David Cheza Class: Senior Hometown: Grand Blanc, Mich. High School: Grand Blanc Weight: 157/165

Cheza will wrestle in the starting lineup at either 157 or 165 pounds ... Owns a 47-42 career record (19-18 duals).

2010-11 (Junior) 6-4 Overall, 2-3 Duals, 4-1 Open Tournaments: Started off the season strong placing third in the Michigan State Open, winning four of five matches and defeating No. 19 Bryan Deutsch of Northern Illinois ... Was ranked as high as No. 14 in the nation and defeated No. 3 Justin Lister of Binghamton in the Sprawl and Brawl Nov. 21 ... Was forced to miss the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury following the Iowa dual on Dec. 4.

2009-10 (Sophomore) 25-15 Overall, 13-4 Duals, 8-6 Open Tournaments: Started every dual at 149 pounds, posting a 13-4 dual meet record ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships by placing sixth at the Big Ten Championships ... Lost to Boise State's Jason Chamberlain in the first round at NCAAs, but bounced back to pin Frank Gayeski of Liberty and defeat No. 10 seed Barrett Abel of UC Davis, 14-9, before getting pinned by fourth-seeded Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin ... After falling in the first round at the Big Ten Championships, beat Matt Coughlin of Indiana, 8-0, and Nicholas Bertucci of Purdue, 8-5, to qualify for the NCAAs ... Finished with a 2-3 record at the Big Ten Championships after losing in the fifth-place match ... Made his way to the finals of the 149-pound open division at the MSU Open, but lost a hard-fought 8-7 decision to Steve Zimmerman of Northern Illinois ... Went 2-1 in dual action at the Sprawl & Brawl with victories over Binghamton's Donnie Vinson and Northern Iowa's Charlie Ettlson ... Won nine consecutive duals from Nov. 22 to Jan. 29 ... Went 4-3 to place eighth at the prestigious Midlands Championships ... Defeated Brandon Loro of West Virginia (Maj. Dec. 11-0), which started a seven-match win streak going through the MSU Duals (3-0) and included dual victories against No. 18 Mario Mason of Minnesota, No. 20 Eric Terrazas of Illinois and Mark Boyer of Michigan ... Also defeated No. 14 Tony D'Alie of Central Michigan, 7-3 ... Beat Matt Coughlin of Indiana in the final dual of the season, 5-0.

2008-09 (RS Freshman) 16-23 Overall, 4-11 Duals, 12-12 Open Tournaments: Went 16-23 on the year at 149 pounds ... Took sixth in the freshman/sophomore division of the MSU Open ... Won five consecutive matches at the Midlands Championships, including back-to-back wins over No. 9 Mitch Mueller of Iowa State (Maj. Dec 8-0) and No. 19 Charlie Ettelson of Northern Iowa (Dec. 4-0), to take sixth place ... Earned his first career dual win over Kevin Christensen of Ohio (1/19) with a 7-1 decision ... Registered a 6-2 decision over Joe Grygelko of Minnesota (1/25) ... Pinned Greg Burke of No. 17 Wisconsin (1/30) in the final match (Fall 6:22) to give MSU a 25-17 win over the Badgers ... Defeated Michigan's Mark Beaudy with a 9-3 decision (2/8) ... Downed Indiana's Nick Walpole (Dec. 3-2) and Eric Terrazas of Illinois (Dec. 5-4) to take seventh at the Big Ten Championships.

2007-08 (Redshirt): Redshirted ... Wrestled in the 149-pound class, going 2-2 on the season ... Picked up both wins at the Cleveland State Open, defeating CSU's Tom Vlcek and John Carroll's Dan Mizener.

Prep: A three-time state place winner...Became a 2007 NHSCA All-American at 140 pounds with a fourth-place finish at the Senior Nationals...Was ranked eighth among all seniors in the nation in his weight class and No. 11 for all classes at 140 pounds.

Personal: Born 12/27/88 in Flint, Mich. ...Son of Dave Cheza ... Majoring in kinesiology and aspires to be a physical therapist.