| Nathan Navarro |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Ontario, Ore.
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| High School:
Ontario HS
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| Height / Weight:
5-5 / 133
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| Birthdate:
08/17/1979
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| Experience:
3V
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OREGON STATE: Co-captain ... 1 of 7 returning starters ... 3-time NCAA qualifier ... in preaseason national rankings, No. 10 by AWN, No. 12 by IM; in Pacific-10, No. 2 ... (2001) Fifth in Pacific-10 at 125 pounds ... as a junior, was in his third season in the OSU lineup … in final national rankings, No. 12 by IM … won 16 of last 22 matches … at NCAA Championships, went 3-2 with 1 pin; dec. by Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa, 6-5 in preliminary round; dec. over No. 4 seed Jason Powell, Nebraska, 11-5 in wrestleback preliminary round; dec. over Jose Leon, Boston U., 10-5 in wrestleback first round; pinned Brent Thompson, Kent State, 1:40 in wrestleback second round; dec. by Josh Moore, Penn State, 7-5 in wrestleback third round … at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded second, placed fifth; went 2-2 with 0 pins; dec. over Jaime Garza, Cal. Poly, 7-4 in fifth place final … 6-match win streak Jan. 12-Feb. 25, scoring team bonus points twice … did not wrestle from Jan. 26 until Pacific-10 Championships due to elbow injury … dec. over No. 16 Ben Vombaur, Boise State, 4-2 in dual meet … dec. over no. 14 john Fasana, Portland State, 10-4 in dual meet major dec. by No. 2 Jody Strittmatter, Iowa, 13-2 in dual meet … at Midlands Open, placed third, went 5-1 with 0 pins; including dec. over No. 15 Ryan Escobar, Illinois, 3-1; dec. by No. 3 Leroy Vega, Minnesota, 6-4; dec. over No. 14 Chris Williams, Michigan State, 9-3…dec. by No. 10 Jason Powell, Nebraska, 8-3 in deal meet…at Las Vegas Classic, placed eigth, went 3-3 with 0 pins; including dec. by No. 8 Ryan Escobar, Illinois, 6-0 … at Omaha Open, placed second, went 1-1 with 0 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools ...(2000) Placed fourth in Pacific-10 Conference at 125 pounds; NCAA qualifier ... as a sophomore, was in his second season in the OSU lineup ... in the final rankings, No. 16 by AWN, No. 18 by IM ... 7 losses to nationally-ranked wrestlers ... won 13 of last 18 matches and 15 of last 23 ... at NCAA Championships, went 3-2 with 0 pins; major dec. by No. 1 seed Jody Strittmatter, Iowa, 10-1 in first round; major dec. over Alexis Rivera, Northern Illinois, 12-3 in wrestleback first round; dec. over Jose Leon, Boston U., 9-6 in wrestleback second round; dec. over A.J. Grant, Michigan, 8-5 in wrestleback third round; dec. by Ruben DeLeon, Cal State-Bakersfield, 11-2 in wrestleback fourth round ... at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded second, placed fourth, going 2-2 with 0 pins; dec. over T.J. Hill, Cal State-Fullerton, 12-7 in championship quarterfinals; pinned by K.C. Rock, Boise State, 2:40 in championship semifinals; dec. over Jaime Garza, Cal Poly, 5-2 in wrestleback semifinals; dec. by T.J. Hill, Cal State-Fullerton, 14-11 in third-place final ... dec. over Jason Harless, Oregon, 10-3 in dual meet to avenge earlier Civil War loss ... dec. by No. 8 Michael Kawamura, Arizona State, 6-2 in dual meet ... returned to 125 pounds Jan. 28 for dual meet at Stanford ... moved up to 133 pounds Jan. 23 for dual meet vs. Simon Fraser ... at Texas Duals, went 1-2 with 0 pins; including dec. by No. 13 Matt Azevedo, Iowa State, 6-0; dec. by No. 3 Jody Strittmatter, Iowa, 14-3 ... dec. by No. 16 Jeff Ragan, Oklahoma State, 6-3 in dual meet ... dec. by No. 5 Moses Delfin, Cal State-Bakersfield, 3-2 in dual meet ... at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic, placed seventh, went 4-2 with 0 pins; including dec. by No. 18 Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia, 4-3 in wrestlebacks; forfeit over No. 13 K.C. Rock, Boise