174 lbs. Nick Avery Sophomore 174 Lbs. Foxboro, Mass. Foxboro 2007-08 (Redshirt season) Competed unattached at the Michigan State Open and the Kent State Open. 2006-07 (FRESHMAN season) Recorded an 8-7 record as a true freshman, including a 2-2 mark in dual matches... put together two separate three-match winning streaks... one of those stretches came at the Michigan State Open when he defeated opponents from Kansas State, Ohio State and Edinboro... also picked up a 7-2 victory over Eastern Michigan s Josh Lewis. Was a three-time state finalist and three-time sectional champ while wrestling for Foxboro High School... finished his as the state champion in 2006... also brought home a New England championship that season... placed twice at New Englands... has two brothers, Vince and Vic... son of Philly Mantella and Robert Av ery... born on May 22, 1988... majoring in Recreational Sport Management. 07-08 Redshirt 06-07 8-7 2-2 0-1 0 0 0 Career 8-7 2-2 0-1 0 0 0 32 INDIANA iu.com
eric cameron 184 lbs. Sophomore 184 Lbs. Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller 2007-08 (freshman season) Posted an 11-4 overall record, including a 6-1 mark in dual matches... took second place at the Missouri Open Freshman/ Sophomore division... won a pair of matches, both over Big Ten foes, at the Midlands... made his Big Ten debut on Feb. 10 when he got the nod to start against Illinois at 197-pounds... 3-0 at the Hoosier Quad and 2-0 at the F.I.T.E. Duals... notched two major decisions and a tech fall. 2006-07 (redshirt season) Posted a 4-5 record during his redshirt season, including two pin falls... won four matches on Nov. 19 at the Missouri Open Freshman/Sophomore Division, picking up two pins, a 5-3 decision and a medical forfeit. Was a two-time sectional champion and state placer while wrestling for Archbishop Moeller... came away with victories at the Powerade Christmas Tournament and the Ironman Championship... was a two-time team Ohio member... helped Archbishop Moeller to district championships in each of his final three seasons... Moeller finished third in the state in 2006 after turning in a fourth-place finish in 2005... Crusaders finished 2006 ranked seventh in the nation... has two brothers, Eric and Brian, and four sisters, Lauryn, Kelly, Kendra and Elaine... son of Sheila and Donald Cameron... born on Feb. 12, 1988... majoring in Education. 07-08 11-4 6-1 0-1 1 2 0 06-07 Redshirt Career 11-4 6-1 0-1 1 2 0 iu.com INDIANA 33
157 lbs. matt coughlin Junior 157 Lbs. Evansville, Ind. Mater Dei 2007-08 (sophomore season) Made his second trip to the NCAA Championships in as many seasons... took a fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships with all four of his matches being decided by two points or less... completed the year at 25-11 overall, 16-5 in duals with three pins and a major decision... went 5-3 in Big Ten duals... began the season by winning his first 14 matches and ascending as high as #3 in the national rankings... that stretch included a Michigan State Open title, 5-0 showing at the Hoosier Duals and back-to-back wins at the F.I.T.E. Duals... pinned Northwestern s 165-pound starter, Dominic Marella, in less than a minute during the MSU Open finals and beat him 3-1 in the conference dual match... won two contests at the Midlands... grabbed a W in all three matches at the Hoosier Quad... downed #11 Tyler Safratowich of Minnesota, 6-4, at the Big Tens... avenged a regular season loss to Illinois Roger Smith-Bergsrud with a 3-2 triumph in the Big Ten fifth-place match... finished the regular season ranked 18th nationally at 165-lbs. 2006-07 (freshman season) Earned a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships with three wins over nationally-ranked opponents in the process... earned a 2-1 decision over No. 2 Matthew Storniolo in the second round of the NCAAs... also recorded an 11-6 victory over No. 4 Jordan Leen in the seventh-place match... posted an overall record of 31-16, including an 11-7 mark in duals... went 2-6 in Big Ten duals and scored one major decision and six falls... finished in sixth place at the Big Ten Championships... began the season 23-4 after posting third-place finishes at the Michigan State Open and the CKLV Invite... turned in a fifth-place finish at the Midlands Championships... wrestled 21 times against ranked opponents, posting a 8-13 mark on the year. 07-08 25-11 16-5 5-3 0 1 3 06-07 31-16 11-7 2-6 0 1 6 05-06 Redshirt Career 56-27 27-12 7-9 0 2 9 34 INDIANA iu.com
