Alex Meade Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Camden, Del. High School: Caesar Rodney Weight: 165

2009-10: Fourth-place finisher at the Big 12 Championships after losing to No. 5 Nick Marable of Missouri in the championship semifinals by a 2-1 score ... Topped Nebraska's James Nakashima by an 11-4 score in the consolation round before bowing out with a 5-0 loss to Oklahoma's Tyler Caldwell in the third-place bout ... Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships with the victory a 14-4 major decision over Rider's Rob Morrison ... Had four regular-season wins over eventual All-Americans, with three of those victories coming over Oklahoma's Tyler Caldwell ... Finished with a 29-10 overall record that included a 15-3 mark in duals ...Won four times against ranked opponents, including a 3-2 victory over No. 2 Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota and a 5-3 victory over No. 4 Ryan Morningstar of Iowa ... Was recognized as the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after both of those impressive victories ... Also picked up an impressive 8-6 win over No. 11 Shane Onufer of Wyoming ... Won 16 of his first 17 bouts to start the season ... Included in that flurry was a title at the Oklahoma City Open and a third-place finish at the Central Missouri Open ... Lost a pair of tough decisions to Iowa State's Jon Reader and Missouri's Nick Marable in dual competition.

2008-09 (Redshirt Year): Compiled a 19-2 overall record competing exclusively at open tournaments ... Of his 19 wins, 13 included bonus points ... Claimed a pair of open tournament titles, winning the Missouri Open and the Loper Open ... Runner-up at the Oklahoma Open and third-place finisher at the Central Missouri Open ... Rattled off 12 straight wins at one point of the year ... His 19 wins tied for the lead among Oklahoma State's redshirts ... Was particularly dominant at the Loper Open, winning his first match by fall before racking up three straight major decisions to advance to the finals, where he knocked off teammate Neil Erisman, who finished the season ranked in the top 10 nationally.

High School: Attended Caesar Rodney HS in Camden, Del., where he was coached by Dicky Howell ... Went a perfect 44-0 as a senior en route to winning his third state championship ... Finished his prep career with a 125-4 record and won his weight class at the Beast of the East for the second straight year ... Finished his senior year ranked as the No. 10 wrestler in the nation at any weight class by RevWrestling.com ... Ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 145-pound weight class as a junior in the final 2006-07 rankings by Intermat ... Was one of only five juniors ranked in the top 20 ... Two-time FILA cadet freestyle national champion, winning the distinction in 2005 and in 2007 ... Won the Beast of the East and Walsh Ironman Tournaments ... Compiled a 39-0 record as a junior and recorded a 20-5 tech fall victory in the Delaware 145-pound state title match ... Delaware state champion as a freshman after compiling a 42-2 record on the year ... Recruited by all of the nation's top programs, including offers from Iowa State, Ohio State and Nebraska, among others.

Alex Meade Capsule