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Millersville

2011-12 Wrestling Roster

Shane Smith

  • Position 174
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pennsburg
  • High School Upper Perkiomen

Biography

Year Overall Dual Major Dec. Tech Fall Falls Time Points
2011-12 7-18 3-11 - - 4 0:28 36
2010-11 27-11 8-4 1 - 18 0:28 136
2009-10 23-9 14-4 1 1 13 0:23 111
2008-09 32-15 13-4 2 1 18 0:13 157
Career 89-53 38-23 4 2 53 0:13 440

Accolades
· 2011 PSAC Runner-Up (174)
· PSAC Wrestler of the Week (2/7/11)
· 2011 Wilkes Open Award - Most Falls in Shortest Time
· 2010 NCAA East Regional Champion (174)
· 2010 NCAA Championships Qualifier
· 2010 Wilkes Open Award - Most Falls in Shortest Time
· 2009 NCAA East Regional Champion (174)
· 2009 NCAA Championships Qualifier
· 2009 Wilkes Open Award - Most Falls in Shortest Time

2011-12: Finished career with 10th-most wins in school history...Placed fifth at the PSAC Championships in the 174-pound class...Moved to 184 on Jan. 26 and wrestled in that weight class for the final 12 matches of the season...Won four matches at 184 pounds.

2010-11: One of Division I's best pinners...Posted third career 20-win season...Went 27-11 to lead the team in victories...Tied for third in Division I in pins with 18...10 of his pins came in less than a minute...Went 8-4 in dual matches and 19-7 in tournament competition...Placed in four tournaments...Earned All-PSAC honors by finishing as the PSAC Runner-Up...Totaled six pins en route to a fourth-place finish at the Wilkes Open...Won the award for the most falls for the fourth year in a row...Needed less than one minute to score five of the six pins...Became first Marauder since 2008 to be named PSAC Wrestler of the Week when he was honored on Feb. 7...Captured third at the "Shorty" Hitchcock Memorial Classic after posting a 6-1 record...Won all three matches by at the East Regional Duals by fall...Moved into 17th place in school history with 82 career wins.

2009-10: Posted second-straight season of at least 20 wins...Finished second on the team with a 23-9 record...Won the NCAA East Regional at 174 pounds for the second year in a row and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in as many years...Led the team and tied for 11th among all wrestlers in Division I in pins with 13...Won seven-straight matches by fall from Dec. 5-28...Placed fourth at the PSAC Championships, scoring three falls in the tournament...Finished as the Wilkes Open Runner-Up with a 4-1 mark...All four wins came by fall and all four were in the first period...Won the award for the most falls in the shortest amount of time for the second time in his career...Put together an 11-match winning streak from Jan. 8-30...Also totaled one major decision and one technical fall...Lost close 4-3 decision to Oklahoma's Jeff James at the NCAA Championships.

2008-09: Moved up to 174 pound class and turned in one of the best seasons in school history...Posted a team-best 32 wins (32-15)...Total is tied for 10th most in school history...Recorded a team-high 18 pins...Tallied one tech fall and two major decisions...Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a first-place finish at the NCAA East Regional...Placed second at the Mat Town Open and at the Wilkes Open...Earned fifth at the ESU Open and sixth at the PSAC Championships...Was 13-4 in dual meets...Seven of first nine victories were by fall...Won seven-straight matches from Nov. 15-29...Won seven in a row from Jan. 24-Feb. 7...14 falls were in the first period...Registered team's fastest pin of the season on Jan. 10 when he needed just 13 seconds...Pinned national ranked and eventual national qualifier Quentin Wright of Penn State in 1:28 at the Wilkes Open on Dec. 28.

2007-08: Totaled a 16-7 overall record wrestling unattached at 149...Led the team in falls...11-1 pinfall record...2-1 in major decisions...Finished fourth in 149-pound weight class at the Wilkes Open..Received a redshirt.

High School: State qualifier three times...Totaled 34 pins in one season and 94 for his career...Racked up 129 career wins...Team captured 2006 state championship and finished third in 2005.

Personal: Son of Jeffery and Susan Smith...Majoring in secondary education/social studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Redshirt Freshman

    174
    5'11"
  • 2009-2010Sophomore

    174
    5'11"
  • 2010-2011Junior

    174
    5'11"
  • 2011-2012Senior

    174
    5'11"