University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2021-22 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Alan Clothier
- Weight:
- 184
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lawrence, Kan.
- Prev School:
- Appalachian State
- Major:
- Sport Coaching
Honors and Awards
2021 Northern Colorado Most Improved Award
2021 NWCA Scholar All-American
2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
2021 NCAA Qualifier
2020 NCAA Qualifier
2020 Northern Colorado Tough Guy Award
Graduate Student (2021-22)
- Became a four-time NCAA Tournament qualifier with an at-large selection
- No. 27 seed going into NCAA Championships
- Placed eighth at the Big 12 Championships, making him a three-time placer
- No. 7 seed and No. 24 NCAA Coaches Ranking going into Big 12 Championships
- Placed 6th at the Southern Scuffle, becoming the first Bear to be a four-time placer at the tournament
- Advanced two rounds at the Cliff Keen Invitational
- Finished with an overall record of 14-13
Redshirt Senior (2020-21)
- Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships with a fourth place finish at the Big 12 Championships.
- Was the No. 18 see in the NCAA Championships.
- Defeated No. 15 seed Layne Malczewski (MSU) in first round of NCAA Championships by decision 8-3.
- Had an overall record of 10-5.
- NWCA Scholar All-American
- 2021 First Team Academic All-Big 12
Redshirt Junior (2019-20)
- Automatically qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championships after placing fourth at the Big 12 Championships. He was slated as the No. 27 seed at 184 lbs for the NCAAs
- Finished the season with a 26-8 record, with a 9-2 record in duals. Led team in wins.
- Placed 7th at the Southern Scuffle
- Won the 184 lbs championship at the Northern Colorado Open
- Won the 184 lbs championship at the Cowboy Open
- Recorded five falls on the season
- Had five wins over ranked opponents
- Won the Northern Colorado Tough Guy award
Appalachian State
Redshirt Sophomore (2018-19)
- Went 19-14, improving his career record to 47-25
- Named All-Southern Conference at 184 pounds
- Tied for the league’s best record at 184 pounds with a 5-1 mark in SoCon duals, including a 5-4 (TB-1) decision against Campbell’s Chris Kober
- SoCon Championship runner-up
- Placed 7th at the Southern Scuffle, where he went 5-2 with an 8-5 decision against Lehigh’s Chris Weiler in the seventh-place match
- 2nd at the Keystone Classic
- Had an 8-8 record in App State’s duals, including a 5-1 stretch that included wins against Campbell and Duke (9-3 decision).
Redshirt-Freshman (2017-18)
- Went 28-11 (team leader in wins) at 184 pounds [
- Southern Conference dual record of 6-1
- SoCon Tournament runner-up (to top-10 Bryce Carr of Chattanooga) and an automatic NCAA qualifier
- Southern Conference all-freshman team
- Went 10-3 overall in duals and ranked second on the team with seven major decisions
- 3rd place at the Keystone Classic
- 5th place at the Hokie Open
- 6th place at the Southern Scuffle
- Entered the NCAA Championships at No. 26 in the coaches’ rankings and No. 28 in the RPI. Won by an 11-5 decision at Oklahoma and had a 16-5 win by major decision against Duke. Had close losses against NC State (3-2 vs. No. 3 Pete Renda) and UNC (5-3 vs. All-American Chip Ness).
Freshman (2016-17)
- 3-2 record at 184 pounds
- Fourth-place finish at the Appalachian Open, wrestling unattached
- Won his first two matches (15-0 technical fall, 11-0 major decision) before finishing 1-2 with a 12-2 major decision vs. Duke’s Araad Sarrami.
High School
- Attended Lawrence High School in Lawrence, KS.
- Finished with a 150-8 record, including 102 wins by fall and two state titles
- Two-time high school All-American
- Two-time Sunflower League wrestler of the year
- Three-year letter-winner in football.Named first-team all-conference in football. Was a three-year starter at quarterback.
- Four-year letter-winner in wrestling
Personal
- Son of Rebecca Clothier and has one sibling: Evan.
