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| Fullname: | Silas Allred |
| Birth Date: | May 28, 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Anderson, Indiana, U.S. |
| Father: | Eric Allred |
| Mother: | Dana Ellis |
| Height: | 6ft 0in |
| Weight: | 197lb |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Weight Class: | 197lb |
| Event: | Folkstyle and Freestyle |
| Collegeteam: | Nebraska |
| Club: | Sunkist Kids WC |
| Coach: | Mark Manning |
| Medaltemplates: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Updated: | January 7, 2024 |
Silas Allred (born May 28, 2002) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who competes at 197 pounds for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He is a two-time Indiana state champion and a Big Ten champion.
Allred was born in Anderson, Indiana and attended Shenandoah High School in Middletown, Indiana. As a freshman ('16–'17), he finished fifth in the IHSAA Semi-State Tournament but would win the Indiana Frosh-Soph state title at 170 pounds. As a sophomore ('17–'18), Allred suffered an injury during the football season delaying the start of his wrestling season.[1] He also bumped up to the 182-pound weight class. He would finish fifth at the IHSAA State Finals but win the ISWA State Finals.[2] During the offseason, Allred wrestled at 195 pounds and would win the USAW Junior/Cadets Nationals and the Fargo National Championships. As a junior ('18–'19), Allred would win all 35 matches and become the first wrestler at Shenandoah to win an Indiana state title.[3] As a senior ('19–'20), he would finish another undefeated season with 39 wins, becoming a back-to-back state champion at 195 pounds.[4] Allred finished his high school career with a total record of 146 wins and two losses (44–1, 28–1, 35–0, 39–0). He also ended his career with a 74-match winning streak. As of 2024, Allred has the most wins (146) and the most state titles (2) in Shenandoah history.
On National Signing Day in November 2019, Allred committed to Mark Manning and the Nebraska Cornhuskers as the No. 1 ranked 195-pounder and No. 2 ranked overall wrestler in the state of Indiana.[5] [6]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Allred's freshman season was postponed to 2021. Nebraska would wrestle in just six meets with nine total opponents.[7] Allred would make his collegiate debut as an extra on January 8 against Minnesota, losing by decision to Dylan Anderson.[8] A week later, Allred would wrestle as an extra again against Iowa, winning his first collegiate match facing Connor Corbin by major decision.[9] Allred finished his true freshman season 1–1, but due to the COVID-19 eligibility rules, he did not use up any of his eligibility and would be considered a freshman for the 2021–22 wrestling season.[10]
Allred was redshirted during the 2021–22 season. Allred would compile a 3–0 Division I record and a 7–0 overall record. In the 2021 Daktronics Open, Allred wrestled unattached. In the semifinals, Allred would end up pinning the eventual All-American, Yonger Bastida of Iowa State. He finished the day with another pin, winning his first career in-season tournament. Allred also competed unattached in the 2022 Hastings Open, where he won all three matches via falls and earned gold for the second time at an in-season tournament.
Allred was named the 197-pound starter before the 2022–23 season.[11] He made his dual-meet debut on November 4, 2022, beating NDSU's Owen Pentz in sudden victory, 4–2. In the 2022 Journeymen Collegiate Classic, Allred went 3–0, including a medical forfeit win in the finals.[12] Allred also helped Nebraska win the 2022 Navy Classic title with an individual championship.[13] On February 7, 2023, Allred was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week.[14] In Nebraska's final in-season competition, Allred finished in fifth place at the Cliff Keen Invitational after going 4–2.
