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  Jordan Oliver

Jordan Oliver

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Easton, Pa.

High School:
Easton

Weight:
133/141

2009-10: Secured All-America honors as a freshman with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... In doing so, he became only the 32nd freshman in Oklahoma State's storied history to earn a spot on the All-America podium ... Topped No. 5 Boris Novachkov of Cal Poly by a 5-4 score in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championships ... Also picked up wins over Michigan's Zac Stevens, Bucknell's David Marble and No. 6 Dan Mitcheff of Kent State at nationals ... Co-Outstanding Wrestler at the Big 12 Championships after winning the 133-pound bracket in convincing fashion ... His Big 12 title made him the 15th OSU freshman ever to win a conference championship and only the second Cowboy freshman to earn Big 12 outstanding wrestler honors ... Picked up a 10-2 major decision win over Missouri's Nathan McCormick in the first round at Big 12s before storming to a 6-2 win over No. 7 Nick Fanthorpe of Iowa State in the championship bout ... Hit a five-point move in the second period of the title match to highlight his win ... Stamped himself as one of the nation's top wrestlers as a freshman, sporting a 32-4 overall record and a 15-2 dual match mark ... Put together an 8-4 record against ranked opposition ... Included on his list of victims were NCAA runner-up Daniel Dennis of Iowa and an additional two All-Americans in Cal Poly's Novachkov and Kent State's Mitcheff ... Finished the regular season by winning four of his last five bouts by either fall or technical fall ... Led the team with 51 dual match takedowns ... His five wins by technical fall also led the team ... Ranked third on the squad with 16 bonus-point victories.

Summer, 2009: Enjoyed a remarkable summer that was capped by a bronze medal in the 60 kilogram bracket at the FILA Junior World Championships in Ankara, Turkey ... Recognized as the Outstanding Wrestler at the U.S. Junior Freestyle Championships in Las Vegas after he pinned Iowa State's Andrew Long just 42 seconds into the second period of his championship bout ... His path to the title at that event included a technical fall and two pins ... Won the title at the University Freestyle National Championships and was nothing short of dominant on his way to the crown, claiming technical fall victories over each of his first three opponents and pinning his fourth opponent before claiming a comfortable 2-0, 4-0 win over Iowa State's Andrew Long in the semifinals ... Recognized as TheMat.com's National Wrestler of the Week after he won the 60-kilogram title at the FILA Junior Freestyle World Team Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 23 ... Oliver won the championship series in two straight matches over two-time Junior World Team member Tyler Graff (Loveland, Colo./New York AC). Oliver won the first match 2-0, 1-0 and the second match 2-0, 2-0 to sweep the series.

2008-09 (Redshirt Year): Was very impressive in compiling a 19-1 overall record competing exclusively in open tournaments ... Of his 19 wins, 15 came with bonus points included ... Claimed nine wins by fall, two by major decision and four by technical fall ... Champion at the Missouri Open, the Oklahoma Open and the Roger Denker Open ... Runner-up at the Central Missouri Open only after medical forfeiting the title bout to Oklahoma State teammate Obenson Blanc ... Only loss was a 6-5 defeat at the hands of two-time NCAA Division II national champion Cody Garcia of Nebraska-Omaha in the championship match of the Loper Open ... Wrestled the first half of the season at 125 pounds before making the move to 133 pounds at the Oklahoma Open.

High School: Attended Easton HS in Easton, Pa., where he was coached by Steve Powell ... 2007 Fargo junior freestyle national champion at 119 pounds ... Finished his prep career with a 175-5 record. He capped a perfect 40-0 senior year by winning his third Pennsylvania state championship and being recognized as Pennsylvania's Outstanding Wrestler at the 2008 Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic ... Oliver's 175 high school wins stands as the most victories ever for a wrestler from his district ... Was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd shortly after his prep career ended ... Ranked as the No. 7 wrestler in the nation in any weight class by RevWrestling ... Ranked No. 3 in the nation in the 2007 Intermat all-class rankings and was the No. 1 junior in those rankings ... Took second at the Pennsylvania state meet as a freshman before winning the event as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Finished his sophomore season a perfect 48-0 and ranked No. 1 nationally at his weight class by Amateur Wrestling News and Intermat. He also was voted the outstanding wrestler in the Class AAA state tournament ... Named 2005-06 Express-Times Wrestler of the Year, becoming only the third sophomore ever to win the award, then won the honor again his senior year ... Went 46-1 as a junior.

Jordan Oliver Capsule

YearOverallDualvs. RankedFallMDTFQuick
2008-09Redshirted
2009-1032-415-28-48350:35
Career32-415-28-48350:35