Robert Howard

Robert Howard (born 1 March 2002) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he claimed the 2018 Youth Summer Olympic gold medal and was a three–time US Cadet World Team Member. In college, Howard wrestled for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Folkstyle career

High school Howard, a native from Cranford, New Jersey, competed in high school wrestling out of Bergen Catholic High School, where he was the team captain and a four–time letterman. He went on to compile 133 victories to 10 defeats, claimed two NJSIAA state titles while making the finals four times and led the team to three team state championships before graduating.

College A high school junior, Howard committed to Cael Sanderson and the Penn State Nittany Lions to attend the Pennsylvania State University.

2020–2021 As a freshman, Howard went 7–6 overall and 2–2 at the 2021 NCAA championships, with his biggest win of the year being against Ohio State's Malik Heinselman.

2021–2022 Howard redshirted his next season.

Freestyle career

Age–group level As a cadet, Howard claimed the 2018 Youth Summer Olympic gold medal at 55 kilograms for the United States of America. He also made three US Cadet World Teams from 2017 to 2019, placing 13th, 9th and 5th at the Cadet World Championships.

NCAA record

Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event

Loss 7–6

Win 7–5

Loss 6–5

Win 6–4

Loss 5–4

Loss 5–3

Win 5–2

Win 4–2

Win 3–2

Loss 2–2

Win 2–1

Loss 1–1

Win 1–0

Stats Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus 2021 Freshman |Penn State University 23 125 7–6 53.85% 23.08%