2015-16 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Cortez Starkes
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenville, S.C.
2014-2015 at Gardner-Webb: The team’s top performer at 125 pounds … Won 15 bouts with three pin falls and one major decision … Finished fourth at the 2014 Cleveland State Open … Picked up consecutive dual wins vs. North Carolina and Campbell in mid-January … Also posted wins over Davidson and Duke … Advanced to the 2015 SoCon semifinals at 125 pounds and eventually lost in the second-place match by a slim, 10-7 decision.
2013-2014 at Gardner-Webb: Wrestled at 125 pounds … Posted an overall record of 14-11 ... Five of his 14 wins came via major decision ... Posted a season-high, four-match win streak on two different occasions ... Scored a technical fall victory over Dontae Brown (UNC-Pembroke) on Nov. 24.
2012-13 at Gardner-Webb: Recorded an overall record of 14-14 on the season at 125 pounds … Joined the GWU dual match lineup in December … Was 3-6 in dual match action … Went 1-4 in Southern Conference dual match action on the year … Took sixth-place at the N.C. State Wolfpack Open … Tallied a season-high five-match winning streak on the season … Recorded four major decision wins … Earned a pin at 2:38 over Bijan Banks of Edinboro at the CSU Open … Defeated #33 Ben Willeford of Cleveland State 4-3 in dual match action … Posted a 14-5 major decision victory over Josh Tegard of St. Andrews and a 9-1 major decision win versus Dyllan Hurlburt of Limestone at The Citadel Open … Also recorded a major decision win at 10-2 over William Mason of Virginia at the Wolfpack Open … Earned a 15-4 major decision win over Armando Herrera of VMI in dual match action … Posted a 4-3 decision over the No. 3 seeded Joaquin Marquez of the Citadel at the 2013 Southern Conference Championships.
High School: Was a four-year letter award winner at Greenville High School in Greenville, S.C. ... Posted an overall record of 158-50 in his four year high school career ... Totaled 50 wins his junior season ... A two-time State Champion ... A two-time All-State selection ... Also a two-time Team MVP ... Named the 3A Wrestler of the Year his senior season ... Was named as an NHSCA All-American his junior year, taking fifth-place at the NHSCA Junior Nationals.
Personal: Born July 9, 1994 in Greenville, S.C. ... Son of Domico and Davida Bryant ... Has three sisters named Diandre, Takia and Aubrey ... Intends to major in Sports Management.
