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NCAA ALL-AMERICAN 2007
NCAA QUALIFIER 2004, 2005, 2007
2006-07
Matt Kocher finished 27-9 on the season overall with a 7-3 dual record and a 20-6 tournament result...Racked up seven falls and four major decisions for the Panthers...Won the WVU Open...Took third at the Cornell Body Bar Invitational...Placed at the Las Vegas Invitational (4th)...Second place finish at the EWL Championship...Took fifth at NCAA Championship...Earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championship.
2005-06
Matt Kocher finished with an impressive 36-3 record as a redshirt...Recorded 10 falls, two technical falls and three major decisions on the season...Captured five tournament titles including the Slippery Rock Open, East Stroudsburg Open, Nittany Lion Open, Cleveland State Open and Hilltopper Open...Additionally placed in both the West Virginia Open (3rd) and Midlands (5th).
2004-05
Kocher lead the Panthers in victories for the second consecutive year with 30 wins...Won 12 of 15 dual matches...Placed fourth in the Michigan State Open...Defeated James Woodall of Penn State to win the Mat Town Invitational...Finished fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational and sixth at the EWL Championships...Competed in the NCAA Championship tournament.
2003-04
Kocher broke into the starting lineup as a true freshman and didn't look back, leading the Panthers with 32 victories, including a trip to the EWL finals and the NCAA Championships...Placed second at EWLs and then won three bouts at his first national tournament...Also placed at the Michigan State Open (seventh), Mat Town Invitational (third) and the Beast of the East tournament (fourth)...Earned a team-high 11 dual meet victories and was among the team leaders in major decisions (five) and falls (four)...Was named the EWL Freshman of the Year for his efforts.
HIGH SCHOOL
Kocher was a four-year letterwinner for State College High School under head coach Ron Pifer...Compiled a career record of 123-20, including a 31-1 record his senior year...A four-time district champion...Earned PIAA state title as a senior and placed third in states as a junior...Competed for the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club...Placed fifth in the 2003 Junior Greco-Roman Nationals, fourth in the 2003 Junior Freestyle Nationals and sixth in the 2001 Cadet Freestyle Nationals.
PERSONAL
Born January 15, 1985...Son of Kelly Kocher and Sue Green...Has one brother...A history major.
