Joe Tymoszczuk

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Solon, Ohio
High School:
Lake Catholic

2009-10: Went 4-0 in dual meets with two pins...named MAC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 16 after pulling off a pair of upsets in MAC duals...defeated Ohio's Andy Hartshorn 11-10 to give Kent State a 17-16 dual meet victory over the Bobcats in Athens...joined team as a walk-on in Decemeber following football season...made KSU debut at Southern Scuffle, going 2-2.

2008 Redshirt Sophomore Season
Appeared in three football games mostly on special teams...made his first career tackle at Ball State Sept. 27.

2007 Sophomore Season
Sat out per NCAA guidelines after transferring from Ohio.

Prior to Kent State
Wrestled for Ohio, posting a 1-2 record at heavyweight in 2006-07...finished fourth at high school nationals after missing entire senior season with injury at Lake Catholic High School...earned letters in both wrestling and football...missed most of junior and senior seasons of football with injury.

Personal
Born Jan. 11, 1987...son of Bill and Diane Tymoszczuk...has three sisters, Theresa, Jacklyn and Lora...majoring in business management.