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