Tommy Stager

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Longmont, Colo.
High School:
Niwot
Position:
149

2018-19 | Sophomore: Went 15-11 including a 3-2 mark in duals at 149 lbs….Had five major decisions and two pins…The 15 wins were sixth-most on the team while the five majors were a team-high…Placed second at the Rocky Mountain Open and fifth at the UNK Holiday Inn Open.

2017-18 | Freshman: Posted a 7-8 overall record with a 0-1 mark in dual action … recorded two falls and one technical fall … fastest pin was in 54-seconds … third-place at the Cowboy Open (amateur).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterman in wrestling … two letters in cross country, one letter in track and one letter in football … wrestled for coach Bobby Matthews at Niwot HS … 2013-14: sixth-place CHSAA wrestling 4A state, C-Team football Player of the Year … 2014-15: fourth-place CHSAA wrestling 4A State, Team MVP, C-Team football Defensive Player of the Year, varsity football Special Teams player of the year … 2015-16: third-place CHSAA wrestling 4A State, Team MVP, all-conference first-team, cross country state qualifier … 2016-17: CHSAA wrestling 4A state champion, team MVP, all-conference first-team, all-conference Athlete of the Year … MaxPreps/Marines National High School Athlete of the Year … 2014 CUSAW Cadet Freestyle Wrestling state champion … 2015 CUSAW Cadet Freestyle Wrestling state champion … 2016 CUSAW Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman state champion … 2017 CUSAW Junior Freestyle and Greco Roman state champion … National Honor Society … IB Diploma recipient.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 6 … parents are Mark and Barbara Stager with three siblings … brother, Nick Stager, wrestled at Harvard … plans to major in economics … would like to go to pilot training … aspires to become a commercial airlines pilot and/or entrepreneur … had an official campus visit at Princeton … hobbies are flying radio control planes and playing music … favorite sport outside of wrestling is pole vaulting … credits Tom Clum with the greatest impact on his athletic career … favorite athlete is Todd Helton … favorite quote is, “There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo … and it’s worth fighting for.” –Samwise Gamgee (JRR Tolkein).