Army West Point Athletics
2019-20 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Brown, J.T.

J.T. Brown
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 197
- Hometown:
- Elyria, Ohio
- High School:
- Elyria
Bio
- 2021-22 NCAA Qualifier (197 lbs.)
- 2020-21 NCAA Qualifier (197 lbs.)
- 2019-20 NCAA Qualifier (197 lbs.)
2021-22: Wrestled to a 13-12 record as a senior, competing at 197 lbs. … Went 3-5 in duals … Represented Army at the NCAA Championship, where he earned a 31 seed (March 16) … Was ranked by InterMat throughout the season … Finished seventh at the EIWA Championship as a five seed (March 6) … Marked his third-straight top-eight finish at the conference tournament.
2020-21: Turned in an 8-4 record at 197 pounds at the end of his junior campaign … racked up three bonus point wins with a pair of major decisions and one technical fall … opened up the season with four-straight victories, a stretch that featured a technical fall against Hofstra (17-0, 1:55) … earned a 9-4 victory over Navy’s Jake Koser during the Star Match … posted an undefeated, 5-0 mark in home competition … finished second at the EIWA Championship behind Lehigh’s John Jakobsen … qualified for NCAAs at 197 lbs. for the second-consecutive year … posted a 1-2 record at the national championship, with his lone win coming against Billy Janzer of Rutgers (5-3).
2019-20: Amassed a 21-8 record at 197 pounds as a sophomore ... opened up the year with a 9-2 victory against Taylor Watkins (Wisconsin) at the Battle on the Midway on Nov. 2 ... finished third overall at the Bearcat Open with a 4-1 record ... despite an opening tournament loss to Jonathan Loew (Cornell) bounced back with four consecutive wins, including two major decision victories over Michael Waszen of Franklin and Marshall (12-0) and teammate Nico Manzonelli (12-3), a technical fall victory over teammate Joe Miller and a sudden victory over teammate Bennett Paulson ... followed that up with first place finish at the Black Knight Invite with three straight victories over Kyle Murphy (Bloomsburg), Aaron Bolo (Central Michigan) and Alex Hopkins (Army) ... picked up three more wins at the Patriot Open on Dec. 7; defeating Sam Wustefeld (Columbia) 9-3, Cody Howard (Virginia Tech) 6-5 and Roderick David (Gardner Webb) MD 10-0 ... collected a 4-2 record and 7th place finish at the Midlands Championship ... strongest performance came in the opening match with a 45 second fall victory over Aric Bohn (SIUE) ... posted an impressive 22-9 major decision victory over Parker McClellan at the Lock Haven dual ... competed at 197 in the EIWA Championships, finishing in 4th place with a 3-2 record ... defeated Nino Basteianelli (Brown) 7-3 in the Round of 16 followed by a 4-2 sudden victory decision over Jake Jakobsen (Lehigh) in the quarterfinals ... saw defeat in the semifinals to Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) before bouncing back in the consolation semifinals with a dominating 11-0 MD victory over Bryan McLaughlin (Drexel) ... qualified for the NCAA tournament before the season was cut short.
2018-19: Competed to a 15-6 record at 197 pounds as a freshman … tallied three bonus point wins with a fall, technical fall and major decision … placed in all five tournaments he wrestled in … went 0-2 versus ranked opponents … made his collegiate debut with a fourth-place showing at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … won his first collegiate match over David-Brian Whisler (Maryland), 6-2 … wrestled 10th-ranked and eventual All-American Patrick Brucki (Princeton) and 12th-ranked Christian Brunner (Purdue) in the tournament … finished second at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … went 2-1 at the event … placed fourth at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 18 … posted a 3-2 showing in Christl Arena … captured the individual title at the Bob Quade Cyclone Open on Dec. 2 … notched his first-career pin at 31 seconds against Mentor Gjonbalah (Hunter) in his opening match … added the first tech. fall of his career against Ivan Mendoza (East Stroudsburg), 18-0 … topped teammate Bennett Paulson, 4-2, in the finals … earned a fifth-place finish at the Edinboro Open on Feb. 2 … collected a 10-0 major decision over Michael Smith (Navy).
Personal: Wrestled at Elyria High School … graduated with honors … two-time placewinner at Ironman and Beast of the East … placed three times at the Ohio State Championships … captured the 182-pound state title … member of the national champions in 2016 … National Honor Society member … given name is Jack Thomas Brown … major is undeclared.
Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
2021-22 | 197 | 13-12 | 3-5 | 1 (0-1-0) |
2020-21 | 197 | 8-4 | 4-1 | 3 (0-1-2) |
2019-20 | 197 | 21-8 | 2-3 | 7 (1-2-5) |
2018-19 | 197 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 3 (1-1-1) |
Career | 197 | 57-30 | 9-9 | 14 (2-5-8) |
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31