| Kevin Gabrielson |
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The defending ACC champion at 174 ... Is coming off a serious knee injury suffered at the 2005 NCAA Championships ... May move down to 165 for his senior season ... Has the talent to push for All-America honors ... Has a career record of 38-26. 2004-05: Began the season with a second-place finish at the Navy Clasic ... Followed that by placing eighth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, taking a 9-1 major decision over 10th-ranked Leonel Sanchez of Cal State-Fullerton in the process ... Rolled to the ACC championship at 174 pounds, winning twice by fall before defeating Virginia's Rocco Caponi 7-4 in the finals ... Carried a career-best eighth-match winning streak into the NCAA Championships, but blew out his knee in the openng minute of his first-round match and had to default. 2003-04: Redshirted. 2002-03: Fought his way through a badly sprained ankle and a torn tendon in his left thumb to post an 8-7 overall record, 4-4 at 174 ... Went 4-3 at 165 ... Defeated 11th-ranked Oscar Santiago of Purdue 6-4 in the first round of the Las Vegas Invitational, but suffered the ankle injury during the tournament and missed several weeks of competition ... Finished third at 174 in the ACC Tournament. 2001-02: Wrestled 15 matches at 157, going 7-8 with two pins and a major decision ... Season highlight was a 4:47 pin of North Carolina's James O'Connor on February 13. High school: A three-time state champion and two-time national prep champion for DeMatha Catholic High School ... Compiled a remarkable four-year record of 180-11, including a perfect 50-0 as a senior in 2001 and a 46-2 mark as a junior in 2000 ... Capped a sensational senior season by winning the Maryland state championship for the second time, the national prep championship for the second time, and the Beast of the East championship. Personal: Born January 20, 1983 ... Majoring in sociology.
