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Wrestling
All-American - 2008 (5th - 165 lbs.) 2007-08: Named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Year ... became the conference's first All-American after placing fifth at 165 pounds at the 2008 NCAA Championships ... named the team's MVP for the second straight season ... at the NCAAs, he went 5-2 with wins over ranked foes No. 5 Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska), No. 9 Trevor Stewert (Central Michigan) and No. 10 Michael Cannon (American) ... earned his second trip to the NCAA Championships after winning the 165-pound NCAA West Regional title in Fargo, N.D. (3/8) ... won the 165-pound title at the Loras Open on (11/10) ... placed second at the Kaufman-Brand Open on (11/17) ... first-team all-WWC selection ... led the Panthers with 25 wins and 11 pins. 2006-07: Named the team's Co-MVP with Nick Baima ... qualified for the Round of 12 at the 2007 NCAA Wrestling Championships ... finished his first trip to the national tournament with a mark of 3-2, with both losses coming to eventual All-Americans - Craig Henning (Wisconsin) and Josh Zupancic (Stanford) ... reached the NCAA Championships after winning the 157-pound West Regional title ... has a season-high win streak of 12 straight victories ... ranked second on the team with 35 wins and was 12-4 in dual action ... led the squad with nine falls this season ... secured nine wins this season over national qualifiers, including wins each over Newly McSpadden (Oklahoma State), Jacob Yost (Chattanooga) and Luke Salazar (Northern Colorado) ... also tallied wins over Brandon Becker (Indiana), Kurt Gross (Kent State) and Matt Hill (Edinboro) ... had four second-place finishes to his name at the Harold Nichols Open, Kaufman Brand Open, the UNI Open and the 2006 Midlands ... a two-time Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Week honoree ... earned first-team All-WWC honors at 157 pounds ... also earned the Most Improved Award at the team's year-end banquet. 2005-06: Named to the 174-pound fifth-team Amateur Wrestling News all-rookie team ... one of three UNI wrestlers to reach the 30-win mark in the 2005-06 season ... bounced around the Panther lineup this season. Fay wrestled dual matches at 157, 165 and 174 pounds ... captured individual 157-pound titles at the Mike McCready Open (Dec. 10) and the Brand Open (Jan. 20) ... placed second at the UNI Open (Dec. 4) ... took third at the Harold Nichols Open (Nov. 12) ... placed fourth in the 174-pound weight class at the 2006 NCAA West Regional ... was a perfect 9-0 in dual action and tallied 40 team dual points ... recorded an exciting victory over Oklahoma State's Kevin Ward (Jan. 5) with a fall at the 6:44 mark in the Panthers' dual with the Cowboys ... ranked second on the team with six pins ... tallied an 11-match win streak, which ranked as the second-longest streak for a Panther in the 05-06 season ... Rookie Award winner. 2004-05: Redshirted. High School: Coached by Ron Timp ... FILA Freestyle Junior National All-American ... two-time national qualifier in freestyle competition ... two-time state champion ... four-time state place winner ... three-time conference champion ... had a career record of 143-16 ... recorded a perfect season of 41-0 ... top-200 recruit by InterMat Wrestling ... wrestled in the Tri-Rivers Conference. Personal: Born July 25, 1985 ... son of John and Linda Fay ... siblings include Marie, Ben and Emily ... majoring in physical education. Year Overall Duals MD TF Pin Quick West Reg. NCAAs 2005-06 30-8 9-0 8-0 2-0 6-3 2:01 4th -- 2006-07 35-10 12-4 9-0 4-1 9-0 2:56 1st 3-2 2007-08 25-8 8-4 8-1 1-0 11-2 0:28 1st 5-2 Totals 90-26 29-8 25-1 7-1 26-5 0:28 -- 8-4 |
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