Awards & Honors
- All-American in 2022
- First Team All-MIAA (2022)
- NWCA Scholar All-American (2021, 2022)
- MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
2023-24: Tallied a record of 18-7...Posted 76 total team points...Had three pins, four tech falls, two major decisions and seven decisions...Was the 165-pound champion at the Roger Denker Open Jan. 14...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
2022-23: Went 9-3 on the season...Scored 31.5 team points...Posted one tech fall and eight decisions...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
2021-22: Finished with a 27-5 record, going 7-1 in duals ... Was a tournament champion at both the Maryville Kauffman/Brand/Bayly Open and the Grand View Open ... Was named MIAA Wrestler of the Week ... Won the NCAA Division II Super Regional ... Was ranked as high as no. 2 by the NWCA Coaches' Poll ... Earned the no. 2 seed entering the NCAA Division II National Championship ... Was named a 2022 NCAA Division II All-American at 157 pounds and First Team All-MIAA ... Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and named a NWCA Division II Scholar All-American.Â
2020-21: Finished with a 11-2 record, going 9-0 in duals ... Received MIAA Wrestler of the Week Honors ... Went 2-2 at the Division II Super Regional at 157 pounds... Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and named a NWCA Division II Scholar All-American.
Before UCM: Spent his first semester of his freshman season on the Gardner-Webb University wrestling team.Â
In High School: Four-time varsity letterwinner at Harry D. Jacobs High School... 2017 FVC All-Conference Second-Team, 2018 and 2019 FVC All-Conference First-Team... 2018 and 2019 state qualifier... Posted an overall record of 105-41... Member of the 2016 FVC Conference Championship team that posted a dual record of 23-0.
Personal: Son of Sandy and Joel Ridle... His brother, Joel, also wrestled for UCM...Majoring in Secondary Education.
