Owen McGrory

Photo by: Sam Janicki

Position:
197
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Libertyville

Honors/Awards: NWCA Scholar All-America (2026), ACC Honor Roll (2025).

2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman): Earned NWCA Scholar All-America honors ... started for the Blue Devils at 197 pounds ... achieved five victories on the season ... registered his first collegiate dual match win over Hofstra’s Will Conlon in a 6-2 decision ... earned a 2-2 record at the Journeyman Collegiate Classic with wins over Franklin & Marshall’s RJ Moore and Appalachian State’s Reid Hiltunen with a 10-5 decision and a 10-7 decision ... pinned Mercyhurst’s Josh Johnson-Catrell to earn another dual match victory ... competed in his first ACC Championship at 197 pounds.

2024-25 (Freshman): Competed at 184 pounds ... saw action in five matches ... totaled a pair of wins in the consolation bracket wrestling unattached at the Wildcat Open tournament ... earned ACC Honor Roll.

High School: Three-year letterman at Libertyville High School in Libertyville, Illinois, under head coach Dale Eggert … finished his high school career with a 100-14 record … set the Libertyville High School single-season pins record his senior season … named Most Valuable Wrestler and garnered Mental Toughness Award in final season … All-Conference Team selection as a junior and senior … placed fourth at Illinois state championships in senior season … Illinois All-Star Team member as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tim and Melissa McGrory … has an older sister, Ryan … his sister, Ryan, is a member of the Class of 2026 and the Dancing Devils at Duke.