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Alec Pantaleo
Personal information
Full nameAlec William Pantaleo
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 27)
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and folkstyle
College team Michigan Wolverines
ClubCliff Keen Wrestling Club
Coached by Sergei Beloglazov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing   United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Acapulco 70 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Coralville Team
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2020 La Habana 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Nice 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 70 kg
Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Warsaw 70 kg
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Las Vegas 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Coralville 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Las Vegas 70 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pittsburgh 157 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 East Lansing 157 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Iowa City 157 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minneapolis 157 lb

Alec William Pantaleo (born July 9, 1996) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. In freestyle, he is the defending U.S. Open champion, was the 2021 Pan American Continental champion, claimed the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the 2021 Poland Open titles, earned silver and bronze medals (2021 and 2018, respectively) at the U.S. Open, and was a 2019 U23 U.S. team member. [1] [2] [3] As a folkstyle wrestler, Pantaleo was a three-time NCAA DI All-American and a Big Ten Conference champion out of the University of Michigan. [4]

Folkstyle career

High school

Born and raised in Michigan, Pantaleo attended Canton High School. While a high schooler, he became a MHSAA state champion as a sophomore and, after losing his junior season to injury, claimed runner-up honors at the state tournament as a senior, graduating with an 177–9 record and a 51–1 record in his last year. [5] [6]

College

After his high school career, Pantaleo was recruited by the University of Michigan. [7]

2014-15

In his freshman year, Pantaleo made his collegiate debut at the Michigan State Open, claiming the title. [8] An unseeded wrestler, he then went on to place second at the prestigious Cliff Keen Memorial Invitational and racked up an 8–4 dual record during regular season. [9] At the Big Ten Conference Championships, he reached the consolation semifinals before being eliminated. [10] At the NCAA tournament, he went 2–2. [11]

2015-16

As a sophomore, Alec achieved All-American honors by placing sixth at the NCAA Division I national championships at 149 lbs. He pinned Drexel's fourth-seeded Matthew Cimato in 3:48 in the quarterfinal to secure his first All-American honor.

A few weeks prior, Alec took third at the B1G conference championship with a 4–1 record, avenging an earlier season loss to former NCAA national champion Jason Tsirtsis with a 8–4 decision in the third-place bout. He also earned third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec 4–5) with a 7–1 record. [12]

2016-17

Alec redshirted and did not compete in collegiate wrestling. [12]

2017-18

As a junior, Alec achieved All-American honors by placing fifth at the NCAA tournament at 157 lbs. He captured the B1G conference championship with a 3–0 record. At the conference championship, he defeated Ohio State's Micah Jordan with a 3–1 score in the final bout.

Earlier in the season, he went 5–0 to capture the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title, including a 10–3 win over Micah Jordan in the final and a 9–3 semi-final win over Nebraska's fourth-ranked Tyler Berger. [12]

2018-19

As a fifth-year senior, Alec once again secured All-American honors by placing third at the NCAA championships. He carried a 6–1 record at his final collegiate competition, avenging his only loss of the tournament to North Carolina State's Hayden Hidlay. Pantaleo lost to Hidlay in the quarterfinals in overtime, but beat him in the third-place bout with a 5-3 decision.

Alec took third at the Big Ten conference championship with a notable 10–4 win over Northwestern's third-ranked Ryan Deakin in the medal match. Alec missed much of his senior season due to a serious case of mononucleosis. [12]

Freestyle career

Alec has garnered many levels of success in freestyle following his first appearance to the international circuit in 2015. Since then, Alec has finished top-eight at every United States Freestyle national-championships and represented the United States overseas in numerous notable sporting events.

2015

Alec finished with runner up honors at the Junior National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pantaleo fell to Wyoming's Archie Colgan in the championship bout. [13]

2016

Alec won the Junior National Championships at 66 kg, beating Princeton's Matthew Kolodzik in the first place-bout. In the weeks following he made the United States Junior World team at 66 kg by beating Kolodzik two more time times in a best-of-three final bout. [14] Pantaleo went on to represent the United States at the Junior World Championships in Macon, France later that summer. [15] While overseas he posted a 1–1 record, defeating Georgi Sulava from Georgia [16] in the opening round, but eventually falling to Viaks Vikas from India in the following preliminary match. [17] Pantaleo finished with a 10th-place finish at the 2016 Junior World Championships.

