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Stephen Doty

Redshirt Senior
Class
St. Louis, Mo.
Hometown
Kirkwood
High School
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2014 NCAA Qualifier – 174 pounds
2013 NCAA Qualifier – 184 pounds

AT VIRGINIA: 2013-14
Earned second bid to NCAA Championships
No. 11 national seed at 174 pounds at NCAAs
Took second place at ACC Championships
Placed third at 174 at Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational
Won 10 of final 12 bouts entering NCAA Championships
Earned 12 victories against 2014 NCAA qualifiers, including victory over No. 15 seed Billy Curling of Old Dominion during regular season
Was 5-1 in ACC duals

2012-13
Went 19-12, including 13-5 mark in duals
Qualified for his first NCAA Championships after runner-up finish at ACC Championships
Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for third straight year
Went 16-11 at 184 pounds this year
Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships, with wins by decision over Campbell[apos]s James Cook and Wyoming[apos]s Shane Woods; lost to Iowa State[apos]s Boaz Beard and No. 8 seed Josh Ihnen of Nebraska (sudden victory time)
Was 3-2 in ACC duals, defeating Alex Utley (UNC), Dylan Ryan (Duke) and Keegan Cerwinski (NC State) and falling to Nick Vetterlein (Virginia Tech) and No. 7 Jimmy Sheptock (Maryland)
Eleven of his 19 wins resulted in bonus points (five falls, one tech fall, five majors)

2011-12
Redshirt season
Went 20-5 while competing unattached in open tournaments
Won the Mat Town Open (11/26) and Appalachian Open (1/28) at 174 pounds
Took third place at Edinboro Open (2/11)
Won three matches by fall and three by major decision

2010-11
Had a strong sophomore season, going 25-9 and wrestling at 174, 184 and 197 pounds
Named to All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll
Ended season with seven straight wins, including six at 197 pounds while filling in for an injured Mike Salopek
Defeated NCAA 184-pound qualifier Diego Bencomo, 7-5 in sudden victory time
Named ACC Wrestler of the Week (2/14) following wins over Bencomo and Appalachian State[apos]s Jon Hartley (at 197)
Went 4-0 in ACC duals
Took second at Wolfpack Open (11/14) and third at Mat Town Open (11/27)
Earned team[apos]s Hardest Worker Award

2009-10
Went 13-8 during rookie season while primarily competing in open tournaments
Took fourth place at ESU Open (11/21)
Won all three of his dual matches, with two resulting in bonus points
Earned 19-6 major decision over NC State[apos]s Colin Genthert in ACC dual (2/13)
Lost to top-ranked Mack Lewnes of Cornell at Southern Scuffle (12/29)
Named to All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll

KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
2009 Missouri State Champion at 171 pounds
Posted 55-0 record with 35 falls his senior year; fell one win shy of Missouri state record for wins in a season
Senior team captain
2008 Super 32 Runner-Up
Had 80 career pins in high school
Was crowned Missouri USAW state champion in freestyle and Greco Roman in 2009
33-5 record with 23 falls his junior year (171 pounds)
2007 Outstanding Wrestler at Pat Shaw International Tournament (in Guatemala)
Member of 2007 Athletes in Action team tour to Guatemala
Posted 33-3 record his sophomore year (152 pounds)
15 and Under Cliff Keen Kickoff Champion in 2005
15 and Under Tulsa National Runner-Up in 2005

PERSONAL
Son of Jay and Sandra Doty
Earned bachelor[apos]s degree in civil engineering

Weight Overall Dual ACC Dual Dual Pts. ACC NCAA MD TF Pins Fastest
Year Class Record Record Record Scored Place Place W/L W/L W/L Pin
2009-10 174 13-8 3-0 1-0 13 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 5-0 0:56
2010-11 174/184/197 25-9 8-2 2-0 21 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 5-0 0:34
2011-12* 174 20-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 3-0 1:53
2012-13 184 19-12 13-5 3-2 43 2-1/2nd 2-2 5-3 1-0 5-0 2:41
2013-14 184 29-10 17-4 5-1 72 2-1/2nd 2-2 5-1 0-0 7-0 1:30
Career 86-39 41-11 11-3 149 4-2 4-4 13-6 2-0 22-0 0:34