Sam Sherlock is coming off a solid red-shirt season and heads into his freshman campaign ready to make a run at a starting spot in Penn State[apos]s lower weights. Sherlock could battle at either 133 or 141 for the Nittany Lions.
Lion Career
2010-11:
Sherlock went l8-5 as an unattached wrestler as a red-shirt...went 3-1 in pins, 2-0 in technical falls and 6-0 in majors...won the Washington and Jefferson Open title....went 5-0 at that event with two majors.
2009-10:
First year collegiate action.
High School/Personal
Sam was No. 2 nationally at 130 by Intermat heading into the 2009-10 high school campaign and No. 16 overall at any weight. The defending PIAA state champion at 125 after going 38-3 as a junior and winning his first crown, Sherlock was injured during his senior year and was not able to defend his state title. He went 35-3 as a sophomore in 2007-08 and placed fourth. Sherlock was 73-6 in two years as the starter for West Mifflin High School prior to missing his senior season. A standout in both freestyle and folkstyle, Sam took second place at the 2008 Super 32 Challenge and Beast of the East and placed third at the 2009 Junior Nationals. Sam is the son of Sam and Nancy Sherlock of West Mifflin, Pa.
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| YEAR | OVERALL | DUALS (B10) | TRN (B10/NCAA) | F | TF | M | Pts. |
2009-10 First year of collegiate action Career 0-0 0-0 (0-0) 0-0 (0-0/0-0) 0-0 0-0 0-0 0