Austin Morehead

Position:
174
Height:
5-9
Weight:
174
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Sutter, Calif.
High School:
Sutter

2014 NCAA Participant (184)

OREGON STATE

2013-14

Competed at 184 lbs. and earned a starting position for the Beavs during the last half of the year ... Finished the season with a 20-12 overall record ... Earned crucial wins against Cal State Bakersfield and Boise State ... Collected two wins at the National Duals over North Dakota State and Illinois ... Went 4-0 at the Spokane Open (first), 5-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (fifth), 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle, and 3-1 at the California Collegiate Open (second) ... Placed third at the Pac-12 Championships, but wrestled for a "true second," defeating Arizona State's Blake Stauffer for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament ... Went -02 at the NCAA Championships ... Tallied five decisions, eight major decisions, and seven pins on the season.

2012-13
Competed at 174/184 lbs., going a combined 22-14 between dual and open competitions ... Earned a 19-6 tournament record and was 4-8 during duals ... Compiled four decisions, four major decisions, two tech falls and was only one of four team members with at least 10 pins ... Fastest fall came against Air Force's Dan Barringer (0:25) ... Ranked as high as 18th nationally during regular season in individual weight class ... Claimed dual victories versus Boise State (Jan. 5), at Air Force (Jan. 11) and against Stanford (Jan. 19) ... Went 1-1 at 184 lbs., during the Cliff Keen National Duals Regionals in Corvallis, starting against Michigan and Virginia Tech, earning a pin vs. UM's Chris Heald ... Took home individual weight class title at 174 lbs., during the Mike Clock Open (Nov. 11) ... Finished third at 174 lbs., in the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 16), and placed fourth out of 174 pounders at the California Collegiate Open in San Francisco (Feb. 2).

CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Two-time region champion and two-time national runner up.

SUTTER HS
Took sixth place at the Junior Greco National Championships and earned All-American honors... Also played football while at Sutter where he was a four-time team MVP.

PERSONAL
Son of Susie and Marty Morehead ... Has two siblings ... Majoring in sociology ... Hobbies include playing disc golf, hunting and fishing ... Lists his biggest wrestling thrill thus far as walking out of the tunnel at the California High School State Tournament.