Senior Andrew Church heads into his final season with the Penn State wrestling program ready to help his Nittany Lions battle for fourth straight Big Ten and NCAA titles. Church is a key cog in Penn State[apos]s upper-weight success and will be one of five seniors on the Nittany Lion roster this year. Parents: Debbie and Tom Church -- Major: 2013 Mechanical Engineering graduate; pursuing Master[apos]s in Mechanical Engineering.
Lion Career
2012-13:
Church went 2-2 at Clarion[apos]s Knight Point Open on 11/4...5-1 at ESU Open on 11/17...0-1 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/1...2-2 at F&M Open on 1/5...3-1 at Edinboro Open on 2/9...notched two pins and two majors.
2011-12:
Church grabbed over 20 wins in `11-12, going 23-12...took second at Clarion Open on 11/6...5-2 at ESU Open on 11/6...3-1 at Laker Open on 11/19...4-2 at Nittany Lion Open on 12/4...3-2 at Hitchcock Memorial on 1/15...3-2 at `Boro Open on 2/11...closed out season with 2-2 performance at National Collegiate Open on 2/26.
2010-11:
174-pounder moving up to 184...stepping in for injured All-American Quentin Wright at 184...making his Penn State team-scored tournament debut at the Southern Scuffle on 12/29-30...went 3-2 at 174 at the W&J Open on 11/13...went 1-2 at 174 at the ESU Open on 11/20...went 0-1 at the Nittany Lion Open at 174 on 12/5...went 0-2 at 184 at the Southern Scuffle on 12/29...went 0-2 at 184 at Virginia Duals on 1/7-8...went 2-1 at Edinboro Open on 2/12.
2009-10:
Red-shirt season.
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B10) | TRN (B10/NCAA) | F | TF | M | Pts. |
2009-10 Red-shirt season 2010-11 8-12 0-2 (0-0) 8-10(0-0/0-0) 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 2011-12 23-12 0-0 (0-0) 23-12(0-0/0-0) 0-1 1-1 3-1 0 2012-13 12-7 0-0 (0-0) 12-7(0-0/0-0) 2-0 0-0 2-1 0 Career 43-31 0-2 (0-0) 43-29 (0-0/0-0) 4-3 1-1 6-3 0