James English heads into the 2013-14 ready for a sixth year of wrestling at Penn State, having received a medical hard-ship waiver from the NCAA after missing two full seasons with an injury. English was vital in Penn State[apos]s championship run last year and will be again, battling for the spot at 149 after his most successful year in `12-13. Parents: Angela and Jim English -- Major: 2013 Chemical Engineering Graduate; pursuing second degree in Energy, Business and Finance.
Lion Career
2012-13:
Beat #18 Shane Welsh of Lehigh on 11/16 then posted 8-0 major over West Virginia[apos]s Brutus Scheffel on 11/18....posted 5-1 mark at NLO on 12/2 to take third place...outstanding 6-2 mark at Southern Scuffle on 1/1-2 to place third, only loss was 12-6 dec. to #1 Jordan Oliver of Oklahoma State in quarterfinals...first career Big Ten dual win on 1/13, beating Michigan State[apos]s Dan Osterman 6-0 in Rec Hall...dropped tough 5-2 decision to #13 Ivan Lopouchanski in dual at Purdue on 1/20.
2011-12:
Injured - Did Not Wrestle
2010-11:
Began the season at 149 as two-time All-American Frank Molinaro rehabs from pre-season injury...downed Bloomsburg[apos]s Josh Roosa 8-4 in season opening dual on 11/12...stellar day at the Sprawl and Brawl Duals on 11/21, downing No. 9 Corey Jantzen of Harvard (4-3) and No. 8 Brandon Rader of West Virginia (5-3)...went 5-1 at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/5 to take third at 149, only loss a 3-1 dec. to #10 Mario Mason of Rutgers in semis...went 5-2 with a pin and a major to take seventh place at the Southern Scuffle on 12/29-30, only losses to #1 Kyle Dake of Cornell and #14 Ivan Loupochanski of UNC-Greensboro...outstanding freestyle campaign capped off with 2011 University Nationals title at 70 kg.
2009-10:
Took fifth at the ESU Open, grabbing five wins...placed second at Mat-Town, falling 2-1 in the finals...also competed in the Hitchcock Open at Millersville, picking up four wins.
2008-09:
Injured - Did Not Wrestle.
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B10) | TRN (B10/NCAA) | F | TF | M | Pts. |
2008-09 Injured - Did Not Wrestle 2009-10 17-7 0-0 (0-0) 17-7 (0-0/0-0) 2-0 0-0 2-0 0 2010-11 13-4 3-1 (0-0) 10-3 (0-0/0-0) 2-0 0-0 1-0 9 2011-12 Injured - Did Not Wrestle 2012-13 14-4 3-2 (1-2) 11-2 (0-0/0-0) 1-0 0-0 2-0 10 Career 44-15 6-3(1-2) 38-12 (0-0/0-0) 5-0 0-0 5-0 19