Cyler Sanderson

Position:
Player
Height:
5-9
Weight:
157
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Heber City, Utah
High School:
Wasatch

Awards and Honors
2008 157-pound All-American
2008 Big 12 Conference 157-pound Champion
2008, 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2008 Dr. Wise Burroughs Leadership Award
2007 Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open 157-pound Champion

2008-09
Concluded third Cyclone season at 20-9 and tallied seven major decisions, one technical fall and two falls ... pinned Bryan Deutsch of Northern Illinois (4:31) in the first round of the NCAA Championships ... went 2-2 at his third NCAA tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals before bowing out of action ... avenged an earlier loss against Boise State’s Adam Hall in the second round of the NCAA Championships by edging the Bronco, 4-3 ... advanced to the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place Big 12 Conference Wrestling Championship finish ... scored a decision over Minnesota’s Tyler Safratowich by a score of 10-6 ... major decisioned intrastate foe Tyson Reiner of Northern Iowa, 14-4 ... opened Big 12 action with a crowd-pleasing stick of Oklahoma’s Shane Vernon in 6:41 ... was runner-up at the tradition-rich Midlands Championships, scoring major decisions over Dan Rivera of Old Dominion (16-3) and UNI’s Reiner (10-2) ... took down Missouri’s Michael Chandler in the Midlands semifinals by decision, 9-5 ... won four of his first five matches by major decision ... opened season with a major decision of Utah Valley’s Wade Eldredge, 15-5.

2007-08
Finished sophomore season with a 33-6 record and registered a team-leading eight major decisions, two technical falls and three pins ... placed seventh at 157 pounds at NCAA Championships to garner All-America status ... earned first Big 12 championship by avenging a dual loss to Michael Chandler of Missouri with a last-second takedown to win 6-5 ... major decisioned Chris Oliver of Nebraska, 14-4 ... posted a 20-7 major decision over Arizona State’s Alex Pavlenko ... pinned Oregon State’s Dan Brascetta in 1:48 ... won four matches at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, three of which were major decisions ... placed third at 157 pounds at Midlands Championship ... opened Midlands competition with a trifecta of bonus-point victories with a 6:48 fall of Air Force’s Tony Dorward, followed by a 10-2 major decision over Clint Arlis of Illinois and a 21-4 (3:56) technical fall against Chris Stout of American ... named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 17) ... beat Ryan Morningstar of Iowa via 10-5 decision ... provided ISU with a key dual win by beating Minnesota All-American C.P. Schlatter, 3-2 ... suffered a broken nose at Binghamton Duals before going on to win eight-straight matches ... won five matches, including two major decisions and a technical fall, en route to claiming his first Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open title ... tallied first win of the season over Northern Illinois’ Aaron Owen, 12-5.

2006-07
Closed out freshman season with a 29-11 record at 149 pounds ... posted a 3-2 mark at NCAA Championships ... Big 12 Championship 149-pound runner-up ... upset Missouri’s Josh Wagner, 5-2 ... tallied two victories over Oklahoma State’s B.J. Jackson ... won first league bout with a 12-8 decision of Nebraska’s Robert Sanders ... placed seventh at 149 pounds at Midlands Championships ... runner-up at Fullerton Open ... began ISU career with a 3:58 fall of Calvin Barber of Buena Vista.

2005-06
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
National Junior Championship 140-pound champ ... career record of 163-8 ... three-time Utah high school state champion ... 2005 first-team Asics All-American ... Amateur Wrestling News second-team All-American ... ranked first at 140 pounds by NWCA and AWN ... 2005 National High School Coaches Association champion ... two-time champion at Reno Tournament of Champions ... 2005 USA Dream Team member ... West regional recipient of 2005 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award ... 2004 Junior Nationals Greco-Roman runner-up ... 2004 Asics Tiger High School All-American honorable mention ... coached by father, Steve Sanderson.

Personal
Born Nov. 19, 1986 ... son of Steve and Debbie Sanderson ... fine arts major.