highlights/awards *2007 ALL-AMERICAN (SEVENTH PLACE) *TWO-TIME NCAA QUALIFIER *MICHIGAN STATE OPEN CHAMPION (2008) *FIFTH PLACE AT 2008 BIG TENS 2005-06 (redshirt season) Had a very successful redshirt campaign, finishing with a 19-7 record on the year... grappled to the Cleveland State Open title after going 5-0 at the tournament... finished fifth at the Michigan State Open... won eight straight matches (12/17/06-2/4/06)... tallied five pins on the year. The nation s top-ranked prep at 160 pounds... ninth-best wrestler in the nation according to Intermat... 2004 and 2005 state champion... twotime state runner up... was the 2005 senior national champion...2004 freestyle junior national champion... compiled a 134-4 record... has three brothers, Mike, Jason and Bryan... son of Stacey and Charlie Coughlin... born on July 7, 1986... majoring in Physical Education/Teacher Education. iu.com INDIANA 35
125 lbs. angel escobedo Junior 125 Lbs. Griffith, Ind. Griffith 2007-08 (sophomore season) Won the 125-lb. NCAA National Championship, Big Ten Championship and Midlands title en route to a season record of 34-1 with eight pins and eight major decisions... his 125-lb. NCAA national crown is the third in the last four years for Indiana as Joe Dubuque captured the top spot in 2005-06... topped four ranked adversaries in his run through the NCAAs... avenged his only loss of the season by defeating Iowa s Charlie Flack in both the Big Ten and NCAA semifinals... handed Minnesota s Jayson Ness his only two losses on the year, defeating him for the Big Ten and NCAA Championships... became the first Hoosier to win a Big Ten title since Roger Chandler did so in 1997... won 13 of 14 matches versus nationally-ranked opponents... went 5-0 for his second consecutive Midlands championship... took out #12 Gabe Flores (Illinois) and #7 Brandon Precin (Northwestern) in final two matches at Midlands... racked up 92 team points in dual matches, giving up only three... tallied two pins, a tech fall and major decision at the Hoosier Duals... stuck all three opponents at the Hoosier Quad in the first period... won both matches in the National Duals by scores of 10-4 and 14-6... was victorious in first 24 matches of the year. 2006-07 (freshman season) Took fourth place at the NCAA Championships and put together a 39-7 overall record... advanced to the semifinals at the NCAAs before dropping a 2-0 loss to No. 2 Troy Nickerson from Cornell... he then won three straight matches in the wrestleback to reach the third-place match, including a 7-3 victory over No. 3 Tanner Gardner... posted a 16-2 mark in dual meets, including a 6-2 showing in the Big Ten, and added two technical falls and four major decisions... the seven losses were by a combined 10 points, and all came at the hands of ranked foes... finished third at Big Tens after defeating Illinois Gabe Flores in the first tiebreak period...became the first Hoosier since Pat DeGain (HWT) in 2004 to win the Midlands Championships... took third place at both the Michigan State Open and the CKLV Invitational... was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after winning all five matches and scoring four pins at the Hoosier Duals... his 14 pins and 39 wins on the season are both seventh-most in school history. 07-08 34-1 20-1 7-1 1 8 8 06-07 39-7 16-2 6-2 2 4 14 05-06 Redshirt Career 73-8 36-3 13-3 3 12 22 36 INDIANA iu.com
