U23 World Team Trials champion Muhamed McBryde takes an unconventional path to success
June 19, 2019

 

Muhamed McBryde came into the 2019 U23 World Team Trials Tournament unseeded. Seven wins later, he was the 79 kg men's freestyle champion and Team USA's likely representative for the U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, later this year. While McBryde's results might have surprised some, he knew what to expect from himself.

"I wasn't shocked. I just wanted to do what I knew I could. I wasn't worried about winning or not, I just didn't want to underperform. That was my biggest driver. I went into every match knowing that I could hang with these guys and probably go above and beyond that," McBryde said.

A 22 year old New York native who trains at his alma mater, the University of Buffalo with the Buffalo Wrestling Club RTC, McBryde is familiar with going above and beyond comparatively. While most college students wrap up their freshman year at 19 years old, McBryde was finishing up his bachelor's degree in history and sociology. Homeschooled at an accelerated pace as a youth, McBryde began taking college courses at Erie Community College at the age of 14.





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