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Dan Osterman

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Carson City, Mich.

High School:
St. Johns

Weight:
149

Experience:
2L

04/18/2012

Michigan State Wrestling 2011-12 Season Recap and Awards

Hard work and off-season training key to next season.

03/16/2012

NCAA Wrestling Championships Update: Session Four

Curran Jacobs loses a tough 3-1 overtime decision in the consolation bracket Friday night.

03/15/2012

NCAA Championships Update: Session One

Anthony Jones Jr. (157 pounds), Curran Jacobs (174) and Steve Andrus (heavyweight) each win second-round matches.

03/15/2012

NCAA Championships Update: Session Two

Ian Hinton wins consolation match over Steven Cressley of Clarion.

03/14/2012

Six Spartans Ready for NCAA Championships

The event will run March 15-17 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo.


QUICK HITS: Will enter his third year in the starting lineup in 2011-12 . . . started at 149 pounds in 2010-11 and 141 pounds in 2009-10 . . . owns a 45-25 overall NCAA record, including a 22-10 record in dual meets . . . three-time Michigan high school state champion (freshman, 103 pounds, 55-4 record; junior, 130 pounds, 52-0 record; senior, 135 pounds, 37-1 record).

2010-11 (Sophomore) 25-11 Overall, 15-3 Duals, 8-4 Open Tournaments: Qualified for the NCAA Championships after placing seventh at the Big Ten Championships . . . Went 25-11 overall and 24-11 against NCAA competition . . . Tied for team lead with six major decisions . . . Led team with 15 dual wins (15-3 record) and 53 dual meet points . . . Went 0-2 in his first NCAA Championships appearance . . . Went 2-2 at the Big Ten Championships, including a pin over No. 13 Cole Schmitt of Wisconsin in just 1:00 in the seventh-place match . . . Defeated No. 14 Eric Terrazas of Illinois, 3-2, in the dual against the Fighting Illini on Jan. 30 . . . Went 3-0 at the Sprawl & Brawl wrestling at 141, including a victory over No. 20 Anwar Goeres of Binghamton . . . Placed fourth at the MSU Open Nov. 13 . . . Won the Eastern Michigan Open for the second straight season on Nov. 6.

2009-10 (Freshman) 21-14 Overall, 7-7 Duals, 13-4 Open Tournaments: After starting out the year 8-0 at 133 pounds, earned a starting role at 141 pounds for the rest of the season ... Started 14 duals at 141 pounds, collecting a 7-7 record ... Went 13-14 at 141 pounds and was 21-14 overall as a true freshman ... Opened his college career a perfect 4-0 at the Eastern Michigan Open to take first place, defeating Lindenwood's Corey Duncan by a major decision, 14-6, in the championship match ... Followed that effort with a 4-0 mark at the MSU Open, claiming first in the freshman/sophomore division ... Won his first collegiate dual at 141 pounds, defeating Andrew Novak of Eastern Michigan in a major decision, 15-6 ... Collected a 3-2 record at the Nittany Lion Open ... Went 1-2 at Midlands ... Defeated No. 11 Brandon Rider of West Virginia in a dual, 7-6 ... Beat Mark Weber of Michigan, 3-1, as the Spartans defeated the Wolverines in Ann Arbor ... Also won duals against No. 20 Juan Archuleta of Purdue (Dec. 8-5), Pat Harrington of Ohio State (Dec. 7-2) and Danny Monaco of Indiana (Dec. 8-4) ... Pinned Levi Mele of Northwestern in 1:49 in his lone win at the Big Ten Championships.

PREP: Three-time Michigan state high school champion as a freshman (103 pounds, 55-4), junior (130 pounds, 52-0) and senior (135 pounds, 37-1) ... State runner-up as a sophomore (112 pounds, 53-3) ... Attended Carson City Crystal High School his freshman through junior years before attending St. Johns as a senior ... 2009 Fargo Junior Nationals Double All-America, taking fifth place in freestyle and fifth place in Greco ... Took second place in Greco at the 2009 Western Junior Regionals ... Placed fifth in freestyle at the Western Junior Regionals in 2008.

PERSONAL: Son of Daniel and Jammie Osterman ... Born June 26, 1990 ... Pre-med major ... Lists his family as his biggest wrestling influence.