He was awarded a first-round bye in the 2023 Big Ten Conference Championships as the No. 2 seed.[15] In the quarterfinals, Allred defeated Gavin Hoffman, 6–2.[16] Allred became the fifth Husker to qualify for the Big Ten finals after he defeated Zac Braunagel of Illinois, 4–3.[17] He would be matched up against No. 1 and former National champion, Max Dean. Allred was crowned the Big Ten champion after he scored a takedown in each of the three periods to defeat Dean, 6–3.[18]
Allred was given the No. 8 seed in the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.[19] Allred defeated Michael Battista, 13–7, in the first round. In the second round, he was matched up against Max Dean, whom he had beaten in the Big Ten finals. Allred would win his match against Dean, 7–2.[20] Allred was handed his first career postseason loss after matching up against No. 1 seeded, Nino Bonaccorsi. The bout ended in a 5–3 decision.[21] Allred's season would end in a consolation loss in the Blood Round to Jacob Warner, 1–0.[22] Allred finished the season with a combined 28–7 record.
In 2016, Allred began his freestyle wrestling career when he won the triple crown at the ISWA State Finals as a 175-pound schoolboy and then repeated as a 170-pound cadet in 2017.[23] He also won both the Warren Central Freestyle and Greco Open and the Grizzly Ironman in 2016.[24] [25] [26] In 2017, he also won the Apache Freestyle and Greco Open.[27] [28]
After his sophomore year of high school, Allred returned to wrestling freestyle events when he won gold at the 2019 FloNationals Pan American Team Trials as a 92 kg cadet while also earning bronze at the 2019 UWW Cadet World Team Trials.[29]
In 2022, Allred began competing in junior-level competitions. He won silver at the 2022 US Open and was runner-up in the World Team Trials the same year.
Allred made his senior debut when he competed in the 2020 US Senior Nationals.[30] He would lose to Scottie Boykin by a score of 14–3 and to Nick Reenan by a score of 20–14.
In 2023, Allred returned to the senior level competing in the 2023 US Open National Championships.[31] He would win his first senior match when he beat Morgan Smith by decision, 8–2. Allred finished the competition in fourth place, losing the third-place match to Timothy Dudley.[32] Allred would also compete in the 2023 US U23 Nationals.[33] After three straight wins via tech falls against Kael Wisler, Kalob Runyon, and Evan Bockman, Allred would be sent the consolation bracket by Luke Surber. Allred then forfeited out of the rest of the tournament to finish in sixth place.[34]
! colspan="7"| Senior & U23 Freestyle Matches|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score! Date! Event! Location|-! style=background:white colspan="7"| |-| Loss| | align=left| 
Martin Cosgrove| style="font-size:88%"| FF| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="6"| June 2–4, 2023| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="6"| 2023 US U23 Nationals – US World Team Trials| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan="6"| Geneva, Ohio|-| Loss| | align=left| Nicholas Willham| style="font-size:88%"| FF|-| Loss| 7–5| align=left| Luke Surber| style="font-size:88%"| TF 0–10|-| Win| 7–4| align=left| Evan Bockman| style="font-size:88%"| TF 12–2|-| Win| 6–4| align=left| Kalob Runyon| style="font-size:88%"| TF 10–0|-| Win| 5–4| align=left| Kael Wisler| style="font-size:88%"| TF 10–0|-! style=background:white colspan="7"| |-| Loss| 4–4| align=left| Timothy Dudley| style="font-size:88%"| 6–10| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="6"| April 26–30, 2023| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="6"| 2023 US Open National Championships| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan="6"| Las Vegas, Nevada|-| Win| 4–3| align=left| Samuel Mitchell| style="font-size:88%"| 10–7|-| Win| 3–3| align=left| Malik McDonald| style="font-size:88%"| TF 13–2|-| Win| 2–3| align=left| Kash Anderson| style="font-size:88%"| TF 14–4|-| Loss| 1–3| align=left| Isaac Trumble| style="font-size:88%"| TF 0–10|-| Win| 1–2| align=left| Morgan Smith| style="font-size:88%"| 8–2|-! style=background:white colspan=7 | |-| Loss| 0–2| align=left| Nick Reenan| style="font-size:88%"| 14–20| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="2"| October 9–11, 2020| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="2"| 2020 US Senior Nationals| style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan="2"| Coralville, Iowa|-| Loss| 0–1| align=left| Scottie Boykin| style="font-size:88%"| TF 3–14
