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2011-12 Wrestling Roster

Ed Jackson

  • Position Player
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • Highschool Mount St. Joseph

Biography

Junior veteran looking to help out at 165 pounds this year . . . Didn't wrestle last year after seeing extensive action the previous two seasons and has the ability to be a factor . . . Got a late start to the sport, but is a multi-talented athlete who could push for the starting role.

2009-10:  Split time at 157 throughout the season before taking over the full-time role late and finished 16-9 with six bonus-point wins . . . Finished fifth in the Super Regional II Tournament, overcoming a first-round loss with three straight wins in making the consolation finals . . . Lost in overtime there before dropping a challenge match for fourth to miss out on a national tournament berth . . . Also placed fifth in the Central Missouri Open, winning five straight consolation matches in that tournament . . . Was second on the team in takedowns with 73.

2008-09:  Put together a 14-10 record with eight bonus-point wins, including five major decisions . . . Finished second on the team in takedowns with 69 . . . Competed in four open tournaments and two duals, seeing action at 165 in one dual . . . Won five straight matches in taking fourth in the freshman-sophomore division of the Missouri Open.

High School:  Didn't start wrestling until a sophomore and was a two-year starter at Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore, Md. . . . State runner-up and an All-City selection as a senior, finishing with a 43-15 record.

Personal:  A funeral services major looking to become a mortician . . . Names the Baltimore Ravens as his favorite sports team . . . Lists "Glory Road" as his top sports movie . . . Birthdate is July 28, 1990.