| Casey Horn |
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 | Class: RS Senior
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 | Hometown: Salem, Ore.
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 | High School: North Salem HS
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 | Height / Weight: 5-7 / 141, 149
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 | Birthdate: 07/17/1979
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 | Experience: 2V
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OREGON STATE: One of 9 returning lettermen and 5 returning starters ... unlikely to wrestle this winter as he recovers from knee, elbow injuries suffered during 2002 season ... in preseason rankings, nationally No. 14 by InterMat; No. 2 in Pac-10 ... (2002) Pacific-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... received Robert Byers Spirit Award at athletic department's Benny Awards ceremony ... Chad Flack Award co-winner as OSU's Most Improved Wrestler ... as a junior, was in his second season in the OSU lineup ... moved down a weight after being the starter at 149 pounds in 2001 ... missed last 4 dual meets with leg injury; knocked out of Pacific-10 meet with elbow injury in his first match ... led team with 8 pins ... won 9 of last 12 matches, including 3 by pin ... at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded third, did not place, went 0-1 with 0 pins; inj. def. to Brad Metzler, Stanford, in quarterfinals due to dislocated elbow ... major dec. by No. 5 Cedric Haymon, Cal Poly, 10-2 in dual meet ... 6-match win streak from Jan. 6-Jan. 26, including team bonus points 4 times ... dec. over No. 2 Chad Erikson, Minnesota, 6-5 in dual meet ... at Midlands Open, went 3-2 with 1 pin vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools; including dec. by No. 12 Aaron Holker, Iowa State 11-4; dec. over No. 15 John Giacche, Northwestern, 4-3; major dec. by No. 9 Coyte Cooper, Indiana, 15-2 ... dec. over No. 20 Brian Watson, Oregon, 6-4 in dual meet ... at Las Vegas Classic, placed fourth, went 5-2 with 2 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools; including dec. over No. 11 Clark Forward, Michigan, 7-5; dec. over No. 20 Ralph Lopez, Fresno State, 11-5; dec. by No. 6 Cedric Haymon, Cal Poly, 5-2 ... major dec. by No. 3 (133) David Douglas, Arizona State, 12-3 in dual meet ... at Oregon State Duals, recorded pins in all 3 matches ... (2001) Pacific-10 All-Academic honorable mention … as a sophomore, was in his first season in the OSU lineup ... moved from 141 to 149 pounds for the Nebraska Duals and remained there for rest of season … at Pacific-10 championships, went 1-2 with 0 pins; lost disqualification to Dana Holland, Arizona State, in quarterfinals; dec. over Robert Lynn, Portland State, 3-1 in consolation first round; dec. by Josh Sternberg, Cal-Davis, 3-1 in consolation quarterfinals … pinned by No. 8 Jared Frayer, Oklahoma, 3:53 in dual meet … major dec. by No. 1 Reggie Wright, Oklahoma State, 17-4 in dual meet … major dec. by No. 6 Mike Zadick, Iowa, 19-10 in dual meet … major dec. by No. 20 Keaton Anderson, Ohio State, 14-2 in dual meet…at Southern Oregon Open, wrestled at 141 pounds, went 2-2 with 0 pins ... (2000) Did not letter as a freshman ... competed only in open tournaments ... (1999) Redshirted.
NORTH SALEM HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by John Horn ... state champ as junior, third place as senior ... 4-time state placer ... career record of 140-10 ... also played soccer ... 3.39 GPA.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Education ... born July 17, 1979 in Salem, Ore. ... parents are John and Dee Horn; family includes brother David (27), sister Amy (19) ... father wrestled at Colorado State, coached at North Salem ... enjoys golf ... member of Oregon State Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... top athletic thrill was coming back from knee injury to rejoin Beavers for 2002 Pacific-10 Championships at OSU ... favorite athlete is John Elway; favorite movie is John Q; favorite TV show is ER; favorite actor is Tom Hanks; favorite food is pizza ... chose OSU for its wrestling program.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS
2000 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
141 lbs. 3-2 0-0 3-2 0-0 0.0 40%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
141 lbs. 1-1 0-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0
2001 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
141 lbs. 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0.0 50%
149 lbs. 4-14 3-12 1-2 1-2 13.5 11%
Total 6-16 3-12 3-4 1-2 13.5 18%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
141 lbs. 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
149 lbs. 2-9 0-3 0-0 2-1 0-1 0-0
Total 2-11 1-3 1-0 2-1 0-1 0-0
2002 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
141 lbs. 19-8 11-3 8-5 0-1 74.5 41%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
141 lbs. 8-2 2-4 0-0 8-0 1-2 1-0
CAREER W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
141 lbs. 24-12 11-3 13-9 0-1 74.5 42%
149 lbs. 4-14 3-12 1-2 1-2 13.5 11%
Total 28-26 14-15 14-11 1-3 88.0 31%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
141 lbs. 9-5 3-5 1-0 10-0 1-2 1-0
149 lbs. 2-9 0-3 0-0 2-1 0-1 0-0
Total 11-14 3-8 1-0 12-1 1-3 1-0