2017

Pantaleo placed 5th at the USA Senior National Men's Freestyle Championships at 70 kg in Las Vegas, Nevada [18]

2018

Pantaleo placed 3rd at 70 kg at the 2018 Senior National Men's Freestyle National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. [19] He also placed 3rd at the 2018 Senior World Team Trials at 70 kg in Rochester, Minnesota [20]

2019

Alec won the 70 kg U23 National Championships in Akron, Ohio, and was bestowed the Outstanding Wrestler Award by USA wrestling following a remarkably dominant performance. Pantaleo posted a perfect 7–0 record and outscored his opponents by a margin of 69–2. [21] Additionally, he secured his spot as a 2019 U23 World Team Member. Later that year, Pantaleo finished 8th in the world at the U23 World championships in Budapest, Hungary. In the opening round Pantaleo defeated Stefan Tonu of Moldova by a score of 8–0. He then fell to Daud Ibragimov of Azerbaijan by a score of 9–8. Pantaleo finished with a record of 1-1. [22]

Domestically, Pantaleo also placed 4th at the 70 kg 2019 Senior National Men's Freestyle championships in Las Vegas, Nevada at and 8th at 74 kg in Fort Worth, Texas [23]

2020

Pantaleo won gold at the Cerro Pelado International in Havana, Cuba with a perfect 5–0 record while representing the United States at 70 kg. In the finals Pantaleo beat former United States national champion/ world team member Reece Humphrey by a score of 7–2. [24]

2021

Pantaleo earned a 3rd-place finish at the inaugural Flowrestling 150 lb 8-man bracket challenge in Austin, Texas. Pantaleo went 2–1 in route to a bronze medal, beating former NCAA national champions Jordan Oliver and Anthony Ashnault. Pantaleo fell to James Green by a score of 4–2 in the semi-finals. [25]

Pantaleo claimed the 70 kg title at the Matteo Pellicone International in Rome, Italy in April 2021. Pantaleo beat 2019 world-finalist Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the opening round and gold medal match with respective scores of 6-2 and 4–0. [26]

Domestically, Alec took 2nd at the 2021 U.S. Senior National Championships while competing at 70 kg. Pantaleo fell to James Green in the gold medal bout by a score of 2–7. [27]

In June 2021, Alec Pantaleo won gold at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Pantaleo won all three of his matches by technical superiority, beating Carlos Romero Millaqueo from Chile with a score of 12–0 in the gold medal bout. [28]

Pantaleo also claimed the 2021 Poland Open championship in Warsaw, Poland. Pantaleo defeated James Green in the final bout by a score of 5–3. In his semi-final bout, Pantaleo defeated three-time world champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan with a score of 6-6. [29]

Pantaleo closed out his 2021 campaign with a medical withdrawal from the 2021 United States World Team Trials (wrestling). In his semi finals bout it is recorded that he sustained a rib related injury, causing for a medical forfeit. At that time of injury, Pantaleo was the top ranked wrestler in the world at 70 kg, according to United World Wrestling.

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2022 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
Loss 66–24 United States Sammy Sasso 6–12 May 21–22, 2022 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Coralville, Iowa

Loss 66–23 United States Zain Retherford 2–5
Win 66–22 United States Tyler Berger 3–2
2022 US Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 65–22 United States Jordan Oliver 4–2 April 27 – May 1, 2022 2022 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 64–22 United States Doug Zapf 3–2
Win 63–22 United States Ed Scott 8–1
Win 62–22 United States Riley Gurr TF 14–4
Win 61–22 United States Luka Wick 18–10
Win 60–22 United States Jordan Oliver 4–1 March 16, 2022 Rudis+: Snyder vs. Cox

United States Detroit, Michigan

2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix DNP at 70 kg
Loss 59–22 Russia Alan Kudzoev 4–4 January 27, 2022 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

2021 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
United States Zain Retherford FF September 11–12, 2021 2021 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss 59–21 United States Ryan Deakin INJ (4–10)
Win 59–20 United States Brayton Lee 9–0
2021 Poland Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 58–20 United States James Green 5–3 June 8, 2021 2021 Poland Open

