Senior Clay Steadman heads into his final season at Penn State having missed last season for medical reasons. Steadman is a two-year letterman for the Nittany Lions and is a product of Edinboro[apos]s General McLane High School.
Lion Career
2010-11:
Missed entire season for medical reasons.
2009-10:
Key 3-1 win over Bloomsburg[apos]s Jake Dabashinsky on 11/15 in PSU[apos]s win over the Huskies...outstanding effort at Sprawl and Brawl Duals going 2-1, with tough tie-breaker loss to No. 16 Lamar Brown of Rutgers...went 2-1 at the 2009 Nittany Lion Open on 12/6...went 1-2 at Reno TOC on 12/20...downed Lock Haven[apos]s Harry Turner 6-2 on 1/3...went 1-2 at Virginia Duals on 1/8-9, getting 4-1 win over Virginia Tech[apos]s Chris Penny...dropped close 9-5 decision to #10 Patrick Bond of Illinois on 1/22.
Big Ten Championships
(0-2, DNP): Went 0-2 in his first run at the Big Ten Championships.
2008-09:
Steadman mans the 197-pound spot after starter Andrew Haile was injured in Penn State[apos]s season opener vs. Hofstra on 11/16...went 1-1 at MSU Open...stepped in for injured starter Andrew Haile and made Penn State dual meet debut at Cornell on 11/21...picked up first career dual meet win with convincing 12-3 major over West Virginia[apos]s Brandon Boyer in PSU[apos]s 27-10 win on 12/14...was named Ridge Riley winner for that dual as well...went 0-3 at National Duals on 1/10-11, including loss to #1 Craig Brester of Nebraska...dropped major decision to Indiana[apos]s Matt Powless on 1/23 in conference dual debut...sustained injury in that bout that has kept him out of the line-up since...got first career Big Ten dual meet win over Michigan State[apos]s Tyler Dickenson on 2/13 (4-1 decision)....dropped hard-fought 4-2 decision to Penn[apos]s Thomas Shovlin on 2/20.
Big Ten Championships
(0-2, DNP): Steadman went 0-2 in his first trip to the Big Ten Championships, falling to Indiana[apos]s Matt Powless and Minnesota[apos]s Gordon Bierschenk.
2007-08:
Red-shirt season.
High School/Personal
Steadman wrestled at General McLane High School in northwestern Pennsylvania[apos]s Erie County...a native of McKean, Pa., just north of Edinboro.
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B10) | TRN (B10/NCAA) | F | TF | M | Pts. |
2010-11 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0--0 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2009-10 8-12 5-7 (0-3) 3-5 (0-2/0-0) 0-2 0-0 1-5 22 2008-9 5-16 2-10 (1-1) 3-6 (0-2/0-0) 1-2 0-1 1-4 7 2007-08 Red-Shirt Season Career 13-28 7-17 (1-4) 6-11 (0-4/0-0) 1-4 0-1 1-5 22