! colspan="8"| NCAA Division I Record|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score! Date! Event|-| | –| align=left| | style="font-size:88%"| –| style="font-size:88%"| | style="font-size:88%"| |-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2024–2025 Season (junior year)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2023–2024 Season (sophomore year)|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2024 NCAA Championships DNP at 197 lbs|-| Loss| 55–16| align=left| Jacob Cardenas| style="font-size:88%"| 2–5| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="4"| March 21–23, 2024| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="4"| 2024 NCAA Division I National Championships|-| Loss| 55–15| align=left| Trent Hidlay| style="font-size:88%"| MD 3–11|-| Win| 55–14| align=left| Andy Smith| style="font-size:88%"| 4–2|-| Win| 54–14| align=left| Luke Geog| style="font-size:88%"| 10–3|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2024 Big Ten Conference at 197 lbs|-| Win| 53–14| align=left| Jaxon Smith| style="font-size:88%"| 10–3| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="5"| March 9–10, 2024| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="5"| 2024 Big Ten Conference Championships|-| Win| 52–14| align=left| Luke Geog| style="font-size:88%"| INJ|-| Loss| 51–14| align=left| Aaron Brooks| style="font-size:88%"| MD 2–14|-| Win| 51–13| align=left| Garrett Joles| style="font-size:88%"| 5–4|-| Win| 50–13| align=left| Bobby Striggow| style="font-size:88%"| TF 19–4|-| Win| 49–13| align=left| Jacob Meissner| style="font-size:88%"| TF 21–6| style="font-size:88%"| February 25, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Arizona State Dual|-| Loss| 48–13| align=left| Aaron Brooks| style="font-size:88%"| MD 4–17| style="font-size:88%"| February 18, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Penn State Dual|-| Win| 48–12| align=left| Bobby Striggow| style="font-size:88%"| MD 14–2| style="font-size:88%"| February 9, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Michigan - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 47–12| align=left| Chase Waggoner| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%"| February 4, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Illinois - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 46–12| align=left| Joshua Otto| style="font-size:88%"| TF 19–4| style="font-size:88%"| January 28, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Wisconsin Dual|-| Win| 45–12| align=left| Evan Bates| style="font-size:88%"| TF 19–4| style="font-size:88%"| January 26, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Northwestern Dual|-| Win| 44–12| align=left| Ben Vanadia| style="font-size:88%"| TF 19–4| style="font-size:88%"| January 21, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Purdue - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 43–12| align=left| Garrett Joles| style="font-size:88%"| SV–1 4–1| style="font-size:88%"| January 19, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Minnesota Dual|-| Loss| 42–12| align=left| Zach Glazier| style="font-size:88%"| MD 2–11| style="font-size:88%"| January 12, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Iowa - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 42–11| align=left| Wyatt Voelker| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%" rowspan="2"| January 6, 2024| style="font-size:88%"| Northern Iowa - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 41–11| align=left| Joey Novak| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%"| Wyoming - Nebraska Dual|-| Loss| | align=left| Luke Rasmussen| style="font-size:88%"| MFOR| style="font-size:88%"| December 16, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| South Dakota State - Nebraska Dual|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational 5th at 197 lbs|-| Win| 40–11| align=left| Sonny Sasso| style="font-size:88%"| 8–5| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7| December 1, 2023| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7| 2023 Cliff Keen Invitational|-| Loss| 39–11| align=left| Tanner Sloan| style="font-size:88%"| MD 1–12|-| Win| 39–10| align=left| Joey Novak| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-| Win| 38–10| align=left| Wyatt Voelker| style="font-size:88%"| TF 19–3|-| Loss| 37–10| align=left| Jacob Cardenas| style="font-size:88%"| TF 1–17|-| Win| 37–9| align=left| Evan Bates| style="font-size:88%"| MD 11–2|-| Win| 36–9| align=left| Jake