2012-13 Wrestling Yearbook

Bronco - 2 - Wrestling

Table of Contents

2012-13 Roster 32013 Post Season Information 4-5Coaches and Support Staff 6-11 Greg Randall 7-8 Chris Owens 9 Kirk White 10 Support Staff 11Student-Athlete Profiles 12-30History 31-40 2011-12 Results and Statistics 32-33 Boise State History 34-39

Boise State Wrestling — Quick Facts

Location: Boise, IdahoEnrollment: 22, 678Colors: Blue and OrangeNickname: BroncosConference: Pac-12National Affiliation: NCAA Division IFacility: Taco Bell Arena (12,380)President: Dr. Robert KustraAthletic Director: Mark CoyleHead Coach: Greg RandallRandall’s Dual Match Record at Boise State: 102-41-1 (10 years)Randall’s Overall Dual Match Record: 102-41-1 (10 years)Assistant Coaches: Chris Owens and Kirk White2011-12 Dual Match Record: 4-9 (1-5 Pac-12)2011-12 Pac-10 Conference Finish: Second (129 points)2011-12 NCAA National Finish: 51st (3.5 points)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 15/6Starters Returning/Lost: 10/0NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost: 4/0NCAA All-Americans Returning/Lost: 0/0Wrestling SID: Casey Johnson Phone: Work (208) 426-4675 Cell: (360)-713-8770 E-mail: [email protected]: 1910 University Drive Boise, Idaho 83725 Team Photographer: Seve Trott

2012-13 Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time (MT)Nov. 1 Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. 7 p.m.Nov. 3 Cowboy Open Laramie, Wyo. 9 a.m.Nov. 16 North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 7 p.m.Nov. 18 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 10 a.m.Nov. 24 Oregon State* Spokane, Wash. 6 p.m.Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Cliff Keen Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All DayDec. 16 Reno TOC Reno, Nev. All DayJan. 5 Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 5:30 p.m.Jan. 11-12 Virginia Duals Hampton, Va. All DayJan. 20 Arizona State* Boise, Idaho 2 p.m.Feb. 1 CSU Bakersfield* Boise, Idaho 7 p.m.Feb. 3 Stanford* Boise, Idaho 2 p.m.Feb. 10 Cal Poly* Boise, Idaho 2 p.m.Feb. 13 Utah Valley Boise, Idaho 7 p.m.March 3 Pac-12 Championships Tempe, Ariz. All DayMarch 21-23 NCAA Championships Des Moines, Iowa All Day

*Pac-12 Opponent All home matches will be at Taco Bell Arena


2012-13 BOISE STATE WRESTLING

2012-13 WRESTLING ROSTERNAME WT. YEAR EXP HOMETOWN (PREvIOuS ScHOOL)Scott Bacon 174 So. 1L Republic, Wash. (Republic HS)Brenton Beard 125 RFr. HS Liberty Lake, Wash. (Central Valley HS)Chris Castillo 149 RFr. RS Zillah, Wash. (Zillah HS)Jason Chamberlain 149 RSr. 3L Springville, Utah (Springville HS)Brent Chriswell 197 RSr. 2L Olalla, Wash. (South Kitsap HS)Kevin Coburn 133 Fr. HS Livermore, Calif. (Granada HS)Brennen Connolly 174 RFr. RS Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS)Michael Cuthbertson 165 RSr. 3L Scottsboro, Ala. (Scottsboro HS)Kadyn Del Toro 174 Fr. HS University Place, Wash. (Curtis HS)Ben Demeulle 133 RJr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (Westview HS)Austin Dewey 157 Fr. HS Boise, Idaho (Centennial HS)Cody Dixon 197 Jr. 1L Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS)J.T. Felix 285 Jr. 2L Riverside, Calif. (Centennial HS)Casey George 141 RFr. RS Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston HS)Rami Haddadin 125 Fr. HS Sandy, Utah (Brighton HS)Landon Hartley 125 So. 1L Nyssa, Ore. (Nyssa HS)Steven Hernandez 149 RSo. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. (Bishop Gorman HS)Jordan Hick 285 Jr. TR San Francisco, Calif. (Columbia HS)Travis Himmelman 141 RFr. TR Evergreen, Colo. (Conifer HS)George Ivanov 157 Sr. 1L Council Bluffs, Iowa (Nebraska-Omaha)Wilhelm Meyer 184 Jr. TR Pretoria, South Africa (North Idaho)Matt Nader 125 Fr. HS Orange, Calif. (Orange HS)Brian Owen 133 RSr. 2L Spokane, Wash. (University HS)Holden Packard 165 So. 1L Boise, Idaho (Mountain View HS)Cole Rice 149 RFr. RS Arlee, Mont. (Arlee HS) Alec Robbie 149 RSo. 1L Trabuco Canyon, Calif. (Tesoro HS)Ty Stevenson 125 Fr. HS McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinelyville HS)Josh Strait 141 RSr. 3L Inkom, Idaho (Marsh Valley HS)Jake Swartz 184 RJr. 2L Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS)Andrew Tiedeman 174 Fr. HS Palm Springs, Calif. (Palm Springs HS)Taylor West 157 RFr. RS Boise, Idaho (Borah HS)Nick Wooden 157 RSo. 1L Spring Creek, Nev. (Spring Creek HS)Manny Ybarra 133 RFr. RS Quincy, Wash. (Quincy HS)

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The 2012-13 regular season will culminate with the Pac-12 Tournament, hosted by Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., at the Wells Fargo Arena. This year’s tournament is scheduled for March, 3 (Sunday), 2013.

Last season, Boise State finished second with 129 team points, only nine behind conference champion Oregon State. The Broncos closed the gap during the night session by crowning individual champions at 133 pounds (Brian Owen), 184 pounds (Jake Swartz) and 197 pounds (Brent Chriswell). It marked the fifth-straight year the Orange and Blue had finished either first or second at the conference tournament and the 11th time in the past 13 years. Boise State won Pac-10 crowns in 2000, 2002 and 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 while finishing runner-up in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2012.

The Broncos return all three of their individual champions from last year and will get help from 2011 Champion at 149 pounds, Jason Chamberlain, who redshirted last season. New faces will be hard-pressed to reach the top of the conference podium in 2013 as eight of the 10 Pac-12 champions are returning for the 2012-13 season.

The Pac-12 is a six-team wrestling conference. Competing institutions in 2012-13 are traditional members Arizona State, Oregon State and Stanford, along with wrestling members Boise State, Cal Poly and Cal State Bakersfield.

2012 PAc-12 cHAMPIONSHIP RESuLTSTeam Results

1. Oregon State 138.02. Boise State 129.03. Stanford 125.04. Arizona State 102.55. Cal Poly 98.06. Cal State Bakersfield 78.5

Individual champions125 Ryan Mango Stanford133 Brian Owen Boise State141 Michael Mangrum Oregon State149 Scott Sakaguchi Oregon State157 Roger Pena Oregon State165 Dominic Kastl Cal Poly 174 Nick Amuchastegui Stanford184 Jake Swartz Boise State197 Brent chriswell Boise StateHWT Clayton Jack Oregon State

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The 2013 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships heads to the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa after being held at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis last year. This year’s tournament will run from Thursday, March 21-Saturday, March. 23.

The NCAA will announce the number of national tournament spots allotted to the Pacific-12 Conference prior to the league championship tournament on March 3. There will be 330 wrestlers at the national tournament with 33 in each of the 10 weight divisions. Of those 330, 290 will be automatic qualifiers from their conference tournament with the remaining 40 to be chosen as at-large selections.The all-time high for the Pac-12 wrestlers qualifying for the national tournament was 44 in 1997.

Boise State sent four wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament last season. Brian Owen (133), George Ivanov (157), Jake Swartz (184) and Brent Chriswell (197) combined for a 4-8 record at the event. Swartz led the way with three wins.

Top 10 Teams1. Penn State 143.02. Minnesota 117.53. Iowa 107.54. Cornell 102.55. Ohio State 68.56. Oklahoma State 66.07. Illinois 62.08. Lehigh 61.09. Northwestern 42.510. Oregon State 40.5

Individual champions125 Matt McDonough Iowa133 Logan Stieber Ohio State141 Kellen Russell Michigan149 Frank Molinaro Penn State157 Kyle Dake Cornell165 David Taylor Penn State174 Edward Ruth Penn State184 Steve Bosak Cornell197 Cam Simaz CornellHWT Anthony Nelson Minnesota

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After 10 years of guiding the Boise State wrestling program, Greg Randall has established himself as one of the top collegiate coaches in the country. Randall has led the Broncos to the top of the Pac-12 Conference four times, to go along with six top-25 finishes at the NCAA Championships. In his 10 seasons since being promoted to head coach,

Randall’s teams have finished in the top-three at the conference tournament nine times, while taking home 26 individual Pac-10 titles.

