| Micah Houston |
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RS Senior
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| Hometown:
Arlington, Texas
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| High School:
Arlington HS
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| Height / Weight:
5-9 / 165
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| Experience:
1V
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OREGON STATE: Returns to OSU's squad this winter ... 8-20 career record with 1 pin, team bonus points in 7 percent of matches (2 of 28) ... (2003) As a junior, did not wrestle ... (2002) As a sophomore, was in his first season in the OSU lineup ... 7-19 record with 1 pin, team bonus points in 8 percent of matches (2 of 26) ... won 3 of last 7 matches ... at Pacific-10 Championships, unseeded, did not place, went 1-2 with 0 pins; major dec. by Jeremiah Jarvis, Cal-Davis, 14-6 in preliminary round; dec. over Brian Cobb, Cal State-Bakersfield, 6-1 in wrestleback preliminary round; pinned by Leo Sanchez, Cal State-Fullerton, 0:51 in wrestleback quarterfinals ... major dec. by (19) Griff Powell, Illinois, 10-2 in dual meet ... tech. fall by (5) Ryan Bertin, Michigan, 5:48 in dual meet ...pinned by (3) Luke Becker, Minnesota, 6:20 in dual meet ... pinned by (3) Shane Roller, Oklahoma State, 0:36 in dual meet ... pinned by (1) Bryan Snyder, Nebraska, 2:00 in dual meet ... at Las Vegas Classic, went 0-2 with 0 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools ... major dec. by (10) Rocky Smart, Arizona State, 10-2 in dual meet ... made dual meet debut at Oregon State Duals, going 2-1 with 1 pin ... at Southern Oregon Open, went 2-0 with 0 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools ... (2001) As a freshman, did not letter ... 1-1 record with 0 pins, team bonus points in 0 percent of matches (0 of 2) ... competed only in open tournaments ... (2000) Redshirted ... 0-1 record at 165 pounds in open tournaments.
ARLINGTON HIGH: Lettered 3 years; coached by Henry Harmony ... fourth in state ... regional champ ... 3-time state qualifier ... 3.4 grade point average.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications; considering a career in construction ... born in Albany, Ore. ... parents are Ron and Nancy Houston; family includes brothers Aaron (28), Josh (26), Jonathan (20) ... enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, surfing ... OSU Real Life ministries member ... top athletic thrill was throwing his dad to his back during a high school practice ... favorite athlete is OSU assistant coach Jeff Cardwell; favorite movie is Footloose; favorite TV show is Bluetorch TV; favorite actor is Sylvester Stallone; favorite musician is Hoobastank; favorite vehicle is 1986 GMC Jimmy; favorite food is steak; favorite restaurant is Local Boyz ... chose OSU because he liked the school and coaches.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS
2001 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
165 lbs. 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0.0 0%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
165 lbs. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2002 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
157 lbs. 7-19 4-15 3-4 1-2 15.5 8%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
157 lbs. 5-7 1-6 0-1 1-=5 0-0 0-0
TOTAL W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
157 lbs. 7-19 4-15 3-4 1-2 15.5 8%
165 lbs. 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0.0 0%
TOTAL 8-20 4-15 4-5 1-2 15.5 7%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
157 lbs. 5-7 1-6 0-1 1-5 0-0 0-0
165 lbs. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TOTAL 6-8 1-6 0-1 1-5 0-0 0-0
