Anthony Coleman
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- Weight:
- 149
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Bellevue, Ohio
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- High School:
- Bellevue
One of the nation's top wrestlers...will try to move down a weight class to 141 this season...despite being a returning NCAA Qualifier, will have to beat out Matt DePolo and Mike Hurley to win a starting job.
2002-03 - Junior Season
Qualified for the NCAA Championships after finishing third in the EWL Championships...defeated Edinboro's Ron Doppelheuer in the third-place match to earn his trip to the NCAA Championships...compiled a 28-12 record on the season, earning one pin against Jon Spires of Ohio on 2/8...finished second at the Oklahoma Gold Classic...also recorded five major decisions...ran off a streak of seven straight wins, spanning from Pittsburgh on 1/16 to Virginia Tech on 2/22.
2001-02 - Sophomore Season
Finished fourth in both the Oklahoma Gold Classic and the Cornell Invitational on his way to posting a 13-17 record...posted one pin, one technical fall and five major decisions.
2000-01 - Freshman Season
Earned CSU "Most Outstanding Wrestler" honor after collecting a team high 26 wins...won five straight matches at the Slippery Rock Open...finished second in the Cleveland State Open...wrestled in a team-high 40 matches at 141 pounds.
1999-2000 - Redshirt Season
Competed in eight tournaments as an unattached wrestler...recorded a 22-15 record and finished third at the Oklahoma Gold Classic
High School
Won the Division II state championship at 140 as a senior and placed eighth at high school nationals...was a high school All-American...as a senior, was named team captain and most valuable...earned all-league honors in wrestling...compiled a career mark of 111-31 after posting a 39-4 record as a senior...earned four letters in wrestling and one in cross country.
Personal
Born Aug. 5, 1980, in Bellevue, Ohio...is the son of Bob and Pauline Coleman...has one sister...three-time recipient of the CSU Athletic Academic Excellence Award...communication major.