Taking over the program following the 2001-02 season, Randall has led the Broncos to a dual match record of 102-41-1 the past 10 seasons for a 71.2 winning percentage. In that time 10 of his wrestlers earned 14 NCAA All-America honors.

Randall’s league finishes include the 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Pac-10 championships, runner-up finishes in 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2012, and a third-place finish in 2006. In 2011, Randall’s Broncos placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a competitor at every weight class. The 10 participants and ninth-place finish each set program records. The team had previously wrestled to an 11th-place finish in 2010, 12th-place finishes in 2003 and 2009, as well as 24th-place finishes in 2006 and 2008.

In 2007-08 Randall earned his first Pac-10 Coach of the Year award, which came in part to his team’s dominating performance at the league championships. Boise State scored the third-highest Pac-10 tournament score in history with 152.5 total points. With the win the Broncos also sent nine wrestlers on to the national tournament, which was highlighted by Kirk Smith’s eighth-place finish at 184 pounds.

A year later, Randall would repeat as Pac-10 Coach of the Year, winning the conference championship and crowing six individual champions.

In 2006 Randall guided his first NCAA individual champion as a head coach with Ben Cherrington capturing the national title in the 157-pound weight class. Cherrington was the second wrestler Randall has helped to a first-place finish at the NCAA tournament. In 1999 as an assistant coach for the Broncos, Randall helped guide Kirk White to the 165-pound national title.

Randall became just the third head wrestling coach in the past 41 years at Boise State when he was promoted to the head coaching position on April 5, 2002, following the retirement of longtime head coach Mike Young.

Prior to taking over the top coaching position, Randall was known as one of the top assistants in the country, helping the Broncos to two Pac-10 championships and several top-20 finishes at the NCAA tournament during his 10 years under Young.

His success as an assistant carried over in his first year at the helm of the Bronco program (2002-03) when he was named “Rookie Coach of the Year” by Amateur Wrestling News.

Since Randall joined the Bronco wrestling program 20 years ago, 16 individuals have earned a total of 24 NCAA All-America awards. Current assistant coach Kirk White came away with three of those All-America awards (during the 1999 season which came en route to his national individual title, along with 2000 and 2001). Along with the three won by White, six other Broncos have also been multiple winners of the national honor. They are Larry Quisel (third in 1999 and second in 2000 at 157 pounds),

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Cash Edwards (seventh in 2000 and sixth in 2001 at 184 pounds), Ben VomBaur (fourth in 2002 and sixth in 2003 at 125 pounds), Smith (eighth in 2008 and second in 2010 at 184 pounds), Andrew Hochstrasser (fourth in 2009 and second in 2011 at 133 pounds) and Hall (third in 2010 and fifth in 2011 at 157 pounds).

Broncos earning single NCAA All-America honors with Randall as an assistant or head coach include Nels Nelson (seventh in 1992 at 150 pounds), Rusty Cook (fourth in 2001 at 197 pounds), Charles Burton (third in 1996 at 167 pounds), Collin Robertson (sixth in 2003 at 149 pounds), Boe Rushton (third in 2003 at heavyweight), Cherrington (first in 2005 at 157 pounds), Sherfey (eighth in 2009 at 165 pounds), Chriswell (sixth in 2009 at 197 pounds) and Jason Chamberlain (third in 2011 at 149 pounds).

Burton went on to become Boise State’s first student-athlete to become a member of a United States Olympic team. The native of Meridian, Idaho, represented the United States at 2000 Sydney Games competing in the freestyle division, where he placed fifth in the 87-kilogram (187.25-pound) weight class.

A 1987 graduate of the University of Iowa, Randall was a three-time NCAA All-American for legendary coach Dan Gable. In 2003 Randall had the honor to serve as an assistant to Gable for the U.S. World Cup wrestling team. Randall wrestled in the 134-pound weight class at Iowa, helping the Hawkeyes to four NCAA national championships. He was a three-time All-American, finishing runner-up for

the national championship in 1984 and 1986. As a junior in 1985 he placed fifth at the national tournament.

Randall was a Big 10 Conference champion in 1985 and received the award for the “Most Falls in the Least of Amount of Time”. In 1985, 1986 and 1987 he was selected as a participant for the East-West All-Star Wrestling Classic. Following his 1987 season Randall received Iowa’s McGivern Award, which is presented each year to the team’s most courageous wrestler.

Competing at the international level in 1989, Randall captured the gold medal for his weight class at the Pan American Games. He has also been a runner-up at the U.S. Open Nationals and placed second at the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival.

A four-time state high school champion in Iowa during his prep career, Randall was inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame located at the Wrestling Institute in Newton, Iowa, in March of 2002, and in the state of Iowa High School Hall of Fame in 1995. He is also a two-time junior national champion.

Prior to joining the Bronco coaching staff, Randall was an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota.

Randall, and his wife Chris, have three children - Rylee (16), Shea (15) and Brittlyn (10).

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Greg Randall’s Career Coaching Record

Year Overall Pac-10 Pac-10 Finish NCAA Finish2002-03 11-3 6-1 2nd (127.0 pts.) 12th (45.0 pts.)2003-04 9-3 4-2 1st (94.5 pts.) 37th (9.5 pts.)2004-05 9-7 4-3 2nd (93.0 pts.) 33rd (12.0 pts.)2005-06 8-5 4-3 3rd (97.0 pts.) 24th (31.5 pts)2006-07 10-3 6-2 9th (58.5 pts.) no score2007-08 10-2 7-1 1st (152.5 pts.) 24th (21.0 pts.)2008-09 17-3 8-0 1st (172.5 pts.) 12th (46.5 pts.)2009-10 14-3 7-0 2nd (125 pts.) 11th (43.5 pts.)2010-11 10-3-1 3-0-1 1st (147 pts.) 9th (57.5 pts.)2011-12 4-9 1-5 2nd (129 pts) 51st (3.5 pts)Totals 102-41-1 50-17-1


chris OwensAssistant Coach - 17th Season

Entering his 17th year as an assistant coach at Boise State, Chris Owens has played an instrumental role in the Bronco’s recent wrestling success.

Since the 1996-97 season, when Owens was named an assistant coach, he has helped Boise State to several individual and team championships as

the Broncos continue to boast one of the top wrestling programs in the country. He is also playing a key role in the future success of the team, helping sign some of the nation’s top high school wrestlers to national letters of intent at Boise State.

Owens has been a part of Pac-10 Conference Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011, as well as runner-up finishes in 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2010, and placing third at the 2006 tournament. Owens has also help direct the Broncos to nine top 25 team finishes at the NCAA National Wrestling Championships in the past 12 years, 32 individual Pac-10 titles, 87 individual appearances at the NCAA National Tournament and two individual national championships.

Those national championships included Kirk White’s first-place finish in the 165-pound weight class at the 1999 NCAA Tournament, and Ben Cherrington’s first-place finish at the 2006 tournament in the 157-pound weight division.

In 2010-11, Owens helped Boise State to one of its best seasons on record, sending a school-best, 10 student-athletes to the NCAA Tournament after winning another Pac-10 title. At the national tournament, the Broncos finished ninth with 57.5 points, a school record.

Before becoming an assistant at Boise State, Owens was a member of the Oklahoma State University wrestling team, helping the Cowboys to the 1990 NCAA National Championship.

During the 1990 season, Owens was named to the freshman All-American team. He also earned two All-American honors in 1990 and 1992 placing third and second, respectively, at the NCAA Tournament. Entering his senior season at Oklahoma State, Owens was ranked number one in the nation at his weight class of 134 pounds. But a knee injury ended the season early for Owens.

Owens finished his career at Oklahoma State with an overall record of 85-6 and helped the Cowboys to the 1992 Big Eight Conference Championship. Owens was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the St. Louis Open in 1990, and was runner-up at in his weight class at the prestigious Espoir National Tournament.

A native of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Owens was the State of Idaho’s first four-time high school champion and finished his prep career undefeated with an overall record of 123-0.

Owens and his wife Robyn have two children – Taylor (13) and Cade (8).

