High school Meredith attended
Cheyenne Central High School in the state of
Wyoming. He went on to become a four-time state (
WHSAA) champion with a record of 123 wins and 8 defeats. He was also a four-time NHSCA All-American and was ranked amongst the top-100 recruits in the country.
University NC State Meredith then committed to
North Carolina State University as a class of 2014 recruit. He competed for just one season as a
Wolfpack at 133 pounds (14'-15') and compiled 15 wins and 6 losses during regular season, but was not on the
starting lineup for the NCAA championships. As a
sophomore ('15-'16), he quickly made a difference from last year, going up in the rankings from #31 to #5, finishing the season with 29 wins and 5 losses and winning a bronze medal at the
Big 12 Conference. Despite his accomplishments during regular season, Meredith was an underdog at the
NCAA tournament. As the fourteenth seed, he went on to defeat the second, third and sixth seeds to make it to the finals, where he faced the top–seed and eventual two–time NCAA champion
Dean Heil and lost by points. This marked Meredith in the history of the program as the first finalist since 1996. and then went on to compete at the Cliff Keen Invitational, where he lost to
two–time Cadet World Champion and fifth seed
Yianni Diakomihalis in the semifinals and placed third. He then dominated the rest of the regular season, claiming an RTOC title (named
Outstanding Wrestler) and posting a 16–0 record at duals, with notable wins over top–ranked Seth Gross, second–ranked
Jaydin Eierman and two–time defending NCAA champion
Dean Heil. In the post–season, he once again defeated Heil in the Big 12 finals to claim his first title of the tournament. He entered the
NCAA championships as the top–seed and defeated three unseeded opponents until the semifinals, where he defeated
Joey McKenna to reach the finale. He lost his final match against
Yianni Diakomihalis, the only man to beat Meredith as a senior. Overall, Meredith became a two–time NCAA finalist, three–time
All-American and a Big 12 champion with a record of 108 wins and 21 losses. A month later (January 2019), he competed at the Dave Schultz Memorial International and claimed a bronze medal, after losing his semifinal match and defeating two other wrestlers in the consolation bracket. He then made an appearance at the US Open in April, where he went 2–2 and did not place. After his performance at the US Open, he attended the Last Chance Qualifier for the World Team Trials In an attempt to make the team, but was stopped by
Dean Heil. Seven months later, he competed at the Bill Farrell International, failing to place. In his last tournament of the year, Meredith went on to compete at the US Nationals of December, where he performed outstandingly in comparison to his last appearances. He opened up by
tech'ing multiple–time age–group national champion Josh Saunders and once again two–time NCAA champion
Dean Heil before being stopped himself by eventual winner of the tournament
Jordan Oliver. He then continued to tech his competition in the consolation bracket, once again defeating Saunders and also three–time
All-American Ethan Lizak before being defeated himself by
two–time Cadet World Champion and
reigning NCAA champion Yianni Diakomihalis. He was defeated again by Olympian
Frank Molinaro in a close 6–7 decision to place sixth, failing to qualify for the
2020 US Olympic Team Trials.
2020 Meredith travelled to
Cuba to attend the Granma y Cerro Pelado International in February. He started up with a win but went on to lose his next two matches before winning the bronze–medal match. After being unable to compete due to the
COVID-19 pandemic until October, Meredith downed recently graduated high schooler
Beau Bartlett on October 20 at the
NLWC II on points in a high–pace and close match (8–6) and
Iowa standout
Austin DeSanto on November 1 at the
HWC Showdown Open, by points (11–3). On November 24 at the WRTC Underground I, Meredith was defeated in a frenetic and close match by
NCAA champion Seth Gross, seven points to ten. He then competed at the
Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs on December 18, where he was eliminated in the first round by
World Championship runner–up (70kg) James Green.
2026 Meredith debuted for
Real American Freestyle (RAF) at
RAF 06 on February 28, losing to
Andrew Alirez by technical fall. == Mixed martial arts career ==