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Lexie Basham

 Lexie Basham recently graduated from Texas Wesleyan in the Spring of 2023. She is continuing her wrestling career at the senior level and volunteer coaching at Texas Wesleyan in her free time to get some coaching experience at the college level.  

Wrestling in High School and College 

Basham began her wrestling career in 2009, wrestling for Team Punisher through youth. She wrestled at Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club, TX. She became the first wrestling state champ in history for Byron Nelson, winning back-to-back in 2018 and 2019, ending High School with a record of 202-8, 6 losses coming from her freshman year. Basham became an All-American at Fargo and a Folkstyle National Champion in 2019.

After graduation, she signed with Texas Wesleyan to pursue her wrestling career. After only two years of eligibility, she became the first wrestling National Champion for Texas Wesleyan, winning back-to-back years (2022 and 2023) at 130 lbs. 

The next level

After winning nationals, Basham qualified for the World Team Trials. Making it to the finals, she advanced to Final-X, where she fell short. However, this qualified her for the U-23 World Team, representing Team USA in Spain, where she took 5th at 59 kg. 

She continues to pursue her goals at the next level, as she is a full-time resident at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, training and preparing to chase down a spot on the Olympic team in 2024. 

Off the mat

Basham was born and raised in DFW; going to college close to home with family plays a huge role in her life. She graduated from Texas Wesleyan with a Psychology Degree in 2023. She plans on using her degree later in life after her wrestling career is over. 

She recently married her husband, who serves in the Army and graduated from Oklahoma State University. 

Fun Fact:

Basham married her high school sweetheart. Unfortunately, they did go to rival high schools, but they were able to push that aside for love. 

Favorite Quote: "Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your own two ears." - Laird Hamilton