2015-16 Wrestling Roster
Mike DePalma
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Jeannette, Pa.
Career
• Three-time NCAA qualifier
• 76 wins in three seasons at Kent State
2015-2016
• All-American: Placed fifth at NCAA Championships, going 6-2 with wins over the No. 4, 5 & 9 seeds
• Won 149-pound Mid-American Conference championship
• Led team with 15 bonus-point victories
• Named MAC Wrestler of the Week after going 3-0 at EMU Duals with a 4-3 victory over No. 4 Bryant Clagon of Rider
• Won 149-pound title at Navy Classic, going 4-0 with a pin and a tach fall
• Advanced to semifinals of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and finished fifth
• Earned team's Outstanding Wrestler award
• Finished 12-5 in dual meets
2014-2015
• Placed third at MAC Championships, earning automatic qualifying spot to NCAA Championships
• Led the team with 14 bonus-point victories, including seven pins
• Won 149-pound title at Cleveland State Open, going 6-0 with a pin, a tech fall and three major decisions
• Finished 21-19 overall
• Awarded Art Steiskal Memorial Scholarship Endowment
2013-2014
• Placed third at MAC Championships, earning automatic qualifying spot to NCAA Championships
• Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships, including win over No. 7 seed Gus Sako (Virginia)
• Finished 26-20 with three pins, two tech falls and four major decisions
• Totaled 11 wins over opponents ranked in the final coaches poll
• Placed third at Navy Classic, going 5-1 with a major decision
• Went 3-0 at EMU Duals
• Placed fourth at Clarion Open, going 4-2 with two major decisions
• Went 5-2 in MAC duals
Prior to Kent State
• Spent first two seasons at Edinboro, before transferring
• Named to Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team in 2013
• Went 21-12 with four pins and eight major decisions, competing primarily at 157 pounds in 2012-13 season
• Won Buffalo Invitational
• Went 31-7 during redshirt season, winning three open tournaments
• Won 120 career matches at Jeannette
• Placed in top eight at PIAA state championships in junior and senior seasons
Personal
• Born Feb. 4, 1992
• Son of Mary Jo and Jeffrey DePalma
• Has one brother and one sister