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Kirk WhiteAssistant Coach - Seventh Season

One of the all-time greats in Boise State wrestling history, Kirk White is entering his seventh year as an assistant coach for the Broncos. The 1999 NCAA National Champion at 165 pounds, White earned a total of three All-America awards, and one league title while wrestling for Boise State. Since completing his collegiate career in 2001,

White has coached at many different levels while continuing his competitive career in Freestyle wrestling at the national and international level. As a sophomore in 1999, White burst on to the collegiate scene when he became the first Bronco to win an NCAA National Championship (165 pounds) in wrestling. He continued his collegiate success by earning two more NCAA All-America awards in 2000 and 2001 to become the only three-time NCAA Wrestling All-American in Boise State history. White posted a four-year record of 130-26 for an .833 winning percentage. Along with his coaching duties, White has continued to compete in Freestyle, winning several medals at international tournaments in his weight class of 74 kilos (163 pounds). During the 2006-07 season White captured the silver medal at the Sunkist International. One week later White avenged his loss to Scott Owen at Sunkist, handing him a 12-3 defeat to win the RealPro Wrestling West Regional. He also won the Clansmen International Gold Medal. Following surgery in February of 2007 to clean up an old knee injury, White came back four months later to compete in the World Team Trials. He won his first match before losing to No. 1-ranked Joe Heskett in the next round. In November of 2007, White was ranked ninth in the USA team rankings at 74kg (163 pounds). Injuries kept White out of the 2006 rankings, but prior to that he was ranked third in 2003, fourth in 2004 and second in 2005. At the 2003 World Cup hosted in Boise, White competed for World Team Select, helping his squad to the World Cup silver medal. In both 2003 and 2004, White represented the United States in the Pan-American Championships, where he won the silver medal on both occasions. He has earned prestigious USA National All-America Medals (top eight) in each of his five attempts (1999, 2002-05), including a second place finish in his most recent campaign (2005). In 2003 and 2005, White was a USA National Team Member (top three at the US World Team Trials). In the 2004 Olympic Team Trials he finished fourth overall.

White has also served as a resident athlete at the USA Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, a student assistant at Boise State in 2001-02, an assistant coach at Pacific Lutheran University in 2002-03 and Highline Community College in 2003-04, and as the head coach at Fife High School in Tacoma, Wash., during the 2004-05 season. White earned his bachelor’s degree in physical and secondary education from Boise State in May of 2000, and his master’s degree from Idaho State University in athletic administration in August of 2002.

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Tim Socha is in his seventh season as head strength and conditioning coach at Boise State. Socha joined the Bronco staff in May of 2006. Before coming to Boise State, Socha spent two seasons as the assistant director of strength and conditioning for football at the University of Louisville, where he helped

the Cardinals to a pair of bowl games and an overall 20-4 record. Socha worked three years at the University of Wyoming, where he served as the assistant strength and conditioning coach for football and was the head strength and conditioning coach for wrestling, track and field and cross country.

From 1999-2001 Socha was a graduate assistant at Auburn University, where he assisted with football, baseball and softball and served as the head strength and conditioning coach for men’s golf. Socha is a 1999 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in kinesiology and a minor in coaching. He received a master’s of education in exercise physiology from Auburn in 2001. Socha was a four-year letter winner in football with the Minnesota Gophers (1995-98) and worked as a student assistant in strength and conditioning after his senior season. Socha and wife Jessica have a daughter, Alexa (3) and a son AJ (1).

Dale Holste is in his 17th year at Boise State. He joined the Bronco athletic department in 1996. Holste was named the Athletic Equipment Manager Association’s District 8 Equipment Manager of the Year in 2005 and currently serves as the president of District 8 of the AEMA.

Holste came to Boise State from Fort Hays State (Kan.)

University, where he was the equipment manager and administrative assistant from 1990. Prior to his stint at Fort Hays State, Holste worked at Mesa

State (Colo.) College as an equipment manager from 1985-89. He has also served as an equipment manager at the Mile High Football Camp in Greeley, Colo., for the Denver Dynamite of the Arena Football League, as an intern for the Washington Redskins and for the Idaho Stallions of the Indoor Professional Football League. A native of Evergreen, Colo., Holste graduated from Fort Hays State in 1995. He is a certified member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association. Holste and his wife Nancy live in Boise and have five children – Emily, Becky, Lacey, Kaycie and Craig.

Dale HolsteDirector of Athletic Equipment Operations

Tim SochaHead Strength and Conditioning Coach

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Jason ChamberlainRedshirt Senior - Weight class: 149

Springville, utah - Springville High School

2011 NCAA All-American – 149 Pounds2009, 2010 & 2011 NCAA National Qualifier – 149 Pounds

2009 & 2011 Pac-10 Champion – 149 Pounds2012 World University Games Participant2009 FILA Junior National Team Member

Senior (2011-12) - Redshirted

Junior (2010-11) – Wrestled to a third-place finish at the NCAA tournament and All-America honors at 149 pounds…won the second Pac-10 Conference Title of his career…went 5-1 at the NCAA Championships, falling to Frank Molinaro of Penn State in the semifinals before defeating Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State in the consolation semifinals and Ganbayar Sanjaa of American in the third-place bout…finished with a 29-2 overall record, including an 18-1 record in tournament competition and three tournament titles…concluded the season with eight wins by major decision, also winning twice by fall and twice by technical fall. Chamberlain ranked second on the team in total wins (29) and major decision victories (8).

Sophomore (2009-10) – Earned his second-consecutive NCAA tournament berth after finishing third at the 2010 Pac-10 Conference Championship at 149 pounds...opened the NCAA championships with a 9-5 decision over David Cheza of Michigan State followed by a 10-2 major decision win over Brian Stephens (Virginia Tech) and a 5-2 win against Kevin LeValley of Bucknell…lost to Lance Palmer of Ohio State by fall (1:14) and Kyle Borshoff of American, 5-3, to fall from tournament action…finished the season 26-10 with a 12-4 record in dual competition…started 16-of-17 duals for the Broncos at 149 pounds…tied for second on the team in major decisions (9), while ranking third in overall wins and fourth in dual points (44) and overall winning percentage (72.2%)…also tied for fourth in dual wins and tied for fifth in dual winning percentage…finished fourth at the Cliff Keen with a 4-2 record, and was second in Reno with a 4-1 record. Chamberlain finished the regular season ranked No. 6 by InterMat, which marked his highest ranking of the 2009-10 season.

Freshman (2008-09) – Went 4-0 at the Pac-10 Conference tournament to win his first individual conference championship and compete at the NCAA Championships…went 1-2 at the national tournament, defeating Matt Cathell of Delaware State, 9-3, in the first round of the consolation bracket…finished the season with a 22-9 overall record, 10-6 in duals…started 16 of 20 duals for the Broncos, including the last 14 at 149-pounds…Chamberlain finished the regular season ranked No. 16 nationally by USA Today/InterMat/NWCA…recorded three major decisions, three technical falls and three pins throughout the season…captured one tournament title by winning the Body Bar tournament.

Freestyle – Competed in the 2012 World University Games in Finland where he fell in the opening round…qualified by defeating Frank Molinaro at the USA World University Team Trials… captured the 66 kg/145.5 lbs title and was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the University National Freestyle Championships Akron, Ohio...qualified to represent the United States at the 2009 FILA Junior World Championships in Ankara, Turkey by winning the 66 kg (145.5 pound) weight class at the FILA Junior Team Trials…during the summer prior to arriving at Boise State, Chamberlain competed in the Junior division of the FILA World Team Trails and placed third in his weight class at 145.5 pounds (66kg).

High School – Won four state championships and multiple national titles…won the High School Junior national championship and ROTC championship as a junior and was the high school national champion as a senior…named team captain as a senior…high school was Justin Judkins.

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Jason Chamberlain’sCareer Bronco Record

2010-11: 29-2 (93.5%)2009-10: 26-10 (72.2%)2008-09: 22-9 (71.0%)

Career Totals: 77-21 (78.6%)

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mEET ThE BRONcOSBrent Chriswell

Redshirt Senior - Weight class: 197Olalla, Wash. - South Kitsap High School

2008, 2009 & 2012 NCAA National Qualifier2009 All-American (Sixth Place)

2012 Pac-12 Most Outstanding Wrestler2009 & 2012 Pac-10/12 Champion – 197 Pounds

2008 Pac-10 Champion – 184 Pounds

Redshirt Junior (2011-12) – Returned to the Bronco lineup after serving a two-year mission in Las Vegas…qualified for his third NCAA Championships appearance at 197 pounds where he was bounced out of the tournament after two-straight losses to No. 5 Cayle Byers of Oklahoma State and Richard Perry of Bloomsburg…was named the Pac-12 Tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler and was the lowest seed to be crowned champion (No. 3)…finished with a 14-4 overall record and a 7-2 record in dual meets but avenged those losses in the Pac-12 Tournament…recorded five wins by fall and two by major decision…each of the five pins came in the first period. Redshirt Sophomore (2008-09) – Chriswell went 13-1 in his first season as a member of the Bronco wrestling program, going 3-0 in tournament action…Chriswell’s short season included his second Pac-10 Championship, this time at 197 pounds…went on to earn All-America honors with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Tournament.

