Army West Point Athletics
2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Chalifoux, Trey

Trey Chalifoux
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 125
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Father Ryan
Bio
- 2019-20 NCAA Qualifier
- 2018-19 NCAA Qualifier
- 2x EIWA Championships 6th Place (2017-18 & 18-19)
- 2x EIWA Championships 5th Place (2016-17 & 19-20)
2019-20: posted a 16-9 overall record at 125 pounds in his senior season ... recorded an 8-4 dual record, the most dual wins in his four years ... went 1-1 at the Battle on the Midway, recording a fall victory against Jeremt Tirgn (Fresno State) at 4:30 ... followed it up with 7-2 dual victory over Justin Cardani from Illinois on Nov. 10 ... placed second at the Black Knight Invite with a 3-1 record ... notched three straight victories over Devin Schnupp (Penn State) 3-1, Liam Cronin (Indiana) 5-2, and Jack Medley (Michigan) 7-3 ... defeated Joey Thoman from West Virginia 6-4 ... grabbed a fourth place finish at the Patriot Open on Dec. 7 with an even 2-2 record ... topped Brandon Wittenberg (Va. Tech) 3-2 and Jarod Kosman (Maryland) 11-9 ... went undefeated at the West Point Duals, posting an 8-5 victory over Timothy Decatur (North Carolina), a 7-4 victory over Gage Curry (American) and a 4-3 victory over Doyle Trout (Wyoming) ... recorded his first major decision victory against Geo Barzona (Bucknell) on Feb. 16, 15-23 ... recorded his fourth straight victory over Navy with a 5-2 win over Logan Treaster in the Black Knight's final dual of the year ... competed at the EIWA Championships in the 125 bout ... topped Jose Diaz (Franklin & Marshall) and Gage Curry (American) in the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals to be the first of the Black Knights to qualify for the NCAA tournament ... notched 5th at the conference tournament for the second time in his career and qualified for NCAA's for the second season in a row.
2018-19: Competed to his first 20-win season at 125 pounds as a junior … one of 10 Cadets with at least 20 wins … finished the year 20-15 and 6-2 in duals … tallied four major decisions with one fall, one technical fall and two major decisions … tied for fourth on the team in dual wins … placed in four of six tournaments prior to NCAAs … compiled a 1-5 record versus ranked opponents … went 3-2 at the Princeton Open on Nov. 4 … pinned Anthony Petrillo (Sacred Heart) at 2:23 in his first bout of the year … dropped a hard-fought 13-8 decision to 19th-ranked Gabriel Townsell (Stanford) … placed fifth at the Journeymen Classic on Nov. 11 … earned the individual crown at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 18 … majored Willy Girard (Bloomsburg), 18-6, in the semifinals … topped Luke Werner (Lock Haven), 7-5, in the championship match … documented a fifth-place showing at the SIUE Cougar Clash on Dec. 2 … went 2-2 with a tech. fall at the event … notched his first-career technical fall against Gage Datlovsky (SIUE), 25-7 … posted a 3-2 showing at the Midlands Championships on Dec. 29 … wrestled 19th-ranked Connor Brown (Wisconsin) at the tournament … tallied a 10-2 major decision over Joe Heilmann (North Carolina) in a dual on Jan. 4 … recorded his 50th career victory with a 4-1 decision over Trey Keeley (Brown) in a dual on Jan. 17 … defeated Jacob Allen (Navy), 12-6, to kick off Army’s third-straight Star Meet victory on Feb. 23 … finished sixth at the EIWA Championships on March 8-9 … wrestled 7th-ranked and eventual All-American Vitali Arujau (Cornell) in the conference tournament … made his first-career appearance at the NCAA Championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa., on March 21 … topped No. 33 Willy Girard (Bloomsburg), 6-4, for his second career win over a ranked opponent … became the second 125-pounder for Army to win at match at nationals and first since Fernando Martinez on 2006-07 … first Black Knight to win his debut at NCAAs since Logan Everett in 2016 … also wrestled against top-ranked and eventual All-American Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) and 18th-ranked Devin Schroder (Purdue).
