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Cyclone Invitational
Iowa State University Athletics
2012-13 Wrestling Roster
Spangler, Chris
Chris Spangler
- Position:
- Player
- Weight:
- 0
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Neuqua Valley
Bio
2011-2012
Finished season with 8-3 record, including 6-1 mark in dual meets … earned invite to the NCAA Championships at 174 pounds, but had to withdraw due to injury … earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for his 7-4 decision over Dorian Henderson of Missouri … won first two matches at Midlands Championships before having to default due to injury.
2010-2011
Kicked off the season with two victories, including a first-period fall over Dyvon Passmore of King College…defeated eventual national runner-up Tyler Caldwell of Oklahoma at the Midlands Championships before suffering an injury and defaulting to a sixth-place finish…earned a first-period fall over Tejovan Edwards of Arizona State in the final dual of the season…defeated top-ten ranked Dallas Bailey of Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Championships.
2009-2010
Finished redshirt freshman season with an 11-4 record…recorded one major decision, two technical falls and five pins…took second place at the Kaye Young/NIACC Open…took second place at the Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open…crowned champion at the Briar Cliff Open with three pins and a major decision on his way to victory…earned a 15-6 major decision over teammate Mike Finch…finished the season strong with four consecutive bonus point victories.
2008 - 09
Redshirted initial collegiate season.
High School
Closed out prep career by pinning two opponents and scoring a major decision en route to a third-place finish at 171 pounds in the Illinois high school state tournament ... posted a senior season record of 44-1 ... ranked fourth among preps nationally at 171 pounds by W.I.N. Magazine ... selected to wrestle for Team USA at the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic ... four-time Illinois high school state tournament qualifier (2005, 06 - 103 pounds; 2007 - 119 pounds; 2008 - 171 pounds) ... 2006 state champion at 103 pounds ... coached by Mick Ruettiger.
Personal
Born May 18, 1990 ... son of Mark and Kenna Spangler ... majoring in finance and accounting.
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