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  Chris Perry

Chris Perry

Player Profile

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Stillwater, Okla.

High School:
Stillwater

Weight:
184

2009-10 (Redshirt Year): Compiled a 15-1 overall record competing exclusively in open tournaments ... Of his 15 wins, 10 came with bonus points attached ... Won 184-pound championships at the Missouri Open, the Fort Hays State Open and the Roger Denker Open ... His only defeat was a 7-4 setback at the hands of OSU teammate and eventual All-American Clayton Foster in the championship match at the Central Missouri Open ... Each of his last five wins and eight of his last nine wins came with bonus points, with two falls and three technical falls included as part of his season-ending flurry ... Pinned Missouri Valley's Carl Lawrence in just 23 seconds at the Roger Denker Open.

Summer, 2009: Competed for Team USA at the FILA Junior World Championships in Ankara, Turkey, placing sixth in the 84-kilogram bracket ... Earned his spot on the junior world team after winning his weight class at the U.S. Junior Freestyle National Championships, then beating Boise State's Kirk Smith in the championships at the Junior World Team Trials.

High School: Attended Stillwater HS in Stillwater, Okla., where he was coached by Doug Chesbro and won four state championships ... 2009 Junior Hodge Award winner as the nation's top junior wrestler ... 2008 Fargo junior freestyle national champion beat Ohio's Brian Roddy by a 2-5, 3-0, 6-0 score in the national title bout ... ASICS first-team All-America honoree after his senior year ... The nation's top-ranked 189-pounder after his senior year by Amateur Wrestling News, W.I.N. Magazine and Intermat ... Dream Team Classic winner over Pennsylvania's Jon Fausey in helping the Oklahoma team become the first-ever state team to win the Dream Team title ... Finished his career with a 133-1 record that included 101 consecutive wins ... Went 36-0 with 20 wins by fall, 11 wins by technical fall and four wins by major decision as a senior ... Ranked as the top wrestler in the nation at 189 pounds heading into his senior year by Amateur Wrestling News and W.I.N. Magazine ... Honorable mention Asics All-American his junior year ... Outstanding Wrestler at the 2008 Oklahoma State Championships after winning his third state title by technical fall in the title bout ... Repeated as Outstanding Wrestler at the 2009 Oklahoma state championships ... Owns Oklahoma state titles at 160 pounds (2006), 171 pounds (2007) and 189 pounds (2008, 2009) ... Also a standout running back for the Pioneers football team.

Personal: Nephew of Oklahoma State wrestling coach John Smith, son of former two-time Oklahoma State All-American Mark Perry and younger brother of two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American Mark Perry, Jr.

Chris Perry Capsule (Redshirt Year Totals)

YearOverallDualvs. RankedFallMDTFQuick
2009-1015-10-00-13430:23
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