Aden Attao

Position:
HWT
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Boise, Idaho
High School:
Borah High School

2024-25
• Won 130 kg championship at U20 Pan American Games for second consecutive year
• Bronze medal winner at 130 kg at U20 World Championships in Greco-Roman, helped USA to sixth-place finish
• Named USA Wrestling's Athlete of the Week (Sept. 4) following U20 World Championships
• Took fourth place at 2024 Olympic Trials
• 2024 Olympic alternate at Greco
• Training partner for Adam Coon at the Paris Olympics, who was the American representative at 130 kg
• Member of U.S. U20 Greco World Team

2023-24
• Did not compete for Oregon State, utilized Olympic redshirt
• Champion at U.S. Open (Greco), fourth place (Freestyle)
• Won 130 kg championship at U20 Pan American Ganes
• Member of U.S. Senior National Team
• Third place at 2023 Senior Nationals (Dec. 17)
• Won Mountaineer Open (Nov. 5)

Borah HS
• Two-time 5A state champion (285 lb.)
• 82-2 record over two seasons
• 2023 Dave Schultz Idaho Wrestler of the Year
• 2022 Reno Tournament of Champions winner
• 2021 Reno Tournament of Champions runner-up

Non-HS
• Won 130 kg championship at U20 Pan American Games
• Three-time Junior Fargo national champion (2 Greco-Roman, 1 Freestyle)
• Five-time Junior Fargo All-American (1st Greco-Roman (two-time), 1st freestyle, 2nd Greco, 2nd Freestyle)
• 2022 U20 Greco World Bronze Medalist - 130 kg
• 2022 USA Wrestling Junior National Triple Crown Winner
• 2022 USA Wrestling Junior Folkstyle National Champion

Personal
• Son of Stacey Hammar and Jesse Attao
• Mother, Stacey, played basketball and softball at Walla Walla Community College and basketball at the College of Idaho
• Outside of wrestling, enjoys traveling, playing disc golf, mountain biking, swimming and paddle boarding
• Chose OSU because "of the coaches and the culture around the team"