Caylor Williams
Caylor Ryan Williams is an American former Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented the United States at the World Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling at 96 kg in 2013, and 98 kg in 2014 and 2015.
High School
Williams attended Palm Bay High School in Melbourne, Florida. His senior year, he posted a 50–0 record and won the 2009 Florida 3A 189-pound state championship. Williams also finished third at the state championships his junior year.College
He wrestled collegiately at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Williams redshirt freshman year, he won the SoCon championship at 197-pounds, qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I Championships and also earned Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors. Three days before the NCAA championships, it was announced that UNC Greensboro was dropping their wrestling program. Instead of transferring, Williams and a handful of his teammates stayed at the school, training in Greco-Roman wrestling for the YES Wrestling Club, under former UNC Greensboro head coach, Jason Loukides, who was a past U.S. World Team member in Greco-Roman.Senior level
Williams latter became an E-4 with the Colorado Army National Guard, where he trained with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, following his graduation from UNC Greensboro.He made his first U.S. World Team in Greco-Roman in 2013 at 96 kg. Williams would also win the U.S. World Team spot in Greco-Roman at 98 kg in 2014 and 2015. Williams finished runner-up at the 2016 Olympic Trials at 98 kg, losing to Joe Rau.
Other Greco-Roman wrestling accomplishments for Williams include being a bronze medalist at the Pan American Championships in 2013 and 2015.