John Wechter Class: Senior Hometown: Saginaw, Mich. High School: Nouvel Catholic Central Weight: 285 Birthdate: 03/21/1980 Experience: 3L

2001-02: Made his first-ever appearance in the 197-pound divison at the NCAA Championships ... Recorded three victories at the NCAA's, including a major decision victory over Randy Davidson of Portland State ... Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships ... Upset No. 5 seed Trey Clark of Iowa, 13-4, in the first round of Big Ten Championships ... Second-place at EMU Open (11/3) ... Placed seventh at the MSU Open (11/18) ... Pinned Dan Kovats of Triton (2:50) and John Gillespie of Iowa (2:53) at the Midlands Championships (12/27) ... Beat No. 19 Eric Mausser of Clarion ... Four major decisions on the season.

2000-01: Posted a 15-20 record ... Was 6-10 in dual meet action ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

1999-2000: Recorded a pair of fifth place finishes in the Eastern Michigan Open and Michigan State Open ... Went 2-1 in dual action ... Defeated Kent State’s Ryan Kinley and Eastern Michigan’s Dereck Pace.

1998-99: Redshirted ... posted a 3-8 record in open competition.

High School: Compiled a four-year record of 121-43 at Nouvel Catholic Central, setting a school record for wins ... Was team captain in 1997 and 1998, as well as team MVP ... A regional qualifier in ’97 and 1998 ... Earned three letters in soccer, one in cross country and four in track ... Wrestled for “X-men” in summers of 1997 and 1998, taking second place at the state meet and third at the national qualifier.

Personal: A pre-med/art major ... Son of Daniel and Alice Wechter ... Born 3/21/80.

CAREER RECORD:

Season	        Overall	Big Ten	Pins
1998-99         3-8     0-0     0
1999-2000	10-8	2-3	1
2000-01	        15-20	3-13	2
2001-02         21-21   7-13    2
TOTALS	        49-57	12-29	5