Oklahoma State University Athletics
2013-14 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Eddie Klimara
- Weight:
- 125
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Joliet, Ill.
- High School:
- Providence Catholic
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2015-2016: Went 27-7 overall, along with a 13-3 dual record … Was seeded sixth at 125 pounds for the NCAA Championships, where he went 0-2 …. Big 12 runner-up, falling to Ryan Millhof of OU, 5-4, in a tiebreaker … Defeated six ranked opponents this season … Won his 100th career match on Feb. 14 with a 3-1 overtime victory over No. 15 Connor Schram of Stanford … 12 of his victories came with bonus points for the senior … Finished second at the Southern Scuffle after dropping a hard-fought match with No. 4 Nico Megaludis of Penn State … Won eight of his last 10 dual matches to close out the season … Two-time Big 12 Champion and 2015 NCAA All-American … Four-time NCAA qualifier.
2014-15: Finished seventh at the NCAA Championships to earn his first All-America honor … Entered his third NCAA tournament as the seventh seed and went 4-2 at the event … Advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals, where he fell to Big 12 rival Zeke Moisey … Recorded a 27-second fall over No. 5 Sean Boyle (CHAT) in the blood round to become an All-American … Took out Penn State’s Jordan Conaway in the seventh-place match, 5-4, with a last-second takedown … Compiled a 24-7 overall with a 10-3 dual mark … Earned a 7-3 record against ranked opponents … Earned his second Big 12 title at 125 pounds with a 5-3 decision over Zeke Moisey of West Virginia … Opened the dual season with a critical fall over No. 12 Sam Brancale of Minnesota to tie the team score … Upset No. 8 Conaway to help lift the Cowboys over No. 5 Penn State … Won the Joe Parisi Open and finished fourth at the Southern Scuffle … Picked up nine bonus-point wins: four major decisions, three falls and two technical falls … Saw two very close battles against No. 1 seed Alan Waters of Missouri.
2013-14 (Sophomore Year):Finished the 2014 season at 21-10 overall and 9-9 in dual action ... Went 2-5 on the season versus ranked opponents with his both of his ranked wins coming in the NCAA Championships ... Upset No. 13 Evan Silver of Stanford and No. 11 Robert Deutsch of Rider at NCAAs ... Earned a runner-up finish at the Big 12 tournament, falling to All-American and seventh-ranked Jarrod Patterson in the finals, 4-3 ... Went 4-1 against Big 12 opponents during the regular season ... Faced five top-10 opponents ... Scored the first two takedowns on No. 2 Nico Megaludis in the dual against No. 2 Penn State ... Opened the season with a fall over Paul Petrov of Bucknell in 3:27 ... Fastest fall came in 2:51 over Ben Randolph of Benedictine ... Took second at the Joe Parisi Open ... Collected 13 bonus-point wins, including seven major decisions, five falls and one technical fall ... Lead the team in wins by major decision ... Two-time NCAA qualifier.
2012-13: Finished his first season as a Cowboy with a record of 31-17, going 3-2 in his first appearance at the NCAA Championships ... Snatched an 11-2 major decision at the NCAA tourney over Ben Willeford of Cleveland State ... Won his first Big 12 title to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament with a 15-5 major decision over Ryak Finch of Iowa State ... Went 5-0 in the Big 12 dual finals and championship ... Originally slated to take a redshirt year as a true freshman, he was pulled from his redshirt to compete at the Bedlam dual in early December ... Picked up a 17-5 major decision over Missouri's Zach Synon to win the 125-pound title at the UCM Open ... Racked up 16 bonus-point wins, including 10 major decisions, four falls and two technical falls.
High School: Put together a 154-5 record ... Earned All-America and All-State status and received the Outstanding Wrestler Award in 2012 ... 2010 Fargo champion ... Competed in Junior Duals from 2008-2010.
Personal: Born Sept. 2, 1993 ... Son of Eddie and Gloria Klimara ... Has one sister, Jessica ... Planning to major in business.
| Year | Overall | Dual | vs. Ranked | Fall | MD | TF | Quick |
| 2012-13 | 31-17 | 9-9 | 0-10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1:18 |
| 2013-14 | 21-10 | 12-4 | 2-7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2:51 |
| 2014-15 | 24-7 | 10-3 | 7-3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0:28 |
| 2015-16 | 27-7 | 13-3 | 6-5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0:03 |
| Total | 103-41 | 44-19 | 15-25 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 0:03 |