Poland Warsaw, Poland

Win 57–20 Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev 6–6
Loss 56–20 United States James Green 0–8
Win 56–19 Ukraine Oleksii Boruta TF 10–0
2021 Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 55–19 Chile Carlos Romero Millaqueo TF 12–0 May 30, 2021 2021 Pan American Continental Championships Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala
Win 54–19 Canada Vincent De Marinis TF 11–0
Win 53–19 Brazil João Victor dos Santos Silva TF 10–0
2021 US Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 70 kg
Loss 52–19 United States James Green 2–7 May 1–2, 2021 2021 US Open National Championships United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 52–18 United States Tyler Berger 6–2
Win 51–18 United States Parker Kropman TF 10–0
Win 50–18 United States Ryan Ojeda TF 12–2
Win 49–18 United States Zachary Wigzell TF 10–0
2020 US Last Chance OTT DNP at 74 kg
Loss 48–18 United States Tyler Berger 6–6 March 27, 2021 2020 US Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier

United States Fort Worth, Texas

Loss 48–17 United States Chance Marsteller 0–7
Win 48–16 United States Joshua Shields 7–5
Win 47–16 United States Carlos Cuevas TF 10–0
Win 46–16 United States Ryan Ojeda TF 10–0
Win 45–16 United States Sammy Cokeley TF 10–0
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 44–16 Kazakhstan Daulet Niyazbekov 4–0 March 6, 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021

Italy Rome, Italy

Win 43–16 India Vishal Kaliraman TF 10–0
Win 42–16 Turkey Mustafa Kaya FF
Win 41–16 Kazakhstan Daulet Niyazbekov 6–2
Flo 8-Man Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 150 lbs
Win 40–16 United States Anthony Ashnault 8–1 December 18, 2020 Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs

United States Austin, Texas

Loss 39–16 United States James Green 2–4
Win 39–15 United States Jordan Oliver 4–4
FloWrestling RTC Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg as CKWC
Win 38–15 United States Matthew Kolodzik 8–6 December 4–5, 2020 FloWrestling RTC Cup United States Austin, Texas
Win 37–15 United States Tariq Wilson TF 10–0
Win 36–15 United States Kevin Jack 7–2
Win 35–15 United States Brayton Lee TF 10–0
Loss 34–15 United States Zain Retherford 2–3 September 19, 2020 NLWC I

United States State College, Pennsylvania

2020 Cerro Pelado International 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 34–14 United States Reece Humphrey FF February 9–17, 2020 2020 Cerro Pelado International

Cuba Havana, Cuba

Win 33–14 Cuba Orislandy Perdomo 9–1
Win 32–14 Dominican Republic Albaro Camacho 4–1
Win 31–14 Cuba Julio Cesar Cruz 4–2
Win 30–14 United States Reece Humphrey 7–2
2019 US Senior Nationals 8th at 74 kg
Loss 29–14 United States Joey Lavallee 2–7 December 20–22, 2019 2019 US Senior National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 29–13 United States Anthony Valencia TF 0–10
Win 29–12 United States Tyler Berger 10–2
Loss 28–12 United States Nazar Kulchytskyy TF 3–14
Win 28–11 United States Muhammed McBryde 4–2
Win 27–11 United States Shabaka Johns TF 11–1
2019 U23 World Championships 9th at 70 kg
Loss 26–11 Azerbaijan Daud Ibragimov 8–9 October 28 – November 3, 2019 2019 U23 World Championships

Hungary Budapest, Hungary

Win 26–10 Romania Stefan Tonu 8–0
2019 US U23 World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 25–10 United States Jimmy Hoffman TF 11–0 May 31 – June 2, 2019 2019 US U23 World Team Trials

United States Akron, Ohio

Win 24–10 United States Jimmy Hoffman 7–1
Win 23–10 United States Mike D'Angelo TF 11–1
Win 22–10 United States Samuel Krivus TF 10–0
Win 21–10 United States Justin McCoy TF 10–0
Win 20–10 United States Kyler Rea TF 10–0
Win 19–10 United States Bryce Thurston TF 10–0
2019 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg
Loss 18–10 United States Brandon Sorensen 2–5 May 17–19, 2019 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Rochester, Minnesota

