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Bobby Heald
- Class:
- Senior
- Weight:
- 285
- Hometown:
- Bedford, N.H.
- High School:
- Bedford (USMAPS)
Bio
- 2020-21 NCAA Qualifier (285 lbs.)
2020-21: Wrestled to a 5-3 record in his final season as a Black Knights ... Went 3-2 in duals as a heavy weight ... Racked up two bonus point victories with one major decision and one fall ... Kicked off the year with three-consecutive wins ... Defeated Timothy Nagosky via a fall (1:47) in the season-opener against LIU (Jan. 9) ... Went on to pick up back-to-back decisions over Hofstra (Jan. 17) and Bucknell (Jan. 31) ... Finished second at the EIWA Championship, falling to Jordan Wood of Lehigh (Feb. 26) ... Qualified for the NCAA Championship at 285 pounds, but did not compete due to complications from COVID-19.
2019-20: Posted a 16-6 record as a heavy weight in his junior season ... went 6-1 in duals ... totaled 5 bonus victories with one fall and four major decision victories ... opened the year with a 16-5 major decision over Randy Gonzalez (Fresno State ) at the Battle on the Midway ... only dual loss of the year came in a close 8-5 decision against Luke Luffman from Illinois ... finished fourth at the Black Knight Invite a 3-1 record ... recorded a 10-2 major decision victory over Brandon Streck from Indiana as well as a 6-5 win over Zach Knighton-Ward from Hofstra and 5-1 win over Drake Pauwels from Central Michigan ... had an impressive outing at the Patriot Open, finishing second overall with a 4-1 record ... posted four straight bonus wins over Colin Lawler from NC State (MD, 12-4), Gabriel Pickett from Gardner-Webb (Fall. 4:31) and Nate Hoaglund from Penn (MD, 14-4) ... finished 8th overall at the Midlands Championships, posting an even 3-3 record with wins over Colton McKiernan (SIUE) 11-4, Andrew Gunning (UNC) 5-4 and Thomas Penola (Purdue) 5-2 ... went 3-0 in dual competition from Jan. 4 to Feb. 16, recording wins over Niko Camacho (American) 6-2, Ben Goldin (Penn) 3-2 and Brandon Stokes (Bucknell) 4-1.
2018-19: Wrestled to a 22-8 mark as a sophomore at 285 pounds … went 1-0 in duals … totaled 12 bonus point victories with four falls and eight major decisions … led the squad in major decisions … tied for second in bonus point wins and sixth in pins … posted the sixth-most wins on the team … was 0-3 versus ranked opponents … placed in five of seven tournaments … opened the season with a pin over James Brady (Rider) at 6:54 at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … earned a runner-up finish at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … contributed an 11-2 major decision over Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) … finished fifth at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 18 … went 3-2 with two major decisions at the tournament … wrestled ninth-ranked Thomas Haines (Lock Haven) … posted consecutive major decisions against Sam Aguillar (Cal Poly), 14-5, and Sean Dee (Binghamton), 14-3 … placed third at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … faced 14th-ranked and eventual All-American Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) at the event and again at the Midlands Championships … notched a 3-2 showing with a fall and two major decisions at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29-30 … pinned Izaak Shedenhelm (Northern Iowa) at 6:38 … added major decisions over Caleb Gossett (Northern Illinois), 12-2, and Brady Daniel (Arizona State), 14-5 … collected back-to-back individual titles at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial Classic and All-Academy Championships on Jan. 12 and 26, respectively … pinned Kyle Lightner (Rutgers) at 3:53 in the first match at Shorty Hitchcock … topped Caleb Warner (Millersville) with a 11-2 major decision in the finals … defeated Michael McAleavey (The Citadel) with a fall at 0:23 in the championship bout of the All-Academy Championships … placed third at the Edinboro Open on Feb. 2 … etched a 10-2 major decision over Ali Wahab (Old Dominion) … closed out Army’s third-straight Star Meet victory with an 18-6 major decision over Thomas Ott (Navy).
2017-18: Posted a 12-16 record as a freshman at 285 pounds … went 2-6 in duals … added two falls and a major decision … tied for fifth on the team in falls … made his collegiate debut in the Freshman/Sophomore Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … earned a runner-up finish at the tournament … collected a 3-2 decision over Ali Wahab (Old Dominion) in his first-career match … recorded his first-career pin at 1:56 against Daniel Bland (Limestone) … faced eventual All-American and third-ranked Nick Nevills (Penn State) in a dual on Nov. 9 … placed second with a 2-1 record at the Journeyman Classic on Nov. 12 … competed at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 19 … pilled Sean Dee (Binghamton) at 5:34 in the tournament … notched a 2-2 showing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 1 … competed against No. 8 Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh) … faced eventual All-American and fifth-ranked Jacob Kaser (Duke) at the UNC Duals on Jan. 5 … earned his first-career dual victory with a 5-3 decision over Sean O’Malley (Drexel) on Jan. 20 … wrestled against No. 12 Jordan Wood (Lehigh) in a dual on Jan. 21 … went 1-2 at the All-Academy Championships on Jan. 27 … defeated Austin Faunce (Navy) 2-1 in the second tiebreak period to clinch the Star Meet victory on Feb. 16 … escaped with 17 seconds to give Army its second-ever dual victory in Annapolis, Md., and first since 1961 … documented a 1-2 showing at the EIWA Championships on March 3 … scored a 19-6 major decision over Sean Dee (Binghamton) in the tournament.
Personal: Given name is Robert Curtis Heald … major is undeclared.
| Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 2 (1-0-1) |
| 2019-20 | 285 | 16-6 | 6-1 | 5 (1-0-4) |
| 2018-19 | 285 | 22-8 | 1-0 | 12 (4-0-8) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 12-16 | 2-6 | 3 (2-0-1) |
| Career | 285 | 55-33 | 12-9 | 22 (8-0-14) |
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31