Collegiate Career – Brent Chriswell joined the Boise State wrestling program after spending the previous two seasons at Arizona State and Purdue…redshirted the 2006-07 season at Purdue before transferring to ASU where he would wrestle his way to the 2008 Pac-10 title and a NCAA tournament appearance…at the end of the 2007-08 season, ASU announced the discontinuation (it was later reinstated) of its wrestling program which forced Chriswell to transfer to his third university in as many years.

High School - At South Kitsap High School, Chriswell was a two-time state champion…compiled a three-year record of 107-3…as a senior Chriswell went undefeated (39-0) with 33 pins…high school coach was Chad Nuss.

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Brent Chriswell’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 14-4 (77.8%)2008-09: 13-1 (92.9%)

Career: 27-5 (84.4%)

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Michael CuthbertsonRedshirt Senior - Weight class: 165

Scottsboro, Ala. - Scottsboro High School

2011 & 2012 Pac-10/12 All-Academic First Team

Redshirt Junior (2011-12) – Went 9-7 at 165 pounds before he suffered a season-ending injury…finished with a 7-5 record in dual matches and was 5-1 in conference action…first-round pin of Cal Poly’s Paul Woodman was his only match that earned him extra points….went 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions…named to Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.

Redshirt Sophomore (2010-11) – Wrestled sparingly for Boise State during his second season…saw action in five duals and two tournaments at 165 pounds…opened the season

by winning seven-consecutive duals including two wins by major decision…finished the season with an 8-5 overall record and a 3-2 record in dual competition…wrestled to a second-place finish at the Northern Colorado Old Chicago Open where his only loss came against teammate Kurt Swartz, 3-1 in overtime of the championship match…also competed at the Reno Tournament of Champions…named Pac-10 Conference All-Academic First Team.

Redshirt Freshman (2009-10) – Started 16-of-17 duals for the Broncos at 165 pounds…ended the season with a fourth-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships where he went 2-2…finished the season with a 17-15 overall record which included an 8-9 record in dual matches…wrestled in two regular season tournaments…top finish came at the Reno Tournament of Champions where he placed fifth after recording a 3-2 record on the weekend.

Freshman (2008-09) – Redshirted

High School – Cuthbertson joined the Bronco wrestling program boasting four consecutive Alabama high school state wrestling titles after a dominating career at Scottsboro High School...named team captain as a junior and senior..also named to the junior freestyle All-America team and the Wrestling USA Academic Team while at Scottsboro…member of the National Honor Society…high school coach was Chris Staton.


Michael Cuthbertson’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 9-7 (56.3%)2010-11: 8-5 (61.5%)

2009-10: 18-14 (56.3%)

Career: 35-26 (57.4%)

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Senior - Weight class: 157Des Moines, Iowa - university of Nebraska-Omaha

2012 NCAA National Qualifier - 157 Pounds2012 Pac-12 Tournament Runner-Up - 157 Pounds

Junior (2011-12) – Qualified for the NCAA Tournament at 157 pounds after finishing second at the Pac-12 Championships…lost a 5-2 decision to Oregon State’s RJ Pena in the championship…last two-consecutive bouts at the NCAA Championships to Josh Kreimier of Air Force and John Nicholson of Old Dominion…tallied a 22-8 record during the season

with an 8-3 dual record…made his debut as a Bronco at the Cowboy Open where he won four-straight bouts to take the 157 title…also won the Reno Tournament of Champions…won five matches by fall and added one major decision to his season accomplishments.

Collegiate Career - Wrestled for two years at University of Nebraska Omaha under coach Mike Denney where he earned second and third place finishes the NCAA Division II Tournament…Ivanov was also a two-time Academic All-American during his time at UNO.

High School – Wrestled under coach Trevor Carritt at Lewis Central High School…placed third in the 2008 Iowa State Tournament at 119 pounds finishing his senior year with a 54-1 record and was ranked fifth in the nation at 119 pounds by Wrestling USA Magazine for Best 2008 High School Seniors…represented Team Iowa in national meets in 2007 and 2008, where he was a double All-American at Junior Nationals, placing fifth in Greco Roman and fourth in freestyle.

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George Ivanov’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 22-8 (73.3%)


Brian OwenRedshirt Senior - Weight class: 133

Spokane, Wash. - university High School

2012 NCAA National Qualifier – 133 Pounds2009 NCAA National Qualifier – 125 Pounds

2012 Pac-12 Champion – 133 Pounds

Redshirt Junior (2011-12) – Owen qualified for the his second NCAA tournament after winning the Pac-12 Tournament at 133 pounds…went 1-2 at the national tournament, sandwiching a win in between two losses…finished with a 9-3 overall record and a 1-1 dual record…two

major decisions and two falls..sidelined most of the season due to injury but came into the Bronco lineup during the month of February…won the California Collegiate Open in his season debut…one of his three losses of the season came against eventual National Champion Logan Stieber of Ohio State when the two met in the National Duals Regional in Stillwater, Okla.

Redshirt Sophomore (2010-11) – Brian Owen did not wrestle in any matches for the Broncos during his redshirt sophomore season.

Sophomore (2009-10) – Redshirted

Freshman (2008-09) – Qualified for the NCAA tournament with an at-large bid after placing fourth at the Pac-10 tournament at 125 pounds...fell in his first two matches at the tournament against No. 3 Angel Escobedo of Indiana and Nicholas Bedelyon of Kent State…went 2-2 at the Pac-10 Tournament, losing both his matches to Marcos Orozco of UC Davis…after falling to Orozco in the opening round he won two consecutive matches to earn a rematch with Orozco in the third-place match…finished the season with a 12-9 overall record and a 6-5 dual match record…recorded two major decisions and one fall…spent six weeks ranked nationally in the top-20 by USA Today/InterMat/NWCA….reached as high as No. 14 on Nov. 26….recorded one tournament title throughout the season, winning the Body Bar tournament.

Freestyle – Placed third at the FILA Junior World Team Trails during the summer of 2008 and represented the United States at the Junior Pan-American games in Ecuador…competed in the 132-pound (60kg) weight class, placing third.

High School –Put the finishing touches on a stellar high school career with an undefeated season and a Washington state championship in 2008…was the No. 2 ranked high school wrestler in the country at 119 pounds as a senior...finished his career at University High with a 124-4 record and two state titles...earned All-State honors in academics twice (2007 and 2008)…finished second in the freestyle division and third in Greco-Roman at the 2007 junior national tournament…brother of former Bronco volunteer assistant coach Tom Owen…high school coach was Don Owen.


Brian Owen’sCareer Bronco Record

2011-12: 9-3 (75.0%)2010-11: 0-0

2008-09: 12-9 (57.1%)

Career: 21-12 (63.6%)

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mEET ThE BRONcOS mEET ThE BRONcOSJosh Strait

Redshirt Senior - Weight class: 141Inkom, Idaho - Marsh valley High School

2011 & 2012 Pac-10/12 All-Academic First Team

Redshirt Junior (2011-12) – Went 13-14 as a junior, taking fourth at the Pac-12 Championships…finished with one win by major decision against Max Ortega from Adams State…runner-up at the Cowboy open where he lost to Boris Novachkov in the finals, 2-1…named to Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.

Redshirt Sophomore (2010-11) – Saw action in two duals and four tournaments….finished the year with a 13-6 overall record thanks in part to a 5-0 finish at the Northern Colorado

Old Chicago Open…won two matches by major decision at the Old Chicago Open en route to capturing the 141-pound title…also wrestled at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, the Reno Tournament of Champions and the Utah Valley Open…won the UVU Open with a 3-0 record on the weekend…named Pac-10 Conference All-Academic First Team.

Redshirt Freshman (2009-10) – Strait wrestled in four tournaments during his redshirt freshman season with the Broncos…finished the spring with a 12-6 overall record…earned third-place finishes at both the Inland NW Collegiate tournament and the Utah Valley Open.


High School – Strait finished his highly decorated high school career with two state championships, a state runner-up and a third-place finish…posted a career record of 158-11, including three 40-win seasons…Strait’s state titles came in his freshman

and senior seasons where he posted 40-3 and 40-2 records, respectively…five time Cadet/Junior USA Wrestling All-American…graduated high school as a National Honor Society member and ranked third in his class…high school coach was Lonny Pahlke.


