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Wrestling
2008-09: Secured his first trip to the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish at the 2009 West Regional at 149 pounds...posted a 1-2 mark at the NCAA Championships, including a 2-1 tiebreaker win over Chattanooga's Daniel Waddell...earned third team all-WWC honors...tied for second on the team with 27 victories in 2008-09...won the Duhawk Open title at 149 pounds and placed second at the Kaufman-Brand Open and third at the Harold Nichols Open. 2007-08: His 21 victories tied for second on the squad ... secured a 2-0 win over South Dakota State's Weston Blasius on his only dual action of the season (2/10) ... capped his season with a title in the 149-pound bracket at the Duhawk Open (2/2) ... placed second at the Flash Flanagan Open (1/5) ... secured a fifth-place finish at the Jim Fox Open (12/8) ... placed sixth at the season-opening Loras Open (11/10) ... ended the season on a six-match win streak. 2006-07: Redshirted. High School: A 2006 graduate of St. Ansgar High School ... took home the 1A 145-pound state title as a senior ... a perfect 44-0 as a senior ... set school record for wins in a season (44), wins in a career (155) and pins in a career (90) ... placed sixth in the state as a sophomore ... placed third in the state as a junior ... academic all-state pick as a junior and a senior ... first-team all-district pick at linebacker for the football team ... all-conference catcher in baseball ... tallied 13 letters as a four-sport student-athlete as a prep ... member of National Honor Society ... high school coaches: Kirby Moses and Barry Kittleson. Personal: Born Sept. 1, 1987, in Osage, Iowa ... son of Barry and Pam Kittleson ... has two sisters (Kelsey and Stephanie) ... majoring in physical education ... selected UNI because of "the great atmosphere."
Year Overall Duals MD TF Pin Quick West Reg. NCAA 2008-09 27-11 6-3 5-1 3-0 5-0 2:21 2nd 1-2 2007-08 21-9 1-0 5-1 1-0 2-1 1:04 -- -- Totals 48-21 7-3 10-2 4-0 7-1 1:04 2nd 1-2 |
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