Nazar Kulchytskyy
Personal information
Full nameNazari Kulchytskyy
NationalityUkrainian
American
Born (1992-06-03) June 3, 1992 (age 32)
Sosnivka, Ukraine
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Folkstyle
College teamWisconsin–Oshkosh Titans
ClubTeam Nazar Training Center
Titan Mercury WC
Minnesota Storm WC (MN RTC)
Coached byRoyce Alger
Efrain Ayala
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Clubs Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kharkiv Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tehran Team
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima 74 kg
US Open Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Las Vegas 70 kg
Representing  Ukraine
Cadet European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Daugavpils 54 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing UW Oshkosh Titans
NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 La Crosse 157 lb
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cedar Rapids 165 lb
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cedar Rapids 157 lb

Nazar Kulchytskyy (Ukrainian: Назар Кульчицький, romanized: Nazar Kulchytski; born June 3, 1992) is a Ukrainian-American retired freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, who currently coaches at Team Nazar Training Center. In Ukraine, he was a five-time age-group National champion and a European age-group medalist. Since arriving to the United States, he captured Pan American runner-up honors, three Dave Schultz Memorial medals and a Cerro Pelado International gold medal. As a collegiate wrestler, Kulchytskyy was a three-time NCAA Division III champion out of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

Early life

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Kulchytzkyy was born in Sosnivka, Ukraine. He started training in freestyle when he was seven years old and always had to wrestle older kids as those were the tournaments he qualified for. When he was twelve years old, he moved to Odesa with his coach to attend school and follow a strict training program. Since then, he had tremendous success in the Ukrainian circuit, with five National titles as a cadet and a bronze medal at the Cadet European Championships of 2008, same year in which he and other members of his family were granted the green card visa they had been looking for since years back to immigrate to the United States.[1]

University

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After his senior year of high school, in which he did not compete as he was considered a professional due to his accomplishments, Kulchytzkyy attended a Division III college in University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh.

He's the most accomplished wrestler in the history of the Titans, having won three Division III National titles and earning NCAA Division III Wrestler of the Year honors twice. Despite his initial wish of transferring to a Division I university, he refused to transfer as a junior and graduated with a 143–5 record, with only one loss to a DIII athlete.[1][2]

Freestyle

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Youth

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Won a bronze medal for Ukraine at the Cadet European Championships and was a multiple time National champion there. He also won a FILA USA National championship as a junior, where he defeated future three-time NCAA DI champion Alex Dieringer.

Senior

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In 2014, Kulchytskyy was granted a US citizenship and was able to compete at the 15' US World Team Trials Challenge tournament after winning the Northeastern Regionals.[3][4] He went 2–2 at the tournament and did not qualify for the best-of-three. In 2017, he won a Cerro Pelado International gold medal and became the US Open runner-up, qualifying for the 17' US World Team Trials. At the trials, he lost to Jim Kennedy in the finals and then to Jason Nolf in the true-third match.

At the 16' and 17' Dave Schultz Memorial International, Kulchytskyy recorded bronze medals. In November 2017, he became runner-up of the Henri Deglane Challenge and helped Team USA reach the same honors as a team at the Clubs World Cup, where he had already competed last year and had reached first place with the Team. Since then, he has won a silver medal at the 18' Pan American Championships and bronze medals at the 19' Bill Farrell Memorial and the 20' Granma and Cerro Pelado.[5][6]

On June 28, 2020, Kulchytskyy competed at Rumble on the Rooftop.[7] He won his match by technical fall and subsequently retired from the sport to focus on coaching.[8]

He holds notable victories over:

NCAA DI champions: Mekhi Lewis, Jayson Ness (twice), Derek St. John.

NCAA DI All-Americans: Dylan Ness (four-time, two-time finalist - twice), Tyler Berger (three-time, finalist), Alec Pantaleo (three-time - twice), Evan Wick (three-time), Dan Vallimont (two-time, finalist), Dave Habat (two-time, finalist - twice), Chad Walsh (two-time), Chase Pami (two-time), Hunter Stieber (two-time), Ganbayar Sanjaa (two-time), Kevin LeValley (two-time), Adam Hall (two-time), Joey Lavalle (one-time, finalist) Rick Durso, Nick Dardanes (twice), Max Thomsen, Thomas Gantt (thrice), Michael DePalma, Anthony Collica.