State, in seventh-place final ... at St. Louis Open, went 2-2 with 2 pins ... (1999) Ranked as high as 14th nationally by AWN, 17th by IM ... at NCAA Championships, went 1-2; lost to No. 4 seed Teague Moore, Oklahoma State, 10-1; beat Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia, 10-4; lost to No. 10 seed Leroy Vega, Minnesota, 7-6 ... at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded third, placed third, going 3-1; beat Tim Lee, Cal-Davis, 4-0 in quarterfinals; lost to Rudy Ruiz, Stanford, 6-3 in semifinals; beat Brian Gilliland, Cal State-Fullerton, 14-6 in wrestleback semifinals; injury default over K.C. Rock, Boise State, in third-place final ... lost to No. 9 Matt Azevedo, Arizona State, 5-3 in dual meet ... lost to No. 1 Teague Moore, Oklahoma State, 10-2 in dual meet ... lost to No. 4 Shane Valdez, Oklahoma, 14-5 in dual meet ... lost to No. 2 (NAIA) Ryan Escobar, Southern Oregon, 7-4 in dual meet ... lost to No. 7 Paul Gomez, Nebraska, 11-3 in dual meet ... pinned Kenny Cox, Oregon, 5:55 to key dual meet win ... went 2-2 with 1 pin at Virginia Duals; included losing to No. 9 Chris Viola, Michigan, 10-4 ... went 1-2 at Texas Duals; included losing to No. 9 Matt Roth, Virginia, 1-0 ... 5-match win streak from Nov. 21-Dec. 4 ... fifth at Las Vegas Classic, going 7-2 with 2 pins; included beating No. 15 Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia, 9-0 ... third at Southern Oregon Open, going 3-1 vs. wrestlers from 4-year colleges ... (1998) Redshirted ... record of 1-2 at 118 pounds in open tourneys.
ONTARIO HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Charlie Anthony ... 3-time state champ; 4-time state placer ... 3-time district champ ... won 80 straight ... Oregon national team ... 3-time freestyle runner-up ... Junior Nationals runner-up ... competed in cross-country ... 3.67 grade point average ... Academic All-America.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications ... born Aug. 17, 1979 in Ontario, Ore. ... parents are Fred and Georgia Navarro; family includes brothers Josh (21), Brad (19); engaged to Wendi Mulder ... enjoys video games, building model cars ... top athletic thrill was being on state's “Dream Team” ... favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr.; favorite movie is Gladiator; favorite TV show is Friends; favorite actor is Cuba Gooding Jr.; favorite group is Bone Thugs-N-Harmony; favorite vehicle is Lamborghini Diablo; favorite food is shrimp and tri-tip steak; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for its campus atmosphere, wrestling program.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS
1999 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
125 lbs. 24-18 10-12 14-6 4-3 80.0 33%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
125 lbs. 10-12 4-6 1-0 5-0 4-0 0-0
2000 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
125 lbs. 20-14 9-6 11-8 5-4 49.5 21%
133 lbs. 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 9.0 50%
Total 22-14 11-6 11-8 5-4 58.6 22%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
125 lbs. 13-10 3-3 1-0 2-1 1-0 0-0
133 lbs. 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0
Total 14-10 3-3 1-0 2-1 2-0 0-0
2001 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
125 lbs. 21-12 7-3 14-9 5-4 60.0 18%
133 lbs. 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 4.0 100%
Total 22-12 8-3 14-9 5-4 64.0 21%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
125 lbs. 15-9 3-2 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0
133 lbs. 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Total 15-9 4-2 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0
CAREER W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
125 lbs. 65-44 26-21 39-23 14-11 189.5 25%
133 lbs. 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 13.0 67%
Total 68-44 29-21 39-23 14-11 202.5 26%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
125 lbs. 38-31 10-11 3-0 9-2 5-0 0-0
133 lbs. 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0
Total 39-31 11-11 3-0 9-2 6-0 0-0
