2017-18: Qualified for his second consecutive NCAA Championships … Automatically qualified, placing third at the Big Ten Championships, going 4-1 … defeated Michigan’s No. 12 Kevin Beazley twice, including in the third place match at the conference tournament … finished sophomore season with a 26-11 slate … 197-pound starter for UW, going 9-2 in dual action and 8-1 in Big Ten duals … recorded three falls, two major decisions and a technical fall … placed second at Michigan State Open … took third at the Roadrunner Open, going 4-1
2016-17: NCAA Automatic qualifier … went 2-1 at NCAA Championships … finished in eighth place at Big Ten Championships … compiled a 20-15 overall record and 5-5 dual record … Wisconsin’s starter at 184 pounds in 10 duals … 2016 Journeyman Classic champion … finished fifth at Wolfpack Open and sixth at Cliff Keen Invite … tallied four pins and four major decisions … ended the season ranked 24th by trackwrestling.
2015-16: Held the best record of any unattached freshman with a 17-2 record and 89.5 percent winning percentage at 184 pounds ... took first place with at the MSU Open with a 4-0 record ... brought home the first-place crown with a 4-0 record at the Pat Flash Flanagan Open ... runner-up at the Pointer Open with a 6-1 finish ... placed second at the Duhawk Open after going 3-1 ... compiled six falls on the season and three major decisions
High School: No. 18 overall recruit in the country by FLO Wrestling ... ranked No. 3 in the country by InterMat at 195 lbs. ... 2014 state champion ... Super 32 champion ... Freestyle Cadet National Greco champion with a third place finish in Freestyle ... took first in national preps as a senior ... third place at Beast of the East as both a junior and senior ... as a junior, picked up his second state championship ... Cadet World Team member and Prep National runner-up ... in his sophomore season, collected his first state championship ... FILA Cadet Freestyle National champion ... as a freshman, finished fifth in the state championships and was named a National Prep All-American
Personal: Parents are Jeff and Jamee Ritter ... has two siblings, Jake (20) and Emma (13) ... did international tours in Romania (2013) and Slovakia (2014) ... plans to major in Agricultural Business
Why Wisconsin?
"Just the first time I came out here for a wrestling camp I knew this where I wanted to be."
Off the Mat with Hunter
My favorite thing about Wisconsin Wrestling is: Everything, the team is awesome
Before each match, I: listen to country music to calm me down.
A non-athletic talent I have is: Working on cars
One thing I absolutely have to do before I turn 40: Go hunting in Alaska
Favorite quote: Iron Sharpens Iron
Most memorable wrestling achievement or favorite wrestling moment: Winning National Preps
Best UW memory: Catching my first musky with Ryan Taylor
If you were stranded on an island, which two teammates would you bring with you and why? Ryan Taylor and Eli Stickley, because I would always be entertained with those two.
Greatest fear: The Dark
What song would you put on the soundtrack to your life? About 90% of all country music
What is your favorite movie line or scene? Terminator "I'll be back"
Favorite UW athlete? Frank Kaminsky
Favorite athlete? Jordan Burroughs
What does it mean to be a Badger?
"To be a badger to me means that I'm held to a higher standard, especially being a badger athlete."