Coaching career

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In July 2020, Kulchytskyy opened up a wrestling facility in Stoughton, Wisconsin, called Team Nazar Training Center.[9][10]

Freestyle record

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Senior Freestyle Matches Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location Win 70-29 Danny Braunagel TF 10-0 June 28, 2020 2020 Rumble on the Rooftop Chicago, Illinois 2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 74 kg Win 69-29 Dan Vallimont 5-0 February 9–17, 2020 2020 Granma y Cerro Pelado Havana, Cuba Loss 68-29 Franklin Marén 2-3 Win 68-28 Jorge Despaigne 6-0 2019 US Nationals 6th at 74kg Loss 67-28 Anthony Valencia TF 1-11 December 20–22, 2019 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier Fort Worth, Texas Loss 67-27 Evan Wick 2-4 Loss 67-26 Logan Massa 6-15 Win 67-25 Alec Pantaleo TF 14-3 Win 66-25 Joey Lavallee 3-2 Win 65-25 Chad Walsh TF 11-0 Win 64-25 Jake Keating TF 10-0 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial at 74kg Win 63-25 Mekhi Lewis 9-3 November 15–16, 2019 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open New York City, New York Win 62-25 Tyler Berger 6-2 Loss 61-25 Isaiah Martinez 5-12 Win 61-24 Dylan Ness 6-1 Win 60-24 Rob Mathers Fall 2019 US World Team Trials at 70 kg Loss 59-24 Mario Mason 1-5 May 17–19, 2019 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Raleigh, North Carolina Loss 59-23 Brandon Sorensen 1-5 2019 US Open 6th at 70 kg Win 59-22 Anthony Collica TF 10-0 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open Championships Las Vegas, Nevada Win 58-22 Elroy Perkin 12-10 Loss 57-22 Jason Nolf TF 2-13 Win 57-21 Destin McCauley TF 12-1 Win 56-21 Renaldo Rodriguez Spencer 6-5 2018 Pan American Championships at 74kg Loss 55-21 Liván López 1-6 May 3–6, 2018 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships Lima, Perú Win 55-20 Carlos Romero TF 10-0 Win 54-20 Jorge Llano TF 11-0 2018 US World Team Trials at 74 kg Loss 53-20 Isaiah Martinez TF 2-13 May 18–20, 2018 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge Rochester, Minnesota Loss 53-19 Isaiah Martinez TF 2-13 Win 53-18 Thomas Gantt 5-3 Win 52-18 Evan Wick Fall 2018 International Ukrainian Tournament 14th at 70 kg Loss 51-18 Konstantin Vlasov 0-3 February 23–25, 2018 2018 Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial Kyiv, Ukraine Win 51-17 Bulat Ataev 6-1 2017 World Clubs Cup as TMWC Win 50-17 Hossein Elyasi 5-4 December 7–8, 2017 2017 World Wrestling Clubs Cup Tehran, Iran Win 49-17 Boldkhuu Batsukh 10-2 Win 48-17 Persiyan Mihov 9-2 Win 47-17 Veer Dev Gulia TF 10-0 Win 46-17 Guseyn Ruslanzada TF 10-0 2017 Henri Deglane Challenge at 74 kg Loss 45-17 Johnny Bur 2-4 November 24–25, 2017 2017 Henri Deglane Challenge Nice, France Win 45-16 Salvatore Diana TF 10-0 2017 Dave Schultz M. Invitational at 74 kg Win 44-16 Rasul Dzhukayev 5-2 November 1–4, 2017 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial Invitational Colorado Springs, Colorado Win 43-16 Dylan Ness TF 12-0 2017 US World Team Trials 4th at 70 kg Loss 42-16 Jason Nolf 2-7 June 9–10, 2017 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Lincoln, Nebraska Loss 42-15 Jimmy Kennedy 0-7 Win 42-14 Chase Pami 4-3 Win 41-14 Thomas Gantt 10-7 2017 US Open at 70 kg Loss 40-14 James Green 1-4 April 26–29, 2017 2017 US Open Championships Las Vegas, Nevada Win 40-13 Alec Pantaleo TF 10-0 Win 39-13 Hunter Stieber TF 10-0 Win 38-13 Tommy Pawelski TF 10-0 Win 37-13 Levi Calhoun TF 10-0 2017 Cerro Pelado International at 70 kg Win 36-13 Ernesto Sanchez TF 11-1 February 17–23, 2017 2017 Cerro Pelado International Havana, Cuba Win 35-13 Michael DePalma Fall Win 34-13 Serguei Randon TF 10-0 2017 Dave Schultz M. International at 70 kg Win 33-13 Michael DePalma Fall January 31-February 3, 2017 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial International Colorado Springs, Colorado Win 32-13 Thomas Gantt TF 11-0 Loss 31-13 Jordan Oliver 2-7 Win 31-12 Robert Zyko TF 10-0 2016 World Clubs Cup as TMWC Win 30-12 Atsamaz Sanakoev 6-2 November 30-December 1, 2016 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup Kharkiv, Ukraine Loss 29-12 Semen Radulov 0-5 Loss 29-11 Aleksander Jatchvadze 1-3 Win 29-10 Vasil Mikhailov 10-5 2016 US Last Chance OTT at 65 kg Loss 28-10 Bernard Futrell 2-8 April 1–4, 2016 2016 US Last Chance Olympic Team Trials Qualifier Cedar Falls, Iowa Win 28-9 Nick Dardanes 4-3 Win 27-9 Max Thomsen 8-3 Win 26-9 John Meeks 10-2 2016 Dave Schultz M. International at 65 kg Win 25-9 Dave Habat TF 10-0 January 28–30, 2016 2016 Dave Schultz Memorial International Colorado Springs, Colorado Win 24-9 Nick Dardanes TF 12-0 Loss 23-9 Bernard Futrell 1-4 Win 23-8 Dave Habat TF 11-0 2015 US Nationals at 65 kg Loss 22-8 Frank Molinaro 7-16 December 17–19, 2015 2015 Senior Nationals & Trials Qualifier Las Vegas, Nevada Win 22-7 Jayson Ness 13-4 Loss 21-7 Bernard Futrell TF 0-12 Win 21-6 Marcus Cobbs TF 10-0 2015 Henri Deglane Challenge at 65 kg Win 20-6 George Bucur 8-6 November 27–28, 2015 2015 Henri Deglane Challenge Nice, France Win 19-6 Maxime Fiquet 8-7 Win 18-6 Lázaro Carbonell TF 13-2 Win 17-6 Ali Samiei Paghaleh TF 10-0 2015 Bill Farrell International Open at 65 kg Loss 16-6 Aaron Pico 2-8 November 5–7, 2015 2015 Bill Farrell International Open New York City Win 16-5 Mario Mason 9-5 Loss 15-5 Jordan Oliver 2-5 Win 15-4 Jayson Ness 9-2 Win 14-4 Isiah DeGuzman TF 10-0 2015 US World Team Trials 5th at 70 kg Loss 13-4 Kevin LeValley 3-5 June 12–14, 2015 2015 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament Madison, Wisconsin Win 13-3 Derek St. John TF 10-0 Win 12-3 Adam Hall TF 10-0 Loss 11-3 James Green 7-9 2015 Phil Portuese NE Regional at 70 kg Win 11-2 Rick Durso 5-0 May 1–3, 2015 2015 Phil Portuese Northeastern Regionals East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Win 10-2 Fox Baldwin TF 12-2 Win 9-2 Connor Lapresi TF 10-0 Win 8-2 Michael Mitchell TF 10-0 Win 7-2 Carlos Rodriguez Fall 2015 Dave Schultz M. International 4th at 70 kg Loss 6-2 Kevin LeValley 3-5 January 28–31, 2015 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International Colorado Springs, Colorado Win 6-1 Nobuyoshi Takojima 9-2 Loss 5-1 Dustin Schlatter TF 0-10 Win 5-0 Vladyslav Dombrovskiy 7-4 Win 4-0 Ganbayar Sanjaa 10-9 2014 Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup at 70 kg Win 3-0 Michael Mitchell Fall December 18–20, 2014 2014 Minnesota Storm Holiday Cup Rochester, Minnesota Win 2-0 Joe Carr Fall Win 1-0 Kevin LeValley 5-4