Win 18–9 United States Hayden Hidlay 8–3
Loss 17–9 United States Jason Chamberlain 2–3
2019 US Open 4th at 70 kg
Loss 17–8 United States Jason Nolf 6–10 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 17–7 United States Nazar Kulchytskyy FF
Loss 16–7 United States Ryan Deakin 4–8
Win 16–6 United States Brandon Sorensen 5–3
Win 15–6 United States Jarod Verkleeren TF 12–0
Win 14–6 United States Chayse Jackson TF 10–0
Win 13–6 United States Mitch Finesilver TF 11–1
2018 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg
Win 12–6 United States Ryan Deakin 5–0 May 18–20, 2018 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Rochester, Minnesota

Win 11–6 United States Kyle Ruschell FF
Loss 10–6 United States Frank Molinaro 0–8
Win 10–5 United States Griffin Parriott 11–3
2018 US Open 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 9–5 United States Dylan Ness 8–2 April 24–28, 2018 2018 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 8–5 United States Ryan Deakin 13–5
Loss 7–5 United States Hayden Hidlay 5–7
Win 7–4 United States Dylan Ness TF 11–1
Win 6–4 United States Mike DePalma TF 10–0
Win 5–4 United States Kyle Kintz TF 10–0
2017 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
Loss 4–4 United States Dylan Ness 6–9 June 9–10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Lincoln, Nebraska

Loss 4–3 United States Jason Nolf TF 2–13
2017 US Open 5th at 70 kg
Win 4–2 United States Jason Chamberlain 5–1 April 26–29, 2017 2017 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 3–2 United States Steven Pami 9–10
Loss 3–1 United States Nazar Kulchytskyy TF 0–10
Win 3–0 United States Jason Chamberlain 8–6
Win 2–0 United States Robbie Mathers 8–1
Win 1–0 United States Jason Welch TF 13–3

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alec Pantaleo
Personal information
Full nameAlec William Pantaleo
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-07-09) July 9, 1996 (age 27)
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle and folkstyle
College team Michigan Wolverines
ClubCliff Keen Wrestling Club
Coached by Sergei Beloglazov
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing   United States
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Acapulco 70 kg
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Coralville Team
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2020 La Habana 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Rome 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Nice 70 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 70 kg
Waclaw Ziolkowski Memorial
Gold medal – first place 2021 Warsaw 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Warsaw 70 kg
US National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Las Vegas 70 kg
Silver medal – second place 2021 Coralville 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Las Vegas 70 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pittsburgh 157 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 East Lansing 157 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Iowa City 157 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minneapolis 157 lb

Alec William Pantaleo (born July 9, 1996) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. In freestyle, he is the defending U.S. Open champion, was the 2021 Pan American Continental champion, claimed the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series and the 2021 Poland Open titles, earned silver and bronze medals (2021 and 2018, respectively) at the U.S. Open, and was a 2019 U23 U.S. team member. [1] [2] [3] As a folkstyle wrestler, Pantaleo was a three-time NCAA DI All-American and a Big Ten Conference champion out of the University of Michigan. [4]

Folkstyle career

High school

Born and raised in Michigan, Pantaleo attended Canton High School. While a high schooler, he became a MHSAA state champion as a sophomore and, after losing his junior season to injury, claimed runner-up honors at the state tournament as a senior, graduating with an 177–9 record and a 51–1 record in his last year. [5] [6]

College

After his high school career, Pantaleo was recruited by the University of Michigan. [7]

2014-15

In his freshman year, Pantaleo made his collegiate debut at the Michigan State Open, claiming the title. [8] An unseeded wrestler, he then went on to place second at the prestigious Cliff Keen Memorial Invitational and racked up an 8–4 dual record during regular season. [9] At the Big Ten Conference Championships, he reached the consolation semifinals before being eliminated. [10] At the NCAA tournament, he went 2–2. [11]

2015-16

As a sophomore, Alec achieved All-American honors by placing sixth at the NCAA Division I national championships at 149 lbs. He pinned Drexel's fourth-seeded Matthew Cimato in 3:48 in the quarterfinal to secure his first All-American honor.

