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2024-2025 Wrestling Roster

Eli Stafford

Eli Stafford

  • Weight:
    285
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Orem, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Mountain View HS

Summary

Biography

Redshirt Freshman (2024-2025) ... finished the season 3-5 and 0-1 in dual action … saw action in three tournaments … lost his only dual to Stanford’s Jackson Mankowski by 13-9 decision … went 2-2 at the Menlo Open with a 10-3 decision over Cal Poly’s Luke Meyer … placed second at the Cowboy Shootout losing a best 2-out-of-3 against Wyoming’s Lane Catlin … recorded one pin and two decisions.   

Redshirt  (2023-2024) ... finished 9-3 while wrestling unattached … finished 3-2 at the Mines Rookie Open … earned his first collegiate victory over Jeffrey Morosini (Colorado School of the Mines) … placed third at the Spokane Open going 6-1 on the day … recorded two pins, and two major decisions.

Before Utah Valley … wrestled at Mountain View HS in Orem … won the 2021 5A 220-pound State Championship … was named the 2021 5A State Upper-Weight Outstanding Wrestler … also played football, basketball, and track and field.
 
Personal … born in Bamberg, Germany … parents are Rick and Maren … father played professional basketball for Brose Bamberg the 2005 German Bundesliga Champions… brother Radi also wrestles at UVU … cousin is Tahlia White from the women’s basketball team … cousin Cooper Legas plays quarterback at Utah State …. Has six siblings (Ricky, Danja, Collins, Radi, Abe, Hyrum and Cyrus) … also a member of the Utah National Guard … enjoys napping and stargazing.

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