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2013-14 Wrestling Roster

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Braden Turner

Braden Turner

  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bath, Pa.
  • Highschool:
    Northampton (Rutgers)

Summary

Biography

R-Senior (2013-14): Went 26-7 overall and 12-1 in duals ... nationally-ranked throughout the season, rising to No. 2 at 165 pounds in early February ... named ESU's Team MVP ... missed last dual of the regular season (injury) and went 0-2 at Super Region 1 Championships ... named to NWCA All-Academic first team for the 2nd straight year ... won Midwest Classic at Indianapolis on December 14, going 4-0 and beating Jeff Weiss (UIndy) with 6-1 decision in the final ... also had 5-1 decision over Weiss at Mid-Atalntic Duals ... runner-up at ESU Open and Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield ... went 4-1 at ESU Open with three DI wins ... fell 8-0 to Garett Hammond (UNA-Penn State) in the final ... 3-1 at Springfield, falling 8-4 to DIII #4 Collin Crowell (Roger Williams) in final ... placed 6th at PSAC Championships, going 3-2 with 2 tech falls and 1 major decision ... had 12-match winning streak from December 14 through January 25, ending with 7-2 loss to DIII #1 Chris Burdge (Delaware Valley).

Career: 2-time NCAA DII qualifier and 2012 All-America at 157 ... 72-31 overall (37-10 duals) ... 43-23 at 157 ... 29-8 at 165 ... 4 falls, 7 tech falls and 11 major decisions ... 3 falls, 3 tech falls, 6 majors as a senior ... Academic All-District in 2013 ... NWCA All-Academic first team in 2013 and 2014.

R-Junior (2012-13): National qualifier for 2nd straight season ... placed 4th in Super Region 1 at 157 pounds ... placed 6th in PSAC Championships ... reached semifinals of ESU Open ... named to Capital One Academic All-District team and NWCA All-Academic first team ... went 20-8 overall and 13-2 in duals ... posted second straight 20-win season ... went 17-8 at 157, and 3-0 wrestling up at 165 ... nationally-ranked the entire year until final regular season poll ... opened year at #4 in DII ... went 11-1 from January 16 to February 12, including 4-0 decision over Taylor Knapp (Newberry), ranked #4 and the defending SR1 champion ... also had 3-2 decision over Chris Burdge (#2 in DIII) of Centenary ... went 3-1 in regional with a medical forfeit ... entered as #1 seed ... reached semis with pin (0:51) of Eli Stewart (Ohio Valley) and 1-0 decision over Matt Martoccio (Kutztown) ... lost 8-6 decision to #4 Art Hobley (West Liberty) in semis ... won 1-0 decision over Tyler Berger (Mercyhurst) and took medical forfeit to finish 4th ... at NCAA's, dropped 4-0 decision to #2-ranked Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) and 3-2 decision to Chase White (Nebraska-Kearney) ... ESU's Coaches Award recipient.

R-Sophomore (2011-12): NCAA Division II All-American with 6th-place finish at 157 pounds ... Super Region 1 runner-up as No. 6 seed ... placed 3rd in Wilkes Open and 4th at PSAC Championships ... went 26-16 overall and 12-7 in duals ... at NCAA's, went 3-3 with all three losses coming to wrestlers ranked in top 4 in nation ... suffered first-period pin to No. 4 Cory Dauphin (Central Oklahoma) in first round before coming back with three straight wins ... had 5-2 decision over Derek Koehn (Fort Hays State), earned All-America honors with 5-2 decision over No. 8 Jon Gappmaier (Colorado Mesa) and 2-0 decision over Zach Lundgren (Pitt-Johnstown) ... lost 7-2 decision to No. 1 Dillon Bera (Wisc.-Parkside) in consolation semifinals and 6-3 decision to No. 3 Bobby Williams (Ouachita Baptist) in 5th/6th match ... in Super Region 1 Tournament, had 1-0 decision over No. 3 seed Lundgren (UPJ) in quarterfinals and 4-3 decision over No. 2 Taylor Knapp (Newberry) to reach final ... fell to No. 4 Jarrod Shaw (West Liberty), 6-4:sv1 ... reached semifinals at PSAC Championships, going 3-2 overall ... was seeded 4th and had 2-0 decision over No. 5 Casey Fuller (Edinboro) in quarterfinals ... was pinned by No. 1 James Flemming (Clarion) in 4:53 in semifinals ... had 14-4 decision over Robert Blotzer (Gannon) before taking 2-1 loss to Fuller in 3rd/4th match ... wrestled back out of quarterfinals to place 3rd at Wilkes Open.

Background: State medalist as a senior in 2009 at Northampton ... four-year high school letterwinner ... spent 1 1/2 seasons at Rutgers ... majoring in Early Childhood Education.

2011-12 overall results
2012-13 overall results
2013-14 overall results

Overall - 72-31 (4 fall / 7 TF / 11 MAJ)
2011-12 - 26-16 (0 / 3 / 2)
2012-13 - 20-8 (1 / 1 / 3)
2013-14 - 26-7 (3 / 3 / 6)

Duals - 37-10 (1 / 1 / 3)
2011-12 - 12-7 (0 / 1 / 1)
2012-13 - 13-2 (0 / 0 / 2)
2013-14 - 12-1 (1 / 0 / 0)

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