Naval Academy Athletics

• Bryant in 2016-17 (Fr.):  Finished his rookie campaign with a 1-7 mark, seeing action in three duals and two tournaments ... earned his first collegiate victory behind a 6-1 win over Notre Dame College’s Tom Szymula at the Edinboro Open.

• High School: A 2016 graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Bowie, Md., Bryant was a four-year wrestling letterwinner ... led his high school to back-to-back Prince Georges County titles in 2015 and ‘16 ... the 2016 recipient of the Joe Murphy Award ... named the Outstanding Wrestler at the Patriot Classic his senior season ... served as team captain his junior and senior years ... member of the National Honor Society, as well as the Japanese National Honor Society.

• Personal: Son of Richard Sr. and Stephanie Gaines-Bryant ... father is a 1988 graduate of the Naval Academy ... majoring in Physics, who boasts a 3.43 grade-point average ... named to both the Superintendent’s and Commandant’s Lists in the fall semester of his freshman year ... ranked among the top 35 percent of his class (1,145 students) in Overall Order of Merit, Academic Order of Merit and Military Order of Merit.