to winter athletes due to the last season being cut short, this led to Bravo-Young retaining his eligibility as a sophomore.[23]

Bravo-Young was a standout age-group level wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020. He competed as a cadet since 2014 until 2016 and compiled a record of 36–3, represented the United States at the World Championships and won a UWW National championship and two USAW National championships on his way.[24] As a junior, he posted an 11–2 record and won a Pan American Championship, became runner-up at the US Nationals and placed third at the US World Team Trials.[25][26][27]

Even though he was still a junior in high school, Bravo-Young competed at the US Open as a senior in his first freestyle competition as such.[28] He lost his first match and then he also lost his first match in the consolation bracket, being quickly eliminated from the tournament.[29][30]

Bravo-Young was not able to compete in the junior bracket due to injury, and while still being 19 years old, he decided to compete at the 23U Nationals.[31] He won by technical fall in all of his matches on his way to the semifinals, where he defeated one more opponent by points to make it to the finals. At the finals, which were also the U23 World Team Trials, he was defeated twice by Vitali Arujau, becoming the runner-up of the tournament.[32][33]

After being unable to compete in any style due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bravo-Young came back to freestyle and wrestled '19 NCAA runner-up Jack Mueller on July 25, at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo.[34] He dominantly defeated Mueller after scoring eight points to one.[35] Bravo-Young then competed against Shelton Mack on October 20, at the NLWC II.[36] He won the match by technical fall after scoring eleven points no none.[37] Bravo-Young then wrestled (six minutes) and grappled (three minutes) UFC title contender and two-time NCAA DIII All-American Aljamain Sterling on December 22, at the NLWC IV.[38] He won the first match on points, and lost the second one by rear-naked choke.[39]

Junior level

Junior freestyle results
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2019 Pan American Championship at 61 kg
Win	11-2	Carlos Antonio Mendoza Pena	TF 10-0	June 7, 2019	2019 Junior Pan American Wrestling Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Win	10-2	David Esteban Perez Castellanos	TF 10-0
Win	9-2	Bryan Jose Mora Valenzuela	TF 10-0
Win	8-2	Kevin Sotelo Linares	TF 10-0
2019 World Team Trials at 61 kg
Loss	7-2	Jaime Hernandez	5-10	May 19, 2019	2019 US Junior World Team Trials Challenge	Raleigh, North Carolina
Win	7-1	Teague Travis	TF 10-0
Win	6-1	Timothy Decatur-Luker	TF 12-1
2019 US Nationals at 61 kg
Loss	5-1	Gabriel Tagg	Fall	April 27, 2019	2019 US Junior Nationals	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	5-0	Patrick Glory	TF 12-1
Win	4-0	Jaime Hernandez	9-4
Win	3-0	Colin Valdivez	TF 10-0
Win	2-0	Daniel Shaharuddin	TF 11-0
Win	1-0	Shea Ruffridge	TF 12-1