Nic Bedelyon

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Lewistown, Pa.
High School:
Indian Valley

2010-11

• Won first two matches at NCAA Championships advancing to quarterfinal round...came up one win short of All-American status

• Won MAC Championship at 125 pounds, going 3-0 on the weekend and earning third trip to NCAA Championships

• Earned No. 6 seed at NCAA Championships

• Finished 25-5 overall with seven major decisions, five pins and two tech falls

• Went 5-0 in MAC duals

• Carried a 14-match winning streak at season's end

• Ranked as high as No. 3 by The Open Mat

• Went 3-0 at Hershey Duals with 15-0 technical fall over nationally ranked Jarrod Garnett (Virginia Tech)

• Won Body Bar title, going 4-0 with two shutouts and two major decisions

• Placed seventh at FILA University Nationals, competing at 60 KG

2009-10

• Was redshirted following offseason shoulder surgery

• Tabbed No. 7 by Intermat and No. 6 by Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine in preseason polls.

2008-09

• Became the 18th All-American in Kent State history when he finished eighth at the 125-pound weight class at the NCAA Championships (3/19-21)

• Lost his first match at the championships to Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech 4-3 before winning the next four matches in wrestlebacks to guarantee an All-American place

• Finished the season with a record of 29-11 with six falls, one technical fall and one major

• Took second at the Mid-American Conference Championships to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships

• Finished with a perfect 5-0 record in MAC duals

• Placed in every tournament he wrestled in this season

• Placed second at the Oklahoma Gold, third at the Southern Scuffle and fourth at the Body Bar

• Reached his 50th career win with a thrilling 9-3 win over Scotti Sentes in the dual with Central Michigan (2/19).

2007-08

• Won a MAC Championship in the 125-pound weight class to earn an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships

• Collected an 11-2 major in the semis and 4:36 fall in the finalsat the MAC Championship

• Named MAC Freshman of the Year

• Named to All-MAC Team

• Finished 0-2 at nationals

• In his very first collegiate match, Bedelyon won a 11-2 major decision on his first round opponent at the OU Gold

• Scored three falls and a tech fall in the month of December

• Pinned nationally ranked Gabe Flores of Illinois with a third-period cradle at Virginia Duals

• 4-1 versus Big Ten opponents

• Avenged two early-season losses to Brad Gentzle with a 9-1 major decision to help KSU upset the Panthers in January

• Went 4-1 in MAC regular-season matches.

Prior to Kent State

• Compiled a career record of 123-14 while wrestling for the Indian Valley Warriors in Pennsylvania

• Placed second his senior season, fifth his junior season and fourth his sophomore season at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships.

Personal

• Born Feb. 28, 1989

• Son of Mike and Amy Bedelyon

• Has one younger brother, Tyler, who wrestles at Clarion

• Majoring in physical education.