A few weeks prior, Alec took third at the B1G conference championship with a 4–1 record, avenging an earlier season loss to former NCAA national champion Jason Tsirtsis with a 8–4 decision in the third-place bout. He also earned third place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec 4–5) with a 7–1 record. [12]

2016-17

Alec redshirted and did not compete in collegiate wrestling. [12]

2017-18

As a junior, Alec achieved All-American honors by placing fifth at the NCAA tournament at 157 lbs. He captured the B1G conference championship with a 3–0 record. At the conference championship, he defeated Ohio State's Micah Jordan with a 3–1 score in the final bout.

Earlier in the season, he went 5–0 to capture the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational title, including a 10–3 win over Micah Jordan in the final and a 9–3 semi-final win over Nebraska's fourth-ranked Tyler Berger. [12]

2018-19

As a fifth-year senior, Alec once again secured All-American honors by placing third at the NCAA championships. He carried a 6–1 record at his final collegiate competition, avenging his only loss of the tournament to North Carolina State's Hayden Hidlay. Pantaleo lost to Hidlay in the quarterfinals in overtime, but beat him in the third-place bout with a 5-3 decision.

Alec took third at the Big Ten conference championship with a notable 10–4 win over Northwestern's third-ranked Ryan Deakin in the medal match. Alec missed much of his senior season due to a serious case of mononucleosis. [12]

Freestyle career

Alec has garnered many levels of success in freestyle following his first appearance to the international circuit in 2015. Since then, Alec has finished top-eight at every United States Freestyle national-championships and represented the United States overseas in numerous notable sporting events.

2015

Alec finished with runner up honors at the Junior National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pantaleo fell to Wyoming's Archie Colgan in the championship bout. [13]

2016

Alec won the Junior National Championships at 66 kg, beating Princeton's Matthew Kolodzik in the first place-bout. In the weeks following he made the United States Junior World team at 66 kg by beating Kolodzik two more time times in a best-of-three final bout. [14] Pantaleo went on to represent the United States at the Junior World Championships in Macon, France later that summer. [15] While overseas he posted a 1–1 record, defeating Georgi Sulava from Georgia [16] in the opening round, but eventually falling to Viaks Vikas from India in the following preliminary match. [17] Pantaleo finished with a 10th-place finish at the 2016 Junior World Championships.

2017

Pantaleo placed 5th at the USA Senior National Men's Freestyle Championships at 70 kg in Las Vegas, Nevada [18]

2018

Pantaleo placed 3rd at 70 kg at the 2018 Senior National Men's Freestyle National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. [19] He also placed 3rd at the 2018 Senior World Team Trials at 70 kg in Rochester, Minnesota [20]

2019

Alec won the 70 kg U23 National Championships in Akron, Ohio, and was bestowed the Outstanding Wrestler Award by USA wrestling following a remarkably dominant performance. Pantaleo posted a perfect 7–0 record and outscored his opponents by a margin of 69–2. [21] Additionally, he secured his spot as a 2019 U23 World Team Member. Later that year, Pantaleo finished 8th in the world at the U23 World championships in Budapest, Hungary. In the opening round Pantaleo defeated Stefan Tonu of Moldova by a score of 8–0. He then fell to Daud Ibragimov of Azerbaijan by a score of 9–8. Pantaleo finished with a record of 1-1. [22]

Domestically, Pantaleo also placed 4th at the 70 kg 2019 Senior National Men's Freestyle championships in Las Vegas, Nevada at and 8th at 74 kg in Fort Worth, Texas [23]

2020

Pantaleo won gold at the Cerro Pelado International in Havana, Cuba with a perfect 5–0 record while representing the United States at 70 kg. In the finals Pantaleo beat former United States national champion/ world team member Reece Humphrey by a score of 7–2. [24]

2021

Pantaleo earned a 3rd-place finish at the inaugural Flowrestling 150 lb 8-man bracket challenge in Austin, Texas. Pantaleo went 2–1 in route to a bronze medal, beating former NCAA national champions Jordan Oliver and Anthony Ashnault. Pantaleo fell to James Green by a score of 4–2 in the semi-finals. [25]

Pantaleo claimed the 70 kg title at the Matteo Pellicone International in Rome, Italy in April 2021. Pantaleo beat 2019 world-finalist Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan in the opening round and gold medal match with respective scores of 6-2 and 4–0. [26]

