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Wrestling
2005-06: Put together one of the finest seasons ever by a Panthers grappler ... was named the Outstanding Wrestler at both the Midlands and the NCAA West Regional ... capped his year with a mark of 34-5 and had his streak of 14 consecutive wins snapped in the second round of the NCAA Championships ... at one stretch in the season, Baima won 26 of 27 matches ... included in Baima's 34 wins are eight major decisions, five technical falls and four pins ... entered the NCAA Championships as the No. 4 seed and he scored a 4-2 win over Stanford's Ray Blake in the first round ... but a pair of injuries ended up forcing him to default to a pair of opponents to end his season ... his single-season winning percentage (.872) ranks as the 10th-best in school history ... his 17 dual wins tie him for the 6th-best single-season mark in school history with Rich Powers (1990-91) ... accounted for a team-high 70 dual points this season ... a three-time national qualifier after taking the West Regional title at 165 pounds ... captured three awards at the team's annual banquet including: Most Courageous Award, Lyle E. Schwarzenbach Award and Most Valuable Wrestler Award. 2004-05: Selected to the NWCA Division I All-Academic team ... Advanced to Nationals at 165 pounds by claiming third at the West Regional and getting a wild card bid ... Went 2-2 at Nationals, falling to the no. 8 seed in the first round ... Defeated Craig Dziewiakowski of Navy, 6-4, and then pinned Cornell's Joey Hooker in 3:53 ... Knocked out of competition by Justin Nestor of Pittsburg ... Was 7-5 in duals, missing the final three season duals after breaking a bone in his hand ... Went undefeated in major decisions (6-0) and tech falls (1-0) ... Was 6-2 in pins; first three matches of the season were pins at the Harold Nichols Open where he claimed the 165-pound title ... Quickest pin in 1:46 at Midlands against Matt McInnis of Lassen College ... Finished the season 28-14 overall ... Was honored with the Lyle E. Schwarzenbach Award. 2003-04: Advanced to nationals earning a second-place finish at West Regionals...Lost to last season's 149-pound West Regional champion...Won Fort Dodge Open and UNI Open...Pinned his first collegiate opponent, Jeremy Roe of South Dakota State, in 3:40...Had a seven-match winning streak...Ended the season with a record of 26-15 on the year...Was awarded the McCready/Steffensmeier Award for the 2003-04 season. 2002-03: Redshirted. High School: While at Glenbard West, was a four-time all-stater and all-American ...Finished his high school career with an overall record of 173-12 ...Named Outstanding Wrestler four times while also being named Athlete of the Year once...A freestyle all-American. Personal: Son of Patty Spence and Mike Baima ... Born May 22, 1984 ... Majoring in philosophy and humanities with a minor in history.
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