2022-23 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Went 9-11 in his first full season, highlighted by six tournament wins.
• Earned auto-bid for the NCAA Championships, where he went 1-2 with a win over No. 33 Travis Stefanik of Princeton.
• Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships to earn his auto-bid, going 2-2 on the weekend.
• Opened the season with a runner-up finish at the Clarion Open.
• Picked up his first dual victory in a 1-0 decision over Illinois’ Matt Wroblewski.
• Earned his first ranked win in a 5-3 upset of Minnesota’s Garrett Joles.
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Did not compete in a varsity competition
• Posted a 4-1 record, competing in one open tournament unattached.
• Took second at the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Open, posting a fall and two major decisions before losing in the finals to a postgraduate entry.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner at Westfield High School.
• Three-time Illinois High School state championship qualifier and two-time state finalist, reaching the championship match at 2A as a sophomore and at 1A as a junior.
• Won the 2020 1A state title as a junior, going a perfect 26-0 on the year.
• Placed second at the Illinois high school 2A championships as a sophomore.
• 2020 Super 32 Champion
• Won the 2019 U.S. Marine Corps Freestyle National Junior Championship in Fargo, in addition to a 2018 Cadet national championship in 2018.
• Finished a combined 10-0 at heavyweight at the 2019 16U National Duals in freestyle and Greco.
• Won the 2018 Illinois Cadet Freestyle and Greco Championships.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ranked No. 2 in the nation at heavyweight via FloWrestling in their final 2020-21 High School Rankings.
• Ranked No. 8 in the nation at heavyweight via MatScouts.
• Named the No. 18 overall recruit in the Class of 2021 via InterMat.
• Earned the No. 32 rankings in the Class of 2021 from FloWrestling.
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 20-21 (285): Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 19-20 (285): 26-0 (1.000)
• 18-19 (285): 38-4 (.905)
• 17-18 (285): 41-7 (.854)
• TOTAL: 105-11 (.905)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Hayden Timothy Alan Copass
• Major: Building and Construction Management
• Birthday: August, 19, 2003
• City Born: Danville, Illinois
• Parents: Richard and Tricia Copass
• Siblings: sisters, Heaven and Hadassah Copass, brother, Adden Johnson
• Went 9-11 in his first full season, highlighted by six tournament wins.
• Earned auto-bid for the NCAA Championships, where he went 1-2 with a win over No. 33 Travis Stefanik of Princeton.
• Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships to earn his auto-bid, going 2-2 on the weekend.
• Opened the season with a runner-up finish at the Clarion Open.
• Picked up his first dual victory in a 1-0 decision over Illinois’ Matt Wroblewski.
• Earned his first ranked win in a 5-3 upset of Minnesota’s Garrett Joles.
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Did not compete in a varsity competition
• Posted a 4-1 record, competing in one open tournament unattached.
• Took second at the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Open, posting a fall and two major decisions before losing in the finals to a postgraduate entry.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner at Westfield High School.
• Three-time Illinois High School state championship qualifier and two-time state finalist, reaching the championship match at 2A as a sophomore and at 1A as a junior.
• Won the 2020 1A state title as a junior, going a perfect 26-0 on the year.
• Placed second at the Illinois high school 2A championships as a sophomore.
• 2020 Super 32 Champion
• Won the 2019 U.S. Marine Corps Freestyle National Junior Championship in Fargo, in addition to a 2018 Cadet national championship in 2018.
• Finished a combined 10-0 at heavyweight at the 2019 16U National Duals in freestyle and Greco.
• Won the 2018 Illinois Cadet Freestyle and Greco Championships.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Ranked No. 2 in the nation at heavyweight via FloWrestling in their final 2020-21 High School Rankings.
• Ranked No. 8 in the nation at heavyweight via MatScouts.
• Named the No. 18 overall recruit in the Class of 2021 via InterMat.
• Earned the No. 32 rankings in the Class of 2021 from FloWrestling.
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 20-21 (285): Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic
• 19-20 (285): 26-0 (1.000)
• 18-19 (285): 38-4 (.905)
• 17-18 (285): 41-7 (.854)
• TOTAL: 105-11 (.905)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Hayden Timothy Alan Copass
• Major: Building and Construction Management
• Birthday: August, 19, 2003
• City Born: Danville, Illinois
• Parents: Richard and Tricia Copass
• Siblings: sisters, Heaven and Hadassah Copass, brother, Adden Johnson