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OREGON STATE: One of 11 returning letterwinners ... 12-11 career record with 3 pins, team bonus points in 22 percent of matches (5 of 23) ... (2004) As a freshman, was in his first season in the OSU lineup ... 12-11 record with 3 pins, team bonus points in 22 percent of matches (5 of 23) ... at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded No. 6, did not place, went 0-2 with 0 pins; major dec. by No. 3 seed Juan Mora, Cal State-Fullerton, 13-3 in quarterfinals; major dec. by Jeremy Mendoza, Arizona State, 13-3 in wrestleback quarterfinals ... Jan. 9-Jan. 25, won 5 of 7 matches, scoring team bonus points 3 times ... at Reno Classic, did not place, went 1-2 with 0 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools ... at Southern Oregon Open, won championship, went 4-0 with 0 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools.

HERMISTON HIGH: Lettered 4 years for coaches Curt Berger, Cliff Berger ... 3-time state champion, winning at 152 pounds as a senior, 145 pounds as a junior, 112 pounds as a freshman ... career record of 157-7 with 90 pins; school record for most pins ... as a senior, 42-0 with 30 pins; as a junior, 42-1 with 28 pins ... 3-time league champion ... Senior Nationals runner-up; Greco-Roman Cadet Nationals runner-up ... state champ in Freestyle, Greco-Roman ... Oregon Cultural Exchange team to Japan ... also played football, ran cross country ... 3.2 GPA.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Human Development and Family Sciences; considering becoming a teacher and coach ... born in Rexburg, Ida. ... parents are Harry and Reta Larson; family includes brothers Jeremy (20), Randy (14) ... Jeremy also wrestles for Oregon State ... enjoys hunting, hiking, water sports ... prep teammates Andy Hall, Jeremy Larson, Bryan Medelez, Orlando Perez also wrestle for OSU ... top athletic thrill was winning 3 high school state titles ... favorite athlete is Dan Gable; favorite movie is 8 Seconds; favorite TV show is Viva La Bam; favorite actor is Nicholas Cage; favorite musician is Chris LeDoux; favorite restaurant is Outback Steakhouse ... chose OSU because it's convenient for his parents to come see him, and for its academic opportunities and wrestling team.

OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS

2004 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON

141 lbs. 12-11 7-7 5-4 0-2 33.0 26%

DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT

141 lbs. 6-4 3-7 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0