- SoCon Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 23, 2011)
2010-11: Started 19 duals at 184 pounds…went 21-14 overall and 3-1 in the SoCon… in dual action,went 13-6… picked up six pins and three majordecisions… third on the team in wins… placed secondat the All-Academy Championships… placed third at the SoConChampionships… split four matches at the Hokie Open and theHershey Duals to begin the season… won three of four dualsat the Lone Star Duals en route to a record of 7-2 in the month ofJanuary… defeated No. 22 Antonio Giorgio of North Carolinaon Feb. 16… named SoCon Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 23.
2009-10: Split time wrestling between 165 and197-pound weight classes… compiled overall record of12-13… stellar 10-4 in record in dual action… went1-2 in SoCon duals… collected two major decisions, two pinsand a tech fall on the season… pulled off one of the biggestupsets in the SoCon Championships when he pinned top-seeded NikolasBrown of Chattanooga on the way to taking second place… tookfourth place at the NC State Open.
2008-09: Recorded a 13-10 overall record at the149-pound weight class... registered three major decisions and fourpins, including two at The Citadel Open... placed sixth at PennState Open after tallying a 5-2 record in the tournament... seasonended early due to injury.
2007-08: Redshirted... recorded a record of8-7 for the season seeing action in three open tournaments...placed third at the Pembroke classic... notched one technical falland two falls with the fastest in 30 seconds.
High School: Lettered four years in wrestlingat East Gaston High School... three-time conference champion...four-time regional champion... four-time state champion... team was2004 North Carolina state champions... accumulated a career recordof 212-6.
Personal: Born Sept. 20, 1988... son of Danny and SherriSparrow... majoring in criminal justice.
