Cade Lautt

Weight:
197
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Olathe, Kan.
High School:
St. James Academy

2024-25: Competed at 197 pounds and heavyweight during fifth season as a Tar Heel • Earned 13 victories during the season • Began the campaign with two major decisions at the Southeast Open (11/2) • Collected first dual victory by major decision against Drexel's Ethan Wilson (11/9) • Earned a technical fall versus Ohio State and Lock Haven at the Collegiate Wrestling Duals in Nashville (12/21) • Had four victories at Southern Scuffle (1/4-1/5) • Collected back-to-back ACC dual wins against Kwasi Bonsu of Duke (1/17) and No. 26 Christian Knop of NC State (1/31) • Earned a decision over Virginia's Steven Burrell to conclude the regular season (2/14) • Represented the Tar Heels at the 2025 ACC Championships at Duke (3/9) • Earned one win over NC State's Christian Knop at the conference tournament • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team

2023-24: Competed at heavyweight during fourth season in Chapel Hill • Collected 11 victories throughout the year • Made season debut with a technical fall and decision at WrangleMania (11/11) • Won by decision at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/1) • Collected a second period fall over Morgan State's Tyler Stewart (12/16) • Had a decision and fall at Soldier Salute (12/29) • Won three-straight dual matches against Penn (1/12), Brown (1/13) and Harvard (1/13) • Defeated Pitt's Geoff Magin by major decision for first career ACC win (2/9) • Represented the Tar Heels at the ACC Championships (3/10) • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2022-23: Competed at 197 pounds during third season in Chapel Hill • Collected seven victories throughout the season • Made season debut at the F&M Open (1/6) • Secured four wins at 197 pounds at the F&M Open • Made college dual debut against Cole Urbas of Penn (1/7) • Claimed a major decision over Brown's Lear Quinton (1/14) • Added a technical fall and decision at the Appalachian State Open (1/28) • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021-22: Finished 12-5 overall for the Tar Heels at 197 pounds • Competed at the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open, collecting two wins • Went 5-0 to take the 197 title at the Life U Open • Earned a third-place finish at the Appalachian Open • Used two technical falls and a major decision to earn the 197 title at the Newberry Open • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21: Competed in one match

Personal/Prep: Cade Mitchell Lautt is the son of Sheri Lautt and Jon Lautt • Born on December 5, 2001 in Olathe, Kansas • Wrestled for coach Mike Medina at St. James Academy • 2019 Kansas state champion • Four-time Kansas state placer • Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner for the state of Kansas • Two-time Fargo All-American • Captain of HS football team as an all-state linebacker • Posted a 166-30 high school record with a 42-1 senior year record • Brother, Clay, wrestled at UNC • High school GPA was a 4.0

Year	Overall	Dual	ACC	MD	TF	Fall
20-21	0-1	-	-	-	-	-
21-22	12-5	-	-	2	2	3
22-23	7-4	1-3	0-2	3	1	-
23-24	11-12	8-5	1-2	3	1	2
24-25	13-12	6-6	3-2	4	3	-
Career	44-34	15-14	4-6	12	7	5