NCAA record

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NCAA Division III Championships Matches Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event 2014 NCAA (DIII) Championships at 157 lbs Win 12-0 Dimitri Boyer Fall March 15, 2014 2014 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Win 11-0 Reece Lefever 3-2 Win 10-0 Brett Yonkovic 5-3 Win 9-0 Josh Etzel 10-5 2013 NCAA (DIII) Championships at 165 lbs Win 8-0 John Darling 5-3 March 21, 2013 2013 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Win 7-0 Joey Favia 7-2 Win 6-0 Owen Vernon 7-6 Win 5-0 Garrett Bonte SV-1 5-3 2012 NCAA (DIII) Championships at 157 lbs Win 4-0 Orlando Ponce 10-9 March 10, 2012 2012 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Win 3-0 John Darling MD 14-5 Win 2-0 Cole Welter 8-5 Win 1-0 Troy Sterling 5-2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nazar Kulchytskyy — Beyond Classroom Walls". www.uwosh.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ^ "Ukraine native Nazar Kulchytskyy on the rise and seeking spot on U.S. men's freestyle World Team". Team USA. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Final U.S. World Team Trials Qualifiers update, as of May 25, 2015". Team USA. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dake, Manville among Senior champions at Northeast Regionals in Pennsylvania". Team USA. May 4, 2015. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ukraine native Nazar Kulchytskyy on the rise and seeking spot on U.S. men's freestyle World Team". Team USA. December 22, 2017. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018.
  6. ^ "Nazari Kulchytskyy (USA) at United World Wrestling". United World Wrestling. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Strong matchups of Senior stars set for Rumble on the Rooftop in Chicago, June 28th". Team USA. June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on June 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Rumble on the Rooftop: Wrestling makes triumphant return". InterMat. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  9. ^ "Team Nazar Training Center on Instagram: "I'd like to announce my next big journey, Team Nazar Training Center!! Our official website is LIVE and it's 🔥 If you like to find out…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  10. ^ "Team Nazar Training Center | Wrestling Club in Wisconsin". teamnazar.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
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