Trent Paulson

Position:
Player
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lewis Central
Hometown:
Council Bluffs, Iowa

2005 - 06: Qualified for U.S. World Team Trials with a 74 kg. (163 pounds) freestyle title at University Nationals ... placed third in Greco-Roman at University Nationals ... competed in World University Championships held in Mongolia at 74 kg. (163 pounds) ... qualified for championship bracket at U.S. Nationals in freestyle ... finished season with 28-4 record ... became a two-time All-American with a fourth-place finish at NCAA Championships ... scored a 12-3 major decision in opening bout of NCAA tournament over Wyoming’s Dan Clum ... earned first Big 12 Conference title with a 2-0 victory over Oklahoma State’s Kevin Ward ... opened Big 12 action with decisions over Oklahoma’s Shane Vernon, 4-3, and Kevin Ward of Oklahoma State, 5-3 ... scored fourth major decision victory with a 12-3 win over Chris Bitetto of Northern Iowa ... returned to action at National Duals after missing a month due to illness, recording three wins: a 13-5 major decision over Greg Hagel (Northwestern), a 4-0 decision of C.P. Schlatter (Minnesota) and a 5-2 decision of Michael Chandler (Missouri) ... defeated Iowa’s Joe Johnston twice, an 8-3 dual win and a 4-0 decision en route to claiming his second Kaufman-Brand Open title ... captured third Harold Nichols Open title with a 10-6 decision over Sunkist Kids’ Jonathan Reader ... scored a technical fall over Tanner Cowan of Utah Valley State at the 7:00 mark ... pinned Brandon Heying of Upper Iowa in 5:10 and major decisioned Andrew Dorn of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 19-7, in season opening dual ... co-captain.

Awards: 157-pound NCAA All-American (4th), 157-pound Big 12 Conference champion, 157-pound Kaufman-Brand Open champion, 157-pound Harold Nichols Open champion, ISU Outstanding Junior, team co-captain, 74 kg. (163 pounds) University Nationals freestyle champion.

2004 - 05: Tallied five wins en route to claiming 74 kg. (163 pounds) Greco-Roman University National Championship ... competed at 74 kg. (163 pounds) in freestyle at the University National Championships and recorded a fourth-place finish ... placed third at the Northern Plains Greco-Roman Regional ... finished runner-up at University Greco-Roman World Team Trials ... concluded sophomore campaign with a 32-4 record ... obtained All-America status with a fourth-place finish at NCAA Championships ... defeated defending national champion Matt Gentry of Stanford in sudden victory, 8-6 ... finished third at Big 12 Championships with a 12-4 major decision over B.J. Wright of Nebraska to qualify for back-to-back NCAA appearances ... undefeated in conference dual action (4-0) ... earned third technical fall of the season against Lock Haven NCAA qualifier Seth Martin and defeated Oklahoma State’s Big 12 champion Kevin Ward, 8-3 ... major decisioned NCAA qualifier Chris Bitetto, 14-4, to close out UNI dual ... concluded Tennessee-Chattanooga dual with his fifth pin of the season ... placed third in Midlands Championships, defeating fourth-seeded Scott Owen (NYAC) twice in tournament ... pinned both opponents at Nebraska Duals including Findlay’s Division II All-American Angelo Vettese ... beat Pac-10 champion and NCAA runner-up Brian Stith of Arizona State, 3-1 ... earned bonus points in all three matches at Wolverine Duals ... claimed second Harold Nichols Open title, registering five wins, three with bonus team points ... led team in overall falls with eight (three technical falls).

Awards: 157-pound NCAA All-American (4th), 74 kg. (163 pounds) University National Greco-Roman champion, ISU Most Falls, ISU Outstanding Sophomore, 157-pound Harold Nichols champion.

2003 - 04: Finished season with a 29-7 overall record and a 15-5 dual mark ... went 3-2 in first NCAA Championships appearance ... ranked fifth nationally at 149 pounds in InterMat’s final individual rankings ... placed third at the Big 12 Championships ... defeated Oklahoma’s Jeff Ecklof twice (6-1; 3-1 SV) at the conference tournament to qualify for his first NCAA appearance ... captured the 149-pound title at the Midlands Championships and was voted the tournament’s outstanding wrestler ... crowned the 149-pound champion at the Kaufman-Brand Open, notching three decisions and a fall ... led team in falls with eight and ranked sixth in Big 12 dual competition with six.

Awards: 149-pound Midlands Championships champion and Outstanding Wrestler, 149-pound NCAA qualifier, academic all-Big 12 first-team, 149-pound Kaufman-Brand Open champion.

2002 - 03: Redshirted ... compiled a 13-1 mark competing unattached at 149 and 157 pounds ... runner-up at the UNI Open at 157 pounds ... claimed the 149-pound title at the Harold Nichols/Harold Nichols/ ... crowned the 149-pound champion at the Kaufman-Brand 20 and Under Open.

Awards: Kaufman-Brand Open 149-pound champion, Harold Nichols 149-pound champion.

High School: Amateur Wrestling News high school All-American ... AWN’s third-ranked prep wrestler at 145 pounds ... two-time Iowa state champion and three-time Junior National Greco-Roman champion ... runner-up at the 2002 National Senior High School Wrestling Championships ... tallied a career prep record of 192-2, including a 102-0 mark his final two seasons ... 2002 Asics Tiger High School honorable mention All-American ... competed at the Dapper Dan Classic as a member of the 2002 U.S. All-Stars ... coached in high school by Keith Massey.

Personal: Born May 11, 1983 ... son of Nick and Mary Ann Paulson ... twin brother of ISU teammate Travis Paulson ... business marketing major.