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2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Cade Lautt

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Olathe, Kan.
  • High School St. James Academy
  • Position 197

Biography

2024-25 (At UNC)

Competed at 197 pounds and heavyweight during fifth season as a Tar Heel • Earned 13 victories during the season • Began the campaign with two major decisions at the Southeast Open (11/2) • Collected first dual victory by major decision against Drexel's Ethan Wilson (11/9) • Earned a technical fall versus Ohio State and Lock Haven at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Nashville (12/21) • Had four victories at Southern Scuffle (1/4-1/5) • Collected back-to-back ACC dual wins against Kwasi Bonsu of Duke (1/17) and No. 26 Christian Knop of NC State (1/31) • Earned a decision over Virginia's Steven Burrell to conclude the regular season (2/14) • Represented the Tar Heels at the 2025 ACC Championships at Duke (3/9) • Earned one win over NC State's Christian Knop at the conference tournament • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team 


2023-24 (At UNC)

Competed at heavyweight during fourth season in Chapel Hill • Collected 11 victories throughout the year • Made season debut with a technical fall and decision at WrangleMania (11/11) • Won by decision at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/1) • Collected a second period fall over Morgan State's Tyler Stewart (12/16) • Had a decision and fall at Soldier Salute (12/29) • Won three-straight dual matches against Penn (1/12), Brown (1/13) and Harvard (1/13) • Defeated Pitt's Geoff Magin by major decision for first career ACC win (2/9) • Represented the Tar Heels at the ACC Championships (3/10) • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll


2022-23 (At UNC)

Competed at 197 pounds during third season in Chapel Hill • Collected seven victories throughout the season • Made season debut at the F&M Open (1/6) • Secured four wins at 197 pounds at the F&M Open • Made college dual debut against Cole Urbas of Penn (1/7) • Claimed a major decision over Brown's Lear Quinton (1/14) • Added a technical fall and decision at the Appalachian State Open (1/28) • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll


2021-22 (At UNC)

Finished 12-5 overall for the Tar Heels at 197 pounds • Competed at the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open, collecting two wins • Went 5-0 to take the 197 title at the Life U Open • Earned a third-place finish at the Appalachian Open • Used two technical falls and a major decision to earn the 197 title at the Newberry Open • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll


2020-21 (At UNC)

Competed in one match

Career Record

Year Overall Dual Conference Falls TF MD Big Ten NCAA
2020-21 0-1 -- -- 0 0 0 -- --
2021-22* 13-5 -- -- 3 4 2 -- --
2022-23 7-4 1-3 0-2 0 1 2 -- --
2023-24 11-12 9-5 1-2 2 1 3 -- --
2024-25 16-12 6-6 3-2 0 5 4 -- --
Total 34-29 16-14 4-6 2 7 9

*Redshirt Season

Personal/Prep

Cade Mitchell Lautt is the son of Sheri Lautt and Jon Lautt • Born on December 5, 2001 in Olathe, Kansas • Wrestled for coach Mike Medina at St. James Academy • 2019 Kansas state champion • Four-time Kansas state placer • Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner for the state of Kansas • Two-time Fargo All-American • Captain of HS football team as an all-state linebacker • Posted a 166-30 high school record with a 42-1 senior year record • Brother, Clay, wrestled at UNC • High school GPA was a 4.0