Colin Shober
Colin Shober
Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Reading, Pa.

High School:
Schuylkill Valley

Weight:
141

03/03/2012

NU Qualifies Six for NCAA's, Welch to Wrestle in Finals Live on BTN

'Cats in sixth after Session II, Session III begins at noon CT Sunday

03/03/2012

Welch, McMullan Wrestle into B1G Semifinals

'Cats in seventh place after Session I

03/02/2012

Brackets Released for 2012 B1G Championships

Six NU wrestlers seeded, competition begins Saturday at 9 a.m. CT

02/29/2012

March to the Arch Begins at 2012 B1G Wrestling Championships

NU looks to qualify all 10 competitors for 2012 NCAA Championships

02/17/2012

NU Concludes Dual Season Defeating Indiana 27-7

'Cats rattle off eight-straight victories

2011-12 Northwestern Match-by-Match Results Get Acrobat Reader

2011-12: Split time as the 141 starter with fellow redshirt freshman Pat Greco ... Won first Big Ten dual with 10-1 major decision over Wisconsin's Thomas Glenn on Jan. 8 ... Sixth place at Michigan State Open ... Finished sixth at Keystone Classic ... Went 2-2 at Midlands ... Three wins over wrestlers ranked in the coaches' poll (Jimmy Kirchner of Rider, Kevin Fanta of NIU and Matt Ortega from Indiana) ... Represented NU at 141 at the Big Ten championships ... Went 13-13 overall and 5-5 in dual action.

2010-11: Redshirt season ... 12-3 competing at open tournaments ... Won the 141-pound weight class at Cleveland State Open.

High School:Two-time PIAA state champion, first at 135 in 2009 and again at 140 pounds as a senior ... Second-team ASICS All-America honoree ... All-time leader in wins in the state of Pennsylvania with 194 while suffering just two defeats over his final three years ... Ranked No. 8 in the nation among seniors at 140 pounds and No. 37 overall by InterMat ... Set a Berks County record for wins in a season with 53 ... Won Berks County and District III individual championships ... Team won county and District III titles his junior season and placed third at the PIAA Championships ... Placed third in the state as a sophomore with one loss ... Champion at 2009 Super 32 Challenge and fourth place at 2009 Junior Nationals.

Personal: Born Colin Shober ... Son of Lori and Hugh Shober ... One brother, Glen, is the starter at 149 pounds for Navy ... Chose Northwestern over Lehigh and Maryland ... Anticipated major is undecided.

Season Overall W-L Dual Meet W-L Big Ten W-L Dual Points For-Against Big Ten Champs. Pins For-Against Tech Falls For-Against Major Dec. For-Against
2011-12 13-13 5-5 2-4 17-20 DNP 0-0 0-0 4-4
Career 13-13 5-5 2-4 17-20 -- 0-0 0-0
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