Edinboro Wrestling 2008-09
returning National Qualifiers
2006 All-Rookie Team and to InterMat’s All-Effort Team ... entered Nationals with a record of 15-2 against national qualifiers.
} High School
Competed for coach Dean Salvaggio at Webster Schroeder (NY) High School, where he was a two-time state champion and a five-time placewinner, never finishing lower than third ... finished his career with an astounding 238-14 record ... captured the New York state title at 145 lbs. as a senior thanks to a 15-0 win by technical fall over Michael Chaires of Christian Brothers Academy, and including a 6-1 record and third place finish at Senior Nationals, was 51-1 for the season ... also won the state championship as a sophomore, finishing with a perfect 46-0 ledger ... was 46-1 as a junior, placing third, and was second at the state championships as a freshman, finishing with a 43-3 record ... as an eighth grader, went 41-3 and was third at states ... also a five-time supersectional winner and five-time sectional champion, and finished fourth at Junior Nationals at 145 lbs. in 2004 ... also competed at Junior Nationals in 2002 and ‘03 ... holds school record for career wins.
} Personal
Born November 13, 1986 ... full name is Gregor Gillespie ... son of Susan and Brad Gillespie ... father wrestled at Elmira College and was an AllAmerican at Corning Community College ... Psychology major.
gregor gillespie’s Career Statistics Year
overall W l
Duals W l
TF mD
EWl
NCaa
2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
40 34 37
4 2 4
11 17 14
0 1 0
6 0 1
13 10 16
6 7 7
1st 1st 1st
7th 1st 5th
111
10
42
1
7
39
20
Career
Falls
Ricky Deubel
133
ond straight PSAC championship thanks to 12-5 decision over Jason Guffey of Bloomsburg … was fourth at the Michigan State Open, with both of his losses to Ohio State’s Will Livingston … placed seventh at the Southern Scuffle, with both losses to nationally-ranked wrestlers.
} 2006-07
Finished the year with a 24-9 record, but it came to a premature end when he came into the EWL Tournament seeded second, then proceeded to lose both of his matches ... that came after he had won his previous seven matches ... picked up biggest win of career at Southern Scuffle, winning by decision over second-ranked Matt Keller of UT Chattanooga, 8-6 ... faced four ranked grapplers at the Southern Scuffle, placing sixth ... won the PSAC championship thanks to a 3-1 win over Division II national champion Joe Kemmerer of Kutztown ... eight of his losses came to nationally-ranked opponents.
} 2005-06
Qualified for Nationals despite a fifth place finish at the EWL Tournament while competing at 125 lbs., earning a wild card berth ... went 1-2 at Nationals, defeating William Simpson of Army in his first match, 4-1, but then suffered a 5-1 loss to EWL rival Mike Sees of Bloomsburg ... was eliminated by 10-3 decision to Frank Castillo of Northern Illinois ... finished with a 24-13 record, with 7 falls, 5 technical falls and 5 major decisions ... started season with a rush, going 16-3 at the beginning before winning just eight of his final 18 matches ... in fairness, ten of his losses came to ranked opponents, including three to Sees ... lost to Sees in PSAC championship by a 7-5 score in overtime, giving up a late takedown to send the match into overtime, and dropped a 2-1 decision in the dual match ... began career with third place finish at Eastern Michigan Open, and took home second place at the Missouri Open ... won by technical fall over Lock Haven’s Obenson Blanc, 16-0, but then dropped a 12-6 decision to Blanc in the dual match.
} 2004-05
Was able to compete unattached in open tournaments while sitting out the season, and finished with an impressive 19-4 record with 3 falls while competing at 133 lbs… also had a pair of technical falls and three wins by
Senior Chagrin Falls, oH Kenston HS
Two-Time National Qualifier Fifth-year senior who made second trip to Nationals but lost both of his matches in St. Louis … enters his final year with a 74-38 record and is ranked 19th by InterMat and 29th by The WrestlingReport.com … has had a tendency to struggle late in the year, but head coach Tim Flynn feels he has matured … capable of beating everyone when he wrestles his best, but has been inconsistent ... highly-heralded prospect who earned trip to Nationals in first season after sitting out the 2004-05 campaign, but then failed to qualify the next year ... moved up from 125 to 133 lbs. as a sophomore ... a former blue-chip recruit who was rated third at 119 lbs. by InterMat and 78th on its list of Top 200 Recruits ... two-time Ohio state champion and a three-time place winner.
} 2007-08
Earned wildcard berth to Nationals after a third place finish at EWL Tournament … lost both matches at Nationals to finish the year with a 2614 record, with five falls … turned in courageous effort at EWL Tournament after being upset by Lock Haven’s Billy Ashnault in first round … came in as number one seed, but dropped an 8-6 decision in overtime to Ashnault … came back with three straight wins, two by major decision, to capture third place and a trip to Nationals … won sec-
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