HIGH SCHOOL
• Ranked No. 158 overall on the 2025 MatScouts Big Board (No. 19-ranked heavyweight)
• Back-to-back Tennessee state champion (285 lbs. in 2024 & 2025)
• 2023 Tennessee state runner-up (195 lbs.)
• Went undefeated his last two years of high school as the top-ranked heavyweight in the state
• Helped Cleveland maintain its status as the top wrestling powerhouse in Tennessee, in which it’s won eight straight team state titles through 2025
• Member of Purdue's No. 22-ranked recruiting class of 2025 (InterMat)
• One of Purdue’s seven top-250 signees in 2025, most in the Big Ten
PERSONAL
• Hometown: Cleveland, Tenn.
• Birthday: March 19, 2007
• Son of Sean and Emily Russell
• Has one brother, Carson
• Instagram: @tysonr_07