Tyler Small
Position: 141
Year: So./So.
Hometown: Littlestown, Pa.
High School: Delone Catholic

2011-2012

• Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships

• Won 141-pound MAC Championship, earning automatic bid to NCAA Championships

• Was not scored on at MAC Championships, earning Kent State Student Athlete of the Week honors

• Went 4-0 at Virginia Duals

• Placed second at Mat Town Invitational, falling to defending national champion Kellen Russell in the finals

• Won first three matches of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational to reach semifinals and placed sixth

• Won individual title at Body Bar, going 4-0 with two pins and victories over No. 11 Matt Bonson (Lock Haven) and No. 17 Michael Nevinger (Cornell)

• Placed first at Eastern Michigan Open with a 5-0 record

• Recorded pins against Illinois and Navy at Wrestle For A Cure Duals

• Went 4-1 in MAC Duals

• Went 14-5 in Dual Meets



2010-11

• Earned automatic bid to NCAA Championships with second place finish at MAC Championships

• Finished 18-16 overall with four pins

• Placed third in collegiate debut at Hokie Open, going 4-1 with a pin

• Finished fourth at Body Bar with a pin

• Went 2-2 at Southern Scuffle

• Named to NWCA All-Academic True Freshman Team

Prior to Kent State

• Was a Pennsylvania state champion as a senior at 125 pounds, going 40-4 on the year

• Totaled 154 career victories with 59 pins and nine technical falls

• Won section and district titles in three straight seasons

• Qualified for state tournament in all four seasons

• Helped club team Quest finish fourth at Disney Duals

 

Personal

• Born Nov. 12, 1991 in Maryland

• Son of Pat & Sue Small

• Has a younger brother Tanner and younger sister Tiffany

• Majoring in accounting