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By Drew Hughes Anyone that has been around Indiana wrestling in the last decade probably knows the name Chad Red. In high school Red had about as good of a career as anyone could ask for winning 4 state titles and going a perfect 183-0. Along with this he won 3 of the toughest off- season tournaments in the country; Fargo, Super 32, and FloNationals. He finished his high school career ranked #1 in the country at 132lbs along with being ranked #8 out of all seniors in his graduating class. Being one of the most sought after recruits Red decided on Nebraska as his college destination. Red said “I chose Nebraska because of Jordan Burroughs and the coaching staff is very helpful, and my family thought they were the best coaches for me.”. Red has very well in college so far where he has become a 2 time All-American as well as a Big Ten finalist. He has had some great matches in his college career with one of the best coming in the blood round of NCAA’s his freshman year. In this match Red pinned the two-time defending National Champion Dean Heil in the first period to become an All-American. Red also placed 3rd at last year’s Big Ten championship and qualified for the cancelled 2020 NCAA championships where he was named a NWCA first team All-American. This season Red is off to a great start with a 4-1 record and his lone loss coming from Iowa’s Jaydin Eierman. Red is currently ranked 6 th in the country at 141 and in the upcoming weeks will get the chance to wrestle #1 ranked Sebastian Rivera before the Big Ten tournament. Now the big question that people are asking right now for most college seniors are if they will be returning for a 6 th year. Due to Covid the NCAA has made it so this year does not count towards your eligibility giving athletes the chance to compete for an extra year. With that being said Red is planning on wrestling next season and will still have a shot at being a 4 time All- American and possibly a National Champion. After college Red plans to stay in Nebraska and wrestle for the NWTC where he would compete internationally in an attempt to make world and Olympic teams. He also plans on coaching and we could see that being anywhere from the college level to even coming back to Indiana to coach at Red Cobra Wrestling Academy where his father, Chad Red Sr., is the coach. Looking far down the road we could also see him coaching his little brother to 4 high school state titles but that wouldn’t be until at least 2034.