High school Crutchmer started
wrestling in
sixth grade. While competing for
Union High School, he won two 6A
OSSAA individual titles, an NHSCA Junior National title and compiled an 198–30 record in
folkstyle. He was also highly successful in
freestyle, as he won the
USAW Fargo Junior Nationals in 2012 and placed second and third at the
FILA Age-group Nationals.
College Originally, Crutchmer was going to commit to the
Sooners, but he ended up choosing the
Cowboys as
John Smith convinced him to and also to
wrestle with his brother. At the NCAA's of that year, he went 4–2 to place fifth, earning All-American honors. As a
junior (2015–2016), he compiled a 15–4 record, however, he suffered a season-ending injury at a dual match against the Sooners, leaving him unable to compete at the NCAA's or the Big 12's. As a
senior (2016–2017), he compiled a 23–7 record and won his second Big 12 title at 174 pounds. At the
NCAA championships, he compiled 5 wins and 2 losses to place seventh and earn All-American honors for the second time in his NCAA career. Overall, Crutchmer was a two-time All-American and two-time Big 12 champion with a record of 79 victories and 26 defeats as a
collegiate wrestler.
Freestyle 2013 Fresh out of high school, Crutchmer made his senior
freestyle debut at the 2013 US University National Championships in May. He won three straight matches but was subsequently thrown to the consolation bracket by Alex Meyer in a 29-point match. He was ultimately eliminated in his next bout by
Gabe Dean, an eventual heavily accomplished wrestler.
2014 While he was still a freshman in
college, Crutchmer competed at the 2014 US National University Championships. He won his first five bouts by
technical fall and the last one before the best-of-three finals by points. At the best-of-three, he defeated his opponent two times to none, winning the championship at 80 kilograms.
2017 After a big break of three years, Crutchmer competed at the US Open. He won his first match by technical fall but subsequently lost to two-time NCAA champion
Gabe Dean and got thrown to the consolation bracket. He bounced back and defeated four opponents before losing once again and proceeding to face
Pat Downey at the fifth place match. He lost the match on points and placed sixth, qualifying for the WTT Challenge Tournament. At the World Team Trials Challenge tournament, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by
Pat Downey and was thrown to the consolation bracket, where he defeated eventual
Greco-Roman World Team Member
Joe Rau and was subsequently downed by Richard Perry. == Mixed martial arts career ==