2012-13 Wrestling
Dustin Kilgore
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Berea, Ohio
- High School:
- Berea
Career
• Kent State's only three-time All-American
• Kent State's career leader in victories (178) and pins (50)
• Won 65 straight dual meets from midway point of freshman season to end of senior season
• Won 62 straight NCAA matches from midpoint of junior season to end of senior season
• Won four Mid-American Conference titles, just the sixth wrestler in conference history to do so
• Finished 20-0 in MAC duals with nine pins
2012-13
• Placed second at NCAA Championships
• Named MAC Wrestler of the Year
• Placed first and was named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the MAC Championships with a 3-0 record, including a pin
• Placed first at Ken Kraft 50th Midlands Championships going 5-0 with two major decisions and two technical falls
• Placed first at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, going 5-0 with two major decisions and a pin
• Finished 43-1 with 18 pins, 11 major decisions and four technical falls
• Won 96KG championship at ASICS University Nationals, going 5-0 with two pins
• Placed first at Navy Classic going 3-0 with three pins
• Placed first at Buffalo Brawl Invitation with a 3-0 record and a pin
• Placed first at Michigan State Open going 4-0 with two major decisions and two pins
• Went 5-0 at the Virginia Duals with four pins
• Went 5-0 in MAC Duals
2011-12
• Took an Olympic redshirt after placing third at the United States World Team Trials
• Won 2012 Pan-American Championships (Feb. 26), going 4-0
• Placed second at New York Athletic Club International (Nov. 13)
• Named Most Outstanding Wrestler at Sunkist Open (Oct. 30) after going 4-0 in first place finish
• Won Cerro Pelado tournament in Cuba (Feb. 16), going 3-0
• Placed second at Dave Schultz Memorial International with 3-1 record
• Placed fourth at U.S. Olympic Team Trials
2010-11
• NCAA Champion at 197 pounds: Pinned Oklahoma State's Clayton Foster in the finals... defeated No. 1 seed Cam Simaz 10-9 in semifinals, became first national champion in program history, became first national champion in any sport at Kent State since 1973, first MAC wrestler to win NCAA title since 1999, became just the second two-time All-American in school history.
• Became Kent State's career win leader following second round victory at NCAA Championships
• Broke school record for victories in a single season with 38
• Finished 38-2 with 10 pins, 4 technical falls and 13 major decisions
• Named Mid-American Conference Wrestler of the Year
• Won third straight Mid-American Conference crown
• Went 19-0 in dual meets, extending dual win streak to 49
• Won final 19 matches of the season
• Won second straight Body Bar Invitational title, going 4-0 with a pin, a technical fall, and a major decision
• Earned No. 1 ranking in four national polls after defeating previous No. 1, Cam Simaz of Cornell in finals of Body Bar and was named MAC Wrestler of the Week
• Became first Kent State wrestler to reach 100 career victories during junior season
• Won individual title at Hokie Open, going 4-0 with a pair of tech falls
• Went 3-0 at Hershey Duals
• Placed fifth at the Southern Scuffle, going 4-2 with three pins and a major decision
• Placed third at FILA University Nationals, competing at 96 KG
• Earned wild card bid to U.S. World Team Trials
2009-10
• Earned All-American status with seventh place finish at NCAA Championships, where he was given a No. 3 seed
• Tied a Kent State single season record with 37 victories
• Suffered only three losses and carried a team best .925 winning percentage
• His team-leading 13 pins tied for the fourth most in a season at KSU
• Tallied 11 major decisions and three technical falls
• Captured second straight MAC title at 184, winning all three matches by major decision
• Went 18-0 in dual meets and 5-0 in MAC duals
• Was ranked No. 1 by WrestlingReport.com and Takedown Wrestling
• Went 16-2 against NCAA qualifiers
• Was named Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning individual title at Oklahoma Gold Classic where he defeated former national champion Mike Pucillo (Ohio State)
• Also won championship at Body Bar Invitational
• Placed second at Southern Scuffle
• Began the year with a 17-match winning streak
• Carried an 18-match winning streak late in the season
• Named MAC Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 17
• Went 5-0 at Virginia Duals and 3-0 at Wendy's Duals
• Raised career win total to 97.
2008-09
• Was named Mid-American Conference freshman of the year after going a perfect 5-0 in conference duals and easily won the 184-pound weight class at the MAC Championships
• Qualified for the NCAA championships and finished 2-2
• Led the team in wins with 33
• Besides the MAC Championships, won tournament titles at the Oklahoma Gold and the Southern Scuffle
• Took second at the Body Bar tournament
• Finished the season ranked fifth in the country
• His three regular season losses were all to higher ranked wrestlers who had a combined regular season record of 83-2 (Jake Herbert of Northwestern 28-0, Mike Pucillo of Ohio State 19-1 and Kirk Smith of Boise State 36-1)
• Won his 50th match at Kent State against Brad Dieckhaus of Northern Illinois Jan. 24.
2007-08
• Redshirted
• Wrestled to a 27-1 record as an unattached wrestler
• Won tournaments at Kent State, Cleveland State, Michigan State, Ashland, Edinboro and took second at Penn State
• With a 5-2 record, earned All-American honors at the FILA Cadet Nationals
• As an All-American, he qualified for the University World Team Trials held at the Olympic Training Center
• With a 5-0 record, won a FILA Junior National Championship in Las Vegas
• Won first three matches at FILA Junior Championships by fall, all in the first period of the matches
• Knocked off 2008 NCAA All-American Kirk Smith from Boise State in the finals.
Prior to Kent State
• Compiled a record of 149-20 in four seasons
• Finished in the top three at the OHSAA Championships his final three seasons for the Braves
• Won more than 30 matches every year in high school
• Won a state championship in his respective weight class his junior season and was a Junior National Champion
• Finished runner-up at the state championships his senior season and third at the Senior Nationals
• Finished third at state his sophomore year.
Personal
• Born May 28, 1989
• Son of Kevin Kilgore and Sharon Daskiewycz
• Has an older sister
• Major is criminal justice.
