Riley Smucker
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Year:
- Redshirt Freshman
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- Hometown:
- Smithville, Ohio
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- High School:
- Smithville (Appalachian State)
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- Position:
- 165
2019-20 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Placed fifth at 165 pounds at debut Mid-American Conference Championships (3/8) … Had not been seeded entering event … Was team’s primary starter at 165 … Went 23-16 in his first season with CSU, including six dual wins and four MAC dual wins … Won eight matches via bonus points, including four by technical fall … Won four bouts at MAC Championships, twice upsetting higher-seeded foes … Placed third at Ohio Intercollegiate Open after posting tech fall against Ohio State foe in third-place bout (11/10) … Tallied pin and major in placing third at Clarion Open (11/3) … Went 3-0 at VMI quad dual, including a win via tech fall, to notch first dual wins of collegiate career (1/10) … Added MAC dual wins over foes from Ohio (1/18), SIUE (1/24) and Bloomsburg (2/14) … Also placed at Cleveland State Open (12/14) … Did not lose via fall or technical fall all season.
Pre-CSU
Transferred to CSU prior to fall 2019 … Redshirted as a true freshman at Appalachian State in 2018-19 … Won the Hokie Open Freshman/Sophomore Division at 165 pounds in his first collegiate competition … Was a four-time state qualifier and three-time state placer … Finished as state runner-up as a senior … Fourth-place finisher (152 pounds) at the state championships as a junior and fifth-place finisher (138 pounds) as a sophomore … County wrestling MVP … Also lettered three years in football.