Domestically, Alec took 2nd at the 2021 U.S. Senior National Championships while competing at 70 kg. Pantaleo fell to James Green in the gold medal bout by a score of 2–7. [27]

In June 2021, Alec Pantaleo won gold at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Pantaleo won all three of his matches by technical superiority, beating Carlos Romero Millaqueo from Chile with a score of 12–0 in the gold medal bout. [28]

Pantaleo also claimed the 2021 Poland Open championship in Warsaw, Poland. Pantaleo defeated James Green in the final bout by a score of 5–3. In his semi-final bout, Pantaleo defeated three-time world champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist Haji Aliyev of Azerbaijan with a score of 6-6. [29]

Pantaleo closed out his 2021 campaign with a medical withdrawal from the 2021 United States World Team Trials (wrestling). In his semi finals bout it is recorded that he sustained a rib related injury, causing for a medical forfeit. At that time of injury, Pantaleo was the top ranked wrestler in the world at 70 kg, according to United World Wrestling.

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2022 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
Loss 66–24 United States Sammy Sasso 6–12 May 21–22, 2022 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Coralville, Iowa

Loss 66–23 United States Zain Retherford 2–5
Win 66–22 United States Tyler Berger 3–2
2022 US Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 65–22 United States Jordan Oliver 4–2 April 27 – May 1, 2022 2022 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 64–22 United States Doug Zapf 3–2
Win 63–22 United States Ed Scott 8–1
Win 62–22 United States Riley Gurr TF 14–4
Win 61–22 United States Luka Wick 18–10
Win 60–22 United States Jordan Oliver 4–1 March 16, 2022 Rudis+: Snyder vs. Cox

United States Detroit, Michigan

2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix DNP at 70 kg
Loss 59–22 Russia Alan Kudzoev 4–4 January 27, 2022 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022

Russia Krasnoyarsk, Russia

2021 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
United States Zain Retherford FF September 11–12, 2021 2021 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss 59–21 United States Ryan Deakin INJ (4–10)
Win 59–20 United States Brayton Lee 9–0
2021 Poland Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 58–20 United States James Green 5–3 June 8, 2021 2021 Poland Open

Poland Warsaw, Poland

Win 57–20 Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev 6–6
Loss 56–20 United States James Green 0–8
Win 56–19 Ukraine Oleksii Boruta TF 10–0
2021 Pan American Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 55–19 Chile Carlos Romero Millaqueo TF 12–0 May 30, 2021 2021 Pan American Continental Championships Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala
Win 54–19 Canada Vincent De Marinis TF 11–0
Win 53–19 Brazil João Victor dos Santos Silva TF 10–0
2021 US Open 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 70 kg
Loss 52–19 United States James Green 2–7 May 1–2, 2021 2021 US Open National Championships United States Coralville, Iowa
Win 52–18 United States Tyler Berger 6–2
Win 51–18 United States Parker Kropman TF 10–0
Win 50–18 United States Ryan Ojeda TF 12–2
Win 49–18 United States Zachary Wigzell TF 10–0
2020 US Last Chance OTT DNP at 74 kg
Loss 48–18 United States Tyler Berger 6–6 March 27, 2021 2020 US Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier

United States Fort Worth, Texas

Loss 48–17 United States Chance Marsteller 0–7
Win 48–16 United States Joshua Shields 7–5
Win 47–16 United States Carlos Cuevas TF 10–0
Win 46–16 United States Ryan Ojeda TF 10–0
Win 45–16 United States Sammy Cokeley TF 10–0
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 44–16 Kazakhstan Daulet Niyazbekov 4–0 March 6, 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021

Italy Rome, Italy

Win 43–16 India Vishal Kaliraman TF 10–0
Win 42–16 Turkey Mustafa Kaya FF
Win 41–16 Kazakhstan Daulet Niyazbekov 6–2
Flo 8-Man Challenge 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 150 lbs
Win 40–16 United States Anthony Ashnault 8–1 December 18, 2020 Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs

