Dustin Schlatter

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Dustin Schlatter
Personal Info
DOB May 15, 1986
Birthplace Westerville, Ohio
College Career
2005-Present University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA Division 1
Big 10 Conference
2005-2006 NCAA Champion at 149 pounds
42-1 Record
Big 10 Champion
2006-2007 NCAA 3rd Place at 149 pounds
37-1 Record
Big 10 Champion
2007-2008 NCAA 7th Place at 149 pounds
21-5 Record
Big 10 Runner-up
Overall 100-7, 3x NCAA All-American
High School Career
2001-2003 Graham High School
St. Paris, Ohio
OHSAA Division 2

2002: 112 pounds
State Champion
34-0 Record

2003: 125 pounds
State Champion
36-2 Record
2003-2005 Perry High School
Massillon, Ohio
OHSAA Division 1

2004: 140 pounds
State Champion
33-0 Record

2005: 145 pounds
State Champion
44-2 Record
Overall 4x OHSAA State Champion
147-4 Record
Other NHSCA Wrestler of the Year
NHSCA Academic All-American
Asics HS Wrestler of the Year
4x Asics All-American
OHSWCA Academic All-Ohio
NHSCA Senior National Champion
Junior FS National Champion
Junior GR National Champion
Cadet FS National Champion
Cadet GR National Champion

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.


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[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 4-0, 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.

[edit] Junior Season (2007-2008)

Schlatter finished his junior season with a 21-5 record and his third All-American finish at the NCAA Tournament while competing at 149 pounds. He suffered a mid-season injury which kept him out of the Minnesota lineup for an extended period of time. Upon returning he made the Big 10 Tournament finals for the third time in three attempts.

Schlatter's Big 10 championship match against Iowa's top-ranked Brent Metcalf was one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year. Metcalf came out victorious by a 5-3 decision and won the NCAA Championship soon after. It was an epic rematch of the 2005 NHSCA Senior National Championship match which Schlatter won 4-3.


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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Gophersports.com bio
  2. ^ 2006 brackets