2023-24 King's College Monarchs Wrestling Roster

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197 Bill Grace

197 Bill Grace

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Hometown:
    Warminster, PA
  • Highschool:
    Archbishop Wood

Summary

Biography

Awards:
All-MAC Second Team (2024)
MAC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2024)

2023-24: Wrestled in the heavy weight division at 197 for the Monarchs...Evened out his overall record at 12-12 while going 8-5 in decisions, 2-2 in technical falls, and 2-4 in falls...Posted his fastest in pin in 1:31...Tabbed a second place finish at the 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships...King's finished 9-6 overall in dual meets, sixth of six teams with 53.5 points at the 2024 MAC Championships, and 22nd of 22 teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships.

2022-23: Competed at both 184 and 197 as a senior for the Monarchs...Went 10-11 overall with a 9-5 record in decisions, 0-1 record in technical falls, and 0-5 record in falls...Finished seventh at 184 at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational...King's finished 6-6 in dual meets, 6th of 8 teams with 84.5 points at the 2023 MAC Championships, and 12th of 21 teams at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships.

2021-22: Competed at 184 pounds as a junior for the Monarchs...Posted a record of 20-22 overall with a winning record of 6-4 in pins...Recorded his fastest pin in 1:56...Improved to 12-15 in decisions and fell to 0-3 in technical falls in his career...Finished fifth at 184 at the Wilkes Invitational (12/22/21)...King's finished 2-17 overall in dual meets while finishing eight at the 2021-22 MAC Championships.

2019-20: Grace wrestled at 184 and 197 during his freshman season, taking over the 184 in most dual meets for the Monarchs...finished 6-16 on the season overall, going 4-6 in dual meets...earned three pins and two wins by major decision...earned his first collegiate win over Brady Mitchell of Wilkes at the Messiah Petrofes Invitational with a 14-4 major decision victory...first collegiate pin came at 197, as he earned a 2:25 fall against Jason Reyes of Pitt-Bradford...pinned Dawson Tallant of Wilkes at the MAC Championships for his first 184 pin 6:13 into the match...posted a stretch with three wins in four matches towards the end of the season including a pin against Brendan Hamilton of Keystone...King's went 2-12 as a team in 2019-20 in dual matches. 

PRIOR TO KING'S: Earned three letters as a wrestler for Archbishop Wood in Warminster, PA...named as a team captain as a senior...received the Coaches Award as a senior...wrestled at 160, 170 and 195 at Archbishop Wood...helped his team to a first-place finish in the Philadelphia Catholic League, also finishing second in District 12. 

PERSONAL: Parents William and Fawn Grace...has one sister, Rebecca...exercise science major...chose King's over West Chester and Arizona State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 184/197

    2019-20First Year

    6'3" 184 lbs
    184/197
  • 184/197

    2020-21Sophomore

    6'3" 184 lbs
    184/197
  • 184

    2021-22Junior

    6'3" 184 lbs
    184
  • 184

    2022-23Senior

    6'2" 184 lbs
    184
  • 197

    2023-24Graduate Student

    6'2" 0 lbs
    197