Briar Priest

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Weight:
141
Hometown:
Greensburg, PA
High School:
Hempfield Area

NCAA Qualifier (2025)

2024-25 (141): Qualified for first NCAA Championships after finishing in fourth place at the ACC Championships … Went 2-2 at the ACC Championships, picking up wins over No. 20 Jason Miranda (Stanford) and Troy Hohman (NC State) … Defeated Lorenzo Frezza of Colorado State for first NCAA win … Served as Pitt’s reserve at 141-pounds for most of the season and posted a 3-2 record in dual bouts … Posted a 13-11 record with seven bonus-point victories.

2022-23 (141): Tallied 13 wins in just three open tournaments with impressive outings each time ... took third at the Clarion Open with five wins to start the season ... posted a 3-1 mark at the Cleveland State Open ... went 5-1 at the Franklin & Marshall Open against a strong field ... went 6-1 in matches decided by bonus points ... recorded three pins, two technical falls and one major decision.

2022-23 (141): Went 8-4 during his redshirt season wrestling unattached at three open tournaments ... picked up multiple wins at the Clarion Open in his debut and at the Edinboro Open ... advanced to the 141-pound final at the Bobby Kaufman Memorial Open ... earned two wins by major decision.

HIGH SCHOOL: Pennsylvania state champion for nearby Hempfield Area ... four-year contributor for the Spartans, posting a career record of 136-23 ... after two years at 106 pounds, flourished in the 132-pound division as a junior, winning a state title ... claimed Class 3A gold at the 2021 PIAA Championships in his debut at states ... as a senior, won a career-high 38 bouts and earned his first WPIAL title at 138 pounds ... finished second at PIAAs in his final appearance for Hempfield ... represented Team Pennsylvania at the 2022 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic.

PERSONAL: Son of Tommy and Tina Priest.

By the Numbers
2024-25 (Pitt): 13-11 – 4th at ACC, 1-2 at NCAA
2023-24 (Pitt): 13-3
2022-23 (Unattached): 8-4
Career Record: 34-18
Career Record for Pitt: 26-14