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Hazewinkel and his father, Dave, are the only father and son to make a U.S. Olympic Team in wrestling.
His father, Dave, and uncle, Jim Hazewinkel, both competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games as members of the U.S. Greco-Roman Team.
He finished second in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials and U.S. World Team Trials in Greco-Roman wrestling before switching to freestyle in 2010.
He and fellow Olympian Jared Frayer both wrestled collegiately at Oklahoma. Both were also high school standouts in Florida.
His favorite athlete in another sport is Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who played collegiately for Oklahoma.
He placed second at the 2007 NCAA tournament for Oklahoma after finishing third from 2004-06.
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