Trent Hidlay
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| Full name | Trent Niemond Hidlay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 7, 1999 Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | NC State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Wolfpack Wrestling Club Titan Mercury Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pat Popolizio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Trent Niemond Hidlay (born April 7, 1999) is an American freestyle and former folkstyle wrestler who competes at 92 kilograms.[1] A four-time NCAA Division I All-American, Hidlay finished as an ACC Conference champion four times and an NCAA Division I runner-up twice.[2] In freestyle, he was a 2025 World Champion at 92 kilograms.
High school
Hidlay finished his high school career with a record of 154–14, winning two Pennsylvania Class AAA state titles at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.[3][4] Hidlay was also a 2017 FloNationals Champion, two-time Powerade Champion in 2016 and 2017, and three-time Super 32 placer. He also placed third at the 2018 UWW Junior World Team Trials at 79 kg and 2017 Junior National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Runner-Up.[5]
NC State
2019-2020
After redshirting during the 2018–19 season, Hidlay made his college wrestling debut at 184 lb for NC State. Hidlay won ACC Freshman of the year finishing second at the ACC Championships falling to Hunter Bolen of Virginia Tech in the finals 2–1.[6] The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to coronavirus, Hidlay was slated to be the five seed.[7]
2020-2021
During the 2020–21 season Hidlay won his first ACC title, avenging the previous year's final loss with a 3–1 win against Hunter Bolen.[8] Hidlay then capped off his 10–2 season with a runner up finish at the NCAA tournament, losing to Penn State's Aaron Brooks in the finals 3–2.[9]
2021-2022
Hidlay finished the regular season with a perfect record and ultimately finished the season with a 21–2 record, his third ACC title and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA tournament. Hidlay started the tournament strong with three straight wins capped by a 6-2 decision of Oregon State's Trey Munoz. Hidlay then ran into familiar foe Penn State's Aaron Brooks in the semis, falling 6–4 in overtime. Hidlay then lost to Northern Iowa's Parker Kecheisen 7–5 in tiebreakers. Hidlay finished the tournament with a win over Ohio State's Kaleb Romero 3–2 to finish in 5th place.[10]
2022-2023
During the 2022 season, Hiday captured his third ACC title with a 5-0 decision over Hunter Bolen. Hidlay finished in fourth place at the NCAA tournament with losses to rivals Aaron Brooks 6–3 in the semifinals and Kaleb Romero 3–1 in the third place bout.[11] Hidlay finished the season 23–3.
2023-2024
Hidlay wrapped up his final season of college wrestling moving up to 197 lb and finished with a 28–1 record and capturing his fourth ACC title. Hidlay made his second NCAA finals after defeating South Dakota State's Tanner Solan 4–1 in the semi finals. Hidlay finished second after a 6–1 loss to Aaron Brooks in his final match of his college career.[12]
Freestyle
Age Level Freestyle
In 2019, Hidlay captured a bronze medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships at 86 kg.[13] In 2022, Hidlay took silver at the 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships, falling in the 86 kg finals to Japan's Tatsuya Shirai.[14]
2023
In 2023, Hidlay won the Bill Farrell Memorial International defeating former three-time NCAA champ Alex Dieringer from Oklahoma State in the finals.[15]
2024
Hidlay made the U.S. national team with his third-place performance at the 2024 United States Olympic trials.[16] In 2024, Hidlay took silver at the Polyak & Varga Memorial Ranking Event losing to world champion Hassan Yazdani in the finals.[17]
2025
Hidlay captured a gold medal at the 2025 Zagreb ranking series going 2–1 at 86 kg.[18]
Personal life
Trent's brother Hayden was an NCAA wrestling finalist and a four-time all-American.[19]
