Matt McDonough Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Marion, IA High School: Linn-Mar Height: 5-7 Weight: 125/133

2009-10 -- NCAA Champion, beating Iowa State's Andrew Long (3-1) in the 125-pound finals... Big Ten runner-up, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors... first Hawkeye since 2004, and fifth overall, to earn the conference newcomer honor... posted a 37-1 record, going 23-0 in dual matches and 8-0 in Big Ten duals... posted an 11-0 record at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... won Midlands title... scored extra team points in 28 of his 37 wins... led team in collegiate wins (37), dual wins (23), dual winning percentage (1.000) and major decisions (15), and ranked second in collegiate winning percentage (.974) and technical falls (4)... scored 104 team points in dual comeptition and pinned nine opponents, which ranked third on team... shared team Mike Howard Most Valuable Wrestler Award with Brent Metcalf and high school-teammate Jay Borschel... also earned team John & Dorothy Sill Award, which is presented to the most dedicated wrestler, on and off the mat... letterwinner.

2008-09 -- redshirted... went 22-8 at 133 pounds while competing unattached... won Kaufman-Brand Open title... placed second at Brand, Grand View and Duhawk Opens... placed third at Harold Nichols Open and fifth at Northern Iowa Open... also wrestled at Midlands Championships... pinned 11 opponents and posted five major decisions... placed third at 60 kg/132.25 pounds at FILA Junior National Freestyle Championships and third at FILA Junior Freestyle World Team Trials.

High School -- prep career record was 151-15... three-time state and conference champion... 2008 Dave Schultz wrestling excellence award finalist... four-time all-conference and all-metro... three-time academic all-state... two-time honorable mention ASICS all-America team... set school record for most takedowns in a season and tied school record for most pins in a season... his 151 career wins ranks second in school history... placed third at Junior National Freestyle meet in 2008 and fifth in 2007... 2006 Cadet National Freestyle champion, placing second at Greco-Roman meet... four-year honor roll student and academic letterwinner... coached by Doug Streicher, Jason Haag, Ryan Gotto and C.J. McDonald.

Personal -- born May 12, 1990... son of Michael and Sandi McDonough... pre-medicine major.