# Trent Hidlay

Trent Niemond Hidlay (born April 7, 1999) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. A four-time NCAA Division I All-American, Hidlay finished as an ACC Conference champion four times and a NCAA Division I runner-up twice.

## Career
### High School

Hidlay finished his high school career with a record of 154-14, winning two Pennsylvania state titles. Hidlay was also a 2017 FloNationals Champion, two-time Powerade Champion, 2016 and 2017 and three-time Super 32 placer. He also placed third at the 2018 UWW Junior World Team Trials at 79 kg and 2017 Junior National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Runner-Up.

### NC State
#### 2019-2020

After redshirting during the 2018-19 season, Hidlay made his college wrestling debut at 184lb for NC State. Hidlay won ACC Freshman of the year finishing second at the ACC Championships falling to Hunter Bolen of Virginia Tech in the finals 2-1. The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to coronavirus, Hidlay was slated to be the five seed.

#### 2020-2021

During the 2020-21 season Hidlay won his first ACC title revenging the previous year's final loss with a 3-1 win against Hunter Bolen. Hidlay then capped off his 10-2 season with a runner up finish at the NCAA tournament losing to Penn State's Aaron Brooks in the finals 3-2.

#### 2021-2022

Hidlay finished the regular season with a perfect record and ultimately finished the season with a 21-2 record, his third ACC title and a fifth place finish at the NCAA tournament. Hidlay started the tournament strong with three straight wins capped by a 6-2 decision of Oregon State's Trey Munoz. Hidlay then ran into familiar foe Penn State's Aaron Brooks in the semis, falling 6-4 in overtime. Hidlay then lost to Northern Iowa's Parker Kecheisen 7-5 in tiebreakers. Hidlay finished the tournament with a win over Ohio State's Kaleb Romero 3-2 to finish in 5th place.

#### 2022-2023

During the 2022 season, Hiday captured his third ACC title with a 5-0 decision over Hunter Bolen. Hidlay finished in fourth place at the NCAA tournament with losses to rivals Aaron Brooks 6-3 in the semifinals and Kaleb Romero 3-1 in the third place bout. Hidlay finished the season 23-3.

#### 2023-2024

Hidlay wrapped up his final season of college wrestling moving up to 197lb and finished with a 28-1 record and capturing his fourth ACC title. Hidlay made his second NCAA finals after defeating South Dakota State's Tanner Solan 4-1 in the semi finals. Hidlay finished second after a 6-1 loss to Aaron Brooks in his final match of his college career.

### Freestyle
#### Age Level Freestyle

In 2019, Hidlay captured a bronze medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships at 86kg. In 2022, Hidlay took silver at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships, falling in the 86kg finals to Japan's Tatsuya Shirai.

#### 2023

In 2023, Hidlay won the Bill Farrell Memorial International defeating former three-time NCAA champ Alex Dieringer from Oklahoma State in the finals.

#### 2024

Hidlay made the U.S. national team with his third place performance at the 2024 United States Olympic trials. In 2024, Hidlay took silver at the Polyak & Varga Memorial Ranking Event losing to world champion Hassan Yazdani in the finals.

#### 2025

Hidlay captured a bronze medal at the 2025 Zagreb ranking series going 2-1 at 86 kg.

## Personal life

Trent's brother Hayden was a NCAA wrestling finalist and a four-time all-American.

## Folkstyle Record

| Season | Year | School | NCAA | Weight Class | Record | Win |
| 2024 | Senior+ | North Carolina State University | 2nd | 197 | 28-1 | 96.55% |
| 2023 | Junior+ | North Carolina State University | 4th | 184 | 23-3 | 88.46% |
| 2022 | Sophomore+ | North Carolina State University | 5th | 184 | 21-2 | 91.30% |
| 2021 | Sophomore | North Carolina State University | 2nd | 184 | 10-2 | 83.33 |
| 2020 | Freshman | North Carolina State University | Qualified (Cancelled COVID-19) | 184 | 19-4 | 94.44% |
| 2019 | Redshirt | North Carolina State University | | 174 | 22-2 | 91.67% |
| Career | Career | Career | Career | Career | 123-14 | 89.78% |

## Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| Loss | 44-13 | Zahid Valencia | 0-5 | February 26, 2025 | FloWrestling: Night in America – 88 kg | Coralville, Iowa |
| 2025 Grand Prix Zagreb Open at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 44-12 | Tariel Gaphrindashvili | 10-4 | February 5, 2025 | 2025 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Loss | 43-12 | Arsenii Dzhioev | 0-5 | February 5, 2025 | 2025 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Win | 43-11 | Eugeniu Mihalcean | 3-2 | February 5, 2025 | 2025 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2024 US Senior World Team Trials 92 kg |||||||
| Loss | 42-11 | David Taylor | 6-10 | September 14-15, 2024 | 2024 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 42-10 | Jay Aiello | TF 12-1 | September 14-15, 2024 | 2024 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 41-10 | Max Hale | TF 10-0 | September 14-15, 2024 | 2024 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 40-10 | Eze Chukwuezi | TF 12-2 | September 14-15, 2024 | 2024 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 39-10 | Hassan Yazdani | TF 2-12 | June 06, 2024 | 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 39-8 | Evsem Shvelidze | TF 13-3 | June 06, 2024 | 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 38-8 | Bobur Islomov | TF 11-0 | June 06, 2024 | 2024 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2024 US Olympic Trials 86 kg |||||||
| Win | | Zahid Valencia | FF | April 19-20, 2024 | 2024 US Olympic Trials | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 37-9 | Alex Dieringer | 5-4 | April 19-20, 2024 | 2024 US Olympic Trials | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 36-9 | Mark Hall | 9-4 | April 19-20, 2024 | 2024 US Olympic Trials | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Loss | 35-9 | Chance Marsteller | 2-4 | April 19-20, 2024 | 2024 US Olympic Trials | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 35-8 | Carter Starocci | 6-4 | April 19-20, 2024 | 2024 US Olympic Trials | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 34-8 | Alex Dieringer | 2-1 | November 17, 2023 | 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | 33-8 | Avtandil Kentchadze | 14-10 | November 17, 2023 | 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | 32-8 | Taylor Lujan | 4-1 | November 17, 2023 | 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | 31-8 | Ahmed Shamiya | TF 10-0 | November 17, 2023 | 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | 30-8 | Taisei Matsuyuki | 5-2 | November 17, 2023 | 2023 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| 2023 US Open 4th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 29-8 | Mark Hall | TF 2-13 | April 30, 2023 | 2023 US Open | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 29-7 | Dylan Fishback | 8-1 | April 30, 2023 | 2023 US Open | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 28-7 | Zahid Valencia | 3-8 | April 30, 2023 | 2023 US Open | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 28-6 | Andrew Morgan | TF 11-0 | April 30, 2023 | 2023 US Open | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 27-6 | Nathan Haas | 16-7 | April 30, 2023 | 2023 US Open | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 26-6 | Jack Jessen | TF 14-1 | April 30, 2023 | 2023 US Open | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2022 U23 World Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 25-6 | Tatsuya Shirai | 3-3 | October 22-23, 2022 | 2022 U23 World Championships | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Win | 25-5 | Ivan Ichizli | TF 11-1 | October 22-23, 2022 | 2022 U23 World Championships | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Win | 24-5 | Maksat Satybaldy | 6-0 | October 22-23, 2022 | 2022 U23 World Championships | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Win | 23-5 | Nurtilek Karypbaev | 6-0 | October 22-23, 2022 | 2022 U23 World Championships | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Win | 22-5 | Sajjad Gholami | 15-6 | October 22-23, 2022 | 2022 U23 World Championships | Pontevedra, Spain |
| 2022 US Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 21-5 | Mark Hall | 4-6 | June 8, 2022 | 2022 Final X | New York City, New York |
| Win | 21-4 | Drew Foster | 6-2 | May 21-22, 2022 | 2022 US Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 20-4 | Marcus Coleman | TF 10-0 | May 21-22, 2022 | 2022 US Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Coralville, Iowa |
| Loss | 19-4 | Zahid Valencia | 4-9 | May 21-22, 2022 | 2022 US Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 19-3 | Owen Webster | 7-0 | May 21-22, 2022 | 2022 US Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Coralville, Iowa |
| 2021 US Senior World Team Trials at 92 kg |||||||
| Win | 18-3 | Drew Foster | 8-1 | September 11-12, 2021 | 2021 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 17-3 | Myles Martin | 9-5 | September 11-12, 2021 | 2021 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 16-3 | Scottie Boykin | TF 11-1 | September 11-12, 2021 | 2021 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 15-3 | Jack Jessen | TF 13-2 | September 11-12, 2021 | 2021 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Loss | 14-3 | Kollin Moore | 4-5 | September 11-12, 2021 | 2021 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 14-2 | Christopher Smith | TF 10-0 | September 11-12, 2021 | 2021 US Senior World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2021 US Senior Nationals at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 13-2 | Mark Hall | 4-5 | April 17, 2021 | 2021 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 13-1 | Drew Foster | 6-4 | April 17, 2021 | 2021 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 12-1 | Calvin Sund | TF 10-0 | April 17, 2021 | 2021 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 11-1 | Andrew Morgan | 7-4 | April 17, 2021 | 2021 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| 2020 RTC Cup at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 10-1 | Drew Foster | 12-9 | December 4-5, 2020 | 2020 RTC Cup | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Win | 9-1 | Myles Amine | 4-3 | December 4-5, 2020 | 2020 RTC Cup | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Win | 8-1 | Sam Brooks | 14-7 | December 4-5, 2020 | 2020 RTC Cup | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Win | 7-1 | Brett Pfarr | 6-2 | December 4-5, 2020 | 2020 RTC Cup | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Win | 6-1 | Domenic Abounader | 10-6 | December 4-5, 2020 | 2020 RTC Cup | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2020 US Senior Nationals at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 5-1 | Drew Foster | 7-4 | October 9-11, 2020 | 2020 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 4-1 | Rocky Elam | 8-0 | October 9-11, 2020 | 2020 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Loss | 3-1 | Gabe Dean | 1-2 | October 9-11, 2020 | 2020 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 3-0 | David McFadden | 7-6 | October 9-11, 2020 | 2020 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 2-0 | Garrett Joles | TF 13-2 | October 9-11, 2020 | 2020 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 1-0 | Austin Clayton | TF 11-0 | October 9-11, 2020 | 2020 Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |