TWO-TIME QUALIFIER
Junior Brad Pataky got a taste of some success at the NCAA Championships last year and will look to take the next step with an All-American run in 2009-10. Pataky heads into the new season with plenty of experience at 125, over 100 dual meet points and an 11-0 mark in technical falls. A 31-11 mark in 2009 and a 7-1 Big Ten dual match mark make Pataky a contender for plenty of post-season hardware and the Clearfield native[apos]s leadership will be key to Penn State[apos]s lighter weights this year.
Lion Career
2009-10:
Majored Lehigh[apos]s John McDonald and posted 4-pt. TF over Bloom[apos]s Jason Guffey in opening weekend on 11/13-15...went 3-0 at Sprawl and Brawl Duals, including 4-0 win over No. 8 Eric Morrill of Edinboro....went 4-1 at Nittany Lion Open to take second, lost to #9 Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech in the finals...went 3-2 to take fifth at Reno TOC on 12/20...pinned LHU[apos]s George Ester on 1/3...went 3-1 at Virginia Duals with wins over #16 Jarrod Garnett of Virginia Tech and #13 Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma....downed #19 Nikko Triggas of Ohio State on 1/24...majored Wisconsin[apos]s Drew Hammen on 1/31...15-0 tech fall over NU[apos]s Levi Mele on 2/5, then posted 13-0 major over Michgan[apos]s Sean Boyle on 2/7 (outscoring two Big Ten opponents 28-0 in less than 24 hours...21-5 TF over MSU[apos]s Brennan Lyon on 2/12...went 7-1 in Big Ten duals after win at Minnesota on 2/19.
Big 10 Championships
(2-2, 4th): Took fourth at Big Ten Championships, going 2-2 with wins over Purdue[apos]s Cashe Quiroga and Ohio State[apos]s Nikko Triggas.
NCAA Championships
(2-2, DNP): Downed #9 and #8 seeds Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma and Matt Steintrager of Central Michigan in NCAA tourney before losing to #1 and #2 seeds, ending season in Round of 12 for second straight year.
2008-09:
Went 2-2 to take fourth at the MSU Open on 11/9, including a technical fall...had 4-0 weekend in New York on 11/21-23, winning at Cornell and going 3-0 at Sprawl and Brawl Duals (including two technical falls)...went 6-1 with two pins to take fifth at the Nittany Lion Open on 12/7...superb 4-1 record at National Duals on 1/10-11, downing #11 Mike Watts of Michigan, pinning #18 Brian Owen of Boise State and picking up wins over Missouri and Nebraska....downed defending national champion Angel Escobedo, ranked #4, 4-3 in Big Ten dual on 1/23 and majored Purdue[apos]s Akif Eren less than 24 hours later on 1/24...continued to dominate Big Ten with 14-7 win over No. 5 Eric Sanders of Minnesota on 1/30 and 12-4 major over Wisconsin[apos]s Drew Hammon on 2/1...majored Ohio State[apos]s Nikko Triggas 14-3 on 2/6 then lost 9-3 to #4 Charlie Falck of Iowa on 2/8...tech fall over MSU[apos]s Eric Olanowski on 2/13 and 11-9 win over #17 Michael Watts of Michigan on 2/14 to close out Big Ten dual schedule with 7-1 mark...lost 12-4 to #11 Rollie Peterkin on 2/20.
Big 10 Championships
(2-2, 4th place, National Qualifier): Entered 2009 Big Ten Tournament as No. 4 seed and wrestled to his place with a 2-2 mark...beat #9 Zach Sanders of Minnesota and Illinois[apos] B.J. Futrell in the tourney.
NCAA Championships
(3-2, DNP): Went 3-2 in first NCAA tournament appearance, getting a pin and a major in the process...pinned Bloomsburg[apos]s Ian Moser in `pigtail bout[apos]...also picked up wins over Clarion[apos]s Jay Ivanco and Futrell again before bowing out of tournament.
2007-08:
Olympic red-shirt season.
2006-07:
Red-shirt season.
2005-06:
Opened the season with a 2-1 performance at the Pennsylvania Duals on Nov. 13...placed sixth at the Nittany Lion Open with a 5-2 mark...went 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions...won the title at the Millersville Tournament in early January...posted an impressive 16-0 technical fall over No. 17 Obe Blanc of Lock Haven in Penn State[apos]s win at LHU on Jan. 11...13-0 major over Iowa State[apos]s Ben Hanish...20-4 tech fall over Anner Arroyo of Ohio State on Feb. 17...17-0 TF over Purdue[apos]s Jeff Price two days later, with both matches coming on the road...seeded No. 8 for Big Ten Championships at Indiana...dropped 8-2 decision to No. 1 seed Joe Dubuque of Indiana...suffered upset loss to Ohio State[apos]s Nathan Costello in next round, getting pinned despite handily leading the match, ending quest for trip to nationals...went 15-8 overall...6-2 in duals with 2-1 mark in Big Ten duals...led Penn State with 6-0 record in matches decided by technical falls...3-1 in pins...collected 27 dual match points..won team[apos]s Best Freestyle Wrestler Award.
Big Ten Championships
(0-2, DNP): Pataky went 0-2 in his first run through at the Big Ten Championships....lost 8-2 to top-seeded Joe Dubuque of Iowa...pinned by Ohio State[apos]s Nathan Costello in wrestle-backs after leading through much of the bout.
High School/Personal
A two-time PIAA AAA Champion and three-time finalist...won titles in 2004 and 2005...went 34-2 and reached the final as a freshman...he was ranked No. 2 in the nation at 112 pounds by Wrestling USA and No. 1 in the nation at 119 pounds by W.I.N. Magazine...had a career record of 131-5 at Clearfield High School...ranked No. 1 at 119 pounds by the Intermat Wrestling High School Team Rankings...posted a 37-1 record in his senior season...an accomplished Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestler. .. placed second at 112 pounds in the junior freestyle division and first at 112 pounds in the junior Greco-Roman division at the 2004 Cadet and Junior National Championships...Pataky is the son of Randy and Carol Pataky. He has a brother Kevin and a sister Brittany.
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B10) | TRN (B10/NCAA) | F | TF | M | Pts. |
2009-10 28-10 17-3 (7-1) 11-7 (2-2/2-2) 4-1 3-1 5-1 68 2008-09 31-11 20-6 (7-1) 13-7 (2-2/3-2) 5-3 5-0 5-3 76 2007-08 Olympic Red-Shirt 2006-07 Red-Shirt Season 2005-06 15-8 6-2 (2-1) 9-6 (0-2/0-0) 2-1 6-0 2-3 27 Career 74-29 43-11 (16-3) 33-20 (4-6/5-4) 11-5 14-1 12-7 172