2023-24 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 87 kg

Years on Team USA: 2 (2021-22, 2023-24)

Residence: Saint Louis Park, Minn.

Regional Training Center: Minnesota Storm

College: Wisconsin-La Crosse

High School: Mounds View High School, Arden Hills, Minnesota

Born: June 18, 1994

Past Age-Group World Teams

2014 Junior World Championships (26th at 84 kg)

Career Highlights

2022 Bill Farrell Memorial International runner-up
2021-22 U.S. National Team member
Third at 2021 Senior World Team Trials

Career Biography

2023: Senior World Team Trials Challenge tournament runner-up…

2022: Bill Farrell Memorial International runner-up…Eighth at Pan American Championships…

2021: U.S National Team member… Third at Senior World Team Trials…

2019: Fourth at Senior Nationals…

2018: Third at Senior World Team Trials… Third at U.S. Open… Fourth at Bill Farrell Memorial International…

2017: Second at U23 World Team Trials… Fifth at U.S. Open… Second at University Nationals…

College: 2017 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse…Two-time DIII All-American…Coached by Dave Malecek…Graduated with a degree in Chemistry.

High School: 2012 graduate of Mounds View High School… four-time State entrant…Two-time All-State wrestler…Coached by Dan Engebretsen…Earned All-State honors in rugby.

Age-Group Achievements: 2014 FILA Junior World Team Trials Greco-Roman champion…2014 FILA Juniors Nationals Greco-Roman champion…Fourth at 2013 FILA Junior World Team Trials…Fifth at 2013 FILA Junior Nationals…Sixth at 2012 ASICS USAW Jr./Cadet Folkstyle Nationals…

Personal: Son of Dan and Mary Carlson…Played Rugby in college…Plays chess every day and currently helps run a charitable chess tournament…Enjoys trail running and ran a 50 mile race in 2020…Currently serves in the Minnesota National Guard as a Medic assigned to the 1/94 Cavalry Squadron…Was the Minnesota National Guard Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year in 2022.

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