highlights/awards *125-LBS. NATIONAL CHAMPION (2008) *FOURTH PLACE AT 2007 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP *2008 BIG TEN CHAMPION *2007 AND 2008 MIDLANDS TITLE 2005-06 (redshirt season) Carded a 20-3 record during his redshirt season... placed at all five tournaments he competed in, including two titles at the Michigan State Open and the Kent State Open... placed third twice (Eastern Michigan Open, Cleveland State Open) and finished fourth at the Missouri Open... registered five pins and a major decision... of his three losses, two came against 2006 NCAA qualifiers... won eight straight matches... concluded the year on a seven-match win streak. Four-time state champion... 2002 FILA Cadet Freestyle Champion... ranked as the top wrestler in the 135-pound weight class... seventhbest grappler in the nation according to Intermat... compiled a 223-1 overall record while in high school... holds the state pin record... led his high school squad to a team state runner-up title... cousin of teammate Andrae Hernandez... so-n of Antonia Rodriguez... has one brother, Josh, and two sisters, Irene, who currently is attending IU law school, and Jessica... born on Jan. 12, 1987... majoring in Sport Marketing and Management. iu.com INDIANA 37
heavyweight nate everhart Junior Heavyweight Tinley Park, Ill. Andrew 2007-08 (sophomore season) Stamped his NCAA Championship ticket by defeating Purdue s Chris Kasten, 6-3, for seventh place at the Big Ten Championships... advanced to the second round of the NCAAs with a 3-1 decision over Eric Bordas from Rider... concluded the season with an overall record of 5-10... foot surgery forced him to sit out the entire non-conference schedule before returning to the starting lineup in the Big Ten opener versus Wisconsin... tallied his first win of the year by beating Michigan State s Alan O Donnell, 7-4... hit his stride at the Big Ten Championships, besting home-crowd favorite Benjamin Berhow at Minnesota and Michigan s Edward Phillips in addition to knocking out Purdue s Kasten... named IU s Most Improved Wrestler. 2006-07 (freshman season) Compiled an overall record of 20-17 with four technical falls, four major decisions and two pin falls... went 6-7 in dual meet action and 2-6 in the Big Ten... won the first three matches of his collegiate... earned back-to-back tech fall wins on Nov. 19 at the Missouri Open... completed both pin falls in less than three minutes... picked up an 8-0 victory over Minnesota s Yura Malamura... went to sudden victory with No. 19 Rick Roy from Michigan. 2005-06 (redshirt season) Was a four-year letterwinner for Andrew High School... placed at state tournament in junior and senior years... finished sixth in the state in 2006 and third in the state in 2005... helped Andrew to a regional championship... was a member of National Honor Society... was a member of the high honor roll and graduated with high honors... has three brothers, Scott, Jeff and Tyrone... son of Denise and Tyrone Everhart... born on Sept. 28, 1988... majoring in Biology. 07-08 5-10 1-6 1-6 0 0 0 06-07 20-17 6-7 2-6 4 4 2 Career 25-27 7-13 3-12 4 4 2 38 INDIANA iu.com
wesley fike 125 lbs. Junior 125 Lbs. South Bend, Ind. Penn 2007-08 (sophomore season) Went 2-2 on the year, including 2-0 in dual matches... stepped into the starting lineup at 133-lbs. in the Hoosier Quad, defeating Matthew Featherston (Gardner Webb) by a score of 8-6... also competed at the Michigan State Open. 2006-07 (redshirt season) Posted a 1-3 record... earned a 4-2 decision over Edinboro s Greg Still at the Michigan State Open. 2005-06 (freshman season) Competed in five events... recorded a 2-9 record, including one fall at the Missouri Open against Jordy Merritt of Meramac. Named MVP at Marian High School... was a sectional, regional and semi-state qualifier... has one brother, Jim Jr., and one sister, Cass... son of Kimberly and Jimmy Fike... born on July 13, 1986... majoring in General Studies. 07-08 2-2 2-0 0-0 0 0 0 06-07 Redshirt 05-06 2-9 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 Career 4-11 2-0 0-0 0 0 1 iu.com INDIANA 39
