2024-2025 Men's Wrestling Roster
Seymour, Sheldon
Sheldon Seymour
- Position:
- 125
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Troy, Pa.
- High School:
- Troy
- Major:
- Technical Entrepreneurship (BS in Management)
Bio
Why Lehigh? “Lehigh was the perfect place for me with the coaches and the campus.”
In 2024-25: Breakout season concluded with All-America honors at 125… finished sixth at NCAA Championships… knocked off No. 1 seed Luke Lilledahl of Penn State to advance to semifinals, securing All-America status… won EIWA championship with pair of bonus wins… opened season with title at Princeton Open… reached finals at Sheridan Tournament… had three falls and 11 bonus point wins… NWCA Scholar All-American… received Coaches Award at year-end Lewis Dinner.
In 2023-24: Contributor at 125 where he shared time with Luke Stanich during regular season… wrestled in eight duals, going 5-1 at 125 while bumping up twice to wrestle 133… won Sheridan Tournament right before holidays… placed fifth at season-opening Princeton Open… opened Penn State dual with 4-1 win over Gary Steen… posted three wins over NCAA qualifiers at 125.
In 2022-23: Deferred eligibility… went 20-5 competing unattached in open tournaments… shared Lehigh’s Deferred Eligibility Wrestler of the Year award… won titles at 125 at the Wilkes Open and Mat Town Open II…. Reached finals at Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic… finished seventh at prestigious Midlands Championships in late December… reached the podium at every tournament he entered.
In 2021-22: Stepped in late season as the starter at 125… finished sixth at EIWA Championships… was named first alternate for NCAA Championships but would have been unable to compete due to injury… started season-opening dual against Campbell at 125… filled in at 133 for three duals in fall semester… placed fourth at 125 at the Illinois Matmen Open in late December… had two falls and seven bonus point wins… three of four victories at EIWA Championships produced bonus points.
In 2020-21: Posted 2-3 record competing at 125… wrestled two duals… made dual debut against Binghamton’s Micah Roes… pinned LIU’s Brandon Mercado for first win… beat Rider’s Tyler Klinsky 5-3 in extra match.
In high school: Two-time state champion… ranked in the top 100 by FloWrestling… ranked top 20 at his weight by both FloWrestling and Intermat… 140-13 career record included 75-1 mark his final two years… won state titles in 2019 and 2020… two-time District 4 champion… three-time Northeast Regional champion… four-time state qualifier… also owns a fourth place state finish… cadet champion and All-American in freestyle and Greco-Roman and a junior national finalist in Greco-Roman in 2019… Pan-Am Caded Freestyle and Greco-Roman champion… National Honor Society member… Academic All-State.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Tanya Seymour… brother Seth.
CAREER RECORD
In 2024-25: Breakout season concluded with All-America honors at 125… finished sixth at NCAA Championships… knocked off No. 1 seed Luke Lilledahl of Penn State to advance to semifinals, securing All-America status… won EIWA championship with pair of bonus wins… opened season with title at Princeton Open… reached finals at Sheridan Tournament… had three falls and 11 bonus point wins… NWCA Scholar All-American… received Coaches Award at year-end Lewis Dinner.
In 2023-24: Contributor at 125 where he shared time with Luke Stanich during regular season… wrestled in eight duals, going 5-1 at 125 while bumping up twice to wrestle 133… won Sheridan Tournament right before holidays… placed fifth at season-opening Princeton Open… opened Penn State dual with 4-1 win over Gary Steen… posted three wins over NCAA qualifiers at 125.
In 2022-23: Deferred eligibility… went 20-5 competing unattached in open tournaments… shared Lehigh’s Deferred Eligibility Wrestler of the Year award… won titles at 125 at the Wilkes Open and Mat Town Open II…. Reached finals at Shorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic… finished seventh at prestigious Midlands Championships in late December… reached the podium at every tournament he entered.
In 2021-22: Stepped in late season as the starter at 125… finished sixth at EIWA Championships… was named first alternate for NCAA Championships but would have been unable to compete due to injury… started season-opening dual against Campbell at 125… filled in at 133 for three duals in fall semester… placed fourth at 125 at the Illinois Matmen Open in late December… had two falls and seven bonus point wins… three of four victories at EIWA Championships produced bonus points.
In 2020-21: Posted 2-3 record competing at 125… wrestled two duals… made dual debut against Binghamton’s Micah Roes… pinned LIU’s Brandon Mercado for first win… beat Rider’s Tyler Klinsky 5-3 in extra match.
In high school: Two-time state champion… ranked in the top 100 by FloWrestling… ranked top 20 at his weight by both FloWrestling and Intermat… 140-13 career record included 75-1 mark his final two years… won state titles in 2019 and 2020… two-time District 4 champion… three-time Northeast Regional champion… four-time state qualifier… also owns a fourth place state finish… cadet champion and All-American in freestyle and Greco-Roman and a junior national finalist in Greco-Roman in 2019… Pan-Am Caded Freestyle and Greco-Roman champion… National Honor Society member… Academic All-State.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Tanya Seymour… brother Seth.
CAREER RECORD
| Overall | Dual | PCT | Bonus | Tournaments | |
| 2020-21 | 2-3 | 1-1 | .400 | 1 | |
| 2021-22 | 15-11 | 2-6 | .577 | 7 | 6th EIWA, 4th Illinois Matmen |
| 2022-23 | Deferred | Eligibility | 1st Wilkes Open, 1st Mat Town Open II 2nd Bearcat Open, 2nd Millersville, 3rd Edinboro Open, 5th Princeton Open, 7th Midlands | ||
| 2023-24 | 12-6 | 5-3 | .667 | 6 | 1st Sheridan, 5th Princeton |
| 2024-25 | 22-6 | 9-2 | .786 | 11 | 6th NCAA, 1st EIWA, 1st Princeton Open, 1st/2nd Sheridan Tournament |
| Total | 51-26 | 17-12 | .662 | 25 |
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