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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at C.B. Aycock High School as a senior for coach Brian Doyle … Prepped at Rosewood High School as a junior for coach Hal Kilpatrick … Tallied a perfect 120-0 mark across last two prep seasons … Shattered state victory record with 238 career wins … Captured both the region and state crowns … Named HighSchoolOT.com Wrestler of the Year as a senior … Earned all-America laurels as a junior … Competed at Fargo Nationals and participated in Cadet Greco World Team Trials … Also lettered in football for the Golden Falcons and the Eagles … Competed with Backyard Wrestling Club and Team Shutt organizations … Earned Team Shutt Career Accomplishment Award.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Patsy and Frank Ridgell … Has two older brothers, Timothy and Cameron, and two younger brothers, Gabe and Benny … Maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average at C.B. Aycock High School … Hobbies include playing basketball and video games, as well as weightlifting … Names his grandma as his hero … Favorite movie is Bad Boys II and his favorite sports team is the Pittsburgh Steelers … Favorite food is chicken wings … A criminal justice major at UNCP.