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Mason Manville

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Mason Manville
Personal information
Full nameMason Tyler Manville
Born (1997-05-06) May 6, 1997 (age 28)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Home townLorton, Virginia, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco-Roman
College teamPenn State
ClubU.S. Army WCAP,
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
TeamUSA
Coached byMatt Lindland,
Shon Lewis,
Cael Sanderson
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb 71 kg
Dave Schultz Memorial
Silver medal – second place 2019 Colorado Springs 77 kg
Men's freestyle wrestling
Cadet World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Snina 69 kg

Mason Tyler Manville (born May 5, 1997) is an American former Greco-Roman, freestyle, and folkstyle wrestler. He represented the United States on the Senior level in Greco-Roman wrestling at 75 kg, at the 2017 World Championships.[1] Manville attended college and wrestled collegiately at Penn State.

Early life

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A Virginia native, Manville moved his eighth-grade year to Apple Valley, Minnesota, to wrestle for Apple Valley High School.[2] He would then attend Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey his freshman through junior years, before attending Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pennsylvania his senior year.[3] Manville's wrestling accomplishments in high school included winning a Cadet freestyle World title, being a three-time prep state champion, two-time prep national champion, winning double Fargo titles, Beast of the East, Walsh Ironman, and Super 32.[4][5]

College

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Manville wrestled collegiately at Penn State, where he competed at 165 and 174-pounds. Manville was a history major while at Penn State.[6]

Greco-Roman wrestling

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In 2017, Manville captured the United States Senior level World Team 75 kg spot in Greco-Roman wrestling, with back-to-back wins over Kamal Bey in the wrestle-off.[7] Manville finished 16th at 75 kg at the 2017 Greco-Roman World Championships held in Paris, France.[8]

References

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  1. ^ MANVILLE Mason Tyler - United World Wrestling. United World Wrestling. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Hipps, Andrew. (December 5, 2011). Eighth-grader Manville wants to become the greatest. InterMat. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ^ Wyoming Seminary Blue Knights Wrestling : Mason Manville. PA-Wrestling.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  4. ^ National Teams. USA Wrestling Membership. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Pyles, Christian. (November 26, 2014). Mason Manville to PSU!. flowrestling.org. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  6. ^ Mason Manville - 2021-22 Wrestling - Penn State. gopsusports.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  7. ^ Hands, Timothy. (May 8, 2017). To Him, It’s All One & The Same — Mason Manville Talks Being a Complete Combat Athlete Following Trials Win. fivepointmove.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  8. ^ Tolson, Max. (October 22, 2019). USA Wrestling: Penn State Wrestling’s Mason Manville To Take Olympic Redshirt For 2019-20 Season. onwardstate.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.