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2011-12 Wrestling

Richie Spicel

  • Height:
    0-0
  • Class:
    Redshirt
  • Hometown:
    Cleveland, Ohio

Summary

Biography

2010-11: Recorded a 22-12 overall recordat 141 on the season ... Also posted a 14-6 dual match record onthe year ... Took first-place at the 2010 Davidson Open atthe
141-pound weight class ... Tied for the team lead withfive pin fall victories on
the season ... Also posted four major decision wins andone technical fall
victory ... Scored a pin fall win at 3:12 over AnthonyRicco of Sacred Heart at
the East Regional Duals ... Posted a pin fall win overAngel Garcia of UNC
Greensboro at 6:58 at the 2010 Southern Scuffle ... Earneda pin fall victory at
3:28 over Michael Jordan of Campbell in dual match action... Recorded a pin fall
win over Josh Palivoda of Cleveland State at 4:20 at theIndiana Quads ... Also scored
a pin fall win at 6:06 over Vitaly Radsky of Davidson atthe Davidson Open ...
Scored a 21-6 tech fall win over Caleb Swinson of AndersonUniversity at the
Mountaineer Duals ... Also posted an 11-3 major decisionwin over Swinson of
Anderson in dual match action ... Earned a 15-4 majordecision victory over Kyle
Benson of Appalachian State at the Davidson Open ... Alsoposted an 11-2 major
decision win over Glenn Terrano of Utah Valley at theSouthern Scuffle ... Scored
a 12-4 major decision victory at 141 against SouthernIllinois of Edwardsville.


2009-10:  Posted an overall recordof 14-10 on the year ... Was
2-2 in dual match competition ... Missed most of theseason due to an
injury ... Had three major decision victories and one pinfall win ... Had
10 wins at 141 on the year ... Took third-place at 141 atthe 2010 NCAA
East Regional Championships ... Advanced to the 133quarterfinals at the
2009 Hokie Open, going 3-1 with the lone loss coming tothe eventual
champion ... Recorded a 4-2 record at the 2009 N.C. StateOpen, which
included a 5-1 win over Nicholas LaFevre of the Citadel, a7-4 win over
Cole Louks of Virginia Tech and a 13-3 major decisionvictory over Chris
Mullen of Duke ... Took second-place at the 2009 DavidsonOpen, going 3-1
at the event ... Posted a 13-4 major decision win over BenThompson of
Davidson and a 14-6 major decision victory over MattCallahan of
Appalachian State ... Recorded a record of 2-2 at the141-pound weight
class at the 2009 Southern Scuffle ... Picked up a pinfall win at 6:14
over Dale Shull of N.C. State at the Southern Scuffle ...Defeated Luke
Todd of VMI 9-5 at 133 in dual meet action ... Alsodefeated Tony Lascari
of Duquesne 4-2 in the Bulldogs win over the Dukes ...Competed at 141
against the Citadel and on the road at Duke ... Was rankedat the No. 30
top challenger in the 141-pound weight class preseasonrankings by Wrestling USA Magazine.


2008-09: Redshirted.


High School: Top-50 overall recruitnationally ... The No. 1
wrestler in the state of Ohio at 140 pounds ... Four-timestate qualifier
at Brunswick H.S. ... Compiled a 157-12 record ...Two-time state champion ...
Recorded a 43-0 mark his senior season ... Three-time BillDies Champion ...
Two-time MIT champion ... Four-time competitor in theJunior Olympics ...
Three-time competitor in the Disney Duals ... Two-time AAUFolkstyle
Champion ... Four-time team MVP and four-time first-teamMedina County ...
Won the Northeast Ohio Lee Kemp award his senior season... Shattered
every Brunswick H.S. record.


Personal: Born October 30, 1989 inCleveland, Ohio ... Son of Richard and Kimberly Spicel ... Majoringin Business Administration.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

    141

  • 2009-10Redshirt

    141

  • 2010-11Redshirt Sophomore

    141

  • 2011-12Redshirt

    141