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Biography - Jon Jay Chavez, CA

2018-19 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 72 kg/ 158.7 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 3 (2017-19)
Residence: Ithaca, N.Y.
Club: New York Athletic Club
Personal Coaches: Rob Koll and Kyle Dake
College: Cornell University (2014-2020)
Regional Training Center:  New York RTC
High School: Centennial High School, Idaho (2012-2014), De La Salle, Calif (2010-2012)
Born: Feb. 9, 1996 in Santa Cruz, Calif. 
Height: 5-8

Career Highlights: 
• Three-time National Team member
• NCAA All-American (2018)
• Third at World Team Trials (2017)
• Third at Non-Olympic World Team Trials (2016)
• Cadet Greco-Roman World bronze medalist (2013)
• Three-time Greco-Roman World Team member (2013-2015)

2018: Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion… Sixth at U.S. Open…
2017: U.S. Open runner-up… U23 World Team Trials runner-up… University Greco-Roman Nationals runner-up… 
2016: U.S. Senior Nationals runner-up… Third at Non-Olympic Weight U.S. World Team Trials 
2014: First at FILA Greco Junior World Team Trials…
2013: Third at FILA Cadet Greco World Championships… First at FILA Cadet Greco Nationals… First at FILA Cadet Freestyle Nationals…
College: Seventh at 2018 NCAA Championships… coached by Rob Koll, Mike Grey, Gabe Dean, and Kyle Dake… majors in Business and minors in intended Philosophy… 
High School: Two-time IHSAA 5A State champion for Centennial HS under head coach Collin Robertson (2013, 2014) … Seventh at CIF State championship (2012) and qualified for CIF as a freshman (2011) for De La Salle HS under head coach Mark Halvorson… 
Age-group Achievements: Eighteenth at Junior Greco-Roman Worlds (2015) … Junior Greco-Roman Nationals champion (2015) … Fourth at Junior Freestyle Nationals (2015)… Fifteenth at Junior Greco-Roman Worlds (2014)… Two-time Junior Greco-Roman Fargo national champion (2013, 2014) … Junior Greco-Roman World Team Trials champion (2014)… Third at Junior Freestyle Nationals (Vegas) (2014)… Cadet Greco-Roman World bronze medalist (2013)… Tenth at Cadet Freestyle Worlds (2013)… Cadet Freestyle World Team Trials champion (2013)… Third at Cadet Freestyle World Team Trials (2013)… Third at Junior Greco-Roman nationals (Vegas) (2013)… Fourth at Junior Freestyle nationals (Vegas) (2013)… Cadet Greco-Roman Fargo national champion (2011)… 
Personal: Son of Elisa Frew and Robert Chavez… has a younger sister Kami and a younger brother, Jaron… started wrestling at 10 years old… 
Hobbies: hiking…meditating… studying philosophy… 
Awards: Junior Greco-Roman Fargo Nationals Most Outstanding Wrestler (2013)
Twitter: @jonjaychavez
Instagram: jonjaychavez