Teyon Ware (born August 13, 1983) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. Competing for the Oklahoma Sooners, Ware won NCAA Division I wrestling titles at 141 pounds in 2003 and 2005.[1] Ware is a 4-time All-American, former Big 12 Conference champion, and U.S. World Team member that competed at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships.[2]
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| Born | August 13, 1983 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145.5 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wyoming Cowboys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editTeyon attended Edmond North High School in Edmond, Oklahoma.[3] In high school, Ware was a letterman in football and wrestling. In wrestling, he won 4 Oklahoma State titles and compiled a perfect 132-0 record and was named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner for 2002.[4][3][5] In football, he won All-District honors and second team All-State honors. Teyon was Homecoming King his senior year.
College career
editTeyon attended the University of Oklahoma on a full ride wrestling scholarship. He won Nationals his freshmen year, took 6th place his sophomore year, won his junior year and placed second his senior year. He graduated in May 2007 with a Mass Communications degree.
International career
editWare represented Team USA at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships in freestyle at 66 kg, where he lost to Andriy Stadnik of Ukraine 2-1, 4-0.[6]
Coaching career
editOn July 15, 2015, it was announced that Ware would join the University of Wyoming's coaching staff.
Personal life
editWare married Shea Nicole McMullin on July 26, 2014.
References
edit- ^ "Past OU Standouts at Olympic Trials - SoonerSports.com - Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Binghamton Adds Two-Time NCAA Champion Teyon Ware to Coaching Staff | New York Wrestling News". Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "Major decisionOU wrestler found happiness as part of an Edmond family". Oklahoman.com. February 8, 2004. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Junior Hodge Trophy Winners". WIN Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "TEYON WARE". Oklahoman.com. February 8, 2004. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ "Jordan Burroughs storms into gold-medal match at World Championships | TheMat.com - USA Wrestling". www.themat.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.
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