The National Wrestling Coaches Association announced Wednesday that Chandler’s Heath Gray is the 2019-20 National Wrestler of the Year.
Gray, a junior at the University of Central Oklahoma, went 29-1 this season and was ranked No. 1 in the country for most of the season.
He was the No. 1 seed as well heading into the 2020 NCAA Division II National Championships in Sioux Falls, S.D. when the event was canceled, nixing the chance for Gray to win a national title.
Gray did earn All-American honors, the second time in two years he accomplished that. And that award goes alongside his NCAA Regional Championship, NWCA Regional Wrestler of the Year, MIAA Dual Championship, and MIAA Wrestler of the Year awards.
Gray went 29-1 this season. His only loss came against an Oklahoma State grappler in the Oklahoma City Open last fall. Gray also won the Lindenwood Open this season and the Midwest Classic, where he was named Outstanding Wrestler.
Gray will take a 65-3 record over the past two seasons into his senior season in 2020-21.