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Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets

2012-13 Wrestling Roster

Alex Crown

  • Position 133
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Carlisle, Pa.
  • Highschool Carlisle

Biography

2011-12: Put together a 23-6 record while winning his third-straight PAC Championship at the 125-pound weight class ... Crown won the PAC title by besting Shayduan Velez-Lara 9-4 ... The win over Velez-Lara avenged a loss to the Thiel Tomcat just nine days earlier ...
Earned a victory by pin over Connor Gregory of Ursinus (4:46) ... scored three victories by major decision and won six matches by forfeit ... Also took an individual title at the four-team Mount Union Invitational ... Crown won a trio of matches by decision that gave him his first individual title of the season ... His title came with a championship-clinching win over Justin Toth of Lake Erie ... 2010-11: Produced a second-straight outstanding season for the Yellow Jackets by leading the team in overall wins (35-4) and technical falls (5), going undefeated in dual matches (15-0), winning his second-straight 125-pound PAC title, picking up his first NCAA Division III Midwest Regional crown and earning All-American laurels with a fourth-place performance at the NCAA Division III National Championships ... After dropping a one-point match to open his run at nationals, Alex bounced back with four-straight wins, including one by technical fall and one by pin, before losing in the third-place bout to sixth-year senior and Iowa State transfer, Mark Kist of Wartburg ... Also took home individual titles at the Waynesburg Invitational and the John Summa Invitational, while adding second-place showings at the Messiah Invitational and Ohio Northern Invitational ... Went undefeated in matches determined by pin (7-0) and major decision (3-0) ... Strung together a 19-match win streak that stretched from Dec. 4 until Feb. 26 ... Piled up 148 team match points for the season ... Member of PAC Academic Honor Roll ... National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Scholar All-American ...  2009-10: Went 27-9 overall at 125 pounds, including an 11-3 mark in dual matches ... Was named PAC Most Outstanding Wrestler after winning the conference 125-pound title ... Named alternate for D III National Championships after winning true second at regional tournament ... Led the team and went a perfect 8-0 in bouts decided by technical fall ... Went 5-0 in matches decided by fall ... Named PAC Wrestler of the Week ... Earned 125-pound title at John Summa Tournament hosted by Baldwin-Wallace ... HIGH SCHOOL: Wrestling (4 letters), 2009 Team MVP, Season technical fall record (2008, 2009), Fourth place at district tournament, Two-time West Mifflin tournament runner-up, Pen Cambria tournament runner-up ... PERSONAL NOTES: Born Oct. 1, 1990 ... Son of Nancy and Larry Crown.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    125/133
    5'5"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    125/133
    5'5"
  • 2011-12Junior

    125
    5'5"
  • 2012-13Senior

    133
    5'5"