Kyven Ross Gadson was born on July 9,1992 and is an American amateur wrestler.
12 Facts About Kyven Gadson
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Kyven Gadson was undefeated in both a junior and senior, winning the Iowa state wrestling tournament in the 171-lb and 189-lb weight classes, respectively.
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Kyven Gadson finished his senior season ranked as the sixth-best high school wrestler in the nation at the 189-lb weight class by both the Amateur Wrestling News and Intermat.
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In high school, Kyven Gadson was coached by his father William "Willie" Kyven Gadson, a former Iowa State Cyclone NCAA Division I collegiate wrestling All-American.
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Additionally, Kyven Gadson was the 2011 FILA Junior freestyle national champion at 96-kg, 2009 FILA Cadet freestyle national champion at 85-kg, the 2009 Northern Plains Junior Freestyle champion, the ASICS Folkstyle Nationals champion at 152-lb in 2008, the runner-up in the 2008 USAW Preseason Nationals, finished fifth at the 2007 USAW Cadet Folkstyle Nationals, and was a Greco-Roman and freestyle state champion as a high school sophomore.
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Additionally, Kyven Gadson was the 197-lb Big 12 Conference champion and the runner-up at the UNI Open due to a forfeit in the championship match for injury concerns.
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Additionally, Kyven Gadson was the 197-lb Big 12 Conference champion, the Southern Scuffle tournament runner-up, and the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open tournament runner-up.
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Additionally, Kyven Gadson was the 197-lb Big 12 Conference champion, the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational champion, and Kaye Young Open tournament champion.
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Kyven Gadson is currently the second-ranked American freestyle wrestler at the 97-kg weight class after Olympic and World Championship gold medalist Kyle Snyder.
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In 2018 he won the World Team Trials Challenge, qualifying for Final X Gadson was the 2017 US Open champion, finishing second at the 2017 US World Team Trials.
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Kyven Gadson was the 2016 UWW University National champion, and finished third at the 2016 US Open.
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Kyven Gadson has earned a bachelor's degree in Child, Family and Adult Services and a master's degree in Higher Education, Leadership and Learning; both from Iowa State University.