Caylor Williams
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| Full name | Caylor Ryan Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 7, 1991 Palm Bay, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | UNC Greensboro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army WCAP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caylor Ryan Williams (born January 7, 1991) is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented the United States at the World Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling at 96 kg in 2013, and 98 kg in 2014 and 2015.
High School
[edit]Williams attended Palm Bay High School in Melbourne, Florida. His senior year, he posted a 50–0 record and won the 2009 3A 189-pound Florida state championship.[1] Williams also finished third at the state championships his junior year.[2]
College
[edit]He wrestled collegiately at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Williams redshirt freshman year, he won the SoCon championship at 197-pounds,[3] qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships and also earned Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors. Three days before the NCAA championships, it was announced that UNC Greensboro was dropping their wrestling program. Instead of transferring, Williams and a handful of his teammates stayed at the school, training in Greco-Roman wrestling for the YES Wrestling Club, under former UNC Greensboro head coach, Jason Loukides, who was a past U.S. World Team member in Greco-Roman.[4]
Senior level
[edit]Williams latter became an E-4 with the Colorado Army National Guard, where he trained with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, following his graduation from UNC Greensboro.[citation needed]
He made his first U.S. World Team in Greco-Roman in 2013 at 96 kg.[5] Williams would also win the U.S. World Team spot in Greco-Roman at 98 kg in 2014 and 2015.[6] Williams finished runner-up at the 2016 Olympic Trials at 98 kg, losing to Joe Rau.[7]
Other Greco-Roman wrestling accomplishments for Williams include being a bronze medalist at the Pan American Championships in 2013 and 2015.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ McCallum, Brian. (March 2, 2023). Brevard 2023 FHSAA state wrestling qualifiers show rare feature. Florida Today. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ Caylor Williams - 2010-11 - Wrestling - UNC Greensboro. uncgspartans.com. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ 2011 SoCon Wrestling Championships. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ (May 1, 2025). Palm Bay’s Caylor Williams Was Four-Time U.S. World Team Member, Armed Services Champion. spacecoastdailey.com. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Resilient Soldier goes from 0-24 to Wrestling World Championships. Army.mil. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Hands, Timothy. (April 8, 2016). 2016 Greco Olympic Trials Quick Notes. Five Point Move. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Finn, Mike. (April 9, 2016). Seven members of 2015 World team lose at 2016 Olympic Trials. win-magazine.com. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ WILLIAMS Caylor Ryan. United World Wrestling. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ (July 16, 2014). Wrestling: Division Favorites at Pan American Championships in Mexico. Cuba Si. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
External links
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Media related to Caylor Williams at Wikimedia Commons
