USA · 65KG · Virginia Tech Hokie

BO BASSETT

MACHINE GUN MINDSET

One of the most decorated high school wrestlers of all time, Bo Bassett is making the move to Virginia Tech and the senior level. Follow along as history is chased.

What’s Next Get In The Room

MACHINE GUN MINDSET

170–0High School

CadetWorld Champion

U202026 World Team

97%HS Bonus Rate

U.S. OpenSenior Champ

Photos: Allie Grant

170–0★ CADET WORLD CHAMPION★ SENIOR U.S. OPEN CHAMPION★ U20 WORLD TEAM★ FIRST 4× SUPER 32 CHAMP★ 4× IRONMAN CHAMPION★ 8× PA STATE CHAMPION★ 4× PAN AM CHAMPION★ MACHINE GUN MINDSET★ 170–0★ CADET WORLD CHAMPION★ SENIOR U.S. OPEN CHAMPION★ U20 WORLD TEAM★ FIRST 4× SUPER 32 CHAMP★ 4× IRONMAN CHAMPION★ 8× PA STATE CHAMPION★ 4× PAN AM CHAMPION★ MACHINE GUN MINDSET★

What’s Next

The Road Ahead

Bo Bassett gets his hand raised after a win at the U.S. Open — Hand raised at the U.S. Open · Titan Mercury WC

Next on the mat · U20 World Championships

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Gold Medal

U20 Pan American Championships

July 9–11, 2026

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Champion. Bo went golden at 65 kg in Rio, teching Mexico’s Fernando Perez Pena 12–0 in the final for his fourth Pan-Am title.

See the results

Up Next

U20 World Championships

August 16–23, 2026

Bratislava, Slovakia

Bo returns to the U20 World stage at 65 kg, out to upgrade his 2024 World bronze to gold. His 65 kg opens Friday, August 21 with qualifying at 10 a.m. and semis that evening, then the medal finals Saturday, August 22.

Postponed

Final X

New date TBA

Location TBD

A Senior World Team spot at 65 kg: a best-of-three wrestle-off vs. Real Woods. Postponed at Real’s request; a new date and venue will be announced.

Read Real’s statement

Follow Bo for behind-the-scenes & the road to the mat

Limited Drop · Closes July 16

Machine Gun Mindset: Team Store

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Bo's official MGM team-store drop with RUDIS, open for a limited window only. Once it closes, it's gone, order now.

Custom team-store gear ships roughly 5–7 weeks after the store closes and is non-returnable.

170–0 · The undefeated era Photo: Knox Media

The Story

A high school careerthat broke therecord book.

Out of Windber, Pennsylvania, Bo Bassett turned the Bishop McCort singlet into a legend. He left high school undefeated in folkstyle, not close matches and lucky escapes, but a relentless campaign of bonus points and broken wills. 97% of his wins came by bonus.

He’s a Cadet World Champion and a U20 World bronze medalist, a three-time Pan Am champ who’s been beating grown men since he was a kid. In April 2026 he stormed both the U20 and the Senior brackets at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, going a combined 12–0 and walking out a Senior national champion.

Now he carries the Machine Gun Mindset to Blacksburg as an incoming Virginia Tech Hokie, and to the Senior World stage.

See the full resume

Faith

Bigger than
the sport.

“I wrestle for my faith, to represent that, to grow God’s kingdom throughout this process, and use my platform to give God all the glory.” Bo Bassett

It took a couple of years, but Bo found the way he wanted to lead, with his faith at the center. “With God at the center, you just have that joy,” he says. “Even in those big pressure moments, when most people are feeling it, I’m just overcome with that joy, knowing that God’s got it all planned out.”

Photo: Knox Media

By the Numbers · High School Career

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8× PA State Champion
First-ever 4× Super 32 Champion
4× Ironman Champion
3× Powerade Champion
4× Pan Am Champion
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Official Merch

Rep Bo and the Hokies.

Support Bo and Virginia Tech with gear from his partner RUDIS. Tap any item to shop it on RUDIS.

Bo Bassett Hokies Elite Super Soft Tee

$35 Shop on RUDIS

Hokies Wrestling Elite Super Soft Tee

$35 Shop on RUDIS

Virginia Tech Titan Heavyweight Crewneck

$80 Shop on RUDIS

More on the way, new merch drops here as it’s released by Bo’s partners, including RUDIS, his official apparel partner. Shop the full RUDIS collection →

The Resume