Sam Button

Weight:
174
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Mendham, N.J.
High School:
Mendham

At Princeton — 2015-16: did not compete. 2014-15 (1-2): competed at the Navy Classic … earned first collegiate win by fall in second period against North Carolina.

Before Princeton — placed fourth in the 2014 New Jersey state championships … won a N.J. freestyle and Greco-Roman state championship … holds high school record for most falls (47) and ranks second in all-time wins (125) … 2013 New Jersey National Team Member … served as captain for both wrestling and soccer teams … recipient of the Morris County Scholar-Athlete Award and the Ralph D’Agostino Minutemen Sports Club Memorial Award, given to outstanding overall athlete of Mendham High School’s junior class … National Merit Scholarship finalist … International Baccalaureate Diploma recipient.

Personal — born Aug. 20, 1995 … son of James and Clare Button … James was the wrestling captain at the University of Rochester … has three older brothers (Ryan, Matthew and Kevin) and two older sisters (Jessica and Sarah) … Ryan wrestled for Wisconsin, and Matthew wrestled for Harvard … one uncle and two cousins attended Princeton, including softball player Candice Button ’13, who gave a keynote speech at the PVC Senior-Athlete Banquet … jazz ensemble and wind ensemble trumpet player … enjoys reading … may study operations research and financial engineering.