2017-18: Wrestled to a 19-13 record as a sophomore at 125 pounds … ranked as high as 25th in the RPI … competed in eight of the team’s nine dual meets, posting the second-most dual wins with a record of 5-3 … added a career-high five bonus point wins with a fall and four major decisions … tied for fourth on the team in major decisions … opened the season with a 2-2 showing at the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 … collected a 6-4 decision over Devin Schnupp (Penn State) in the dual meet on Nov. 9 … only Black Knight to earn a victory over the top-ranked and eventual national champion Nittany Lions … placed fourth at the Journeyman Classic on Nov. 12 … picked up a 20-6 major decision over Josiah Kline (Lock Haven) in the first match of the tournament … wrestled No. 3 Nick Piccininni (Oklahoma State) … finished third at the Black Knight Invite on Nov. 19 … earned major decisions over Willy Girard (Bloomsburg) and Luke Eckloff (Rutgers) … blanked Steven Bulzomi (Binghamton), 3-0, in the third-place match … went 1-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 1 … defeated Thayer Atkins (Duke), 9-6, and James Szymanski (North Carolina), 5-2, at the UNC Duals on Jan. 5 … posted his 25th-career victory with the decision over Atkins … competed against top-ranked and eventual All-American Darian Cruz (Lehigh) in a dual on Jan. 21 … earned his second consecutive crown at the All-Academy Championships on Jan. 27 … became eighth Cadet all-time to win back-to-back titles at the tournament … first at 125 pounds since Fernando Martinez in 2007-08 … recorded his first-career pin at 1:57 versus Cole Nickerson (Norwich) in the opening match … defeated Aslan Kilic (Navy), 5-3, in the semifinals … notched his first-career win over a ranked opponent with a 5-2 decision in the finals over 32nd-ranked Anthony DeCesare (Air Force) … kicked off the annual Star Meet against Navy with a 6-5 decision over Kilic for his 10th-career dual win … contributed to Army’s second-ever Star Match victory in Annapolis, Md., and first since 1961 … placed sixth at the EIWA Championships on March 3-4 … went 2-2 with a major decision.
2016-17: Went 15-13 in his first collegiate season … wrestled at 125 pounds … competed in 11 of Army’s 12 duals, going 5-6 … scored two bonus point victories on two major decisions … earned a second-place finish in his collegiate debut at the Hokie Open (11/6) … began his career on a three-match winning streak … won his first-career match with a 3-1 decision over Charles Lenox of N.C. State … dualed No. 12 Nick Suriano from Penn State (11/11) … notched his first dual victory with a 3-1 decision over Cal Poly’s Isaac Blackburn … went 2-2 at CSU Bakersfield’s Roadrunner Open (11/20) … opened the competition with his first-career bonus point victory … 9-1 major decision over Brandon Betancourt … won the 125-pound bracket of the All-Academy Championships … collected wins over Air Force and VMI … competed against eventual national champion, Darian Cruz, of Lehigh … topped Navy’s Brant Leadbeter, 14-8, in the 19-14 Star victory … battled to a fifth place finish at the EIWA Championships … captured a pair of decisions over Drexel’s Tanner Shoap.
Background: Wrestled all four years at Father Ryan High School … two-time Tennessee state champion … four-time All-American … voted team captain twice … won the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2016 … given name is Edward Conroy Chalifoux III … enjoys fishing and hiking … major is undeclared.
Year | Weight | Record | Duals | Bonus Point Wins (F-TF-MD) |
2019-20 | 125 | 16-9 | 8-4 | 2 (1-0-1) |
2018-19 | 125 | 20-15 | 6-2 | 4 (1-1-2) |
2017-18 | 125 | 19-13 | 5-3 | 5 (1-0-4) |
2016-17 | 125 | 15-13 | 5-6 | 2 (0-0-2) |
Career | 125 | 70-50 | 24-15 | 13 (3-1-9) |
Army vs Lehigh
Sunday, February 06
Wrestling vs. Navy
Friday, February 12
Wrestling vs. Hofstra
Sunday, January 17
Wrestling vs. Lehigh
Friday, January 31