141 LBS. andrae hernandez Senior 141 Lbs. Griffith, Ind. Griffith 2007-08 (junior season) Made his third trip to the NCAA Championships in as many seasons after finishing sixth at the Big Tens... earned the No. 12 seed at the NCAAs... finished the year 20-13 overall, 13-5 in duals with three pins, two tech falls and three major decisions... placed second at the Michigan State Open... tallied two tech falls, two major decisions and a 5-0 mark in the Hoosier Duals... pinned both opponents at the F.I.T.E. Duals... began the Midlands with a pin and major decision in the first two rounds... won his lone contest at the National Duals, defeating #11 Tyler McCormick of Missouri, 7-3... 2-for-2 at the Hoosier Quad... twice defeated Ohio State s Reece Humphrey who was ranked in the top-15 on both occasions... finished the regular season ranked 12th nationally at 133-lbs. 2006-07 (sophomore season) Took his second trip to the NCAA Championships in as many years, earning All-America status with an eighth place finish... posted an overall record of 30-16... tallied four wins (one in the main draw, three in the wrestleback) at the NCAAs, including a 7-5 triumph over No. 9 Jimmy Kennedy from Illinois... went 13-5 in dual meets and 5-3 in the Big Ten, scoring a teamleading six technical falls to go along with six major decisions and four pins... finished second at the Big Ten Championships as a six seed, knocking off No. 9 Mack Reiter and No. 8 Jimmy Kennedy before being bested by No. 2 Nick Simmons in the finals... finished second at the Missouri Open, falling to No. 4 Matt Keller of Chattanooga in the finals... posted a fifth-place finish at Midlands, with his only two losses coming to the top two seeds in the tournament. 07-08 20-13 13-5 3-5 2 3 3 06-07 30-16 13-5 5-3 6 6 4 05-06 28-11 14-3 7-1 5 2 8 04 05 REDSHIRT Career 78-40 40-13 15-9 13 11 15 40 INDIANA iu.com
highlights/awards *2007 ALL-AMERICAN (EIGHTH PLACE) *THREE-TIME NCAA QUALIFIER *SECOND PLACE AT 2007 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS *FINISHED 2008 SEASON RANKED 12TH NATIONALLY 2005-06 (freshman season) Had a stellar year as a redshirt freshman, qualifying for his first NCAA Championship after finishing seventh at Big Tens at 133 pounds... accumulated a 27-10 record, 14-3 in duals and 7-1 in Big Ten matches... finished third at the Missouri Open... won eight straight matches (11/20-26)... finished runner-up at the Mat Town Invitational... went 7-6 against ranked opponents... ranked as high as 18th in the country... finished with eight pins on the season coupled with five technical falls and two major decisions. 2004-05 (redshirt season) Posted a 6-3 record competing unattached... finished fourth at the Missouri Open, recording his first fall of the season... had a secondplace finish at the Central Missouri State Roger Denker Open... posted two falls on the year. Two-time state champion... finished third in 2001 and fourth in 2000... led high school to a second-place team finish... earned a total of 10 letters... cousin of teammate Angel Escobedo... has two brothers, Marcus and Rene, and one sister, Jennifer... son of Josie and Rene Hernandez... born on Aug. 16, 1985... majoring in General Studies. iu.com INDIANA 41
141 LBS. scott kelly Senior 141 Lbs. Carmel, Ind. Carmel 2007-08 (junior season) Manned the 141-pound position for the entire Big Ten season, notching three conference wins on the year... went 12-17 overall (7-9 in duals) with a major decision... won his first three matches of the year... notched a 4-2 victory over Nebraska-Kearney s Adam Keiswetter at the Midlands... also picked up a win at the National Duals, downing Eric McGill of Cornell, 7-5... won two of three contests in the Hoosier Quad... tallied back-to-back Big Ten dual-match triumphs by defeating Michigan State s Micah Carter and Matt Redmond of Purdue in the same week... nearly upset #4 Kellen Russell (Michigan), holding a 1-0 lead heading into the final period at the Big Ten Tournament before dropping a 4-1 decision to the eventual Big Ten Champion. 2006-07 (sophomore season) Wrestled in the 141-pound weight class, posting a 3-15 overall record... picked up two wins at the MSU Open... pinned his opponent in 4:04 at the dual match against SIU-Edwardsville. 2005-06 (freshman season) Competed and started in various weight classes for the Hoosiers... his most consistent start came at 133 pounds... recorded a 5-13 record in his debut season... went 1-4 in duals and 0-2 in Big Ten matches while facing two ranked opponents... his best finish came at the Mat Town Invitational, where he placed eighth. Wrestled four years at Carmel High School... was the Indiana state champion in 2005... has one brother, Mike, and one sister, Casey... son of Becky and Tim Kelly... born on May 11, 1987... majoring in Mathematics. 07-08 12-17 7-9 3-5 0 1 0 06-07 3-15 1-8 0-6 0 0 1 05-06 5-13 1-4 0-2 0 0 0 Career 20-45 9-21 3-13 0 1 1 42 INDIANA iu.com
