Real Woods Season 2020-21

In the News

• 11/20/20: The Real Story: Real Woods' Journey to Stanford 
• 4/17/20: Moments Off the Mat (VIDEO) - USA Wrestling

Career Accolades

• Pac-12 team champion (2019) - first in program history
• NCAA All-American (2022)
• NWCA First Team All-American (2020)
  • Along with teammate Shane Griffith, just the second/third freshman All-American in school history
• Three-time NCAA Qualifier (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Two-time Pac-12 champion at 141 pounds (2020, 2021)
  • Just the sixth freshman to win a conference title in program history
  • Just the eighth multiple-time conference champ in school history
• The Open Mat DI All-Freshman First Team (2020)
• Two-time Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 8, 2020, Jan. 4, 2022)
• Three-time NWCA Scholar All-American (2020, 2021, 2022)

As a Redshirt Junior (2021-22)

• NCAA All-American
• Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 4)
• NWCA Scholar All-American
• 17-4 overall, 4-1 in duals at 141 pounds
  • 10 wins came by bonus points
  • Team-high 12 match win streak (Dec. 19 - Feb. 19)
  • Eight wins over ranked opponents
• Earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships in Detroit, Mich.
  • Reached the semifinals as the No. 4 seed at 141 pounds
  • Placed sixth to earn his first NCAA All-America honor
• Pac-12 champion
  • Did not give up a point in the conference tournament
  • Just the eighth multiple-time conference champ in program history
• Won the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
  • The first in program history to win multiple Southern Scuffle titles
• Placed fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions
  • 3-0 before having to medically forfeit the remainder of the tournament

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)

• NCAA Qualifier
• NWCA Scholar All-American
• 6-3 overall at 141 pounds
• Received an at-large berth into the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.
  • Reached the quarterfinals at the national tournament as the No. 21 seed, finishing 2-2
  • Posted a 6-3 decision over No. 12 seed Grant Willits of Oregon State in the first round
  • Earned a 3-1 sudden victory decision over No. 5 seed Dom Demas (Oklahoma) in the second round
• Runner-up at the Pac-12 Championships (Feb. 28) in Corvallis, Ore.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)

• NWCA First Team All-American (2020)

  • Along with teammate Shane Griffith, just the second/third freshman All-American in school history
• Pac-12 champion at 141 pounds
  • Just the sixth freshman to win a conference title in program history
• Finalist for FloWrestling Freshman of the Year and Amateur Wrestling News Rookie of the Year
• TOM DI All-Freshman First Team
• Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 8)
• NWCA Scholar All-American
• 19-1 overall and 9-1 in duals at 141 pounds
  • Registered 14 wins by bonus points
  • Ended the season on a 15-match winning streak - matching the 12th longest winning streak in school history
  • Only loss came on the road at No. 3 Ohio State (Nov. 10) in his first career dual meet against No. 1 Luke Pletcher in sudden victory
• NCAA Qualifier
  • Awarded the No. 3 seed for the NCAA Championships
• Listed as No. 10 in the country on the NCAA's Most Dominant Wrestler list (all weights)
• No. 1 rated freshman at 141 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News
• Won the Battle at The Citadel (Nov. 3)
  • Edged No. 15 Sa'Derian Perry of Old Dominion in the finals
• Southern Scuffle champion (Jan. 1-2)
  • Knocked off No. 9 Kaden Gfeller of Oklahoma State in the finals
  • Helped lead the Cardinal to its highest finish ever in Chattanooga (3rd)

As a Freshman (2018-19) • Pac-12 Champions

• Redshirted his first season on The Farm
• 22-1 wrestling unattached at 141 pounds
  • Registered 13 technical falls
• Knocked off two ranked opponents
• Won the Princeton Open (Nov. 4)
• Runner-up at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
• Won the California Collegiate Open (Jan. 26)
• Placed first at the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open (Feb. 10)
• Won the National Collegiate Open (March 2)

Freestyle

• Captured silver at 65 kg at the Junior Pan American Freestyle Championships, helping lead the U.S. to a first-place finish in Guatemala City (2019)
• Placed third at the U.S. Open at 65 kg in junior freestyle (2019)

Prior to Stanford

• A 2018 graduate of Montini Catholic High School in Lombard, Ill.
• Four-year letterwinner in wrestling, captained his team as a junior and senior
• Team was two-time state champions (2015, 2018), runners-up in (2017) and third in 2016
• Three-time state champion and runner-up as a sophomore
• Four-time all-conference and all-state

Personal

• Son of Raymond and Jennifer Woods
• Has four siblings - Felicity, Aliyah, Blest and True
• Full name is Real Marshall Ray Woods

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