Sam Wheeler
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- Weight:
- 197
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Copley, Ohio
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- High School:
- Copley
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- Position:
- 197
2015-16 SEASON
Has a 28-9 overall record heading into NCAA Championship... went 13-2 in duals and 5-1 in EWL matches... tied for team lead with five major decisions... has two falls and one tech fall... finished as runner-up at EWL Championship at 197 pounds... defeated then No. 12-ranked Phil Wellington of Ohio, 6-4 (2/13)... placed third at season opening Clarion Open (11/1), going 5-1.
PRIOR TO CLEVELAND STATE
Wrestled three years at Kent State after spending 2011-12 fall semester at Oklahoma before transferring to Kent... went 27-5 in 2013-14 and was ranked No. 10 in final NCAA Coaches Poll... went 16-3 in duals, palcing third at the Southern Scuffle and Navy Classic... earned at-large bid to 2013 NCAA Championships... went 25-14 as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won the state title as a senior at Copley HS... was the state runner-up as a junior with his lone loss of the season coming in the state final... finished junior year with a 53-1 record... was a top-15 recruit in his weight class out of high school... placed fourth at 2010 FloNationals... named MVP of Hephner Memorial Tournament... was an all state selection in wrestling and football.
PERSONAL
Born April 25, 1993 in Phoenix, Ariz... son of Julie Wheeler... has two sisters and one brother... excercise science major.
