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  Max Thomusseit
Max Thomusseit

Player Profile
Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
St. Paris, Ohio

High School:
St. Paris Graham

Weight:
184

Birthdate:
04/17/1991

04/03/2013

Nick Bonaccorsi Named EWL Freshman of the Year

Bonaccorsi becomes ninth Panther to win award

03/23/2013

Matt Wilps and Zac Thomusseit Wrap Up All-American Seasons

Wilps third at 197, Thomusseit fifth at 285

03/22/2013

Matt Wilps and Zac Thomussiet Earn All-America Honors

Pitt has multiple All-Americans for the second straight season

03/22/2013

Pitt Wrestling NCAA Championship Update - Session III

Matt Wilps clinches All-America Honors for second-consecutive season

03/21/2013

Pitt Wrestling NCAA Championship Update - Session I

Five Panthers advance in Championship Bracket

Career: 46-22 record with six pins and nine major decisions...NCAA qualifier in 2013 and 2011...EWL champion at 184-pounds in 2013...runner-up at the EWL Tournament in 2011...named the 2011 EWL Freshman of the Year.

2012-13: Advanced to the Round of 12 at the NCAA Championships...finished the season with a 16-6 record...went 2-2 at Nationals with wins over a pair of ranked wrestlers, Chris Chionuma (Oklahoma State) and Josh Ihnen (Nebraska)...won the EWL Championship at 184 pounds with a pair of major decisions including a 9-1 major over Lock Haven's Fred Garcia in the finals...Went 8-4 in dual matches.

2011-12: Took a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury...tallied a 3-3 record before the injury and helped Pitt notch a big win over No. 6 Michigan, defeating Collin Zeerip, 6-2...ranked as high as No. 22 before being shut down for the season...registered one major decision.

2010-11: Tied Jordan Sianni for 10th-place all-time for wins by a Pitt freshman, going 27-13...qualified for the NCAA Championships, where he opened with a 6-4 win over No. 14 Erich Schmidtke (Oklahoma)...finished second at the EWL tournament...named the EWL Freshman of the Year...won the Clarion Open with a perfect 4-0 record...placed eighth at the Nittany Lion Open...went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships...had five pins and four major decisions.

High School: Two-time state champion at St. Paris Graham High School in Ohio...won state championships as a junior and a senior...four-year state qualifier...2010 Springfield News-Sun Area Wrestler of the Year...a highly touted recruit who was ranked among the top-30 in the nation by many wrestling media outlets.

Personal: Born April 17, 1991...son of Mike and Sandie Thomusseit...has one brother, Zac, a teammate on the Pitt wrestling team...enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.