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  Andrew Anderson

Andrew Anderson

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Sioux City, Iowa

High School:
East

Weight:
197

Birthdate:
07/22/1985

Experience:
3L

Andrew Anderson


Andrew Anderson


National Qualifier - 2006, 2007, 2008

2007-08: Named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic wrestling team ... a first-team all-Western Wrestling Conference pick as well as a first-team academic all-WWC honoree ... earned his third trip the NCAA Championships by winning the 197-pound title at the West Regional ... it was Anderson's first regional title after placing third in 2006 and second in 2007 ... he went 20-9 overall and 8-5 in dual action ... finished the regular season strong with seven wins in a row, including winning nine of his last 10 matches ... the 197-pounder had five wins over national qualifiers ... tallied his first win at the national tournament with a 13-3 win over Cal State-Bakersfield's Riley Orozco ... picked up two wins over North Dakota State's Jacob Bryce (Fall 1:40, 4-0) and scored a 6-1 win over Chattanooga's Matt Koz ... Anderson's signature win of the 2007-08 season came against Wisconsin's Dallas Herbst, 4-3 ... his win over Herbst helped UNI tie the No. 10-ranked Badgers in dual action ... placed sixth at the Midlands (12/29-30), marking the third time in as many years he has placed in the top six at one of the nation's most prestigious open tournaments ... also tallied first-place honors at the Loras Open (11/10) and placed second at the Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17) ... two-time Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week honoree - Jan. 23 and Feb. 27 ... earned the Lyle E. Schwarzenbach Award, which recognizes an individual who exhibits the highest standards in citizenship, academics, practice and dedication on the Panther wrestling squad.

2006-07: Academic All-Western Wrestling Conference honoree ... made his second straight trip to the NCAA Championships ... placed second at the NCAA West Regional ... faced off against 15 national qualifiers in 2006-07 ... secured a 5-3 win over national qualifier Nathan Moore (Purdue) in overtime ,,, also earned a 6-2 win over Jacob Bryce (North Dakota State) in the West Regional semifinal round ... tallied a trio of third-place finishes at the Harold Nichols Open, Kaufman-Brand Open and the UNI Open ... placed sixth at the Midlands, marking the second straight year he tallied a top-six finish at one of the nation's most prestigious tournaments ... earned second-team all-WWC honors.

2005-06: Named to the 197-pound seventh-team Amateur Wrestling News all-rookie team ... put himself on the national map after placing fifth at Midlands and climbed as high as No. 19 in a pair of the national polls ... reached the NCAA Championships as the second alternate out of the West Regional ... dropped a pair of matches at the national tournament to West Virginia's Jared Villers and Iowa's Daniel Erekson ... took third-place honors at the 2006 NCAA West Regional in Laramie, Wyo. ... recorded three falls as a redshirt freshman

2004-05: Redshirt.

High School: 2004 graduate of Sioux City East High School ... two-time state champion, junior and senior years ... finished fifth in his sophomore campaign ...three-time district champion ... two-time first team all-tournament selection ... FILA Cadet Greco Roman All-American ... recorded 178 takedowns in his senior season ... top-75 recruit by Intermat Wrestling ... two-time all-conference football selection at linebacker for the Black Raiders.

Personal: Son of Eugene and Anne Anderson ... born July 22, 1985 ... siblings include Katy and Abby ... majoring in business management.

Year	Overall	Duals	MD	TF	Pin	Quick	West Reg.	NCAAs
2005-06	16-24	3-11	1-2	0-1	3-4	1:52	3rd	0-2
2006-07	25-18	7-9	2-4	1-0	3-3	0:31	2nd	0-2
2007-08	21-11	8-5	7-1	0-0	5-1	1:22	1st	1-2
Totals	62-53	18-25	10-7	1-1	11-8	0:31	--	1-6

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