Josiah Rider

#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 147 - VT Preview & Will Denny

Tuesday, January 27

#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 146 - Midseason Report for Start of ACC Duals

Wednesday, January 07

#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 145 - Transfer Patrick Brophy

Monday, January 05

#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 144 - Season Shifts into Second Semester Action

Tuesday, December 16

Wrestling Finishes at No. 8 in the Final Regular Season Poll

Wednesday, February 25

Koy Buesgens Named ACC Wrestler of the Week

Tuesday, February 24

#8 Wrestling Inches Past Cornell in Final Dual of the Season

Friday, February 20

#8 NC State Hosts Cornell for Regular Season Finale

Thursday, February 19

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Grand Junction, Colo.
High School:
Grand Junction HS

2018-19
• Redshirted the season.
• Went 6-5 in three open tournaments all at 149 pounds.
• Did not compete until January due to injury.
• Placed third at the Franklin & Marshall Open, going 3-1.
• Named to the 2018-19 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep
• Three-time state champion, finished with a career record of 159-4.
• Placed first at 152 pounds with a prefect record as a senior at 5A. Helped team to win Class 5A wrestling state championship title.
• Went a combined 75-2 as a junior (145) and sophomore (152) in also winning state titles.
• Named ALL-USA Wrestling: Third Team as a junior.
• Cadet National All-American.
• UWW Junior National runner-up in Greco.
• 2016 Super 32 and Ironman runner-pp and NHSCA Freshman National Champion.

Rankings
• Ranked No. 14 at 152 pounds and No. 56 nationally by FloWrestling.
• Ranked No. 11 at 152 pounds and No. 55 nationally by InterMat.

Personal
• Held a 3.795 GPA in high school, and was named a 2018 Wrestling USA Scholastic All-American.
• Majoring in Agricultural Business.