2018-19 Wrestling Roster
Thomas Bullard
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- High School:
- Archer HS
- Weight:
- 165
All-American 2nd-Team (165 pounds): 2020
NCAA Qualifier (165 pounds): 2019, 2020 & 2021
NCAA Qualifier (157 pounds): 2017
All-ACC: 2019
2020-21
• NCAA Qualifier for the fourth time in his career, third straight season at 165 pounnds.
• Earned the #17 seed, and went 2-2. Avenged a dual loss to App State’s Formato (3-2) in the first round before falling to #1 seed Marinelli of Iowa.
• Earned an NCAA automatic bid by placing third at the ACC Championships, after entering as the fourth seed.
• In the quarterfinals, fell to UNC’s Monday 6-5, but came back to beat him in the third place bout with a takedown in extra time (6-4).
• Went 6-7 on the season overall, 2-4 in duals and 2-3 in ACC dual action. Three of his five ACC duals were vs. top-8 opponents (went 1-2).
• Top win came over #7 Wentzel of Pitt, a 2021 NCAA Finalist), 4-3 in the ACC dual.
2019-20
• Earned 2020 All-America 2nd-Team honors by the NWCA.
• Seeded #10 for the 2020 NCAA Championships.
• Went 23-6 on the season, 6-2 in duals. Was a perfect 3-0 in ACC duals, two of which were against top-12 foes.
• Recorded five top-12 wins on the season, including a pair of top-8 wins.
• Perfect 15-0 in bonus point matches, with six pins.
• Placed third at the Cliff Keen Invite and fourth at the Southern Scuffle. First at the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open.
• Finished the season ranked #10 at 165 pounds by both InterMat and FloWrestling.
• Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19
• NCAA Qualifier at 165 pounds. Earned the #16 seed and went 1-2.
• Earned All-ACC honors by making the finals after starting as the #3 seed. Avenged a regular season loss in the semifinals with a 7-1 win to advance to the finals.
• Went 21-10 on the season, 11-6 in duals. Eight of the 10 losses came to wrestlers in the top-16, seven in the top-12.
• Placed first at the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open, all all four matches via pinfall, three in the first period.
• Finished the season ranked #18 in FloWrestling’s final rankings.
• Named to 2019 All-ACC Academic Team.
2017-18
• Redshirted the season, and wrestled in three open tournaments, all at 165 pounds.
• Went 12-3 with six bonus point wins.
2016-17
• 2017 NCAA Qualifier at 157 pounds as a freshman, earned an at-large bid.
• Was pulled out of redshirt in early December and went 21-12, including 8-4 in duals as the Pack’s starter at 157 pounds.
• 3-2 in ACC duals, and earned the No. 2 seed for the ACC Championship.
• Took top honors at the U.S. Collegiate Championships at Air Force, going 4-0 with two pins, a tech fall and a decision.
• Was 8-1 in bonus point matches.
• Named to the 2017 All-ACC Academic Team and the 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll. Also named 2017 NWCA Division I All-Academic.
Prep
• A 2015-16 ASICS All-America honorable mention selection at 170 pounds.
• A four-time Georgia 6A State Champion (170 pounds as a senior, 160 pounds as a junior with a 59-3 record, 152 pounds as a sophomore with a 56-1 record, and 145 pounds asa freshman with a 54-7 record).
• Won the NHSCA Junior (152 pounds), Sophomore (145 pounds), and Freshman Nationals (145 pounds).
• Won the Super 32 in 2014 (152 pounds) and was second in 2015 (152 pounds).
Rankings
• #3 at 170 pounds and #43 nationally by FloWrestling.org.
• #7 nationally at 182 pounds and #42 overall by Intermat.com.
Personal
• Twin brother, Daniel, was a two-time All-American, 2021 ACC champion and four-time NCAA Qualifier for NC State.
• Earned his undergrad degree in Business Administration/Economics in May 2021. Enrolled in NC State's Nonprofic Management grad program.