Kaleb Young

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
174
Hometown:
Tenstrike, Minn.
High School:
Bemidji HS

2010-11 • RS JUNIOR SEASON

Earned his third letter for the Gopher wrestling program.

2009-10 • RS SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Overall Record: 8-16
Dual Meet Record: 2-9
Big Ten Record: 1-7
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 2
Technical Falls: 0
Posted an 8-16 record on the season at 184 • went 2-9 in dual meets and 1-7 in Big Ten duals • won one match by fall and two by major decision • went 1-6 against ranked competition •went 1-2 at the Big Ten tournament, and did not place • unseeded at the Big Ten Tournament, opened with a win in the pigtails over Eric Cameron of Indiana before falling 4-14 to No. 10 Phil Keddy of Iowa and 2-3 to Nick Palmieri of Michigan State • closed regular season with a 3-12 loss to No. 10 David Erwin of Penn State on 2/19 • lost 4-9 to No. 12 Phil Keddy of Iowa on 2/14 • dropped 1-3 SV decision to Eric Cameron of Indiana on 2/6 • fell 6-18 to No. 2 John Dergo of Illinois on 2/5 • lost 2-3 to Nick Corpe of Purdue of 1/31 • lost 3-5 to No. 16 Travis Rutt of Wisconsin on 1/29 • scored lone Big Ten win by 6-5 decision over Hunter Collins of Michigan on 1/23 • lost 3-7 to Nick Palmieri of Michigan State on 1/22 • went 1-1 at the National Duals with a injury forfeit win over No. 12 Mike Miller of Central Michigan and a 4-13 loss to Max Askren of Missouri • lost 0-4 to No. 12 Jerome Ward of Iowa State on 1/3 • went 0-2 at the Southern Scuffle • placed second at the Dragon Open with a 3-1 mark, falling 7-8 to Phil Moenkedick of Concordia in the Championship match • placed fourth at the Bison Open with a 2-2 mark, falling to Mic Berg of St. Cloud State in the championship match • earned second letter.

2008-09 • RS FRESHMAN SEASON:
Overall Record: 17-16
Dual Meet Record: 7-11
Big Ten Record: 0-5
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls: 2
Posted a 17-16 record at 174 lbs. • tallied a 7-11 record in dual meets • appeared in five Big Ten dual meets, going 0-5 • recorded one fall on the season, and never lost by fall • recorded two technical falls, and never lost by tech fall • won three matches by major decision • win total (17) led all 174 pounders • opened season with a 5-1mark at the Bison Open on Nov. 15, claiming third place honors and losing only to the eventual champion • earned a fall in his first match, a technical fall along the way, and a major decision in the third place match • went 3-2 at the Kaufman/Brand Elite • first loss came to eventual champion • went 3-0 on Nov. 29 as Minnesota swept through the Northern Quad, including a major decision it the shutout of Portland State • went 2-2 at the Las Vegas Invite on Dec. 6 • claimed a 5-3 decision in the New Years Day match with Oklahoma State • went 2-1 as Minnesota swept the Lone Star Duals, dropping only match by a 1-2 decision • earned a win in the opening match of the National Duals on Jan. 10, as Minnesota beat Buffalo • earned first letter.

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:
Put together a solid 19-6 record as a redshirt and won a pair of tournament titles wrestling at 174 pounds • Went 4-2 and finished sixth at season-opening Daktronics Open • A 3-2 performance was good enough for fifth at the Bison Open (11/10) • Recorded two pins on his way to a 3-1 record and second place finish at the Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17) • Defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire[apos]s Joey Miller and took home his first tournament crown following a 4-0 showing at the Husky Open (12/8) • Jumped up to 184 pounds and recorded a pin over Norther Illinois[apos] Hamza Rashid to finish third at Flash Flanagan (1/5) • Recorded two pins at the Worthington Open before dispatching St. Cloud State[apos]s Lucas Menkelwitz in the championship bout to claim his second tournament title of the year (1/19).

HIGH SCHOOL:
Native of Tenstrike, Minn. attended Bemidji High School • earned all-state accolades twice during career at Bemidji, including a third-place finish at 171 pounds as a junior • 2004 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman champion (160 lbs.) at the Cadet level in 2006 • runner-up at same event in Freestyle competition • as a junior, finished runner-up at the 2006 Las Vegas Western Regionals in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle competitions • four-time state tournament participant • was undefeated senior season before suffering an injury that prevented him from competing in the state tournament • in addition to six wrestling All-Conference awards, also earned four more in football for the Lumberjacks.

PERSONAL:
Son of Gerald and Susan Young • lists fishing, hunting and farming among interests • born March 18, 1988• majoring in construction management.

Season	Wght.	Overall	Wt. Cl.	Dual	Points	Big Ten	Pins	MD	TF	v.Rnk	Strk	Fast Pin	Big Ten[apos]s	NCAA[apos]s
2007-08	174	RS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	174	17-16	17-16	7-11	25-41	0-5	1-0	3-6	2-0	-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	184	8-16	8-16	2-9	9-31	1-7	1-0	2-5	0-0	1-6	2L	4:34	1-2	-
Total	-	-	22-32	9-20	34-72	1-12	2-0	5-11	2-0	-	-	-	1-2	-