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Notes: The defending ACC champion at 165, and a two-time ACC champion ... Has a career record of 62-29 with nine falls. 2002-03: Dropped down in weight from 174 to 165 a month into the season and flourished at the lower weight, posting an 18-4 mark at that weight ... Began the season by taking second place at 174 pounds in the Navy Classic, including a 13-5 win over 19th-ranked Andy Roy of Rutgers in the semifinals ... Won two of three matches at 174 at the Las Vegas Invitational, and then dropped down to 165 for the Wolfpack's January 2 match at Oklahoma ... Lost to the Sooners' Wes Roberts, and then won 18 of his next 19 bouts leading up to the NCAA Tournament. 2001-02: Had an outstanding season from start to finish, posting a 23-9 record with three pins, six major decisions and a technical fall, capping the campaign with the ACC championship ... Began the season by taking fourth at the Navy Invitational ... Won four of six matches at the always-difficult Cliff Keen Las Vegas Tournament ... Won 15 of his last 18 matches, including a career-best 10-match winning streak, and a stretch of 14 wins in 15 matches through the championship round of the ACC Tournament ... Regular-season highlight came January 25 with a 5-2 win over 18th-ranked Nick Pasolano of Iowa State. 2000-01: Won the starting job at 174 and got better as the season went along ... Won eight of his last 14 matches to finish at 17-14 ... Faced a rigorous schedule and dropped six decisions to ranked wrestlers, with three of those six losses by one or two points ... Tied for second on the team with six major decisions ... Finished second in the ACC Tournament. 1999-2000: Redshirted. High school: A three-time state champion at 171 pounds ... Won the 1999 National Wrestling Coaches Association National Championship Tournament at 171 pounds ... Ranked No. 4 in the country at 189 by Wrestling USA magazine ... Compiled a four-year record of 141-3. Personal: Born December 2, 1980 ... Majoring in communication.
