AT VIRGINIA: 2011-12 • Went 24-5 during his sophomore season, including a 10-0 mark in duals • No. 12 seed NCAA Championships at 184 pounds; went 3-2 at NCAAs and reached the round of 12 (one win shy of All-America honors) • Both of his NCAA losses came to seeded wrestlers and soon-to-be All-Americans (7-6 to No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus of Minnesota, 2-0 to No. 3 Ben Bennett of Central Michigan) • Went 6-5 against 2012 NCAA qualifiers (representing all of his 2011-12 losses) • Captured the ACC Championship at 184 with relative ease, winning by tech fall over NC State's Robert O'Neill before riding North Carolina's Thomas Ferguson for much of the match in 4-1 decision • Ranked No. 10 in final WIN rankings, 15th in InterMat poll and 19th in Amateur Wrestling News rankings • Was No. 13 in final NCAA RPI and No. 14 in NCAA Coaches rankings • Was 5-0 in ACC duals, with four of the wins resulting in bonus points • Won the NC State Open at 184 pounds (11/13) • Placed second at Body Bar Invitational, losing 2-0 in final to then-No. 4 Steve Bosak of Cornell (11/19) • Over half of his wins resulted in bonus points (two falls, four technical falls, seven major decisions) • All of his losses came by four points or fewer
2010-11 • Finished season with 29-10 record • Went 19-5 in duals, including 3-1 in ACC action • Earned automatic bid to NCAA Championships, where he went 2-2 • Defeated Chattanooga's Jason McCroskey (8-2) and Arizona State's Jake Meredith (8-0 MD) at NCAAs • Both of his losses at NCAAs came to seeded foes (No. 9 Quentin Wright of PSU, No. 6 Ryan Loder of Northern Iowa) • Eight of 10 losses came to ranked wrestlers, including six who were ranked in top 10 • Named to Amateur Wrestling News' All-Rookie Fourth Team • Named to Academic All-ACC Wrestling Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll • Top seed at ACC Championship; was upset in semifinals of but battled back to take third and earn automatic berth to NCAAs • Notched seven wins over 2011 NCAA qualifiers • All of his losses were by decision • Picked up ACC wins over UNC's Antonio Giorgio, Virginia Tech's John Dickson and Maryland's Corey Peltier • Took sixth place at Southern Scuffle (12/29-30) • Earned team's Freshman of the Year Award
2009-10 • Redshirt season • Went 15-7 in open tournaments • Placed third at Shorty Hitchcock Classic, sixth at Bearcat Open and eighth at Southern Scuffle • Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll
LINE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL • 2009 Pennsylvania state champion • Three-time state placewinner • Posted 148-15 career record • 2009 Winner of Dapper Dan (defeated No. 1 Chris Perry of Oklahoma) • 2008 National Double All-American • 2008 NHSCA Junior National Placewinner (third place) • 2008 Junior National sixth-place finish - Freestyle • 2008 Junior National third-place finish - Greco • Ranked No. 3 nationally at 189 pounds his senior year • Two-time team captain • Coached by Michael Martz •Also an accomplished football player - a two-time All-State honoree at linebacker • Was two-time team captain for football team • Member of National Honor Society; Student Council Vice President his junior year
PERSONAL • Son of Raymond Fausey and Shelley Herb-Fausey and Denise and George Roberts • Has one brother, Shawn, who wrestles at Drexel • Enjoys playing disc golf, ultimate Frisbee and raquetball
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