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Brenan Lyon

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Ithaca, Mich.
High School:
Ithaca
Weight:
125
Experience:
1L

03/03/2012

Big Ten Championships Update - Session 2

Five Spartans earn automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.

03/01/2012

Wrestling Ready to Compete in Big Ten Championships at Purdue

Two-day event begins Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m. ET in West Lafayette, Ind.

02/27/2012

Big Ten Announces 2012 Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds

Big Ten Wrestling Championships set for March 3-4 in West Lafayette, Ind.

02/15/2012

Spartans Close Out Dual Season at Central Michigan

Wrestling will have two weeks off to prepare for the Big Ten Championships following the dual.

02/11/2012

Ten Spartans Place at Edinboro Open

Eric Olanowski (125), Ryan Watts (157) and Ian Hinton (184) each place second.

2010-11 (Redshirt): Redshirted . . . Competed at 125 pounds and finished the season with a 13-6 overall record . . . Recorded three major decisions and two falls . . . Placed fourth in the freshman/sophomore division at the EMU Open with a 4-2 record . . . Went 2-2 at the MSU Open . . . Placed sixth at the Simonson Open with a 2-1 record . . . Took third by going 5-1 at the National Collegiate Open.

2009-10 (Freshman) 3-16 Overall, 1-10 Duals, 2-6 Open Tournaments: Started 11 dual meets as a true freshman following injury to Eric Olanowski ... Beat Neeko Paris of Manchester College (Fall 1:05) in the Eastern Michigan Open; finished with a 1-2 record at the tournament ... Went on to collect wins in the Nittany Lion Open against Robert Motley from The Citadel (Dec. 8-6 OT) and Sean Boyle of Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament (Fall 4:59).

PREP: Went 57-0 and claimed the Divison 4 Michigan high school state championship as a senior in the 103-pound weight class ... Won the High School Senior National Championship in 2009 ... Went 40-9 as a junior and was the state runner-up ... Compiled a 157-45 record for coach Randy Miniard at Ithaca High School ... Four-year letterwinner ... Seven time Fargo National Freestyle and Greco All-America.

PERSONAL: Son of Charlie and Denise Lyon ... Born April 21, 1991 ... Political science major ... Lists Paul Lyon as his biggest wrestling influence ... His twin brother, Chris, is a true freshman on the Spartan wrestling team.