Mallie Shuster

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Newville, Pa.
High School:
Big Spring

2011-12

• Placed third at MAC Championships, going 3-1 with a pin

• Earned at-large bid to NCAA Championships

• Placed fourth at Mat Town Invitational, going 3-2 with a pin and a major decision

• Named MAC Wrestler of the Week and Kent State Athlete of the Week after defeating a pair of Top 20 opponents in the same weekend in duals against Missouri and Ohio State

• Went 2-0 at NWCA National Duals

• Went 3-2 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, coming up one win shy of placing

• Went 3-2 in MAC Duals

• Went 12-6 in Dual Meets

• Named to NWCA All-Academic Team

• Named to Academic All-MAC Team

2010-11

• Went 7-6 overall with one pin and one tech fall

• Finished 4-2 in dual meets and 1-1 in MAC duals

2009-10

• Was 23-10 heading into final weekend of regular season

• Finished 13-6 in dual meets and 3-2 in MAC duals

• Totaled four pins and won six matches by major decision

• Placed third at the Body Bar Invitational, going 3-1 with a pin and a major decision

• Finished fourth at the Oklahoma Gold Classic

• Grabbed a seventh at the Southern Scuffle, going 4-2 with a pin and a major decision

• NCAA RPI rating was 25 entering MAC Championships

• Was ranked as high as No. 20 by Division 1 College Wrestling

• Scored a 13-1 major decision over NCAA qualifier Colton Salazar (Purdue) at Wendy's Duals

• Named to Academic All-MAC Team

• Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on Feb. 19.

2008-09

• Was redshirted

• Went 33-9 in open tournaments at the 157-pound weight class with four falls, one technical fall and six major decisions

• Won the championship at 157 pounds at the first Ashland Harris Open (11/15) and the Cleveland State Open (12/14)

• Placed third at the Michigan State Open (11/9) and at the Simonson Open (1/24)

• Placed fifth at the Kent State Open (1/18) and sixth at the Body Bar Inviational (11/22).

Prior to Kent State

• Finished with a 153-17 record in four seasons with Big Spring High School

• The 153 wins are the most in school history and the 30 wins his freshman year are also a school record

• Was a sectional and district champion while also qualifying for state his sophomore, junior and senior seasons

• Placed sixth his sophomore season, third his junior season and was state champion his senior year in the Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships

• Helped the Bulldogs to a Mid-Penn Colonial wrestling titles in 2005 and 2008

• Coached by Richard Hilleary.

Personal

• Born June 3, 1989

• Son of James and Crystal Shuster

• Majoring in broadcast journalism and mass communication.