Dustin Schlatter

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**Dustin Schlatter**

Personal Info
DOB	May 15, 1986
Birthplace	Westerville, Ohio
High School	Massillon Perry High School, Massillon, Ohio
Team Information
Current Team	Minnesota Gophers
Weight Class	149 pounds
NCAA Wrestling Record
2006-07	37-1
2005-06	42-1
Career	79-2
NCAA Tournament Record
2006	1st Place (149 pounds)
2007	3rd Place (149 pounds)
Information current as of March 17, 2007

Dustin Schlatter (born May 15, 1986) is an American amateur wrestler. He currently wrestles for the University of Minnesota. Schlatter won the NCAA wrestling championships in 2006 at 149 pounds. He is the brother and Gopher teammate of C.P. Schlatter, who wrestles at 157 pounds.

1 High School
2 College
- 2.1 Freshman season (2005-06)
- 2.2 Sophomore season (2006-07)
3 See Also
4 External Links
5 Notes and references

[edit] High School

Schlatter attended Massillon Perry High School during his junior and senior years (from 2003-2005), and St. Paris Graham High School during his freshman and sophomore years (from 2001-2003) where he compiled a 154-4 overall record. He also won four OHSAA state championships (two in Division 1 and two in Division 2) and the 145 pound NHSCA Senior National wrestling championship in 2005. Dustin was also a two-time champion of the Beast of the East tournament. He was undefeated at the USA Wrestling Freestyle and Greco-Roman National Championships in Fargo, ND, where he won the Junior National Freestyle championship at the 135 pound weight class in 2003. ^[1] In Dustin's senior year, he twice met Brent Metcalf, who was considered the #2 wrestler in the nation behind Schlatter that year. Metcalf won the first match, 4-3, at a tournament in Medina, Ohio, while Schlatter won the rematch, 4-3, at the NHSCA Senior National Tournament.

[edit] College

[edit] Freshman season (2005-06)

Competing for the University of Minnesota, Schlatter won the 2006 149-pound NCAA Division I wrestling championship as a true freshman by defeating Tyler Eustice of the University of Iowa by a score of 4-1, giving him his first All-American honor. ^[2] Schlatter also was the Big Ten Conference champion at 149 pounds defeating Illinois redshirt freshman Troy Tirapelle (who had defeated Eustice) 14-1 in the championship bout. In his freshman campaign, Schlatter twice defeated senior Zack Esposito of Oklahoma State University, the defending 149-pound NCAA Division I champion, once by a major decision. He finished the regular season with a record of 42-1, the lone loss to Mark DiSalvo of Central Michigan. Schlatter later avenged this loss.

[edit] Sophomore season (2006-07)

Schlatter finished 3rd in the NCAA Championships and finished the season with a 37-1 record. After accumlating 65 consecutive wins dating back to the 2006 season, Schlatter was upset in the semi finals of the 149 weight class by Gregor Gillespie of Edinboro. Schlatter rebounded with two more wins to take the third place trophy. Previous to this, Schlatter won his second consecutive Big Ten individual title.