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2017 Wrestling

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  • 149
    Position
  • Redshirt Freshman
    Class
  • Colorado Springs, Colo.
    Hometown
  • 149
    Weight
  • Discovery Canyon
    High School
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Turner,Sam
Sam Turner
149
Position
Redshirt Freshman
Class
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

Career Record
2016-17: Redshirted
2017-18: 27-17 (4 falls)
2018-19: 31-14 (5 falls)
Totals: 58-31 (9 falls)

2018-19: Went 31-14 overall as a redshirt sophomore, racking up a 13-5 record in dual matches … Second-time NCAA qualifier, bumping down to 141 pounds … Scored 49 dual points for the Pokes in his 18 starts … Recorded six ranked wins on the season … Scored five falls, three technical falls and two major decisions … Defeated No. 9 Kaid Brock of Oklahoma State en route to a Reno Tournament of Champions title and Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors … Knocked off No. 15 Jamal Morris of NC State to help the Cowboys upset the fourth-ranked Wolfpack … Defeated No. 12 A.C. Headlee of North Carolina in the final bout of the night to clinch Wyoming’s 20-15 win over the 15th-ranked Tar Heels … Took seventh at the Big 12 Championships, knocking off Caleb Rea of West Virginia in a challenge match to lock up an automatic qualifying spot for the NCAA Championships … Went 4-0 with a fall and a major decision at the Cowboy Open to take first at 141 … Finished fifth at 141 at the Journeymen Classic … Finished eighth at 141 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, picking up a couple of wins including a 2-0 decision over No. 16 Yahya Thomas of Northwestern.

2017-18: Went 27-17 overall as a redshirt freshman, competing at 149 pounds for the Cowboys … First-time NCAA qualifier … Finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships, going 4-2 … Went 10-5 in dual action, recording 53 dual points for the Pokes … Recorded four falls, six technical falls and two major decisions on the year … Recorded a 19-1 technical fall over Northern Colorado’s Owen Lamb in the dual against the Bears … Defeated No. 17 Geordan Martinez of Oklahoma State in the dual against the Cowboys … Also made appearances at the Cowboy Open, Reno Tournament of Champions, Northern Colorado Open, UNK Holiday Inn Open and Cliff Keen Invitational.

2016-17: 
Turner began his redshirt season wearing the Brown and Gold by winning 10 of his first 12 matches. He competed in the Cowboy, UNC and UNK Holiday Open tournaments. He finished the year with a 16-4 overall mark that included seven pins and three tech falls. Competing at 63 KG, Turner also went 4-1 on way to a runner-up finish at the UWW Junior Nationals to qualify for the United State UWW Junior World Team Trials.

High School: Turner won three-straight state championships. He became the 100th wrestler from the state of Colorado to accomplish that feat. Turner won a state title this past season at 138 pounds after winning the crown at 132 pounds in 2015 and 120 pounds in 2014. Turner was also seen as one of the top wrestlers in the nation being ranked 16th at 138 pounds by Intermat Wrestlling. He went 41-2 during his senior season on his way to being named The Colorado Springs Gazette Lower Weights Wrestler of the Year. Turner also had an impressive record his junior season posting a 33-1 mark.

Personal: 
Turner was born in Tacoma, Wash., and is the son of Steve and Jeane Turner.