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Collegiate statistics courtesy of Mark Leddy, Purdue
Sports Information
 Hometown:
Trout Run, Pa.
High School: Loyalsock
College: Purdue University
Height / Weight: 5'5" / 60 kg (132 lbs)
Birthdate: 05/02/1982
- 2006 SUNKIST KIDS INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHAMPION AND OUTSTANDING
WRESTLER (60 kg/132 lbs)
- 2006 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN (2nd, 133 Pounds)
- 2003 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN (2nd, 125 Pounds)
- 2003 BIG TEN CHAMPION (125 Pounds)
- 2002 NCAA ALL-AMERICAN (3rd, 125 Pounds)
- 2002 UNIVERSITY WORLD BRONZE MEDALIST (60 KG)
2006-2007: Claimed the freestyle Gold Medal and Outstanding Wrestler award
at the 2006 Sunkist Kids International Open, defeating Nate Gallick,
Shawn Bunch, Zach Roberson, and others en route to the title. Placed 4th at the NYAC Open. 5th place at the US Nationals and the US World Team Trials at 60 kg/132 lbs.
In dual meet action, posted an 8 win record to one loss (due to
default)... placed 2nd at the NCAA tournament, marking the 3rd All-American
finish of his career.
Posted a 6-1 record at 133 pounds ... finished second at the Cliff
Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/5-6) ... scored a 12-3 major decision
over NCAA qualifier T.J. Enright of Ohio State ... defeated All-American
Matt Sanchez of Cal State-Bakersfield by decision, 12-10.
Sat out season training for the 2004 Olympic Trials.
Earned All-America accolades as the NCAA 125-pound runner-up ...
Big Ten champion at 125 pounds ... compiled a season record of 32-1,
the second best winning percentage (.970) in Purdue wrestling history
... was 20-1 during the season against NCAA qualifiers, falling
only in the NCAA championship match ... claimed titles at the Mat
Town Invitational (11/30) and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
(12/6-7) ... pinned Michigan's A.J. Grant (1:35) in the Cliff Keen
Invitational (12/6-7) semi-finals before defeating NCAA-qualifier
Jason Powell of Nebraska in the championship, 5-2 ... was a perfect
8-0 in Big Ten duals ... opened the conference season with a 16-0
technical fall over Adam Smith of Penn State (1/26) ... 15 of his
last 16 opponents in the campaign were NCAA qualifiers, posting
a 14-1 record in those 15 match-ups, including three falls and three
major decisions ... began the Big Ten Championships (3/8-9) with
back-to-back major decisions, knocking off Bobbe Lowe of Minnesota
(11-3) and Iowa's Luke Eustice (11-0) ... pinned NCAA-qualifier
A.J. Grant of Michigan in the Big Ten championship match ... pinned
his first two opponents at the NCAA Championships (3/20-22) in Kent
State's Jared Opfer (2:38) and West Virginia's Seth Lisa (1:13)
... the 1:13 fall over Seth Lisa was the second-fastest pin in his
collegiate career.
Earned All-America honors in first season of collegiate competition,
finishing third at the NCAA Championships ... posted a record of
34-4, tying for the third-best season record in Purdue wrestling
history (.895) ... recorded a 14-4 record against 2002 NCAA qualifiers
... two of his four losses came against Fresno State's Stephen Abas,
the 2002 NCAA champion ... opened collegiate career with a first-place
finish at the Navy Classic (11/7), and recording first pin (0:34)
during the meet ... won the gold medal at the Mat Town Invitational
(11/24) ... won his first 12 matches of the season ... responded
to first career loss with an 11-match win streak (1/6-2/7), which
included six victories over NCAA qualifiers ... defeated both UT-Chattanooga's
Matt Pitts (2:55) and Duke's Tommy Hoang (2:45), two NCAA qualifiers,
by fall at the Wendy's Classic (1/13) ... dominated NCAA-qualifier
Jesse Leng of Ohio State in a 17-2 technical fall during a Big Ten
dual meet (2/2) ... finished third at the Big Ten Championships
with a 4-1 record, earning all-conference honors ... won his final
match at the Big Ten's with an 11-2 major decision over Michigan's
A.J. Grant ... seeded fourth at the NCAA Championships, and posted
a 4-1 record during the tournament ... ended the season ranked No.
4 in the nation by InterMat Wrestling, the highest ranked freshman
in the NCAA and one of only three to be ranked in the top 20.
Did not compete during initial season at Purdue.
Finished third at the 2002 World University Wrestling Championships
in Edmonton, Alberta, tying for the highest American finish at the
competition ... was the lone representative for the United States
at the 60Kg weight class after winning the 2002 University Nationals
... won a bronze medal at the Pan American Championships in 2001
... competed in the 2002 Sunkist Kids/ASU International Open in
Tempe, Ariz. (10/18-19) ... advanced to the quarterfinals after
a 2-0 record in pool matches ... recorded identical 10-0 technical
fall wins against Cory Hursbuegh of Canada and Arizona State's Marc
Rizio.
Decorated wrestling career at Loyalsock High School in Trout Run,
Pa. ... two-time Pennsylvania state champion, compiling a record
of 134-5 ... undefeated as a sophomore and senior, recording identical
34-0 records ... was 33-2 as a junior, placing fourth at the state
championships ... finished sixth at the state meet as a freshman,
posting a record of 33-3 ... was a four-time district, regional
and sectional champion ... named Outstanding Wrestler at the state
tournament as a senior ... a four-time USA Cadet national champion,
twice in freestyle and twice in greco roman ... 1998 Cadet National
Outstanding Wrestler ... 1998 USA Espoir world team member and national
champion ... coached by Ben Hepburn.
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