Jon Brascetta

Height:
5-7
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Aurora, Colo.
High School:
Grandview HS

OREGON STATE
2010
As a junior, lettered, wrestled at 157 and 165 pounds ... 9-3 record with five pins ... 3-0 in dual meets ... Finished second at the Best of the West Tournament at 157 pounds ... Swept the Dakota Duals; major decision over Tyler Kivel, MSUM, 16-5; decision over Tyler Johnson, NDSU, 5-3; fall over Joseph Stafford, Air Force, 3:44 ... Competed at Midlands Championships at 157 pounds.

2009
As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds ... 8-5 record one pin ... 6-3 in dual meets ... Seeded fourth, went 2-2 at the Pac-10 Championships, finishing fourth; decision over Alex Bubb, Portland State, 3-2; major decision over Joseph Wilson, UC Davis, 10-2 ... Recorded three major decisions.

2008
As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 165 pounds ... 7-6 record with one pin ... Suffered injury that ended his season during Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after winning first match; decision over Victor Macco, Columbia, 7-4 ... 1-1 in dual meets; major decision over Alex Bubb, Portland State, 16-3 ... Best of the West Runner-Up at 165 pounds; pinned Anthony Clay, Lassen, in 1:19; major decision over Jason Appleton, Southern Oregon, 12-4; decision over Early Ulrey, Southern Oregon, 7-3 ... Competed in Junior World Team Trials, finishing fourth at 74 kilograms.

2007
Redshirted.

GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered four years for coach Greg Masters ... As a senior at 145 pounds, state champion, regional champion, league champion; 35-3 record; set state takedown records for a match with 17, for a tournament with 44, and for a season with 289 ... As a junior at 135 pounds, placed third in state, regional champion, league champion; 38-6 record ... As a sophomore at 119 pounds, placed sixth in state, placed third in region, league champion; 34-11 record ... As a freshman at 103 pounds, placed third in league; 26-11 record ... Also played football.

PERSONAL
Majoring in Sociology ... Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Parents are Michael and Marita Brascetta; family includes brothers Dan, Nick ... Dan also wrestled for Oregon State ... Top athletic thrill was winning high school state title ... Chose Oregon State because "my older brother goes here and we have always been really close."