Jake Rosholt

2005: Rosholt bumped up to 197 after two All-American finishes at 184, including a national championship in 2003 ... started the year strong by winning his first 19 matches and finished it strong by winning his second NCAA title ... Wrestled the NCAA championships on an injured knee that required surgery after the tournament ... recorded major decisions in the first two rounds to advance to the quarterfinals where he defeated Penn State's Phillip Davis ... got revenge on Nebraska's B.J. Padden in the semifinals after losing to Padden in the Big 12 championship ... won his second NCAA title by defeating Northern Iowa's Sean Stender ... four of his first five matches resulted in a fall, including a pin over eighth-ranked Padden in the semifinals of the Kaufman-Brand Open ... defeated fourth-ranked Chris Skretkowicz of Hofstra to win the title at the Kaufman-Brand Open ... defeated Minnesota's Matt Koz, 6-2 ... recorded a major decision over Oklahoma's Joel Flaggert to help OSU rally to defeat Oklahoma in a dual ... recorded three consecutive tech. falls at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... defeated No. 12 Landon Seefeldt of Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals ... pinned Oregon's fifth-ranked Scott Barker to claim the title at the Reno Tournament ... pinned Cal Poly's Ralph Garcia ... recorded a decision over sixth-ranked Marcio Botelho of Fresno State ... at the National Duals, had consecutive pins over The Citadel's Aaron Brown and Cornell's Jason Manross ... nine of his final 10 opponents were ranked in the top 20 ... the string began with a loss to Lehigh's third-ranked Jon Trenge ... he defeated sixth-ranked Tyrone Byrd of Illinois, 6-2, to give Oklahoma State the lead in the dual ... defeated Iowa State's No. 17 Trevor Smith followed by sixth-ranked Sean Stender of Northern Iowa ... recorded a major decision over Missouri's No. 19 Jeff Foust ... recorded a tech. fall over Oregon State's Travis Gardner ... the tough stretch continued with his second fall over fifth-ranked Barker ... helped OSU rally to defeat Nebraska with a decision over No. 17 Padden ... won a decision over second-ranked Skretkowicz ... Rosholt's last match of the regular season was a loss to Lehigh's Trenge ... qualified for the NCAA Tournament by finishing second at the Big 12 Tournament ... defeated No. 19 Jeff Foust of Missouri by major decision in the semifinals ... lost to Nebraska's Padden in the finals ... went 15-2 against opponents ranked in the top 20 ... wassthird on the team with 13 total falls, nine falls and four tech. falls ... was fourth on the team with 42 takedowns ... recorded 17 near falls.

2004: Took third-place after becoming a surprise NCAA champion in 2003 ... posted a 24-4 record during his sophomore campaign ... did not wrestle until the OU dual when he defeated 10th-ranked Justin Dyer ... majored Dan Pitsch and Dustin Fisher of Oregon State and Oregon, respectively ... won a title at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... pinned Daniel Contreras of Cal State-Fullerton in 46 seconds ... recorded a tech. fall against John Dickerson of The Citadel ... advanced to the finals with a major decision over Pitsch ... defeated 13th-ranked Ryan Halsey of Cal Poly to claim the title ... went 11-3 in dual matches ... recorded two falls and two tech. falls ... his quickest fall came in 46 seconds ... had four major decisions ... went 16-3 in tight matches that needed a decision ... had 32 takedowns and 23 escapes in duals ... had eight near falls ... pinned ninth-ranked Matt Pell of Missouri in 6:12 ... at the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa, Rosholt defeated fourth-ranked Travis Pascoe of Nebraska and ninth-ranked Pell to claim the Big 12 title ... defeated Sam Wendland of Wyoming in the first round of the NCAA Championships ... recorded a tech. fall against 20th-ranked Pitsch ... defeated Nate Mesyn of Michigan State before being knocked to the consolation bracket by second-ranked Ben Heizer of Northern Illinois ... defeated seventh-ranked Brian Glynn of Illinois and Iowa's Paul Bradley in the third-place match.

2003: The lone Cowboy from Idaho made a name for himself at the NCAA tournament when he wrestled his way to an individual title ... defeated Keith Clifton of The Citadel, 8-6, and Cleveland State's Gerald Harris, 12-7, in the first two rounds before facing Princeton's national runner-up Greg Parker ... earlier in the year at the Reno Tournament of Champions, Parker majored Rosholt in the finals ... Rosholt stormed out to a 5-0 lead before pinning Parker in 2:20 ... in the semifinals, he faced Oklahoma's Josh Lambrecht ... Rosholt dominated the match, scoring a pair of takedowns and a reversal en route to a victory over Lambrecht ... in the finals, he battled Missouri's Scott Barker for the second time ... at the Big 12 Championships, Barker scored a 9-1 major decision over Rosholt ... however, at the NCAA tournament Rosholt capped off his season with a 13-5 major decision, the only bonus-point win in the finals ... Rosholt entered the tournament as the 10th seed and came out as No. 1 ... he recorded two takedowns in the first period to take a 4-2 lead heading into the second frame ... Barker cut the lead to 4-3 with an escape to open the second, but that would be the closest he would come ... Rosholt didn't let up in the third period as he recorded a trio of takedowns and a two-point near fall en route to the title ... he finished the season with a 22-9 record, including a pair of second-place finishes at the Reno Tournament of Champions and the Big 12 Championships.

2002: Had a stellar redshirt freshman year, garnering a 19-3 record while wrestling in open tournaments ... among his 19 victories, nine came by fall and seven came by decision ... he notched two victories at the FHSU-Bob Smith Open and Roger Denker Open ... at the Oklahoma Open, Rosholt wrestled his way to the final match, but fell short to eventual NCAA runner-up Josh Lambrecht ... he also placed second at the Cliff Keen Open ... during the summer, Rosholt captured two U.S. Freestyle titles and earned a trip to wrestle in China after winning the FILA Junior World National Freestyle Championships ... academically, he made the Big 12 Honor Roll.

High School: Jake graduated from Sandpoint High School in Idaho ... Rosholt lettered all four years at Sandpoint High, and won a High School National Championship in 2001.

Personal: Jake was born in Idaho, and is the son of Jim and Tracey Rosholt ... Jake has two sisters, Jesyca and Colleen and three younger brothers, Jared, Adam and Blake ... Jesyca is a junior forward on the Cowgirl soccer team, while Jared is a freshman heavyweight on the wrestling team ... he is a double major in education and ranch operations ... was born on Sept. 2, 1982.

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