Chris Notte Class: Senior Hometown: Riverton, N.J. High School: Holy Cross HS Last College: Nassau CC Weight: 125

2009-10: Third-place finisher at the Big 12 Championships finished with a 23-10 overall record ... Led the team with six dual match reversals ... Posted five wins over ranked opponents ... Placed third at the Reno Tournament of Champions, claiming three wins over ranked opponents at that event ... Won the 125-pound bracket at the season-opening OCU Open by claiming a 15-3 major decision win over eventual Big 12 champion Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma in the championship bout ... Toppled then-No. 8 Michael Martinez of Wyoming twice at the Reno Tournament of Champions, then came back to beat him a third time as part of the Cowboys' 31-3 dual win over Wyoming in Laramie ... Also posted quality wins over Alan Bartelli of Boise State and Brad Pataky of Penn State ... A 16-2 major decision winner over Missouri's Eric Wilson at the Big 12 Championships.

2008-09: Big 12 runner-up posted a 27-9 overall record that included a 16-2 record in duals and a pair of wins over ranked opponents ... A winner in 13 of his last 17 bouts ... Was a perfect 4-0 against Big 12 opponents in dual competition ... NCAA qualifier endured perhaps the toughest pair of opponents of any wrestler at the tournament as he faced No. 5 Daniel Dennis of Iowa in the first round and No. 3 Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois in the wrestleback, losing to both ... Won back-to-back matches against ranked opponents at the Virginia Duals when he claimed a 5-3 sudden victory win over No. 13 Conor Beebe of Central Michigan and a 6-4 victory in the tiebreak period against No. 16 Ricky Deubel of Edinboro ... Became the starter at 133 pounds in mid-December and never relinquished his position ... Ranked third on the team during the regular season with seven major decision victories ... His 39-second pin of Appalachian State's Frank Celorrio at the Northeast Duals was the third-quickest pin for any Cowboy starter during the regular season ... Second-place finisher at the season-opening Central Missouri Open and third-place finisher at the Reno Tournament of Champions.

Prior to OSU: 2008 junior college national champion at 133 pounds led Nassau Community College to the team title his sophomore year ... Was ranked No. 1 in the nation all year and entered the NJCAA Championships as the top seed ... Recorded two major decisions and a pin on his way through the bracket ... Compiled a 67-8 record in his two years in junior college, highlighted by a 31-2 record as a sophomore ... Won four open tournaments and a district title in 2007-08 to go with his national championship ... Third-place finisher at the 2007 NJCAA championships ... Attended Holy Cross HS in Delran, N.J., where he was coached by Jim Mullarkey ... Chose OSU over Hofstra and several schools in the Big 12 ... Coached at Nassau by Paul Schmidt.

Personal: Chris Notte was born August 6, 1987 ... He is the son of Theresa Notte

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