As a Freshman (2014-15)

• Did not compete during his first season on The Farm

High School

• A 2014 graduate of Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J.
• Captained his team as a senior in 2013-14
• Team won three national championships
• Two-time New Jersey Prep state champion
• Two-time NHSCA All-American
• Prep Nationals silver medalist

Personal

• Born in San Francisco
• Son of Burke and Elizabeth Dempsey
• Has an older brother, Colton, who was a member of the Stanford wrestling team in 2012-13
• Burke wrestled at Stanford ('84)
• Interested in majoring in political science or international relations
• Full name is Ryerson Walker Dempsey