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Brandon Lauer
Class: Sr.
Hometown: Highland, Md.
Height: 5-5
Weight: 141
Team: Wrestling
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Biography
Tough competitor who earned All-America honors as a sophomore (2003) ... redshirted the 2004 season ... moves up to 141 after spending two seasons at 133 ... tremendous work ethic ... finished season 19-13 with 11 pins, second-most for a WVU wrestler in a single season ... started the season at 141 before gradually cutting to 133 ... co-champion at the WVU Open and Navy Classic at 141 ... advanced to the semifinals at the Las Vegas Invitational before finishing sixth at 133 ... finished fourth at the EWL tournament and was "wild card" selection for NCAAs ... shocked seventh-seeded Zach Roberson by pinning him in the first round of the NCAAs ... picked up another pin in the second round ... won in dramatic fashion, 15-13 over Tom Clum of Wisconsin, to secure All-America honors ... scored big points for the Mountaineers as a freshman (2002) ... named to the Amateur Wrestling News all-rookie team ... tied for 8th on WVU's all-time wins list for a freshman with 18 ... 10 of his 27 matches were against ranked opponents, winning five times ... was ranked as high as 15th during the season ... rallied to upset No.15 Cory Ace 11-8 in WVU's 31-3 route at Edinboro ... edged No.16 David Hoffman 5-4 in win over Virginia Tech ... pinned No.7 Jeff Ratliff in 1:20 in dual with Ohio State ... terrific run at Las Vegas Invitational, which included two falls and two technical falls en route to the semifinals before losing in overtime to No.4 Foley Dowd ... faced tough stretch of six ranked wrestlers and went 3-4 ... champion at the Navy Classic ... had excellent season until suffering a shoulder injury at Las Vegas Invitational (2001) ... wrestled in just one match after Vegas ... was 10-5 in redshirt season ... three-time high school All-American at River Hill High ... three-time junior national All-American ... three-time state champion ... posted 111-0 career record ... Personal: son of Earl and Ellen Lauer ... born January 7, 1982 ... father, Earl, was his high school coach ... majoring in physical education teaching ... ... member of the Eastern Wrestling League All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Academic Honor Roll ... President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at WVU .... attended the 2004 NCAA Leadership Conference.
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