Blake Rasing

Class: Senior Hometown: New Hampton, Iowa High School: New Hampton

Height: 6-2 Weight: Hwt.

2010-11 -- Big Ten champion, earning an automatic bid for his first NCAA Championships... posted a 18-7 record at heavyweight, going 13-3 in dual competition and 5-3 in Big Ten duals... posted a 6-2 record at Carver-Hawkeye Arena... scored 48 team points in dual competition... recorded three major decisions and two pins... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2009-10 -- posted an 18-9 record at heavyweight... went 1-5 in dual competition, going 1-0 in Big Ten duals, while wrestling for injured starter Dan Erekson... won titles at Grand View and Duhawk Opens while competing unattached... placed second at Kaufman-Brand Open and third at Harold Nichols Open... also competed at Midlands Championships... letterwinner... placed fifth at 120 kg/264.5 pounds at ASICS men's freestyle University National Championships.

2008-09 -- did not compete... academic all-Big Ten... letterwinner.

2007-08 -- redshirted... went 7-4 at heavyweight while competing unattached... placed second at Jim Fox Open and third at Kaufman-Brand Open.

High School -- state champion senior year, placing second as a junior... Wrestling USA honorable mention all-American senior year... prep career record of 92-27 includes a 37-0 senior season... collected 42 pins... won conference title senior year, placing third as a sophomore... team won class 2A state dual title sophomore year... three-time Ironman Award winner... team captain senior year... coached by Bill Glenn... two-time first team all-district and third team all-state in football... team captain, lineman of the year and defensive MVP senior year... Eagle scout.

Personal -- born October 25, 1988... son of Kenneth and Shari Rasing... accounting/finance major.