| Jason Cooley |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Anchorage, Alaska
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| High School:
Robert Service HS
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / HWT
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| Birthdate:
01/12/1979
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| Experience:
3V
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OREGON STATE: Co-captain ... 1 of 7 returning starters ... in preseason national rankings, No. 12 by AWN, No. 17 by IM ... in the preseason Pac-10 rankings, No. 3 ... (2001) Second in Pacific-10 at heavyweight ... as a junior, was in his second season in the OSU lineup ... in final national rankings, No. 11 by AWN, No. 9 by IM … won 20 of last 28 matches … at NCAA Championships, seeded 11th, did not place, went 0-2 with 0 pins; pinned by Mark Knauer, Iowa State, 3:14 in first round; bye in wrestleback first round; dec. by Dawid Rechul, Harvard, 2-0 in wrestleback second round … at Pacific-10 championships, seeded third, placed second; went 2-1 with 0 pins; dec. over Brad Shelby, Standford, 2-1 in quarterfinals; tech. Fall over Joe Johnson, Portland State, 5:40 in semifinals; dec. No. 10 Kellan Fluckiger, Arizona State, 8-5 in championship final … dec. by No. 3 Billy Blunt, Fresno State, 6-4 in dual meet … dec. over No. 19 Leonce Crump, Oklahoma, 4-2 in dual meet … dec. over No. 13 James Huml, Oklahoma State, 8-4 in dual meet … dec. by No. 12 Kellan Fluckiger, Arizona State, 6-4 in dual meet … Jan. 6-Jan. 20, had 5-match win streak … dec. over No. 19 Bart Johnson, Boise State, 3-1 in dual meet … at Midlands Open, placed eighth, went 3-2 with 0 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools; including pinned by No. 1 Ryan Kehler, West Virginia, 2:20; dec. by No. 20 Eric Webb, Oregon, 4-3 … Dec. 1-9, had a 5-match win streak, scoring team bonus points 4 times … at Las Vegas Classic, placed second, went 4-0 with 2 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools; including dec. over No. 8 Tommy Rowlands, Ohio State, 4-2; medical forfeit to No. 19 Ryan Kehler, West Virginia, in championship final … at Omaha Open, placed second, went 3-1 with 0 pins; including pinned by No. 10 Paul Hynek, Northern Iowa, 3:13 ... (2000) Team co-captain ... Pacific-10 Conference champion at heavyweight; NCAA qualifier ... as a sophomore, was in his first season in the OSU lineup ... in the final rankings, No. 9 by AWN, No. 8 by IM ... 3 losses were to nationally-ranked wrestlers ... won 14 of last 17 matches and 21 of last 28 ... at NCAA Championships, seeded seventh, did not place, going 1-2 with 0 pins; pinned by Dave Anderton, Oklahoma State, 0:28 in first round; dec. over Sean Hage, West Virginia, 7-0 in wrestleback first round; dec. by Josh Pearce, Edinboro, 6-4 in wrestleback second round ... at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded first, placed first, going 3-0 with 1 pin; pinned Brandon Arsenault, Cal-Davis, 2:06 in championship quarterfinals; dec. over Eric Webb, Oregon, 4-2 (OT) in championship quarterfinals; dec. over Bart Johnson, Boise State, 3-2 in championship final ... major dec. over Eric Webb, Oregon, 17-3 in dual meet gave him season sweep of Civil War series ... tech. fall over Grant Harrington, Fresno State, 6:40 (17-2) in dual meet gave OSU team victory ... at Texas Duals, went 1-2 with 0 pins; including dec. by No. 4 Wes Hand, Iowa, 9-4 ... injury default to Devin Cole, Southern Oregon, in dual meet; Cole unable to continue after illegal hold ... 6-match win streak Dec. 4-Dec. 17 ... dec. over No. 6 David Anderton, Oklahoma State, 10-8 in dual meet ... at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic, placed third, went 5-1 with 0 pins vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools; including pinned by No. 15 Matt Brink, Michigan, 2:20 in quarterfinals; forfeit over No. 9 Sean Hage, West Virginia, in wrestlebacks; dec. over No. 15 Matt Brink, Michigan, 3-2 in third-place final ... at St. Louis Open, placed second, went 3-1 with 0 pins; dec. by No. 7 John Lockhart, Illinois, 5-3 (OT) in final ... (1999) Lettered as a freshman ... major dec. by No. 1 Stephen Neal, Cal State-Bakersfield, 12-4 in dual meet ... placed third in Southern Oregon Open, going 4-1 vs. wrestlers from 4-year schools; major dec. by No. 16 Rusty Cook, Boise State, 17-3 in semifinals; ... (1998) Redshirted ... record of 2-9 at heavyweight in open tournaments.
ROBERT SERVICE HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Bryan Wilson ... record of 112-12 ... 2-time state champ ... 4-time regional champ ... third in high school nationals ... played football.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications; may become a businessman ... born Jan. 12, 1979 in Anchorage, Alaska ... wife is April Cooley; parents are Nathan and Lynda Cooley; family includes brother Shaun (24), sister Regena (20) ... enjoys reading, painting, motorcycling ... favorite athlete is John Elway; favorite movie is Patton; favorite TV show is anything on the History Channel; favorite book is Count of Monte Cristo; favorite singer is Billy Joel; favorite vehicle is a flatbed truck; favorite food is “a great steak”; favorite restaurant is Olive Garden ... chose OSU for its academics and level of wrestling competition.
OREGON STATE CAREER STATISTICS
1999 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
Hwt. 5-2 1-1 4-1 0-0 3.0 43%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
Hwt. 2-0 3-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2000 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
Hwt. 25-8 13-4 12-4 4-2 90.5 30%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
Hwt. 15-5 5-0 1-0 2-2 2-1 1-2
2001 W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
Hwt. 23-9 11-3 12-6 2-3 85.0 28%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
Hwt. 14-5 4-0 1-0 2-4 2-0 0-0
CAREER W-L DUAL TNY POST TEAM BON
Hwt. 53-19 25-8 28-11 6-5 178.5 31%
DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT
Hwt. 31-10 12-2 2-0 4-6 4-1 1-2
