Teague Moore

Education

Teague is considered one of the Best High School Wrestlers in the last 20 years, according to Intermatwrestle.com. In his years at North Allegheny High School, he was 3X All-State, 2X State Finalist, and a 1X State Champion. He is also a 3X Junior Freestyle National Champion and a NHSCA Senior National Champion.

After graduation from North Allegheny, Moore went to Oklahoma State University.

In his years at Oklahoma State, he was a 3X Big 12 Finalist, winning the Big 12 2X. Moore also was a 4X National Collegiate Athletic Association Qualifier, 3X National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American.

In 1998, Teague captured the 118 lbs Division 1 National Collegiate Athletic Association Wrestling Championship with a pin over David Morgan of Michigan State University. While at Oklahoma State he also competed and won the 1996 Espoir (20 & under) National Championships in Freestyle at 125.5 lbs.

He defeated Eddie Jayne of Penn State University in the finals. He represented the United States of America that summer in Seoul, South of Korea on the BIG XII Conference cultural exchange.

In 1999 he was second place at the University (24 & under) Nationals in Freestyle at 58 kg, losing to Cody Sanderson of Iowa State in the finals.

Career

He captured the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship in 1998. In the past decade he has made his away from assistant coach to head coach. He is the current head wrestling coach at American University and has been attributed with the founding of the First2Ten rule system used by the Association of Wrestlers in Tour ACW events.

High school College International He defeated 2004 Olympic Silver medalist, Steven Abas of Fresno State, in the finals and was voted Outstanding Wrestler of the competition.

At the 2000 Olympic Trials in Dallas, Texas he took third place becoming a United States National Team Member. He represented the United States of America at the 2001 World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling held in Baltimore, Maryland.

That was followed up with a title at the 2002 Yasar Dogu International Open in Ankara, Turkey where he defeated 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist, Tomihiro Matsunaga of Japan in the finals. Then placed second at the United States World Team Trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Moore capped his international career off with a 3rd place finish at the 2004 United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Professional History.

Achievements

• In his years at North Allegheny High School, he was 3X All-State, 2X State Finalist, and a 1X State Champion. He is also a 3X Junior Freestyle National Champion and a NHSCA Senior National Champion. While at Oklahoma State he also competed and won the 1996 Espoir (20 & under) National Championships in Freestyle at 125.5 lbs. In 2000 Moore won the University Nationals in Freestyle at 54 kg. Moore then went on to win Gold at the University World Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. During the 2001-2002 season he won the Manitoba Open in Canada with a victory over 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist, Sam Henson. He then won the United States Open at 55 kg defeating Jody Strittmatter in the finals. In 2003 Moore won a silver medal at the World Cup of Freestyle Wrestling held in Boise, Idaho representing the "World Select" team with a victory over 2001 World Bronze Medlist, Alexander Kontoev of Russia. In 2004 he won silver at the Ulan Ude International Open in Ulan Ude, Russia. Moore took 2nd place in the Real Pro Wrestling series, losing to 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist and 1997 World Champion, Sam Henson.