University of Minnesota Athletics
2009-10 Wrestling Roster

Tom Giaimo
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- 133
- Hometown:
- Appleton, Wis.
- High School:
- Appleton North HS
2013-14 • REDSHIRT SENIOR
Overall Record: 3-6
Dual Meet Record: N/A
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 0
Major Decisions: 1
Technical Falls: 0
Academic All-Big Ten • Finished the season with a 3-6 overall record, competing solely in open meets • Went 2-2 at the Bison Open with victories over Zach Revier of Ridgewater College and Gavin Larsen of Northern State • Earned a major decision victory over Joe Umlauf of North Dakota State at the Dragon Open
2012-13 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Overall Record: 17-15
Dual Meet Record: 1-1
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 2
Technical Falls: 2
Concluded the season with 17-15 overall record and 1-1 dual record • Won six matches by forfeit • Took second in the MSU Moorhead Open with a 5-4 decision over Will Keeter of Augsburg in the semifinals • Finished with a 3-3- record at the Bison Open (11/10) beginning with a 10-6 decision over Trevor Johnson of University of Mary before falling to teammate Zane Zeman in the consolation round • Finished the UNI Open in sixth place with a 3-3 record • Ended the North Country Open in second place • Saw a major decision against Zach Barber of Concordia Moorhead after the first round before falling to teammate Matt Mincey in a 15-3 major decision
2011-12 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Overall Record: 12-6
Dual Meet Record: N/A
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 0
Major Decisions: 2
Technical Falls: 0
Finished the season with a record of 12-8 in open tournaments • Went 5-1 at the North Country Open • Scored a 17-3 major decision over Dylan Bethke of the UMD Club • Went 4-1 at the Husky Open, picking up a 17-7 major over Alex Folk of Minnesota State • Also wrestled at the Bison Open and UNI Open
2010-11 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Overall Record: 9-11
Dual Meet Record: N/A
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 2
Technical Falls: 1
Finished his first year as a Gopher with a overall record of 9-11 • Recorded one fall, two major decisions and one technical fall • Went 4-3 at the Husky Open, recording key wins against Dustin McKinney (6-4), pinning Justin Koob at 5:48 in the second round and defeating Arik Yde of UW-Parkside in a 5-3 decision in the fifth place match • Finished 4-2 at the North County Open to finish fourth overall after a major decision 14-4 win over Deon Buhl in the consolation math
2009-10 • FRESHMAN (REDSHIRTED)
Overall Record: 4-8
Dual Meet Record: N/A
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 0
Major Decisions: 0
Technical Falls: 0
Carded a 4-8 mark at 133 and 141, competing only in open meets • Began season with a 3-4 mark at 133 and ended with a 1-4 tally at 141 • First career win was a 9-2 decision against Jake Love of North Dakota State • Ended season with 1-2 mark at the Duhawk open, gaining his first career win at 141 with a 9-5 decision over Chris Reed of Loras College on 2/6 • Went 0-2 at the Worthington Open on 1/16, his first career matches at 141 • Finished 2-2 at the Kaufman-Brand Open on 11/21 • Opened season with a 1-2 mark at the Bison Open on 11/14
HIGH SCHOOL
2009 graduate of Appleton North High School • Won four letters on the mat and another pair in soccer • 20-match winner his final three seasons, capped by a 30-win campaign his season year • 100-match winner in his career, finishing with 102 victories in all • Placed fourth at the Freestyle state meet and fifth at the Greco state meet in 2009 • Ended high school career with a 3.96 grade point average
PERSONAL
Born Mar. 22, 1991 • Son of Dennis and Jeanne Giaimo • Has a younger brother Andrew (17) and younger sister Halle (14) • Majoring in Computer Science • Greatest sports thrill was winning his 100thcareer match in high school • Member of the Air Force ROTC
Season | Overall | Dual | Big Ten | Pins | MD | TF | Big Ten Finish | NCAAFinish |
2009-10 | 4-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2010-11 | 9-11 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
2011-12 | 12-6 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
2012-13 | 17-15 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
2013-14 | 3-6 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
Total | 45-46 | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 3 | - | - |