Ed Ruth Class: Sophomore Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. High School: Susquehanna Township Weight: 174/184 Position: 174/184 Experience: So.

FIRST TIME ALL-AMERICAN
Sophomore Ed Ruth blazed his way to a third place finish at NCAAs last year in Philadelphia and heads into the new year looking to improve upon that and make a run at a national title. Ruth, who also won a Big Ten crown, posted a 38-2 record and won the NCAAs Gorriaran Award during Penn State's NCAA title run a year ago.

Lion Career
2010-11:
Made collegiate debut with 20-5 tech fall over Bloomsburg's Mike Dessino on 11/12...beat talented Lehigh freshman Austin Meyes 7-5 in Rec Hall debut on 11/14...continued perfect start to collegiate career with 3-0 day at Sprawl and Brawl Duals on 11/21, including two pins...nice run at Nittany Lion Open on 12/5, going 5-1 to take second; beat #9 Scott Giffin of Penn 6-2 in semis and lost 9-4 to #8 Mike Letts of Maryland in finals...moved up a weight to 184 and pinned Lock Haven's Jacob Bachman on 12/12...moved up to 184 one more time and majored Ohio State's Peter Capone 18-6 in Big Ten dual debut on 12/19...dominated loaded 174-pound field at Southern Scuffle on 12/29-30, going 5-0 with two majors and a pin to win title...beat #1 Mack Lewness of Cornell 11-5 in semis (with four takedowns) and then took down #2 Chris Henrich of Virginia in the finals to win the crown and earn 2010 Southern Scuffle Most Outstanding Wrestler honors...went 4-0 with two tech falls and a pin at Virginia Duals on 1/7-8...pinned Pitt's Andy Vaughn (5:45) on 1/21 and Indiana's Nick Avery (4:49) on 1/23...10-3 win over #13 Ethan Lofthouse of Iowa on 1/30...18-6 major over MSU's Curran Jacobs on 2/4...beat Michigan's Justin Zeerip 13-6 on 2/6...pinned Ben Freidl of Illinois (4:56) on 2/11...12-5 win over #12 Scott Glasser of Minnesota on 2/13...completed perfect dual meet season with solid 8-5 win over #14 Ben Jordan of Wisconsin on 2/18, going 19-0 in duals and 8-0 vs. the Big Ten.

Big Ten Championships
(3-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifier): Rolled through field at 2011 Big Ten Championships to earn Big Ten title at 174, getting major and beating two ranked grapplers, a 3-2 win over Iowa's Ethan Lofthouse and an 8-5 win over Ohio State's Nick Heflin in the finals.

NCAA Championships
(6-1,3rd Place Finisher): Rebounded from an injury in the national quarterfinals to spur Penn State on to the NCAA team title with a 6-1 mark and a third place finish at his first NCAA tournament, becoming a freshman All-American...Ruth had two pins (one in 0:24 and one in 0:42) to win the Gorriaran Award for most pins in least time at the 2011 NCAA Championships...beat the #6, #5 and #3 wrestlers on his way to a third place finish.

2009-10:
Red-shirt season...went 14-3 as an unattached grappler...took second at ESU Open, placed fifth at NLO, won the Hitchcock on 1/17...second at National Collegiate...competed all year at 184...3-0 in pins.

High School/Personal
Ruth was a 2009 High School All-American and comes to Penn State as the top-ranked recruit in his weight class nationally...starred at New Jersey's Blair Academy this past season after successful high school career at Susquehanna Township..two-time PIAA Triple-A place-winner, finishing fourth and fifth in his final two years at STHS...won the NHSCA High School Junior National Championship in 2008.