Sam McCoy
Sam McCoy
  • Weight:
    149
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Dallas, Texas
  • High School:
    Plano Senior

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Clint Manny Hardest Worker recipient (2019-20)
  • Nick Ackerman Courage Award winner (2019-20)
  • Two-time letterwinner (2019-20, 2021-22)
2021-22 | junior
  • Tallied 12 wins in 29 matches
  • Recorded three major decisions, two pins and a technical fall
  • Took third place at the Coe Turkey Open on Nov. 20
2020-21 | sophomore
  • Did not compete in a varsity match
2019-20 | freshman
  • Received the Clint Manny Hardest Worker and Nick Ackerman Courage awards
  • Went 6-17 at 141 pounds
  • Compiled three pins and one tech. fall
  • Lone A-R-C victory was against Buena Vista's Jonathan Thomas
High School
  • A 2019 graduate of Plano Senior High School
  • Four-time state qualifier
  • Eagle Scout member
Personal
  • Son of Robert and Marisa McCoy
  • Has one sister, Caroline
  • Double-majoring in computer science and data science with a minor in math

News Mentions

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Langley, Stewart place fifth to lead Simpson at regionals

Shyler Langley and Zach Stewart took fifth place, Dylan McChesney added a seventh place finish, and the Simpson College wrestling team ended the...

February 26, 2022

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Storm come up empty in Dubuque

The Storm wrestling team dropped a pair of American Rivers Conference duals on Wednesday, falling 38-10 to No. 6 Loras and 37-12 to Dubuque.

February 16, 2022

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Storm wrestlers dominate in Lincoln

The Simpson College wrestling team posted a dominating 42-3 win over Nebraska Wesleyan in American Rivers Conference dual action on Saturday...

February 12, 2022

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Seniors shine in Simpson’s hard-fought battle with Central

Dylan McChesney, Jakob Slavin and Shyler Langley all won their Senior Night matches to lead the Simpson College wrestling team in a hard-fought...

February 10, 2022

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McChesney, Kinnison record pins in Simpson’s first A-R-C victory

Dylan McChesney and Colton Kinnison opened and closed the dual with pins and the Simpson College wrestling team posted its first win in American...

February 4, 2022

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Storm wrestling drops pair of A-R-C duals

After nearly a three-week hiatus, the Simpson College wrestling team returned to the mats to face Coe and Luther in a pair of American Rivers...

January 27, 2022

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Simpson wrestling picks up three dual wins

The Simpson College wrestling team wrapped up the 2021 portion of their schedule with three dominating wins at the Prairie Wolf Duals on Saturday.

December 18, 2021

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Simpson grapplers compete in Storm Lake

The Simpson College wrestling team had six wrestlers earn top-3 finishes at the Buena Vista Open on Saturday.

December 11, 2021

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Simpson defeats Vikings in close road battle

The Simpson College wrestling team picked up its second dual win of the season on Thursday night as the Storm defeated Augustana 20-19 thanks to...

December 2, 2021

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Storm wrestling closes November slate at Coe Invite

The Simpson College wrestling team was led by a quartet of third-place finishes at the Coe College Invite on Saturday.

November 20, 2021

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Martinez’s runner-up finish paces Simpson at Grand View Open

The Simpson College wrestling team was one of 41 teams to compete at the Grand View Open on Saturday. The Storm sent 16 wrestlers to the tournamen...

November 13, 2021

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Simpson drops conference opener to No. 1 Wartburg

The Simpson College wrestling team opened up the 2021-22 conference season with a 41-3 loss against top-ranked Wartburg on Wednesday evening.

November 10, 2021

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Simpson led by eight placewinners at Luther Hill Invite

Highlighted by runner-up finishes from Dylan McChesney, Zach Stewart, Nathan Keating and Andrew Wolff, the Simpson College wrestling team...

November 6, 2021

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Storm drop season-opening dual to Cornell

The Simpson College wrestling team opened the 2021-22 season with a 30-18 loss to Cornell on the road.

November 4, 2021