Trovato| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2023 Navy Classic at 197 lbs|-| Loss| 35–9| align=left| Luke Stout| style="font-size:88%"| SV–1 1–4| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| November 18, 2023| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5| 2023 Navy Classic|-| Win| 35–8| align=left| Aidan Connor| style="font-size:88%"| 10–5|-| Win| 34–8| align=left| Logan Deacetis| style="font-size:88%"| TF 18–1|-| Win| 33–8| align=left| Garrett Henigin| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-| Win| 32–8| align=left| Patrick Brophy| style="font-size:88%"| MD 17–4|-| Win| 31–8| align=left| Levi Hopkins| style="font-size:88%"| 11–6| style="font-size:88%"| November 10, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Campbell - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 30–8| align=left| Spencer Mooberry| style="font-size:88%"| TF 20–4| style="font-size:88%"| November 4, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - North Dakota State Dual|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2023–2024 Season (sophomore year)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2022–2023 Season (freshman extra-year)|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2023 NCAA Championships DNP at 197 lbs|-| Loss| 29–8| align=left| Jacob Warner| style="font-size:88%"| 0–1| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4| March 16–18, 2023| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4| 2023 NCAA Division I National Championships|-| Loss| 29–7| align=left| Nino Bonaccorsi| style="font-size:88%"| 3–5|-| Win| 29–6| align=left| Max Dean| style="font-size:88%"| 7–2|-| Win| 28–6| align=left| Michael Battista| style="font-size:88%"| 13–7|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2023 Big Ten Conference at 197 lbs|-| Win| 27–6| align=left| Max Dean| style="font-size:88%"| 6–3| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3| March 4–5, 2023| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3| 2023 Big Ten Conference Championships|-| Win| 26–6| align=left| Gavin Hoffman | style="font-size:88%"| 6–2|-| Win| 25–6| align=left| Zac Braunagel| style="font-size:88%"| 4–3|-| Win| 24–6| align=left| Josh Nummer| style="font-size:88%"| TF 27–10| style="font-size:88%"| February 19, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Arizona State - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 23–6| align=left| Billy Janzer| style="font-size:88%"| 6–0| style="font-size:88%"| February 12, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Rutgers - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 22–6| align=left| Luke Geog| style="font-size:88%"| MD 10–2| style="font-size:88%"| February 10, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Ohio State Dual|-| Win| 21–6| align=left| Hayden Filipovich| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%"| February 4, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Purdue Dual|-| Win| 20–6| align=left| Zac Braunagel| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%"| February 3, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Illinois Dual|-| Win| 19–6| align=left| Braxton Amos| style="font-size:88%"| 7–2| style="font-size:88%"| January 29, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Wisconsin - Nebraska Dual|-| Loss| 18–6| align=left| Jacob Warner| style="font-size:88%"| 2–3| style="font-size:88%"| January 20, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Iowa Dual|-| Win| 18–5| align=left| Andrew Davison| style="font-size:88%"| MD 10–2| style="font-size:88%"| January 15, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Northwestern - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 17–5| align=left| Michial Foy| style="font-size:88%"| 6–4| style="font-size:88%"| January 13, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Minnesota - Nebraska Dual|-| Win| 16–5| align=left| Samuel Mora| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2| January 7, 2023| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Gardner-Webb Dual|-| Win| 15–5| align=left| Levi Hopkins| style="font-size:88%"| 8–3| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Campbell Dual|-| Loss| 14–5| align=left| Tanner Sloan| style="font-size:88%"| MD 0–12| style="font-size:88%"| December 18, 2022| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - San Dakota State Dual|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2022 Cliff Keen Invitational 5th at 197 lbs|-| Loss| 14–4| align=left| Isaac Trumble| style="font-size:88%"| 