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2026-27 Wrestling Roster

Ryan Nichols

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 197
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Allen, Texas
  • Highschool Allen

Biography

Returning starter expected to stay atop the depth chart at heavyweight ... Small by most heavyweight standards but a strong, agile big man who can hold his own ... Could drop down to 197 pounds and help out if needed ...Spent two years at Oklahoma before coming to UCO last season. 
 
2025-26: Competed in 14 duals and the Super Regional IV Tournament, finishing 9-9 with three falls ... Beat two eventual national tournament qualifiers in duals, topping Ouachita Baptist’s BK Seago 7-4 in sudden victory and edging Central Missouri’s Torin Forsyth 4-2 ... Placed sixth in the regional, dropping three straight matches after following first-round bye with quarterfinal fall. 
 
OU: Went 9-6 while redshirting in 2023-24, placing in three open tournaments ... Had 7-3 record at 197 in 2024-25, finishing runner-up at the Bob Smith Open and fifth at the Roadrunner Open. 
 
High School: Four-year Class 6A state qualifier for long-time powerhouse Allen High School ... Runner-up as a sophomore and junior before claiming 215-pound title his senior season. 
 
Personal: Finance major ... Names the New Orleans Saints as his favorite team ... Lists “The Longest Yard” as his top sports movie ... Enjoys hiking in his spare time ... Birthdate is July 9, 2004. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Sophomore

    6'0" 285 lbs

  • 2026-27Junior

    6'0" 197 lbs
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