Josh Strait’sCareer Bronco Record

2011-12: 13-14 (48.1%)2010-11: 13-6 (68.4%)2009-10: 12-6 (66.7%)

Career: 38-26 (59.4%)


mEET ThE BRONcOSBen DeMuelle

Redshirt Junior - Weight class: 133San Diego, calif. - Westview High School

Redshirt Sophomore (2011-12) – Compiled a 3-5 overall record and a 2-3 dual-match record at 141 pounds…wrestled in dual matches against Oklahoma State, Stanford, CSU Bakersfield, Cal Poly and Utah Valley…started the season with a 1-2 showing at the Spokane Open.

Sophomore (2010-11) – Redshirted

Freshman (2009-10) – Wrestled in three duals for the Broncos…also represented the Broncos at the Pac-10 tournament…finished his freshman season with a 2-8 record and a seventh-place finish at the conference championships.

High School – Joined the Boise State wrestling program from Westview High School in San Diego, Calif. where he won the 125-pound CIF Championship…compiled an 83-20 record in three years of varsity action, which was capped by winning the CIF and the San Diego Sectionals Championship…high school coach was Perry Watson.

Major – Criminal Justice

Ben DeMuelle’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 3-5 (37.5%)2009-10: 2-8 (20.0%)

Career: 5-13 (27.8%)

Cody DixonJunior - Weight class: 174

Ontario, calif. - colony High School

Sophomore (2011-12) – Finished his first season with a 6-8 mark at 184 pounds, going 2-2 in dual action…represented the Broncos at the Spokane Open, Cliff Keen Invitational and Reno Tournament of Champions…had one technical fall and two wins by major decision.

High School – Was a three-time league champion at Colony High School under coach Jason Smith…California Interscholastic Federation Champion during his senior season and qualified for the state tournament…a senior, Dixon notched a 55-4 record to end his career with a 112-18 mark…selected as the varsity captain during his final two years at Colony.


Cody Dixon’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 6-8 (42.9%)


mEET ThE BRONcOSJT Felix

Junior - Weight class: 285corona, calif. - centennial High School

2011 NCAA National Qualifier – Heavyweight

Sophomore (2011-12) – Went 18-13 during his sophomore season with a 5-6 dual record…took fourth at the Pac-12 Tournament after falling to Stanford’s Dan Scherer in the consolation finals…finished the season by winning eight of his last 11 bouts…picked up extra points with three major decisions, one technical fall and one fall…named to Pac-12 All-Academic First Team.

Freshman (2010-11) – A strong finish to the season helped Felix

place second at the Pac-10 Conference Tournament and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships…went 1-2 at nationals…opened with a 3-2 loss to Dominque Bradley (Missouri) but rebounded with a 3-2 win over Paul Snyder of Hofstra...saw his consolation run end in his next match with a 4-2 loss to Ricky Alcala of Indiana….at the Pac-10 Tournament, Felix started with a 2-1 win over Dylan Rush of Stanford followed by a 5-3 upset against Levi Cooper of Arizona State in the semifinals…in the finals, a takedown by Clayton Jack of Oregon State as time expired would halt Felix’s title dreams with a 6-4 defeat…ended the year with an 11-13 overall record…went 3-6 in dual matches and 8-7 in tournament competition.

High School – Felix came to Boise State from Centennial High School in Corona, Calif. where he enjoyed a highly decorated high school career…as a senior, finished runner-up at the state championships while capturing a third-place finish at senior nationals...was a four-time league champion and a two-time CIF champion...named Inland Empire Athlete of the Year in 2010 after compiling a 62-4 overall record…also earned four varsity letters in football…helped the Centennial High School football team win a state championship…graduated with Salutatorian honors with a 4.4 grade point average…high school coach was Randy Campbell.

Major – Chemistry

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J.T. Felix’sCareer Bronco Record

2011-12: 18-13 (58.1%)2010-11: 11-13 (45.8%)

Career: 29-26 (52.7%)

Jordan HickJunior - Weight class: 285

Nampa, Idaho – columbia High School

High School – Hick comes to Boise State from Columbia High School where he was a 2008 4A Idaho State Champion under Todd Cady…finished runner-up as a senior in 2009 and took fifth as a sophomore in 2007…was also an All-State selection in football.

Major – Criminal Justice


mEET ThE BRONcOSWilhelm MeyerJunior - Weight class: 184

Pretoria, South Africa – North Idaho college

Previous Experience – Took second at the NJCAA Regional Tournament in 2012 as a member of the North Idaho College wrestling team…qualified for NJCAA Nationals and entered the tournament ranked seventh in the nation at 165 pounds…suffered an injury the first bout of the tournament…finished third at the Junior Africa Freestyle Championship in 2009…placed fifth at the Senior Spanish Grand Prix in 2011.

Major – Business

Jake Swartz’Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 21-6 (77.8%)2010-11: 20-16 (55.6%)

Career: 41-22 (65.1%)

Redshirt Sophomore (2011-12) – Swartz qualified to his second-consecutive NCAA tournament after winning the Pac-12 Tournament at 184 pounds…went 3-2 at nationals…

won his wrestle-in bout and first round-bout before being knocked to the consolation bracket in the second round…picked up one more win before being pinned by Tony Dallago…won 10 of his last 11 bouts heading into the tournament…missed part of the season due to a leg injury…ended the season with a 21-6 record…went 4-0 in dual matches…recorded five major decisions and three wins by fall…finished second at the Cowboy Open, fourth at the Cliff Keen Invitational… named to Pac-12 All-Academic First Team… National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic selection.

Redshirt Freshman (2010-11) – Primary starter at 174 pounds for the Broncos….wrestled to his first NCAA tournament appearance with an at-large selection after placing fifth at the Pac-10 Conference Championships…put together a 2-2 record at nationals to conclude the season…finished the season with a 20-16 overall record and a 14-8 record in tournament competition tournament record included a 2-2 finish at the Pac-10 tournament…recorded four wins by fall and another two by major decision…named Pac-10 Conference All-Academic Second Team and National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic.

Freshman (2009-10) – Swartz wrestled unattached at four tournaments while redshirting for the Broncos. He finished the season with a 14-3 overall record after earning four top-four finishes. He earned tournament titles with first-place finishes at both the Utah Valley Open and the Clackamas Open. Swartz also placed third at the Inland NW Collegiate and fourth at the Southern Oregon Open.

High School - Won the Washington State High School Championship…earned four varsity wrestling letters at Auburn High School in Auburn, Wash…high school coach was John Aiken.

Major – Accountancy

Jake SwartzRedshirt Junior - Weight class: 184

Auburn, Wash. - Auburn High School

2012 NCAA National Qualifier – 184 Pounds2012 Pac-12 Champion – 184 Pounds

2011 NCAA National Qualifier – 174 Pounds2012 Pac-12 All-Academic First Team

2011 Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team


mEET ThE BRONcOSScott Bacon

Sophomore - Weight class: 174Republic, Wash. - Republic High School

Freshman (2011-12) – Was a consistent starter for the Broncos in his debut season…tallied a 10-12 overall record with a 7-6 dual record…took fourth at the Pac-12 Championships with two wins and two losses…racked up two bonus-point victories with a tech fall and major decision in consecutive duals against Northern Colorado and Oregon State.

High School – Was a three-year letterwinner under coach Tim Coubler at Republic High school and Steve Glassey at Santiago High School in California…wrestled his way to a state championship his freshman year at 130 pounds…followed the title-run with a second-place finish at the state tournament dur ing h is sophomore

season…as a junior he earned his second state championship, this time at 149 pounds…two-time winner of the Tri-State tournament, pitting the best wrestlers of Washington, Oregon and Idaho against each other…as a senior, Bacon earned third-place finishes at both the Super 32 Tournament and the Reno Tournament of Champions at 171 pounds.

Major – Exercise Science

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Landon HartleySophomore - Weight class: 125Nyssa, Ore. - Nyssa High School

Freshman (2011-12) – Inserted into the Bronco lineup after injuries at 125 pounds…went 4-8 with a 1-3 dual record…represented Boise State at the California Collegiate Open where he finished 2-2…tallied only fall of the season in that tournament.

High School – Wrestled for four years at Nyssa High School under coach Luke Cleaver…finished in the top three at the state tournament every year of his career which was highlighted by back-to-back 3A state championships at 119 pounds…concluded his high school career with a 150-16 record, going 84-2 in his last two seasons…graduated with a 3.85 GPA.

