Nathan Morgan

2006-07 (Junior Year): Earned All-America honors for the second consecutive year after finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships ... Won his third straight Big 12 championship with a 6-2 win over Nebraska's Dominick Moyer in the title bout ... Earned a spot on the academic all-Big 12 team for the second consecutive year ... Compiled a 19-5 overall record that included nine wins over ranked opponents, two technical falls and four major decisions ... Beat No. 2 Andy Simmons of Michigan State by a 5-1 margin in an early-season dual at Gallagher-Iba Arena ... Picked up a 14-5 major decision win over Oklahoma's Kyle Terry in a Bedlam Series dual in Norman ... Picked up a major decision victory over a ranked opponent when he claimed a 13-2 win over Northern Iowa's C.J. Ettelson, who was ranked 13th going into that match ... Pinned No. 7 Brandon Rader of West Virginia at the 4:27 mark of their match at the NCAA Championships ... Beat No. 8 Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa by a 4-2 margin at the National Duals ... Won nine consecutive bouts during one stretch of the season ... Won three of his four bouts at the National Duals ... Ranked second on the team with 34 takedowns.

2005-06 (Sophomore Year): Earned his first All-America honor after finishing sixth at the 2006 NCAA Championships ... Big 12 champion after beating Missouri's Tyler McCormick, 5-1, in the championship match ... Honored as the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for the week of Jan. 17-23 after winning three matches, two of which over ranked opponents ... Advanced to the semifinals at the NCAA Championships by winning four straight matches, all by decision ... Lost to eventual NCAA champion Matt Valenti of Penn in the semifinals ... Lost to third-seeded Tom Clum of Wisconsin in the fifth-place match ... Finished the year with a 32-4 record ... His 32 wins led the team ... Three of his four losses came in the NCAA Tournament ... Compiled a perfect 18-0 record in dual matches ... 23 of his 32 victories were by decision ... Recorded one fall, one technical fall and six major decisions ... Second on the team with 57 takedowns ... Went 7-4 against ranked opponents on the season ... Opened the season with an open title at the Kaufman/Brand Open ... Defeated Penn State's 12th-ranked Jake Strayer, 6-4, in the semifinals at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... Won 21 consecutive matches at one point of the season, highlighted by three victories over top five opponents ... Defeated Minnesota's fourth-ranked Mack Reiter, 6-4 ... Had a thrilling victory over Cal Poly's third-ranked Darrell Vasquez ... Led the entire match and gave up a late escape and takedown to Vasquez that forced overtime ... In overtime, Morgan went right after Vasquez and scored the winning takedown ... Beat fifth-ranked Reiter a second time in a dual at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.

2004-05 (Freshman Year): Big 12 champion after beating Nebraska's Dominick Moyer in the championship match by a 14-6 major decision ... Compiled a 28-6 overall record, including an 11-4 record in duals ... Helped the Cowboys to an undefeated season by posting 41 team points ... Recorded 37 takedowns in 15 duals, which was fifth on the team ... Began the year redshirting at 133 ... Won four open tournament titles, winning at the Central Missouri State Open, Kaufman-Brand Open, Oklahoma Open and the Fort Hays State Open ... Biggest win during that time was against Minnesota's Mack Reiter in the finals of the Kaufman-Brand Open ... Started the year on a 20-match winning streak ... Pulled out of redshirt against Michigan State on Jan. 13 and responded by recording a 20-5 technical fall over Ryan Froese in his first varsity match ... Claimed a 12-3 major decision win over Iowa's No. 11 Mario Galanakis in his second match ... Rolled to another major decision win in his third collegiate match, beating The Citadel's McClester by a 10-2 margin ... First loss of the year came against top-ranked Travis Lee of Cornell ... Suffered a three-match losing streak at National Duals to three of the top six wrestlers in the country ... Went undefeated against Big 12 opponents to earn the top seed at the Big 12 Tournament ... Won his first two matches at the NCAA tournament to advance to the quarterfinals ... Won his first match with a 17-2 technical fall over Gardner-Webb's Josh Pniewski.

High School: Attended Bakersfield HS in Bakersfield, Calif., where he was coached by David East and Andy Varner ... Named to Wrestling USA Magazine's 2004 All-America Dream Team and to the 2004 Asics Tiger All-America first team ... Two-time All-America honoree ... Became only the fourth wrestler in California history to become a four-time state finalist ... Three-time state champion as a sophomore, junior and senior after finishing as the runner-up as a freshman ... Owned a 166-6 record at the high school level ... Three-time champion at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... Won the Doc Buchanan four times and was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the event three times.

Personal: Nathan C. Morgan was born December 28, 1984 in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Son of Larry and Kim Morgan ... The oldest of three children, Morgan has a brother, Jacob, and a sister, McCall ... Father wrestled at Cal Poly ... Civil engineering major.

Morgan Off The Mat
I chose to attend Oklahoma State because: I always believed I was born a Cowboy.

If I would describe myself as a wrestler, I would say: I'm a mystery.

If I were to describe myself as a person, I would say: I love God and try live for Him.

I would describe John Smith: He is a unique and special man.

My favorite thing about being a wrestler at Oklahoma State is: Being coached by John Smith.

If I was talking to someone who didn't know about wrestling and they asked me about the Oklahoma State wrestling program, I would say: We are the best.

I have been told that I look like: Larry Morgan and Owen Wilson.

The thing that inspires me when I compete is: My father and God.

Oklahoma State University Athletics

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