2018-19 Team USA ranking: No. 1 at 55 kg/ 121.3 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 10 (2004-07, 2008-10, 2011-15, 2018-2019)
Residence: Guthrie, Okla.
Club: Sunkist Kids WC
Personal Coaches: Michael Lightner
College: University of Oklahoma
Regional Training Center: Oklahoma City RTC/Aires 
High School: Pensacola Christian Academy, Fla. 
Born: March 4, 1983 in Adina, Minn. 
Height: 5-5

Career Highlights:
• Freestyle Olympian (2012)
• Two-time Freestyle Pan-American gold medalist (2016, 2012) … 
• University World Champion (2008)
• Four-time U.S. Open champion (2007, 2009, 2011 ,2014)
• Four-time NCAA All-American (2004-2007)

Achievements
2018: Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… Greco-Roman U.S. Open runner-up… 
2016: Freestyle Pan-American gold medalist… 
2015: Freestyle U.S. Nationals/Trials Qualifer runner-up… Fifth in freestyle Cerro Pelado International…
2014: Greco-Roman World Team Trials runner-up… Freestyle U.S. World Team Trials runner-up… Freestyle U.S. Open champion… Fifth in freestyle Grand Prix of Paris…
2013: Third in freestyle U.S. World Team Trials…
2012: Freestyle U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… Freestyle World Cup Team member (bronze)… Freestyle Pan-American Championships gold medalist… Third in freestyle Cerro Pelado International…
2011: Freestyle Hargobind International runner-up… Freestyle U.S. World Team Trials runner-up… Freestyle Pan-American Championships silver medalist… Freestyle U.S. Open champion… Freestyle Alexander Medved International runner-up… Third in Freestyle Cerro Pelado International… Fourth in freestyle at the Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2010: Freestyle Henri Deglane Challenge runner-up… Eighth in freestyle at the U.S. Open… Third in freestyle at the Cerro Pelado International…
2009: Third in Greco-Roman U.S. World Team Trials… Greco-Roman U.S. Nationals runner-up… Third in Greco-Roman Granma Cup (Cuba)… Greco-Roman Dave Schulz Memorial International runner-up… Greco-Roman Vehbe Emri Grand Prix runner-up… Third in freestyle at the New York AC International… Freestyle Hargobind International runner-up… Freestyle Sunkist Kids International Open champion…
2008: Greco-Roman Henri Deglane Challenge runner-up… Greco-Roman U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up… Fourth in Greco-Roman U.S. Nationals… Greco-Roman Hungary Grand Prix runner-up… Greco-Roman Dave Schultz Memorial International runner-up… 
2007: Greco-Roman Haparanda Cup champion… Third in Greco-Roman Vantaa Cup… Third in Greco-Roman New York AC Holiday International… Greco-Roman Sunkist Kids International Open champion… Freestyle Sunkist Kids International Open runner-up…Greco-Roman Pan American bronze-medalist… Greco-Roman U.S. Nationals champion… 
2006: Greco-Roman U.S. World Team Trials runner-up…Third in Greco-Roman U.S. Nationals.
2005: Greco-Roman U.S. World Team Trials runner-up… Greco-Roman U.S. Nationals champion.
2004: Third in Greco-Roman U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Third in Greco-Roman U.S. Nationals… Greco-Roman Central Regional Olympic Team Trials Qualifier champion.
2003: Sixth in Greco-Roman U.S. World Team Trials… Third in Greco-Roman U.S. Nationals… Greco-Roman Rocky Mountain Regional champion… Sixth in Greco-Roman Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2002: Fifth at Greco-Roman (Vegas) Nationals… Fourth atGreco-Roman U.S. World Team Trials...
College: Four-time All-American for University of Oklahoma, where he was coached by Jack Spates… NCAA runner-up (2007) … Third at NCAA (2004, 2005, 2006) ... Two-time Big 12 champion (2004, 2006) … Four-time Academic All-American (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)… Compiled a 132-10 record… Earned a degree in Communications… 
High School: Three-time FHSAA state champion (2000, 2001, 2002) ... recorded a perfect 140-0 record under his father and coach Dave Hazewinkel... three-time team captain…  Also lettered in track and field, and cross country… 
Age-Group Achievements: University Greco-Roman World champion (2008) …  … Two-time Junior Greco-Roman national champion (2001, 2002) … Junior Freestyle Fargo nationals runner-up (2001)… Third at Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials (2001) … 
Personal: Son of Dave and Susan Hazewinkel... Father, Dave, and uncle, Jim Hazewinkel, both competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games as members of the U.S. Greco-Roman team... Father was the first silver medal in Greco-Roman for the U.S… Father was also first to beat a Russian at the World Championships for U.S… Father was first to win U.S. Greco-Roman back-to-back World medals…Father is currently the head wrestling coach at Pensacola Christian College… Has three brothers, Jake, Zack and Zeke… He and his wife, Rachel, were married July 7, 2006… They have a son and daughter, Joshua and Ava…
Hobbies: Disc golf… playing any sport… 
Awards: U.S. Nationals Outstanding Wrestler (2007) … Junior Greco-Roman National Championships Outstanding Wrestler (2001) … 
Twitter: @SamtheHaze
Note: Only Father/Son Olympians in U.S. Wrestling History… Three Olympians in the family: Jim, Dave, and Sam…