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2020-21 Wrestling Roster

Sammy Heywood

Sammy Heywood

  • Weight:
    133
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Heber City, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Wasatch HS

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley University ...
FRESHMAN/COVID YEAR ~ (2020-21): 
0-4 overall record (0-0 in duals) at 133 pounds ... competed at both the UVU Round Robin and USAFA Round Robin evens during his freshman season ... went 0-2 at both events on the year ... dropped a tightly contested 8-5 decision to No. 21 Job Greenwood of Wyoming at the UVU Round Robin. 

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Wasatch High School in Heber City, Utah ... a three-time Utah State Champion ... also a two-time high school All-American ... helped Wasatch High to a trio of State titles as well as being crowned the best overall team in the the state of Utah in all sports in 2016 ... wrestled for Wade Discher at Wasatch ... also played football in high school.

Personal ...
Graduated from Wasatch HS in 2020 ... born in Heber City, Utah ... birthday is June 10 ... plans to major in Finance and Pre-Med at UVU ... enjoys skiing, riding dirt bikes/mountain bikes and participating as a U.S. Army ROTC Cadet ... favorite pro sports team is the Pittsburgh Steelers ... favorite pro athlete is Odell Beckham Jr. ... is the third member of his family to be a student-athlete at UVU, as his sister, Savannah (Neuberger), ran track and cross country for the Wolverines and his brother, Spencer, is also on the UVU wrestling team ... his older brother, Ritchie, also wrestles for the Penn State Nittany Lions ... has four siblings; Savannah Neuberger, Spencer, Ritchie and Regan ... parents are Rob and Wendy Heywood.

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