The Panthers Roll to 27-9 Win Over Visiting Lock Haven
2010-11: Redshirted...Had a great year wrestling in open tournaments, posting an 18-2 record...Won the Midlands Championships as the No. 10 seed, Beating seventh-seeded John Schoen (Northwestern) 3-2, second-seeded Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) 10-2, third-seeded Joe Kennedy (Lehigh) 5-4 and fourth-seeded Byron Tate (Wartburg) 5-4.
2009-10: Wrestling in the 197 division, had a standout season, qualifying for the NCAA Championships after capturing the EWL Championships with a 12-4 victory over Alex Thomas of Clairion...Compiled a 33-10 record while finishing 16-2 in dual meets...Won two tournaments on the year, capturing the season opening Buffalo Open as well as the EWL Championships...Posted a 4-2 mark at the Clarion Open, taking fourth place...Posted a 3-2 mark at the Nittany Lion Open, good for fourth place...Won the opening round of NCAA's with a 2-0 decision over Patrick Bond (Illinois) before falling to Eric Lapotsky of Oklahoma.
2008-09: Went 17-17 as a true freshman for the Panthers in 2008-09...One of four freshman in the Panthers' starting lineup throughout the season...Recorded four bonus-point wins on the year including two falls...Was a 4-0 winner in his first collegiate match against Matt Reck (Navy)...Posted a 4-2 mark at the Eastern Michigan Open, taking fourth place...Posted a 3-2 mark at the Michigan State Open...Went 4-0 at the Keystone Classic, capturing first place and helping the Panthers to a runner-up team finish...Went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, helping Pitt to a fourth place team finish.
High School: As a senior, tallied 40 wins and six losses en route to a PIAA third place state finish...Totaled a career record of 110-40 at Chartiers Valley under head coach Mike Macy...A freestyle All-American, finished in seventh place at Junior Nationals in 2007...Competed in lacrosse, track, and football, where he was named to the all-conference team...Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born December 13, 1989...Son of Jeff and Lisa Wilps...Has two brothers, Tyler (current teammate at Pitt and Noah, and one sister, Claire.
