University of Wyoming Athletics

2018-19: 23-9 (3 falls)
2019-20: 19-14 (3 falls)
2020-21: 14-5 ( 2 falls)
2021-22: 21-9 (2 falls)
Career: 77-37 (10 falls)
 
2021-22: Capped off his Cowboy career with his second 20 plus win season while also qualifying for his fourth straight NCAA Tournament… Opened his season by winning the Cowboy Open with a 3-0 record… Finished fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational picking up a win over No. 21 Ranked David Key (NAVY)… Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships… Went 2-2 at NCAA Tournament upsetting the No.12 seed Brit Wilson (NIU) in the first round… Finished the season the five wins over ranked opponents and nine bonus point wins…. Excelled in the classroom as well earning Big 12 All-Academic First Team honors.

2020-21: Qualified for his third straight NCAA Championships in his third season as a Cowboy starter… Earned a career-high second place finish at the Big 12 Championships… Recorded five wins against ranked opponents including two wins over No. 7 ranked Dakota Geer (OKST)… Won the UVU Round Robin Tournament with a 2-0 record… Won the Cowboy challenge tournament with a 3-0 record outscoring his opponents 23-12 during the tournament… Posted his third straight season with a winning record… Was named to the Big 12 All-Academic first team… Has now notched at least 14 wins in each of his three season with the cowboys 
 
2019-20: Qualified for his second straight NCAA Championships in his second season in the Cowboy Lineup … Samuelson took sixth at the Big 12 Championships and began the event with a 3-2 win over 12^th-ranked Anthony Montalvo of Oklahoma State … had 19 wins overall and 10 dual victories in 2019-20 … faced a Cowboy-high 13 ranked opponents on the season … won the Reno Tournament of Champions by going 4-0 … placed second at the Cowboy Open … had 10 bonus-point wins on the year ... named NWCA Scholar All-American.

2018-19: Was the only true freshman in the Cowboy lineup in 2019, going 23-9 overall with an 8-1 dual record … Scored 30 dual points for the Pokes in his nine starts … Recorded three falls and three major decisions on the year … First-time NCAA qualifier at 184 pounds … Tallied three ranked wins on the season … Had an impressive first dual start, knocking off No. 18 Noah Stewart of Army, 7-1, at the Cowboy Shootout … Dropped No. 20 Jackson Hemauer at the Big 12 Championships, where he finished sixth … Finished third at the Reno Tournament of Champions, where he went 4-1 … Took first in the amateur 184-pound division at the Cowboy Open, going 4-0 with a fall … Finish second at the Northern Colorado Open … Took third at the Nebraska Kearney Open.

High School: Attended Castle View High School and lettered all four years under coach Ike Anderson … Was a two-time Colorado state champion, and as a junior finished with a perfect, 44-0 record … Served as a captain on his team each of the last three years of his high school career, helping the Sabercats to a fifth-place finish at the state tournament and three conference championships … Was a two-time regional champ and a two-time regional runner-up … A five-time All-American, including a 2018 Fargo Junior All-American in both freestyle and Greco-Roman … Also lettered in football as a junior and senior … Was named Academic All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior.
 
Personal: Tate Samuelson was born Sept. 20, 1999 in Denver, Colo., to parents Jeff Samuelson and Lori Prideaux … Hobbies include snowboarding, water sports, wrestling, and hanging with his friends … Plans to major in business at Wyoming.
 
Why He Chose UW: “The coaches are great, the facilities are great, it’s close to home. There are many options academically, and the wrestling team is good.”