Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cody Hill
March 24, 2009 | Cowboy Wrestling
2008-09: Went 15-12 on the year and 1-7 in duals with one win over a ranked opponent ... Had four bonus-point victories, including two wins by fall ... Was part of a three-man platoon at 184 pounds with Jared Shelton and Chris McNeil ... Season highlight was an 8-6 victory over No. 13 Alex Dolly of Northern Iowa ... Won the Loper Open, placed second at the Central Missouri Open and took sixth at the Missouri Open ... Lost nine of his last 10 bouts to finish the season, with five of those nine setbacks coming at the hands of ranked opponents ... His 1:31 pin of Missouri Valley College's Tim Simms at the Central Missouri Open was the quickest of his OSU career to date.
2007-08: Compiled an 11-6 overall record that included a 4-4 mark in dual matches ... Won twice by fall, four times by major decision and twice by technical fall ... Rolled through the 184-pound weight class at the Central Missouri Open, claiming two tech fall wins to go with a pair of major decisions at the event ... Stormed to a perfect 4-0 record at the Northeast Duals, winning two of his matches by fall and two by major decision ... Split his four bouts at the Reno Tournament of Champions, claiming a 7-6 win over Cal State Bakersfield's Riley Orozco and a 13-6 victory over Montana State-Northern's Colter Dimas.
2006-07 (Redshirt Year): Impressed the coaching staff with a solid redshirt year ... Compiled a 12-3 overall record wrestling exclusively in open tournaments ... Won the UNO Open by picking up a 9-1 major decision victory over Iowa's Rick Loera in the championship match ... Runner-up at the OU Open ... Won 12 of 13 matches during one stretch of the season ... Won two matches by fall, pinning Northwest Missouri State's Dallas Barrett 2:28 into their match at the CMSU Open and pinning Missouri Valley College's Daniel Price at the 3:56 mark of their fifth-place match at the CMSU Open.
High School: Attended Marlow HS, where he lettered in three sports ... Placed all four years at the state wrestling tournament, winning two titles ... Was ranked fourth nationally at 171 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News ... Earned all-state honors at tailback for the football team ... Played catcher for the baseball team.
Personal: Cody Hill was born January 21, 1988 ... Son of Charles and Carolyn Hill ... Has one brother, Trey, who also attends Oklahoma State ... Majoring in education.
Hill Capsule
Year Overall Dual vs. Ranked Fall MD TF Quick
2006-07 Redshirted
2007-08 11-6 4-4 0-4 2 4 2 2:36
2008-09 15-12 1-7 1-5 2 1 1 1:31
Career 26-18 5-11 1-9 4 5 3 1:31
