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2019-20 Wrestling Roster

Sam Ritchie

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown St. Peters, Missouri
  • High School Francis Howell North

Biography

Career Stats

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019-20)

  • Finished his senior season with a 6-11 record, and wrestled in the first dual of his career against Central Missouri
  • Opened this season with a 3-2 mark at the Central Methodist Open, with one of his three wins being a 16-0 technical fall
  • Closed his Mizzou career with a 22-37 career record, two major decisions, one technical fall and five pins

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018-19)

  • Concluded his third season at Mizzou with a 6-12 record in tournament action alone, including one win via major decision
  • After dropping his first match of the Lindenwood Open, Ritchie defeated his next three opponents, ending it with a 2-0 decision over Conner Ward of Arkansas-Little Rock
  • Captured sixth place honors in the Roger Denker Open at the 141 pounds, with a win over Carson West from Central Oklahoma
  • Won two of his final four matches on the season in the Missouri Valley Open, including a 13-0 major decision victory over Ben Freese from William Penn
  • After his first three years in the program, Ritchie sits at 16 career wins with two wins via major decision and five via fall

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017-18)

  • Went 7-10 in sophomore season, wrestling at 141 pounds and placing in one open tournament.
  • Finished fifth at the Missouri Valley Open (Feb. 3), winning three matches by fall in the tournament.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17)

  • Went 3-4 over two open tournaments on the season
  • Recorded a mark of 2-2 at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 22) which included a fall at 4:22 over Dalton Clark (Iowa Western CC) in the opening round.

FRESHMAN (2015-16)

  • Went 8-6 while competing in three open tournaments as an unattached wrestler at 133 pounds.
  • Was 4-2 at the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21), scoring a major decision and a technical fall in the tournament.

PREP

  • Compiled a career record of 124-57, highlighted by a 24-4 senior season
  • Was a four-time Missouri state qualifier at four different weights (113, 120, 132, 138)
  • 2012 Gateway Athletic Conference champion

PERSONAL

  • Studying education and wants to become a wrestling coach and math teacher
  • Son of Harold and Lynne Ritchie

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    133 lbs
  • 2016-17Redshirt Freshman

    141 lbs
  • 2017-18Redshirt Sophomore

    141 lbs
  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

    141 lbs
  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

    149 lbs