Major – Accountancy

Landon Hartley’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 4-8 (33.3%)

Scott Bacon’sCareer Bronco Record

2011-12: 10-12 (45.5%)


mEET ThE BRONcOSSteven Hernandez

Redshirt Sophomore - Weight class: 149Las vegas, Nev. - Bishop Gorman High School

Redshirt Freshman (2011-12) – Hernandez compiled a 16-14 record at 149 pounds which culminated in a third-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships where he went 3-1 with two wins by fall…finished with seven wins by fall and added four by major decision…went 13-7 in tournament competition and won the Spokane Open.


High School – Hernandez was a four-time Nevada State Champion while wrestling at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev…captured a pair of national championships during his sophomore and junior years...also played high school football...high school

wrestling coaches were John Field and Rick Hernandez.

Major - Communication

Holden PackardSophomore - Weight class: 165

Meridian, Idaho - Mountain view High School

Freshman (2011-12) – After competing unattached all season, Packard represented the Broncos at the Pac-12 Championships at 165 pounds where he took third place...lost his opening match before defeating Cody Weishoff (Oregon State) and Adam Fierro (CSU Bakersfield) in the consolation bracket.

High School – Packard is a graduate of Mountain View High School where he wrestled for four years under head coach Cliff Laughlin…three-time 5A Idaho State Wrestling Champion, winning the title during his freshman, junior and senior seasons…graduated with a 157-17 career record and a 3.75 GPA.

Major – Mechanical Engineering

Steven Hernandez’ Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 16-14 (53.3%)

Holden Packard’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 2-1 (66.6%)


mEET ThE BRONcOS mEET ON BRONcOSAlec Robbie

Redshirt Sophomore - Weight class: 149Trabuco canyon, calif. - Tesoro High School

Redshirt Freshman (2011-12) – Went 3-4 during his first active season as a Bronco…competed at the Cowboy Open and Spokane Open…earned a victory by fall at the Spokane Open.


High School – Robbie earned three varsity wrestling letters competing at Tesoro High School in Las Floras, Calif…was first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state as a senior...named Orange County All-Star MVP, as well as first-team all-county…earned two varsity football letters at Tesoro HS…high school coach was Ken Workman.

Major – Business

Nick WoodenRedshirt Sophomore - Weight class: 165

Spring creek, Nev. - Spring creek High School

Redshirt Freshman (2011-12) – Went 7-4 as a redshirt freshman with one dual appearance against Oregon State…also competed in the Cowboy Open where he finished with a tournament record of 4-1, taking third place at 165 pounds…traveled to the Reno Tournament of Champions where he went 3-2…tallied two wins by major decision and one fall on the season.


High School – Wooden joins the Broncos from Spring Creek High School in Spring Creek, Nev. where he was a four-time state champion…finished his senior season with a 53-2

overall record after winning at least 46 matches during his first three years…named Elko County MVP three times in high school…also excelled in the classroom, being named to the honor roll and academic all-state…high school coach was Wade Pherson.

Major - Construction Management

Alec Robbie’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 3-4 (42.9%)

Nick Wooden’s Career Bronco Record

2011-12: 7-4 (63.6%)


mEET ThE BRONcOSBrenton Beard

Redshirt Freshman - Weight class: 125Liberty Lake, Wash. – Minnesota

High School - Comes to Boise State after transfering from Minnesota where he redshirted during his freshman season...competed at Central Valley High School in Liberty Lake, Wash., where he wrestled under Tommy Owen and Ron Beard…was a four-time Washington State Tournament Participant…placed fifth at the tournament in 2010 followed by a third-place finish as a senior in 2011…earned two letters in football.…graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

Major - Undeclared

Chris CastilloRedshirt Freshman - Weight class: 157

Zillah, Wash. - Zillah High School

Freshman (2011-12) - Redshirted

High School – Came to Boise State as a four-time Washington State Wrestling Champion under coaches Mike Gonzalez and Mike Castillo at Zillah High School, making him only the seventh wrestler to win four state titles in the history of Washington interscholastic wrestling…posted a 167-2 career record including a 42-0 unbeaten mark during his senior season…was also a three-year letterwinner in football at Zillah.


Kevin CoburnFreshman - Weight class: 133

Livermore, calif. - Granada High School

High School – Four year letterwinner at Granada High School where he wrestled under Ken Coburn…qualified for the California State Championships at 112 pounds during his junior season…four-time member of the California National Team…three-time East Bay Athletic League Honoree…FILA Cadet All-American.

Major - Business


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High School – Wrestled under head coach Collin Robertson at Centennial High School…2012 5A Idaho State Champion at 160 pounds…finished third in the state tournament as a junior…finished second at the 2011 FILA Greco Roman Nationals…2012 FILA Freestyle All-American.

Major - Exercise Science

Brennen ConnollyRedshirt Freshman - Weight class: 174

Meridian, Idaho - Mountain view High School


High School – Came to Boise State from Mountain View High School in Meridian where he wrestled for four years under the direction of head coach Cliff Laughlin…placed in the 5A state tournament three separate times, capped off by a runner-up finish during his senior season…also played varsity lacrosse and football at Mountain View.


Kadyn Del ToroFreshman - Weight class: 174

university Place, Wash. - curtis High School

High School – Del Toro comes to Boise State from Curtis High School where he wrestled for three years under Doug Cowan and Bill Wheeler…finished his high school career with a 118-9 record…placed in the top five at the state tournament including a second-place finish during his senior campaign…took fourth at the Virginia Beach nationals as a junior and finished in the top 12 at the Senior Nationals…team captain as a junior and senior…four-year letterwinner in football…graduated with 3.8 GPA.

Major – Exercise Science

Austin DeweyFreshman - Weight class: 157

Boise, Idaho – centennial High School


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High School – George came to Boise State as a three-time 5A Idaho State Wrestling Champion…earned four varsity letters wrestling for the Bengals at Lewiston High School under coach Dan Maurer…finished 45-0 in his senior season to go 167-4 during his career…also a two-time Tri-State Champion as well as a two-time Greco National runner up.

Major – Undeclared

Casey GeorgeRedshirt Freshman - Weight class: 141Lewiston, Idaho - Lewiston High School

Rami HaddadinFreshman - Weight class: 125

Sandy, utah – Brighton High School

High School – Wrestled at Brighton High school under Dave Chavis and Chad Flook…won the 5A Utah State Championship as a junior in 2011 and a senior in 2012…finished second in 2010…tallied a 131 -25 career record…runner up at the 2011 Reno Tournament of Champions.


Travis HimmelmanRedshirt Freshman - Weight class: 141Evergreen, colo. – conifer High School

High School – Was a three-time 4A Colorado State Champion at Conifer High School where he finished with a 170-8 record under Barry Himmelman and Dustin Condit…Freshman Nationals National Champion…runner-up at Junior and Senior Nationals.

Major – Business


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High School – Ended with a 176-21 career record under Virgil Moorehead and Sam Razo at McKinleyville High School…went 87-6 during his final two seasons…four time league champion and four-time California State Tournament qualifier…graduated with a 3.95 GPA.


Matt NaderFreshman - Weight class: 125

Orange, calif. – canyon High School

High School – Wrestled under Scott Lawson at Canyon High School…four-year letterwinner…took sixth at the 2012 California State Championships at 113 pounds…First-Team All-Orange County in 2010-11…2012 CIF SS Champion…Century League Wrestler of the Year.

Major - Undeclared

Cole RiceRedshirt Freshman - Weight class: 149

Arlee, Mont. - Arlee High School


High School – Rice comes to Boise State with a 173-18 high school record at Arlee High School under coaches Ken Hill and Dan Rics…runner-up in the state tournament as a sophomore before winning the title in both his junior and senior seasons…holds Arlee school records for both career wins (173) and single-season wins (43)…graduated with a 3.86 GPA.

Major – Pre-Medical Studies

Ty StevensonFreshman - Weight class: 125

McKinleyville. calif. – McKinleyville High School


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High School – Comes to Boise from Palm Springs High School where he wrestled for Shawn Drennan and Jacob Custer…went 64-10 during his senior season and was named league MVP…took eighth in the California State Tournament…graduated with a 4.1 GPA.


Andrew TiedemanFreshman - Weight class: 174

Palm Springs, calif. – Palm Springs High School

Taylor WestRedshirt Freshman - Weight class: 157

Boise, Idaho - Borah High School


High School – Graduated from Borah High School where he wrestled under his father and coach, Bill West…four year letterwinner for the Lions and won two 5A State Champi-onships during his interscholastic career…won the 2010 Reno Tournament of Champions at 152 pounds during his senior season…left Borah with a 167-19 career record including an undefeated 46-0 record as a senior.

