Ryan Fulsaas

Hometown: Decorah, IA High School: Decorah Weight: 197

2003-04 -- all-American at 197 pounds... placed second at NCAA Championships, losing a 7-2 decision to Minnesota's Damion Hahn in the finals... runner-up at Big Ten Championships, losing a 7-2 decision to Hahn in the finals... was 26-10 overall and 24-9 in collegiate competition... recorded Iowa's fastest pin at the Big Ten Championships with his 44-second pin of Penn State's Joel Edwards in the opening round... went 11-4 in dual matches and 6-2 in Big Ten duals... scored 38 team points in dual competition... won title at Central Missouri State Open, placed second at Kaufman-Brand Open and eighth at Midlands Championships... scored four pins, one major decision and one technical fall this season... academic all-Big Ten... earned team Mike McGivern award for the most courageous wrestler and team awards for all-American and most improved wrestler... letterwinner.

2002-03 -- season record was 21-12 at 197 pounds... went 14-6 in dual competition and 7-1 in Big Ten duals... scored 53 team points in dual competition... placed fourth at Kaufman-Brand Open... recorded six pins, three major decisions and one technical fall... was 0-2 in sudden victory matches... named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Dec. 18 for his 6-5 upset over Northern Iowa's Sean Stender in the Iowa-Northern Iowa dual... eight of his 12 season losses were by three points or less... won team's Most Improved Wrestler Award... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2001-02 -- compiled a 7-5 season record at 197 pounds... was 2-2 in dual competition, scoring six team points... placed second at Central Missouri State Open... recorded one technical fall... academic all-Big Ten... named to Dean's List... letterwinner.

2000-01 -- season record was 6-17 with one pin at 197 pounds... went 6-15 in dual matches and 2-6 in Big Ten duals... letterwinner.

1999-2000 -- redshirted... placed third at the Missouri Valley Open and sixth at the Kaufman-Brand Open... season record was 6-5 while wrestling unattached at heavyweight... named to Dean's List.

High School -- sixth-team AWN all-American.... Intermat all-American... prep career record was 117-12 with 68 pins... went 40-0 with 28 pins and won a state title as a senior... three-time conference champ... set school record of number of pins in a season (28)... he and his twin brother, Randy, were the first set of twins to win Iowa high school championship titles the same year since Tom and Terry Brands did in 1986... four-year letterwinner in wrestling... also lettered three times in football and track and twice in baseball... member of the honor roll... coach was Roger Williams.

Personal -- born December 20, 1979... son of Ron and Marilyn Fulsaas... wife's name is Erin... elementary education major.

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