2011-12 Wrestling
Sam Wheeler
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Copley, Ohio
- High School:
- Copley/Oklahoma
2011-2012
• Won 184-pund title in his very first college competion at Ashland Simonson Open with 3-0 record
• Went 2-1 with pin and a major decision in sixth place finish at Edinboro Open
• Spent fall semester at Oklahoma, before transferring to Kent State in January
Prior to Kent State
• Won 189-pound state championship as a senior
• Went 53-1 as a junior with only loss coming in state final
• Placed fourth at 2010 FloNatioanls
• Named MVP of Hephner Memorial Tournament
• Placed fourth at 2010 FILA Cadet Nationals
• Ranked as the No. 12 recruit in the nation at 184 by InterMat
• Was also an all-state linebacker for Copley's football team
Personal
• Born April 25, 1993 in Phoenix, Ariz.
• Son of Julie Wheeler
• Has two sisters and one brother
• Majoring in education