1–6| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6| December 2, 2022| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6| 2022 Cliff Keen Invitational|-| Win| 14–3| align=left| Gavin Hoffman| style="font-size:88%"| 5–2|-| Loss| 13–3| align=left| Tanner Sloan| style="font-size:88%"| 5–12|-| Win| | align=left| Andy Smith| style="font-size:88%"| MFOR|-| Win| 13–2| align=left| Carson Brewer| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-| Win| 12–2| align=left| Nolan Springer| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2022 Navy Classic at 197 lbs|-| Win| 11–2| align=left| Jacob Lucas| style="font-size:88%"| MD 14–4| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4| November 19, 2022| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4| 2022 Navy Classic|-| Win| 10–2| align=left| Jacob Koser| style="font-size:88%"| 9–4|-| Win| 9–2| align=left| Jacob Lee| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-| Win| 8–2| align=left| Mark Chaid| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2022 Journeymen Classic at 197 lbs|-| Win| | align=left| Trey Rogers| style="font-size:88%"| MFOR| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3| November 13, 2022| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3| 2022 Journeymen Collegiate Classic|-| Win| 7–2| align=left| Danny Lawrence| style="font-size:88%"| MD 12–2|-| Win| | align=left| Jonathon Fagen| style="font-size:88%"| MFOR|-| Loss| 6–2| align=left| Isaac Trumble| style="font-size:88%"| 2–9| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2| November 12, 2022| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - North Carolina State Dual|-| Win| 6–1| align=left| Kyle Swartz| style="font-size:88%"| MD 16–5| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Army Dual|-| Win| 5–1| align=left| Owen Pentz| style="font-size:88%"| SV–1 4–2| style="font-size:88%"| November 4, 2022| style="font-size:88%"| North Dakota State - Nebraska Dual|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2022–2023 Season (freshman extra-year)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2021–2022 Season (freshman extra-year)|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2022 Hastings Open at 197 lbs|-| Win| | align=left| Jose Sanchez| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4| January 8, 2022| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4| 2022 Hastings Open|-| Win| | align=left| Garavous Kouekabakilaho| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-| Win| | align=left| Mitchell Peabody| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-| Win| | align=left| Daniel Bishop| style="font-size:88%"| MFOR|-! style=background:white colspan="6"| 2021 Daktronics Open at 197 lbs|-| Win| 4–1| align=left| Nic Casperson| style="font-size:88%"| Fall| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3| November 21, 2021| style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3| 2021 Daktronics Open|-| Win| 3–1| align=left| Yonger Bastida| style="font-size:88%"| Fall|-| Win| 2–1| align=left| Adam Ahrendson| style="font-size:88%"| TF 19–4|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2021–2022 Season (freshman extra-year)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| End of 2020–2021 Season (freshman year)|-| Win| 1–1| align=left| Connor Corbin| style="font-size:88%"| MD 12–2| style="font-size:88%"| January 15, 2021| style="font-size:88%"| Iowa - Nebraska Extra|-| Loss| 0–1| align=left| Dylan Anderson| style="font-size:88%"| 4–8| style="font-size:88%"| January 8, 2021| style="font-size:88%"| Nebraska - Minnesota Extra|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan="6"| Start of 2020–2021 Season (freshman year)|}
! Season! Year! School! Rank! Weigh Class! Record! Win! Bonus|-| 2025| Junior| rowspan="5"| University of Nebraska–Lincoln| – (–)| rowspan="5"| 197| 0–0| 0.00%| 0.00%|-| 2024| Sophomore| #10 (DNP)| 24–6| 80.00%| 60.00%|-| 2023| Freshman| #6 (DNP)| 25–7| 78.13%| 40.63%|-| 2022| Redshirt| #53 (DNQ)| 3–0| 100.00%| 100.00%|-| 2021| Covid RS| #80 (COVID)| 1–1 | 50.00%| 50.00%|-| colspan=5 bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"| Career| bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"| 53–14| bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"| 78.46%| bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"| 52.31%
Silas Allred was born to Eric Allred and Dana Ellis. Silas grew up with eight siblings – five sisters and three brothers.[35] After his freshman year at Nebraska, Silas married his longtime girlfriend, Jhade.