Dom Forys

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
North Allegheny

Career Highlights
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 NCAA Qualifier
2018 Third Place ACC Championship (133)
2017 ACC Champion (133)
2016 ACC Runner-Up (133)
2015 Third Place ACC Championship (125)
Two-Time All-ACC
ACC WOTW
Keystone Classic Champ
Clarion Open Champ

2017-18: Went 22-6 overall including an 11-1 mark in duals … Was ranked as high as eighth in the nation during the season … Qualified for the NCAA Championships where he went 1-2 … Placed third in the ACC Championship after going 2-1 … Placed first in the Clarion Open after going 4-0 … Defeated three ranked opponents during the season … Topped No. 14 Dennis Gustafson via a 4-1 decision at Virginia Tech dual … Earned 7-5 decision over No. 13 Tariq Wilson at NC State dual … Recorded a 7-6 decision against No. 7 Scott Parker at Lehigh dual.

2016-17: Finished the year 21-3 overall with an 11-1 mark in duals … Won 13 straight matches from Jan. 14 – March 16 … Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships … Opened his trip to St. Louis with a 10-2 major over No. 23 Corey Keener of Central Michigan – he was stopped by the No. 14 seed Mitch McKee of Minnesota in a 4-0 decision … Defeated Virginia Tech’s Dennis Gustafson, 8-4, and NC State’s Jamal Morris, 5-0, en route to his first ACC title … Most notable win of the year came against Earl Hall in the Iowa State dual when Forys took down his 12^th ranked opponent 6-2 – Hall ended Forys’ season a year ago at NCAAs … Downed Jamal Morris at the NC State dual in a 19-6 major decision … Crowned Keystone Classic champion after going 3-0 with a pin and major decision … Opened the season with a 10-6 decision over then-ranked No. 13 Cameron Kelly of Ohio.

2015-16: Went a perfect 5-0 in ACC dual meets, including two wins by major decision, one by fall, and one by technical fall … Won six consecutive matches spanning from Jan. 30, to Feb. 21 … Defeated Clarion’s Roshaun Cooley by technical fall (17-2) in 4:23… Claimed a major decision victory over Joe Martinez of Virginia (17-4) … Pinned North Carolina’s James Szymanski in 2:40… Defeated Dennis Gustafson of Virginia Tech by major decision (14-4) … Beat No. 28 James Morris of NC State by decision (12-11) … Won 17 consecutive contests from Nov. 1, 2015 through Jan. 9, 2016 … Went a perfect 4-0 at Pitt Duals by recording two major decisions, pinning Brown’s Ezekiel Salvo (3:26), and defeating conference foe Brandon Leylaud of Duke by technical fall (26-8, 6:13) … Lock Haven Classic Champion with a perfect 4-0 record, including a pin of Binghamton’s Ian Lupole (0:42) … Named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 16 … Earned a 10-6 decision over No. 4 Ryan Taylor of Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Dual … Went 5-0 in the Keystone Classic and was named tournament champion for the second consecutive season … Went 2-1 at the Terrapin Duals after defeating Anthony Petril of Kutztown by way of a technical fall (21-6) and pinned West Liberty’s Jonathan Spence in 4:47.

2014-15: Named ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 13 ...Crowned the Keystone Classic Champion after going 4-0 in the event ...Competed in his first collegiate match against Bloomsburg, recording a technical fall for a 22-6 victory over Elliot Zackoski ... Recorded his first ranked victory, knocking off No. 18 Kory Mines of Edinboro by a 6-0 decision ... Scored a pair of major decision wins against Northwestern's Garrison White (17-6) and Eastern Michigan's Blake Caudill (13-3) en route to the Keystone Classic title ... Topped Mason Pengilly of Stanford, 7-3, in the semifinals and Shayne Wireman of Eastern Michigan, 4-0, in the title bout ... Scored a 17-4 major decision over Maryland's Josh Polacek for his fifth straight win ... Wrestled at the Southern Scuffle, recording three wins, including his first career fall of Buffalo's Corey Hollister in 2:20 ... Also registered a major decision against Campbell's Tyler Walker and a 4-2 win over 2014 All-American Darian Cruz of Lehigh ... Swept the Pitt Duals, winning all three of his matches with bonus points, posting a fall over Cody Karns (NC State) in 4:22 and two major decisions against Duke's Thayer Atkins (14-4) and Tanner Shoap of Drexel (10-2) ... Recorded a fall of Clarion's Hunter Jones in a season-fast time of 1:42 ... Defeated Duke's Thayer Atkins in a major decision, 14-4, to advance to the ACC Championships semifinals ... In the consolation rounds, recorded a fall of UNC's Cody Karns (2:55) and then an 11-7 sudden victory against NC State's Joe DeAngelo to place third at the ACC Championships... Lost both of his matches at the NCAA Championships.

High School: In four years at nearby North Allegheny High School, tallied a career record of 151-22, never losing more than five bouts in a season, while winning at least 33 to become the school's all-time win holder ... Placed in top three at WPIAL three times, including a runner up finish as a freshman ... Qualified for states twice ... Capped off an illustrious career by going 41-5 as a senior ... Finished with a 44-5 record as a junior, placing third at WPIAL and fifth at states ... Led the team in falls ... Was 33-5 as a sophomore with a third place finish at WPIAL and third at states ... Once again led the team in falls ... As a freshman, went 33-7 and was the runner-up at WPIAL ... During his sophomore season, went undefeated at Junior Nationals ... Prior to enrolling at Pitt, placed third at Fargo Junior Freestyle Nationals, giving him All-American status ... Throughout high school, went undefeated at NHSCA duals and Disney duals.

Personal: Son of Nancy Belsterling ... Has five siblings … Avid pianist … Member of SAAC.