Mike Cannon |
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Class:
RS Senior
Hometown:
Mechanicsville, Md.
High School:
Chopticon
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Weight:
174
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2008-09: Earned his second NCAA All-America
honor after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships ... named NWCA
Academic All-American for the third-consecutive year ... went into
the NCAA Championships with a perfect 30-0 record ... finished the
season with a 33-3 overall record and a 17-0 dual meet record ...
won his first EIWA Championship with a 3-2 sudden victory decision
over Cornell's Steve Anceravage ... earned All-American status at
the NCAA Championships with a 4-1 decision over Oklahoma State's
Newly McSpadden ... recorded major decisions in his first two
rounds of the EIWA Championships against Princeton's Travis Erdman
and Rutgers' Michael Whalen ... won the Midlands 174 lbs.
Championship with a 5-0 record and defeated NCAA Championships
runner-up Mike Miller of Central Michigan, 3-2, for the
championship ... posted EIWA victories over Brown's Ziad Kharbush,
22-9 major decision, Navy's Mike Billings (3:44), Columbia's Mike
Wolfer (5:58), Franklin & Marshall's Justin Herbert, 10-3,
Rutgers' Mike Whalen, 14-2 major decision, and Bucknell's Shane
Riccio, 6-0 ... was ranked all season in the InterMat-NWCA/NWMA
Individual Rankings and reached as high as No. 2 (2/7-3/19) ... led
the team in major decisions (9), tied for wins (33) and ranked
second in falls (5) and tech-falls (3) ... won the Keystone Class
174 lbs. Championship for the third-consecutive year with a 4-0
record ... fastest fall came against Oklahoma State's Kevin
Wainscott at 2:13 ... started all 17 duals for American and scored
72 points.
2007-08: Earned NCAA All-America honors after
placing sixth at the NCAA Championships ... named NWCA Academic
All-American ... placed 3rd at the EIWA Championships with a 4-1
record ... earned All-America status at the NCAA Championships with
a 3-1 sudden victory win over Luke Manuel of Purdue ... recorded
first-period falls at the EIWA Tournament against Army's
Christopher Grill (2:30) and Navy's Justin Jacobs (0:55) ... posted
EIWA victories over Lehigh's Mike Galante, 7-2, Franklin &
Marshall's Andrew Smith, 26-10 tech-fall (4:23), Columbia's Eric
Rice, 23-8 tech-fall (5:20), Navy's Jason Coyne, 14-4 major
decision, Rutgers' Matt Pletcher, 11-1 major decision, and
Bucknell's then No. 19 Andy Rendos, 11-6 ... was ranked all season
in the InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Individual Rankings and reached as high
as No. 6 (2/13-2/26) ... earned the 50th win of his career against
then No. 19 Andy Rendos of Bucknell on Feb. 17, 11-6 ... recorded a
career-high 12 match winning streak from Jan. 9 to March 8 which
included nine wins by bonus points ... led the team in wins (30),
falls (9), and tech-falls (4) and ranked second in major decisions
(4) ... won 17 of his 30 matches by bonus points ... recorded a
string of eight consecutive wins by bonus points between Dec. 7 and
Jan. 22 ... won three-consecutive matches by fall from Dec. 2-29
... defeated three top-20 opponents including then No. 18 Trevor
Stewart of Central Michigan, 7-2, then No. 18 Chris Brown of Old
Dominion, 5-3, and then No. 19 Andy Rendos of Bucknell, 11-6 ...
won the Keystone Classic with a 4-0 record and all four wins coming
by bonus points ... fastest fall came against George Mason's Greg
Scott at 1:04 ... started all 18 duals for American and scored 71
points.
2006-07: Named NWCA Academic All-America ...
finished the season with a team-high 29 wins, an overall record of
29-8 and a dual meet record of 16-2 ... won the Keystone Classic in
November, defeating two EIWA ranked wrestlers including then No. 16
Zach Shanaman of Penn ... placed eighth at the Midlands
Championships in December, becoming the fifth Eagle in school
history to place in the tournament ... scored wins over then No. 11
Patrick Pitsch of Arizona State and then No. 12 Jason Kiessling of
Maryland en route to a 6-5 record against NCAA Qualifiers ...
posted a 3-1 record at the EIWA Tournament to place second ...
earned a 2-2 record at the NCAA Tournament including an 8-4 victory
over Stephen Dwyer of Nebraska and a 16-1 tech fall against Bryan
Tice of Cal-State Fullerton.
2005-06 (Redshirt Year): Compiled a 15-7 record
in open tournaments ... was the Millersville Open Champion at 157
lbs. ... placed at the Wilkes Tournament ... also competed at the
WVU open, East Stroudsburg open and Penn State
open.
High School: Ranked first in Maryland and 29th
in the nation ... was a four-year letter winner with an overall
record of 140-17 and was also named captain three times ... was a
four-time county, regional, and state finalist ... placed fourth
overall at the Asics/Vaughan National Championships in freestyle
... earned Student of the Year and P.E. Athlete of the Year
honors.
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Year
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Overall
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Dual
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Fall
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MD
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TF
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2006-07
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29-8
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16-2
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3
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3
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2
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2007-08
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30-6
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17-1
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9
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4
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4
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2008-09
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33-3
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17-0
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5
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9
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3
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Total
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92-17
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50-3
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17
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16
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9
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