Major – Environmental Studies

Manny YbarraRedshirt Freshman - Weight class: 125/133

Quincy, Wash. – Quincy High School

High School – Wrestled for Greg Martinez at Quincy High School…took fourth at the 2A Washington State Tournament as a freshman…followed with three-consecutive second-place finishes…finished with a 145-25 record…graduated with a 3.7 GPA.

Major - Kinesiology

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2011-12 Dual Match Record: 4-9 (1-5 Pac-12 Duals)

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULTNov. 12 Cowboy Open Laramie, Wyo. All DayNov. 20 Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. L, 10-32Dec. 2-3 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas 17th, 33.5 ptsDec. 18 Reno Tournament of Champions Reno, Nev. 10th, 44.5 ptsDec. 29 Nebraska Tempe, Ariz. L, 3-34Dec. 29 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. L, 9-27Dec. 30 Oklahoma State Boise, Idaho L, 3-43Jan. 5 Stanford* Stanford, Calif. L, 16-20Jan. 6 Cal State Bakersfield* Bakersfield, Calif. W, 27-12Jan. 8 Cal Poly* San Louis Obisbo, Calif. L, 20-22Jan. 12 Utah Valley Orem, Utah L, 18-19Jan. 20 North Dakota State Boise, Idaho W, 21-16Jan. 22 Northern Colorado Boise, Idaho W, 30-6Jan. 27 Oregon State* Boise, Idaho L, 16-18Feb. 12 Ohio State Stillwater, Okla. L, 9-26Feb. 12 Chattanooga Stillwater, Okla. W, 25-17Feb. 28 Pac-12 Championships Boise, Idaho 2nd, 129 ptsMarch 15-17 NCAA Championships St. Louis T51st, 3.5 pts

* Pac-12 Match Home Matches in Bold# Does not count on official record

2011-12 RESULTS

2011-12 Individual Season Results

Wrestler Wt. Overall Dual Tour. Falls TF MDScott Bacon 174 10-12 7-6 3-6 - 1 3Jake Briggs 141 3-3 - 3-3 - 1 -Chirs Castillo 149 - - - - - -Jason Chamberlain 149 - - - - - -Brent Chriswell 197 14-4 7-2 7-0 5 - 2Codi Clark 165 - - - - - -Brennen Connolly 174 - - - - - -Michael Cuthbertson 165 9-7 7-5 2-2 1 - 1Ben Demuelle 133 3-5 2-3 1-2 1 - -Cody Dixon 197 6-8 2-2 5-6 - 1 2J.T. Felix 285 18-13 7-6 11-7 2 1 3Casey George 141 - - - - - -Chris Givens 285 2-2 - 2-2 1 - -Landon Hartley 125 4-8 1-3 3-5 1 - -

Wrestler Wt. Overall Dual Tour. Falls TF MDSteven Hernandez 149 16-14 3-7 13-7 7 - 4Preston Hu 133 5-7 0-1 5-6 1 - 1George Ivanov 157 22-8 10-3 12-3 5 - 2Shawn Jones 133 12-12 3-7 9-5 3 - 2Brian Owen 133 9-3 1-1 8-2 2 - 2Holden Packard 165 2-1 - 2-1 - - -Cole Rice 149 - - - - - -Alec Robbie 141 6-7 - 6-7 1 - -Isaac Romero 125 6-9 2-4 4-5 - - 2Josh Strait 141 13-14 1-7 12-7 - - 1Jake Swartz 184 21-6 5-1 16-5 3 - 6Derek Toney 197 0-8 0-4 0-4 - - -Taylor West 157 - - - - - -Nick Wooden 157 7-4 0-1 7-3 1 - 2


2010-11 Boise State Wrestling Season Statistical LeadersOverall Wins1. George Ivanov (157) 222. Jake Swartz (184) 213. J.T. Felix (285) 184. Steven Hernandez (149) 165. Brent Chriswell (197) 14 Overall Winning Pct. (Min. 10 Bouts) 1. Jake Swartz (184) 21-6 (.778)1. Brent Chriswell (197) 14-4 (.778)3. Brian Owen (133) 9-3 (.750)4. George Ivanov (157) 22-8 (.733)5. J.T. Felix (285) 18-13 (.581)

Dual Wins1. George Ivanov (157) 102. Scott Bacon (174) 7 Brent Chriswell (197) 7 Michael Cuthbertson (165) 7 J.T. Felix (285) 7

Dual Winning Pct. (Min 3 Bouts)1. Jake Swartz (184) 5-1 (.833)2. Brent Chriswell (197) 7-2 (.778)3. George Ivanov (157) 10-3 (.769)4. Scott Bacon (174) 7-5 (.583)5. J.T. Felix (285) 7-6 (.538)

Most Falls1. Steven Hernandez (149) 72. Brent Chriswell (197) 5 George Ivanov (157) 54. Shawn Jones (133) 3 Jake Swartz (184) 3

Fastest Fall1. Brent Chriswell (197) 1:062. Brent Chriswell (197) 1:113. Brent Chriswell (197) 1:184. Brent Chriswell (197) 1:265. Brian Owen (133) 1:26

Technical Falls1. Scott Bacon (174) 12. Jake Briggs (141) 13. Cody Dixon (197) 14. J.T. Felix (285) 1 Major Decisions1. Jake Swartz (184) 62. Steven Hernandez (149) 43. Scott Bacon (174) 3 Cody Dixon (197) 3

2011-12 STATISTIcS

2011-12 Boise State Starting Lineups

Opponent 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 HWTCowboy Open Romero Jones Strait Wooden Ivanov -- -- Swartz Toney FelixOregon State Romero Jones Strait Wooden Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Swartz Toney FelixCliff Keen Romero Jones Strait Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Swartz Dixon FelixReno TOC Romero Jones Strait Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon -- Dixon FelixSun Devil Duels Romero Jones Strait Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon -- Toney FelixOklahoma State Romero Jones DeMuelle Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon -- Toney FelixStanford -- Jones DeMuelle Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Dixon Chriswell FelixCal State Bakersfield -- Jones DeMuelle Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Dixon Chriswell FelixCal Poly -- Jones DeMuelle Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Dixon Chriswell FelixUtah Valley -- Hu DeMuelle Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Dixon Chriswell FelixNDSU -- Jones Strait Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Swartz Chriswell FelixNorthern Colorado Hartley Jones Strait Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Swartz Chriswell FelixOregon State Hartley Jones Strait Hernandez Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Swartz Chriswell FelixNational Duals Regional Hartley Owen Jones Strait Ivanov Cuthbertson Bacon Swartz Chriswell FelixPac-12’s Hartley Owen Strait Hernandez Ivanov Packard Bacon Swartz Chriswell FelixNCAA’s -- Owen -- -- Ivanov -- -- Swartz Chriswell --


PAC-10 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

BOISE STATE hISTORY

2009Head Coach

Greg Randall

Assistant Coaches Chris Owens and

Kirk White

2008Head Coach

Greg Randall


Kirk White

2011Head Coach

Greg Randall


Kirk White


BOISE STATE hISTORY BOISE STATE hISTORY

2000Head CoachMike Young

Assistant Coaches Greg Randall and

Chris Owens

2002Head Coach Mike Young

Assistant Coaches Greg Randall and

Chris Owens

2004Head Coach

Greg Randall


Rusty Cook


Jesse Brock - 133 Pounds, 2002; 141 Pounds, 2004

Ben cherrington - 149 Pounds, 2005; 157 Pounds, 2006

Rusty cook - 197 Pounds, 2000 & 2001

Jason chamberlain - 149 Pounds, 2009 & 2011

Brent chriswell - 197 Pounds, 2009 & 2012

cory Fish - 133 Pounds, 2008

Adam Hall - 157 Pounds, 2010 & 2011

Andrew Hochstrasser - 133 Pounds, 2009 & 2011

Scott Jorgensen - 133 Pounds, 2004, 2005 & 2006

Nate Lee - 174 Pounds, 2008 & 2009

INDIVIDUAL BIG SKY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

The Boise State wrestling team competed in the Big Sky Conference from 1970-87. Following is a list of individual Bronco champions. Boise State won 10 team titles in 1974-80, 1982 and 1985-86.

