LeRoy Gardner III
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LeRoy Gardner III (born February 4, 1981, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American amateur wrestler.
Biography[edit]
Gardner was the first NCAA Heavyweight National Champion in history for Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, in 2003[1] This individual contribution helped Wartburg College win the 2003 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship, including NCAA records for largest margin of victory and most team points scored.[2]
He was a 1999 Minnesota State High School League Wrestling Championships qualifier for Hopkins High School.[3][4] He was a 5th place winner at 1999 USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Wrestling Championships at 220 lbs.[5] He was a 2001 United States Fila Jr. Greco-Roman National Champion and World Team Member at 130 kg,[6] he also placed 4th at the 2001 United States Fila Jr. Freestyle National Championships. He placed 8th at 2001 Fila Jr. Greco-Roman World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] He placed 5th at the 2001 Greco-Roman World Team Trials at 130 kg.[8]
He was a three time NCAA All-American at 285 lbs. placing 6th (2001), 3rd (2002) and 1st (2003) for Wartburg College of Waverly, IA.[9][10][11] He was also a two time Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wrestling champion in 2002 and 2003.[12][13]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Wartburg College Wrestling History Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "p. 276, Hamilton, J.D. Official 2004 NCAA Winter Championships. Indianapolis, Indiana: National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2005."[1]
- ^ 1999 MSHSL State Wrestling Championships Results
- ^ The Guillotine, 1999-02-28 Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Themat.com
- ^ 2001 FILA Jr Greco-Roman National Championships
- ^ 2001 Fila Jr Greco-Roman World Championships 2001-08-31
- ^ 2002 Greco-Roman World Team Trials Results, St. Paul, MN
- ^ Wartburg Wrestling National Tournament Results Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hawkes, Kaye NCAA News-Endzone 2003-03-31 [2]"International fairy tale ends happily for Wartburg wrestler"
- ^ Wrestling USA Magazine, 2003-05-15 Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2002 Iowa Conference Wrestling Championships results
- ^ 2003 Iowa Conference Wrestling Championships results
External links and references[edit]
- MSHSL 1999 Wrestling Tournament "MSHSL State Wrestling Tournament 1999275 AAA, Tstuff.com.
- 1999 State Tournament Results
- Abbot, Gary "Three wrestlers defend their Asics/Vaughan Junior National freestyle titles", Themat.com, 1999-07-25.
- 2001 Fila Jr Greco-Roman World Championships results
- World Team Trials Greco-Roman Challenge Tournament results
- National Wrestling Hall of Fame
- D3 Wrestling Interview