Beau Bartlett

Beau Reynald Bartlett (born February 26, 2001) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 65 kilograms and collegiately at 141 pounds. In freestyle, he claimed a bronze medal from the 2021 Junior World Championships. He compiled a record of 100-20 for Penn State over 5 seasons from 2020-2021 through 2024-2025 .

Career

Early years & high school Bartlett began wrestling at age four under the tutelage of his father an All-American for Hall of Fame coach John Woods at Palomar Junior College in California then continued on at NCAA Division I Fresno State. As a wrestler Andre Bartlett, continued to wrestle under the guidance of two-time Olympic champion Sergei Beloglazov. He also trained in tumbling. In 2014, Bartlett moved from Tempe, Arizona to Kingston, Pennsylvania to attend Wyoming Seminary. There, he became the first four–time prep national champion in the school's history and also claimed titles in the Powerade Tournament and the Walsh Jesuit Ironman.

In 2018, Bartlett won the US Cadet Pan American Team Trials in freestyle and Greco-Roman. He would go on to claim gold in freestyle and silver in Greco-Roman at the 2018 Cadet Pan-Am Championships.

On October 5, 2019, Bartlett competed at Who's Number One, where he defended his #1 spot in the rankings by defeating Ryan Sokol from Simley High School.

Pennsylvania State University After his high school junior year concluded, Bartlett committed to Penn State University head coach Cael Sanderson,

2020–2021 At the start of his freshman season at Penn State, Bartlett competed as the backup to future two-time national champion Nick Lee at 141 pounds, winning five extra matches. On February 14, Bartlett made his debut at 149 pounds, winning an extra match. Five days later, Bartlett made his dual-meet debut, losing a close match against second-ranked and then-undefeated Sammy Sasso from Ohio State. He won his match in the last dual of the season against Maryland and also won another extra match, entering the postseason with a 7–1 record. Bartlett, the 11th seed, went 1–2 at the Big Ten Conference Championships, failing to qualify for the NCAA championships.

Following the college season, Bartlett switched to freestyle and won the 65 kg title at the UWW Junior National Championships. Bartlett would go on to win a bronze medal at the UWW Junior World Championship in August after falling to Ziraddin Bayramov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals.

2021–2022 Bartlett became Penn State's full-time starter at 149 pounds in the 2021-2022 season, compiling an 11-6 record in dual meets and earning the 7th seed at the Big Ten Tournament. Bartlett's performance earned him his first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, where he would win a first round match versus Northern Iowa's Colin Realbuto before falling to Ohio State's Sammy Sasso and Northwestern's Yahya Thomas.

2022–2023 Entering 2022-2023, Bartlett bumped down to fill the spot at 141 pounds vacated by the recently graduated Nick Lee. He would have a breakout season at the lower weight, rattling off 14 straight wins to start the season before falling to Iowa's Real Woods at the Bryce Jordan Center dual on January 27. At the NCAA Tournament, Bartlett, a six seed, would go on to defeat third seeded Cole Matthews of Pitt with a last-second takedown, before falling to eventual NCAA champion Andrew Alirez of Northern Colorado in the semifinal. He proceeded to capture the third place medal by defeating North Carolina's Lachlan McNeil. In December, Bartlett competed at the 2023 Senior Nationals in freestyle, finishing second to Andrew Alirez at 65 kg and qualifying for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Bartlett went undefeated in the regular season, including victories over Woods and Ohio State's Jesse Mendez. Bartlett entered the Big Ten Tournament as the top seed at 141 pounds, but was defeated in sudden victory in a finals rematch with Mendez. At the NCAA Tournament, Bartlett won his first four matches to reach the final, but again lost to Mendez on a last-second takedown.

2024–2025 Using his last year of NCAA eligibility, Bartlett began his final season now ranked number-three wrestler at 141 pounds, behind Northern Colorado's Andrew Alirez and last year's NCAA champion at 141 pounds, Ohio State's Jesse Mendez. Beginning the season with a first place finish at the Black Knight Invitational tournament, Bartlett remained undefeated in regular season duels as well.

Bartlett's only loss prior to the NCAA Tournament was to number-eight University of Minnesota's Vance Vombaur at the semi-finals of the Big Ten Tournament. He lost the match 5-3 but wrestled in the consolation bracket for third place, over Ohio State's Jesse Mendez- his second win over Mendez in the season.

Entering the NCAA Tournament, Bartlett was seeded second, with many considering him to be the favorite to win the national title at 141 pounds. He fell to Mendez in the semifinal bout, a 2-1 match that went into overtime. He took 3rd place over UPenn's CJ Composto, ending his collegiate career with the Nittany Lions with a 100-20 record.

NCAA record Stats Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus 2021 Freshman |Penn State University 22 149 8–3 72.73% 27.27% 2022 Sophomore |Penn State University 18 149 15-10 70.00% 20.00% 2023 Junior |Penn State University 3 141 27-3 90.00% 33.33% 2024 Senior |Penn State University 2 141 24-2 92.31% 38.46% 2025 Senior+ |Penn State University 2 141 26-2 92.85% 39.29 %

Freestyle record

Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location

Win 25-19

Win 24-19

Loss 23-19

Win 23-18

Win 22-18

Win 21-18

Loss 20-18

Win 20-17

Antalya, Turkey Loss 19-17

Win 19-16

Win 18-16

Loss 17-16

New York City, New York Win 17-15

Win 16-15

Loss 15-15

Louisville, Kentucky Loss 15-14

Win 15-13

Loss 14-13

Loss 14-12

Win 14-11

Win 13-11

Loss 12-11

Loss 12-10

Win 12-9

Loss 11-9

Win 11-8

Win 10-8

Win 9-8

Loss 8-8

Win 8-7

Loss 7-7

Win 7-6

Win 6-6

Win 5-6

Loss 4-6

Win 4-5

Loss 3-5

Loss 3-4

Loss 3-3

Loss 3-2

Win 3-1

Win 2-1

Win 1-1

Loss 0-1