Payton Thomas

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Moore, Okla.
High School:
Moore
Prev School:
Navy
Position:
197

1x NCAA Championships Qualifier

2025-26 - Navy

Went 9-8 overall and 1-2 in dual action

2024-25 - Navy

Navy’s starter at 197 pounds … Finished the season with a 12-13 overall record and 3-6 in dual competitions … Debuted against 14th-ranked Mac Stout in the dual meet against No. 25 Pittsburgh but dropped a close match, 11-5 … Earned his first collegiate victory in the dual meet against Drexel when he pinned Ethan Wilson in the second period … Placed third in his weight class at the Navy Classic going 2-1 overall in the tournament … Represented Navy at the EIWA Championship where he went 3-2 overall including a victory over Cayden Davis (10-6) to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship … Entered the championship as the 28th-seeded wrestler at 197 pounds.

Career Record

Year	Overall	Dual	Conference	Falls	TF	MD	Big Ten	NCAA
2024-25	12-13	3-6	1-2	1	1	2	--	DNP
2025-26	9-8	2-1	--	2	1	2	--	--
Career	21-21	5-7	1-2	3	2	4

High School

A 2023 graduate of Moore High School in Moore, Okla. … Earned four varsity letters in wrestling … Went 32-0 in his senior year … Class 6A Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) state champion at 190-pounds … Earned OSSAA All-State recognition his senior year … A two-time OSSAA conference champion his junior and senior year … Was the No. 8-ranked 195-pounder in the country coming out of high school in the Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine (WIN) rankings … Member of the National Honor Society and the Native American Club … Spent the 2023-24 academic year at the Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS).