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2019-20 Wrestling Roster

Zach Bland

Rian Burris

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 157
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, S.C.
  • Highschool White Knoll

Biography

All-Time Record 2016-17 2017-18 2018-2019 2019-20 Career
Weight 149 157 157 157
Record 12-8 11-20 25-17 0-0 48-45
Dual 0-0 3-9 8-3 11-12
Decision 4-5 8-7 12-13 24-25
Major Decision 4-2 2-7 2-3 8-12
Technical Fall 2-0 0-1 4-1 6-2
Fall 1-0 1-1 5-0 7-1
Forfeit 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0
Overtime 0-0 0-3 1-0 1-3
vs. Ranked Opponents - -

SENIOR: Did not compete.

JUNIOR: Completed the year 25-17 overall ... Finished the year 4-2 in the SoCon ... Captured two victories at the SoCon Championships ... Member of the Spring Academic All-Conference Team ... Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll with a 3.73 GPA in Biology.

SOPHOMORE: Completed the year 11-20 overall ... Finished the year 2-4 in the SoCon ... Named to the Spring Academic All-Conference Team.

FRESHMAN (2016-17): Wrestled unattached in the Southeast Open on Nov. 6 and Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned All-American status two times his senior year by placing in two prestigious postseason tournaments… took eighth in the FloNationals and fourth in the NHSCA Senior Nationals…   went 51-0 his senior season to win his second 4A South Carolina state championship while wrestling at 152 lbs… won his first state championship his junior year while wrestling at 138 lbs… was a state qualifier as a sophomore at 120 lbs. and as a freshman at 106 lbs… won the Coastal Clash his junior and senior years.

PERSONAL: Son of Kirk and Kimmie Burris… majoring in biology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'11" 149 lbs

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'11" 157 lbs

  • 2018-19Junior

    5'11" 157 lbs

  • 2019-20Senior

    5'11" 157 lbs

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