118 POuNDSTracy Yeates - 1984Tracy Yeates - 1983Mark Jordine - 1978

126 POuNDSTracy Yeates - 1986

Stan Armstrong - 1984Scott Barrett - 1983 Scott Barrett - 1982 Scott Barrett - 1980 Scott Barrett - 1979 Mark Hatten - 1974

134 POuNDSTravis Krawl - 1987

Stan Armstrong - 1986 Stan Armstrong - 1985 Clay Armstrong -1982 James Williams - 1981

Brad Allread - 1979 Tom Harrington - 1973 Tom Harrington - 1972

142 POuNDSRandy Schimmell - 1986 Randy Schimmell - 1985

Ben Coronado - 1982 Doug Pugmire - 1980

Brad Allred - 1978 Jeff Howell - 1975 Jeff Howell - 1974

150 POuNDSBen Coronado - 1987 Ben Coronado - 1986 Dan Bicandi - 1984

Ben Coronado - 1983 Dan Warren - 1976

Randy Watson -1975 Randy Watson - 1974

158 POuNDSRandy Watson - 1977Randy Watson - 1976Dave Chandler - 1975Dave Chandler - 1974Dave Chandler - 1973Dave Chandler - 1972

167 POuNDSHomer Lord - 1981 Kevin Wood - 1980 Kevin Wood - 1979 Lou Grasso - 1977 Don Evans - 1976

Greg Leonard - 1974

177 POuNDSKevin Wood - 1982 Bill Braseth - 1981 Bill Braseth - 1980 Bill Braseth - 1979 Roy Rose - 1978

Tim Matthews - 1977 Steve Needs - 1976 Rory Needs - 1974

190 POuNDSJohn Bauman - 1983

Harold Wittman - 1982 Harold Wittman - 1981 Tim Matthews - 1976 Shane Coburn - 1975

Jerry Elliot - 1972

HEAvYWEIGHTPat McDade - 1987

Ed Ritt - 1976 Mark Bittick - 1975

Scott JorgensenThree-Time Pac-10 Champion

INDIVIDUAL PAC-10/12 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Pat McDade - Heavyweight, 1989

Jacob McGinnis - Heavyweight, 2004

Nels Nelson - 150 Pounds, 1991 & 1992

Brian Owen - 133 Pounds, 2012

Larry Quisel - 157 Pounds, 1999 & 2000

collin Robertson - 149 Pounds, 2002

K.c. Rock - 125 Pounds & Pac-10 Most Outstanding Wrestler, 2000

Tyler Sherfey - 165 Pounds, 2009

Kirk Smith - 184 Pounds, 2009 & 2010

Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year - 2010

Jake Swartz - 184 Pounds, 2012

Kurt Swartz - 167 Pounds, 2011

Gabe vigil - 141 Pounds, 2003

Ben vomBaur - 125 Pounds, 2001 & 2003

Kirk White - 165 Pounds, 1999

Dustin Young - 142 Pounds, 1997

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BOISE STATE hISTORYBOISE STATE NCAA ALL-AMERICANS

Larry QuiselTwo-Time NCAA All-American

Ben VomBaurTwo-Time NCAA All-American

2002 and 2003

Rusty CookNCAA All-American

2001

Scott Barrett126 Pounds - 1982 (2nd place)

Brett Bingham118 Pounds - 1994 (3rd place)

charles Burton 167 Pounds - 1996 (3rd place)

Jason chamberlain149 Pounds - 2011 (3rd Place)

Dave chandler158 Pounds - 1975 (5th place)

Ben cherrington157 Pounds - 2006 (1st place)

Brent chriswell197 Pounds - 2009 (6th Place)

Rusty cook197 Pounds - 2001 (4th place)

cash Edwards184 Pounds - 2000 (7th place)184 Pounds - 2001 (6th Place)

Adam Hall157 Pounds - 2010 (3rd Place)157 Pounds - 2011 (5th Place)

Andrew Hochstrasser133 Pounds - 2009 (4th Place)133 Pounds - 2011 (2nd place)

Pat McDadeHeavyweight - 1989 (4th place)

Nels Nelson150 Pounds - 1992 (7th place)

Larry Quisel157 Pounds - 1999 (3rd place)157 Pounds - 2000 (2nd place)

collin Robertson149 Pounds - 2003 (6th place)

Boe RushtonHeavyweight - 2003 (3rd Place)

Tyler Sherfey165 Pounds - 2009 (8th Place)

Kirk Smith184 Pounds - 2008 (8th Place)184 Pounds - 2010 (2nd Place)

Ben vomBaur125 Pounds - 2002 (4th place)125 Pounds - 2003 (6th place)

Kirk White165 Pounds - 1999 (1st place)165 Pounds - 2000 (5th place)157 Pounds - 2001 (6th place)

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Ben Cherrington capped a perfect season during his senior year of 2005-06 when he became just the second Boise State wrestler in school history to win an individual NCAA National Championship. Following an early-season injury which kept him out of the line-up until midway through his final season, Cherrington was unbeatable once he stepped back on the mat, posting a 20-0 record on his way to the 157-pound title at the NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla. Cherrington dominated his opponents during his undefeated season, winning three matches by pin, three by technical fall and six by major decision. Along the way to his national collegiate title, Cherrington also recorded his second-straight Pac-10 Championship. His first came in in 2005 at the 149-pound weight class. Cherrington qualified for the NCAA National Tournament all four years of his collegiate career. His overall collegiate record was 93-32, including a mark of 54-8 for an .871 winning percentage his final two seasons.

Ben Cherrington - 2006 NCAA Champion

Kirk White was the first Boise State wrestler to win a NCAA National Championship when he captured the 165-pound weight class in 1999. As a sophomore that year, White took collegiate wrestling by storm by winning the Pac-10 Championship, and then continuing his winning streak at the NCAA National Tournament. White dominated his opponents during his championship season, posting an overall record of 38-1. His only loss came at the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Dual. While he did not win another NCAA national title as a junior and senior, he did earn two more NCAA All-America awards to become the only three-time NCAA Wrestling All-American for the Broncos. White completed his four years at Boise State with an overall record of 130-26 for a winning percentage of .833. The breakdown of White’s season-by-season

results are 1997-98: 27-6 (81.8%); 1998-99: 38-1(97.4%); 1999-00: 20-8 (71.4%); 2000-01: 29-6 (82.9%). In September of 2007, White was inducted into the Boise State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Kirk White - 1999 NCAA Champion

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BOISE STATE hISTORYCharles Burton - 2000 United States Olympic Freestyle Team Member

Former Bronco wrestler Charles Burton made history in September of 2000, when he became the first Boise State University athlete to become a member of a United States Olympic Team. A native of Meridian, Idaho, Burton was a 1996 NCAA All-American at 167 pounds and completed his career at Boise State with 101 victories. He representated the United States at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games competing in the Freestyle division and placing fifth in the 87 kilogram (187.25 pound) weight class.

Burton’s overall record at the Sydney Games was 3-1. He won his first two Olympic matches by not allowing a single point by his opponents. In the quarterfinals Burton held a

2-1 lead in the overtime period when Magomed Ibragimov of Macedonia scored a three-point throw to post a 4-2 win. Burton won the fifth-place match by injury default over Yang Hyun Mo of Korea. While competing in Freestyle, Burton won the 1997 University Freestyle National Championship, the bronze medal at the 1997 Pan American Games and a silver medal at the 1999 World Team Trials. He earned his spot on the 2000 Olympic Team when he defeated then-World Champion Les Gutches in a special wrestle-off. The two wrestlers split the first two matches before Burton defeated Gutches 5-0 in the third match to earn his roster position on the national team. In November of 2001, Burton was inducted into the Boise State University Athletic Hall of Fame.

When Mike Young retired as the Bronco wrestling head coach at the end of the 2001-02 season, he did so as one of, it not, the most successful coaches in the history of Boise State athletics. In 31 years guiding the Broncos, Young produced 12 conference championships, one national champion, 11 All-Americans and earned 12 conference Coach of the Year awards. Ten of his league titles and coach of the year awards came when Boise State was a member of the Big Sky Conference. The final two came in 2000 and 2002 when he led the Broncos to league crowns in the Pac-10 Conference. Kirk White was Young’s most successful individual wrestler, winning the 1999 NCAA National Championship in the 165-pound weight class and becoming the only three-time NCAA All-American. Young’s two most successful years at the NCAA National Tournament came in 1999 and 2000. The 1999 team posted the best finish in school history at the time, placing 10th. The next season Boise State finished 12th as three Broncos earned All-America honors.

Young also coached the first Boise State student-athlete to become a member of a United States Olympic Team. Charles Burton, who wrestled for Young and the Broncos in the late 1990s, competed in Freestyle at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and placed fifth in the 85-kg weight class. Young began his Boise State career in 1970 as an assistant wrestling coach, and took over the head coaching position in 1972. In 1987 he was inducted into Boise State University’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Mike Young - Bronco Head Coach (1972-2002)

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