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Anthony Echemendia
Anthony Luis Echemendía Orduña (born September 10, 1999) is a Cuban freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competed at 141 pounds. A two-time Cuban National medalist in freestyle, Echemendia was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and the Big 12 Conference champion out of the Iowa State University.
Echemendía was born in Cabaigúan, Cuba. He started training gymnastics when he was four years old but ended up leaving the sport at the age of eight, following his father and brother's steps to start wrestling instead.
He attended and won his first U14 National Championship in 2012 and since then, he grabbed titles in U15, U17, U20 and U23. After a third-place finish in 2017, he reached the finals of the 2018 Senior National Tournament and then, while preparing for the U20 Nationals and Pan-American Championships with the U20 Cuban Pan American team in Guatemala, Echemendía defected from Cuba, sneaking away from his coaches and teammates to cross Guatemala, Belize and Mexico and finally get to the United States late in the year.
Echemendía arrived to Tucson, Arizona in late 2018, where he attended Sunnyside High School as a senior, for one semester. He started competing in folkstyle shortly after the arrival and dominated on his way to a Division II state title at 152 pounds, compiling an unbeaten record of 22 wins and no losses. He graduated as a 2018–19 student.
Once the season ended, Echemendia went back to freestyle, and after winning the AZ state freestyle tournament, he claimed gold in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the U20 Fargo National Championships. He also beat Josh Saunders at Who's Number One in a freestyle bout.
Despite unofficially committing to the Iowa State Cyclones, Echemendía ended up at the Ohio State University.
Competing in the freestyle senior level, Echemendía lost to Evan Henderson in November 2020, at FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Valencia. He then wrestled a match against World silver medalist James Green at the FloWrestling: RTC Cup, where he was tech'd in the last seconds after a near-upset.
Making his collegiate wrestling debut, Echemendía was defeated by his teammate Dylan D'Emilio at the OSU wrestle-offs in January 2021. However, the starting spot went back–and–forth throughout the regular season. In February, Tom Ryan decided to start D'Emilio for the post-season, as Echemendía was battling an injury. He finished the season with a 4–1 record, with his lone loss coming in hands of top–ranked Jaydin Eierman from Iowa.
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Anthony Echemendia
Anthony Luis Echemendía Orduña (born September 10, 1999) is a Cuban freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competed at 141 pounds. A two-time Cuban National medalist in freestyle, Echemendia was a two-time NCAA Division I All-American and the Big 12 Conference champion out of the Iowa State University.
Echemendía was born in Cabaigúan, Cuba. He started training gymnastics when he was four years old but ended up leaving the sport at the age of eight, following his father and brother's steps to start wrestling instead.
He attended and won his first U14 National Championship in 2012 and since then, he grabbed titles in U15, U17, U20 and U23. After a third-place finish in 2017, he reached the finals of the 2018 Senior National Tournament and then, while preparing for the U20 Nationals and Pan-American Championships with the U20 Cuban Pan American team in Guatemala, Echemendía defected from Cuba, sneaking away from his coaches and teammates to cross Guatemala, Belize and Mexico and finally get to the United States late in the year.
Echemendía arrived to Tucson, Arizona in late 2018, where he attended Sunnyside High School as a senior, for one semester. He started competing in folkstyle shortly after the arrival and dominated on his way to a Division II state title at 152 pounds, compiling an unbeaten record of 22 wins and no losses. He graduated as a 2018–19 student.
Once the season ended, Echemendia went back to freestyle, and after winning the AZ state freestyle tournament, he claimed gold in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the U20 Fargo National Championships. He also beat Josh Saunders at Who's Number One in a freestyle bout.
Despite unofficially committing to the Iowa State Cyclones, Echemendía ended up at the Ohio State University.
Competing in the freestyle senior level, Echemendía lost to Evan Henderson in November 2020, at FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Valencia. He then wrestled a match against World silver medalist James Green at the FloWrestling: RTC Cup, where he was tech'd in the last seconds after a near-upset.
Making his collegiate wrestling debut, Echemendía was defeated by his teammate Dylan D'Emilio at the OSU wrestle-offs in January 2021. However, the starting spot went back–and–forth throughout the regular season. In February, Tom Ryan decided to start D'Emilio for the post-season, as Echemendía was battling an injury. He finished the season with a 4–1 record, with his lone loss coming in hands of top–ranked Jaydin Eierman from Iowa.