United States Austin, Texas

Loss 39–16 United States James Green 2–4
Win 39–15 United States Jordan Oliver 4–4
FloWrestling RTC Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 65 kg as CKWC
Win 38–15 United States Matthew Kolodzik 8–6 December 4–5, 2020 FloWrestling RTC Cup United States Austin, Texas
Win 37–15 United States Tariq Wilson TF 10–0
Win 36–15 United States Kevin Jack 7–2
Win 35–15 United States Brayton Lee TF 10–0
Loss 34–15 United States Zain Retherford 2–3 September 19, 2020 NLWC I

United States State College, Pennsylvania

2020 Cerro Pelado International 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 34–14 United States Reece Humphrey FF February 9–17, 2020 2020 Cerro Pelado International

Cuba Havana, Cuba

Win 33–14 Cuba Orislandy Perdomo 9–1
Win 32–14 Dominican Republic Albaro Camacho 4–1
Win 31–14 Cuba Julio Cesar Cruz 4–2
Win 30–14 United States Reece Humphrey 7–2
2019 US Senior Nationals 8th at 74 kg
Loss 29–14 United States Joey Lavallee 2–7 December 20–22, 2019 2019 US Senior National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 29–13 United States Anthony Valencia TF 0–10
Win 29–12 United States Tyler Berger 10–2
Loss 28–12 United States Nazar Kulchytskyy TF 3–14
Win 28–11 United States Muhammed McBryde 4–2
Win 27–11 United States Shabaka Johns TF 11–1
2019 U23 World Championships 9th at 70 kg
Loss 26–11 Azerbaijan Daud Ibragimov 8–9 October 28 – November 3, 2019 2019 U23 World Championships

Hungary Budapest, Hungary

Win 26–10 Romania Stefan Tonu 8–0
2019 US U23 World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 25–10 United States Jimmy Hoffman TF 11–0 May 31 – June 2, 2019 2019 US U23 World Team Trials

United States Akron, Ohio

Win 24–10 United States Jimmy Hoffman 7–1
Win 23–10 United States Mike D'Angelo TF 11–1
Win 22–10 United States Samuel Krivus TF 10–0
Win 21–10 United States Justin McCoy TF 10–0
Win 20–10 United States Kyler Rea TF 10–0
Win 19–10 United States Bryce Thurston TF 10–0
2019 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg
Loss 18–10 United States Brandon Sorensen 2–5 May 17–19, 2019 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Rochester, Minnesota

Win 18–9 United States Hayden Hidlay 8–3
Loss 17–9 United States Jason Chamberlain 2–3
2019 US Open 4th at 70 kg
Loss 17–8 United States Jason Nolf 6–10 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 17–7 United States Nazar Kulchytskyy FF
Loss 16–7 United States Ryan Deakin 4–8
Win 16–6 United States Brandon Sorensen 5–3
Win 15–6 United States Jarod Verkleeren TF 12–0
Win 14–6 United States Chayse Jackson TF 10–0
Win 13–6 United States Mitch Finesilver TF 11–1
2018 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg
Win 12–6 United States Ryan Deakin 5–0 May 18–20, 2018 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Rochester, Minnesota

Win 11–6 United States Kyle Ruschell FF
Loss 10–6 United States Frank Molinaro 0–8
Win 10–5 United States Griffin Parriott 11–3
2018 US Open 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 70 kg
Win 9–5 United States Dylan Ness 8–2 April 24–28, 2018 2018 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 8–5 United States Ryan Deakin 13–5
Loss 7–5 United States Hayden Hidlay 5–7
Win 7–4 United States Dylan Ness TF 11–1
Win 6–4 United States Mike DePalma TF 10–0
Win 5–4 United States Kyle Kintz TF 10–0
2017 US World Team Trials DNP at 70 kg
Loss 4–4 United States Dylan Ness 6–9 June 9–10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

United States Lincoln, Nebraska

Loss 4–3 United States Jason Nolf TF 2–13
2017 US Open 5th at 70 kg
Win 4–2 United States Jason Chamberlain 5–1 April 26–29, 2017 2017 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Loss 3–2 United States Steven Pami 9–10
Loss 3–1 United States Nazar Kulchytskyy TF 0–10
Win 3–0 United States Jason Chamberlain 8–6
Win 2–0 United States Robbie Mathers 8–1
Win 1–0 United States Jason Welch TF 13–3

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