2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Brady McBride

Heath Gonyer

  • Position 141 pounds
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Greensboro, N.C.
  • High School Northern Guilford

Biography

Career: Went 52-33 overall and made the SoCon final at 141 pounds in 2022 before placing third in 2023.

2023-24: Went 5-8 at 141 pounds … Won first two matches at the Battle at The Citadel and the Keystone Classic … Also won a match at the Patriot Open.

2022-23: Went 17-11 after going 9-5 in duals and 6-2 in SoCon duals at 141 pounds ... Third place at the SoCon Championship with a 3-1 record ... Took second place at the Mountaineer Invitational with a 3-1 record, including a 7-5 (SV1) decision over Ohio’s Kyran Hagan in the semifinals ... Entered postseason with six wins over last eight regular season matches, including major decisions against VMI and Davidson.

2021-22: SoCon runner-up at 141 pounds … Went 25-9 in his first season as a starter and was ranked No. 33 by the final RPI … Went 15-3 in final 18 matches with two of the loses coming in overtime (sudden victory in the regular season against Campbell and in a double-OT Tiebreaker-1 period in the SoCon final) … Went 7-2 overall in duals and 5-1 in SoCon duals after replacing injured senior Anthony Brito for good following the first SoCon dual … Made his dual debut against North Carolina and dropped a 7-3 decision to eventual NCAA runner-up Kizhan Clarke … Placed second at the Southeast Open, third at the Keystone Classic and won a title at the Appalachian Open via a 3-0 record … Had 11 wins with bonus points (five major decisions, three tech falls and three pins) ... NWCA All-Academic winner in 2022.

2020-21 (Didn't count against eligibility because of COVID): Went 5-5 overall with two pins at 141 pounds … At the Wolfpack Round Robin, went 2-1 with pins in the first and third periods … In matches after SoCon duals, went 2-1 with wins against Davidson and Chattanooga … Went 1-1 at the Edinboro Round Robin Invitational.

High School: Three-time state finalist, four-time state placer and four-time regional champion won the 3-A state title at 138 pounds to cap a 64-0 season as a Northern Guilford senior … Finished career with a 181-11 record … Named MVP while helping lead Northern Guilford to the 3-A state dual-team title — the program’s first — in 2020 … Ranked No. 5 at 138 pounds in the Southeast by Southeastwrestling.com … All-area wrestler of the year by the Greensboro News & Record and finalist for HighSchoolOT.com wrestler of the year in North Carolina … Needed just 1:29 to win his final match by fall in the state final … Went 43-2 and placed second at 132 pounds at the 3-A state championships as a junior … Had a 33-2 record and was the 3-A state runner-up at 126 pounds as a sophomore … Fourth place in the state at 106 pounds as a freshman who finished with a 41-7 record … Born Oct. 23, 2001 … Son of William Gonyer.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    141 pounds
  • 2021-22Freshman

    141 pounds
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    141 pounds
  • 2023-24Junior

    141 pounds