Kaden Russell

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Kaden Russell_Mountaineer Invitational_11.14.21

Photo by: Andy McLean

Kaden Russell pinned NC State's Isaac Trumble just 44 seconds into his match on Friday night

Position:
197
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
St. Ignatius

2021-22: Starter at 197 pounds ... ACC Co-Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 21, 2021) ... Went 13-15 overall with a 9-8 dual match record ... Took fourth place at the Battle at The Citadel with two wins ... Placed fifth at the Mountaineer Invitational and added two more wins ... Opened dual season with back-to-back wins via fall over Charlie Gadell (Bellarmine) and Tristan Guaman (Northern Illinois) ... Won four consecutive matches via fall or tech fall (including his 30th career win) from Dec. 5-19 ... Won a key decision over Sam Mora to help the Blue Devils beat Gardner-Webb ... NCSA All-American.

2020-21: Starter at 197 pounds ... Recorded a 1-6 overall record ... Went 1-4 in dual match play ... Earned his first win over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 16 Isaac Trumble of NC State via fall for his 25th career victory.

2019-20: Redshirt season.

2018-19: Starter at 184 pounds … Posted a 17-15 overall record … Took third at the Keystone Classic … Defeated Clifton Wang of Harvard in the consolation final to land on the podium at the Keystone Classic … Registered a 2-3 mark in ACC duals and a 6-5 overall dual record … Captured ACC dual victories against NC State and Virginia … Pinned Will Schany of Virginia for one of his four falls on the season … Scored 27 dual points to rank third on the team … Posted three first-period falls, including one in 36 seconds at the Cliff Keen Invite … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2017-18: Starter at 184 pounds as a true freshman … Posted a 7-21 overall record … Went 2-10 in dual matches … Registered three falls … Pinned Gardner-Webb’s Cole Graves in 3:16 at the Southern Scuffle … Won duals against American and Gardner-Webb … Registered three falls overall.

Before Duke: A two-year letterwinner at St. Ignatius … Missed his first two seasons to injury … Two-year team captain … Capture the Ohio State Championship at 182 pounds as a junior … Posted a 38-5 record with 29 pins his junior campaign … Also captured sectional and district championships that season … Garnered Catholic Invitational and Solon Invitational titles his junior season … Named the team’s Most Valuable Wrestler as a junior and senior … Repeated as section champion his senior season … Advanced to the finals of the district championship and placed at the Ohio State Tournament at 182 pounds … Won his second consecutive Catholic Invitational and Solon Invitational championships … National Iron Man placer … Posted a 42-6 record with 25 pins as a senior … Broke the record for fastest pin, doing so in five seconds … Also set the record for most team points scored with 255.5 … Was crucial in helping St. Ignatius to a record 16 dual wins as a senior … Wrestled for both Team Ohio Mafia and Team Swat on the club circuit … Won the River Rumble and Viper Pit Duals and garnered All-America honors at the Disney Duals and Virginia Beach Duals … Also played two seasons of football at running back and safety … Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Kym and James Russell III … Has one brother and one sister … Born March 22, 1999.