Neil Erisman Class: Junior Hometown: DeSoto, Kan. High School: DeSoto Weight: 157

2009-10: Big 12 runner-up at 157 pounds ... Avenged an earlier loss to No. 15 Andrew Sorenson of Iowa State by claiming a convincing 8-2 win over the Cyclone in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championships ... That win was key in Oklahoma State winning the team title over Iowa State by a narrow 1.5-point margin ... Picked up a pair of convincing wins over eventual All-Americans when he handed fourth-place NCAA finisher Justin Lister of Binghamton a 9-3 defeat and seventh-place NCAA finisher Justin Gaethje of Northern Colorado a 7-0 defeat in regular-seson duals ... Team co-captain as a junior ... Finished with a 28-10 overall record that included a 14-4 dual match mark ... Ranked third among OSU starters with three wins by technical fall ... His 12 bonus point victories tied for fourth on the squad ... Team leader with 17 dual match nearfalls ... Entered the NCAA Championships having won eight of his last nine bouts, but struggled to a 1-2 showing at nationals, with the lone win coming by medical forfeit over No. 6 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota ... Picked up a 7-3 victory over No. 12 Shane Vernon as part of the Cowboys' Bedlam Series win over Oklahoma ... That win turned the tide of the dual, as the Pokes trailed the Sooners by a 10-3 score at the time of Erisman's upset win over the eventual Big 12 champion ... Scored a 16-7 major decision win over Iowa's Aaron Janssen in Carver-Hawkeye Arena ... Won each of his first nine bouts to start the season, with bonus points attached in five of those nine victories ... Won his weight class at both the Oklahoma City Open and the Central Missouri Open.

2008-09: Third-place finisher at the Big 12 Championships had a 32-11 overall record that included a 12-4 record in dual competition and three wins over ranked opponents ... His 32 wins ranked second on the team ... Handed No. 8 Cyler Sanderson of Iowa State a 15-8 major decision beating in the third-place bout at the Big 12 Championships ... Beat No. 19 Tyler Safratowich of Minnesota by a 6-4 decision to help the Cowboys to a 23-13 win over the Gophers in Minneapolis ... Handed No. 18 Hadley Harrison of Clarion a 6-1 defeat at the Virginia Duals ... Tied for third on the team with 16 bonus-point victories ... Had four wins by fall, nine by major decision and three by technical fall ... Won his first-round match at the NCAA Championships when he claimed an 8-3 victory over Northern Colorado's Justin Gaethje ... Strung together nine consecutive wins during one stretch ... Began the season as the backup to Newly McSpadden at 157 pounds, but took over the starting job for the New Year's Day dual at Minnesota and started every dual from that point on.

2007-08: Went 16-9 on the year and was 2-4 in dual matches ... Won four of his bouts by fall and one by major decision ... Second-team academic all-Big 12 honoree ... Moved into the starting lineup for the Cowboys' dual against Minnesota on Feb. 3 and started the rest of the regular season ... Claimed a pair of major decisions in dual match victories over Oregon's Kyle Bounds (12-3) and UC Davis' Drew Maraglia (10-0) ... Of his 16 wins, 11 included bonus points highlighted by four pins.

2006-07 (Redshirt Year): Compiled an 11-3 overall record that included two falls and two major decisions wrestling in open tournaments during his redshirt year ... Won the UNO Open with a 7-1 victory over Northern Illinois' Josh Terrell in the title bout ... Runner-up at the OU Open.

High School: Attended DeSoto HS in DeSoto, Kan., where he was coached by Matt Jones ... Compiled a 150-5 record ... A cadet national champion ... Also competed in football, earning all-state honors.

Personal: Robert Neil Erisman was born Sept. 24, 1987 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Neil and Trudy Erisman ... Has two siblings, Jordo and Miranda ... Majoring in business.

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