2017-18 Wrestling Roster
Casey Sparkman
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Massillon, Ohio
- High School:
- Massillon Perry
2017-18
• Won 23 matches with 11 bonus point victories
• Earned automatic qualifying spot to NCAA Championships by placing second at MAC Championships
• Reached the 100 career victory mark, the 17th wrestler in program history to do so
• Placed second at Clarion Open, going 5-1 with two major decisions
• Placed fourth at Navy Classic
• No. 33 in final NCAA Coaches rankings
2016-17
• Earned At-large bid to NCAA Championships, winning one match
• Placed second at Navy Classic, going 4-1
• Finished second at Lock Haven Classic, going 3-1 with a tech fall
• Placed second at Clarion Open, going 4-1 with two tech falls and a major decision
• Finished third at MAC Championships
• Led the team with 26 victories
• Earned Hometown Bank Kent State Student Athlete of the Week honors for the second time after dual wins against Oklahoma State and Eastern Michigan
• Tied for a team best seven technical falls
• Named Hometown Bank Kent State Student Athlete of the Week after dual wins against Ohio State and Cleveland State
2015-16
• Won 157-pound championship at National Collegiate Open, going 5-0
• Finished 32-12 with 12 bonus-point victories
• Won 157-pound championship at Michigan State Open, going 5-0 with a tech fall
• Finished 6-2 in dual meets
• Placed third at Cleveland State Open, going 4-1 with a pin and two major decisions
• Won first MAC dual against Missouri
• Advanced to semifinals of Nittany Lion Open and placed sixth
2014-15
• Won 157-pound championship at Ashland Open (Feb. 14), going 3-0 with a major decision
• Placed first at the Purple Raider Open with a 4-0 record with one pin and one major decision
• Finished 21-10 on the year with seven major decisions
• Placed second at Ashland Simonson Open, going 4-1 with two major decisions
• Placed fourth in Freshman/Sophomore Division of Michigan State Open, going 5-2 with a tech fall
Prior to Kent State
• Won the 152-pound Division I state title going 51-5 as senior
• Finished fourth at state tournament at 138 pounds, during junior season
• High school teammates with Isaac Bast
Personal
• Recipient of Doyle Shumaker Varsity "K" Endowed Scholarship
