Roman Guillermo Bravo-Young (born January 28, 1999) is an American

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and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 61 kilograms and collegiately at 133 pounds. In freestyle, he was the 2019 Junior Pan American champion and the 2018 U23 US national runner-up. As a folkstyle wrestler, Bravo-Young is the

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and 2022 NCAA Division I national champion and 2021 and 2022

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champion (three-time finalist) and a three-time All-American out of the

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Folkstyle career

High school

Bravo-Young attended Sunnyside High School in

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. He started

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in the

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as a

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and did not lose a single match through his four years of

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. At the DI state championships (

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), he accumulated a combined record of 16–0 with eight falls, five

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, two

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s 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. In late October 2016, it was announced that Bravo-Young had committed to PSU's

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to wrestle as a

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College

2018-19

Bravo-Young did not

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and started

as a

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at 133 pounds. During regular season, he won the Keystone Classic and placed third at the Southern Scuffle. He went 4–2 at the

championships and placed fifth. He entered the

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as the tenth-seeded wrestler and went 4–3 to place eighth and claim

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honors. He finished the season with a 25–7 record.

2019-20

As a

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, Bravo-Young won the Black Knight Invitational and Wilkes Open and only lost one match, to top-ranked Seth Gross, a close 6–5 decision in the regular season. He went 2–1 at the Big Ten championship, losing in the finals to third-ranked Sebastian Rivera. Bravo-Young was scheduled to compete at the 2020 NCAA Championships, however, the event was cancelled due to the

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. He was expected to place higher than the prior year, as he had made major improvements. After the season, Bravo-Young earned All-American honors due to his performance through the year.

2020-21

In October 2020, the

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granted an extra year of eligibility to winter athletes due to the prior season being cut short. During regular season, Bravo-Young compiled a 6–0 record to enter the post-season undefeated. Bravo-Young made his second straight final of the

Championships, by defeating Jacob Rundell and Chris Cannon, before defeating rival and then-undefeated Austin DeSanto from

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to claim the title. At the

, Bravo-Young comfortably made the semis, where he defeated fourth-seeded Korbin Myers of

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to make the final against

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from

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. In the bout, Bravo-Young accumulated a riding time point and an escape to secure a 2–0 lead in the first and second periods, before controversially getting called for stalling twice late in the third period and surrendering two points of his own to tie the match and go to overtime. In the first period of OT, Bravo-Young was able to secure a takedown late to defeat Fix and claim the NCAA title for

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. On June 29, Bravo-Young was named the Penn State Athlete of the Year along with Ally Schlegel of

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Freestyle career

Age–group level

Bravo-Young was a standout age-group level

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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

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at the World Championships and won a UWW National championship and two USAW National championships on his way. As a junior, he posted an 11–2 record and won a

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, became

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