kurt kinser 149 / 157 lbs. Sophomore 149/157 Lbs. Bloomington, Ind. Bloomington South 2007-08 (sophomore season) Qualified for the NCAA Championships, earning one of the Big Ten s two wild card selections after placing eighth at the conference championships... ended the season at 32-16 overall, 12-6 in duals, with 18 pins, a tech fall and a major decision... his 18 falls finished in the national top-five rankings and are the second highest single-season total in IU history, just one pin shy of the all-time school record held by Rod Chamberlin (1981)... had his hand raised three times at the NCAAs, including after a first-period pin of #19 Don Fisch (Rider) in the first round... defeated three-time All-American and former NCAA finalist, Ryan Lang of Northwestern in a 6-4 sudden victory at the Big Tens... during a 13-match winning streak midseason, he stuck 12 of his adversaries in that stretch... began collegiate with a fifth-place showing at the Michigan State Open... took third place at the Missouri Open by going 7-1, winning six matches via pin... went a combined 7-0 (all pins) at the Hoosier Duals, F.I.T.E. Duals and National Duals... stuck #17 Josh Wagner of Missouri in the first period, 2:46, at the National Duals... ripped off four victories at the Midlands... had a 3-0 showing at the Hoosier Quad that included a pin, tech fall and major decision. 07-08 32-16 12-6 2-6 1 1 18 06-07 Redshirt Career 32-16 12-6 2-6 1 1 18 2006-08 (redshirt season) Went 15-4 overall with six pin falls and two major decisions... took sixth place at the Michigan State Open by going 5-2 over the weekend... won the Missouri Open Championship... racked up three pin falls en route to the finals... finished in third place at the Nittany Lion Open with a 5-1 record that included three pin falls and two major decisions. PREP/personal Won the state championship in his senior year after finishing as runner-up his junior year... helped Bloomington South to four sectional championships, four regional championships and three semi-state championships... has one brother, Kraig, and one sister, Stevie... son of Dana and Steve Kinser... his father is a 20-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Racing champion and a former Indiana state wresting champion... born on Jan. 11, 1988... majoring in Religious Studies and Criminal Justice. iu.com INDIANA 43
heavyweight justin kuhn Junior Heavyweight Indianapolis, Ind. North Central 2007-08 (SOPHOMORE season) Logged some time in the starting lineup at heavyweight, finishing with an 11-9 overall record and 4-3 in dual matches... tallied four falls on the year... placed fifth at the Missouri Open by going 4-2, including three consecutive wins in the wrestleback... pinned Tyler Perry (Missouri) in 5:54 for his first of two wins at the Midlands... won both matches at the F.I.T.E. Duals with a fall and a decision... faced two Big Ten wrestlers in tournament competition, topping them both. 2006-07 (FRESHMAN season) Won four of nine matches his freshman season with one pin fall and one major decision... took third place at the Missouri Open Freshman/Sophomore Division... advanced to the third round of the main draw by winning his first two matches, including a pin fall in the first round... after a defeat in round three, he won the next two matches to earn the third place finish. PREP/PERSONAL A four-year letterwinner in wrestling at North Central High School... was a state finalist in his senior campaign... won the sectional and regional championships and was named allconference... also participated in rowing in high school, and was a junior national qualifier... was named academic all-state in his senior year... a member of the high honor roll and the National Honor Society... was named an Advanced Placement Scholar at North Central... has two brothers, Josh and Ben, and one sister, Mia... son of Annie and Mark Kuhn... born on Dec. 7, 1987... majoring in Arabic and International Studies. 07-08 11-9 4-3 0-0 0 0 4 06-07 4-5 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 Career 15-14 4-5 0-0 0 1 5 44 INDIANA iu.com