SPC Spencer Woods

Greco-Roman Wrestling 87kg

Growing up in a small village 50 miles above the Arctic Circle, Spencer didn’t have many distractions from wrestling. Although he initially imagined WWE-style grappling, he tried wrestling at school and grew to love it. In fact, he never missed a practice through high school graduation. Over time, he focused on Greco-Roman wrestling, sometimes traveling significant distances to perfect his skills. His collegiate career took him across the country and to Austria, Panama, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Denmark to compete. Though his grandfather fought with the Army in World War II and his father is a retired Army officer, Spencer hadn’t given the service much thought – until he heard about the World Class Athlete Program and realized he didn’t have to give up Olympic dreams to follow in their footsteps.