Quentin Wright Class: Junior Hometown: Wingate, Pa. High School: Bald Eagle Area Weight: 184/197 Position: 184/197 Experience: Jr.

DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION
Quentin Wright will enter the 2011-12 season as the defending national champion at 184, working to repeat as NCAA champion after writing one of the sport's great stories last season. Wright, who came back from a mid-season injury to win it all last year, is a two-time All-American (having placed 6th at 174 as a true freshman in 2009).

Lion Career
2010-11:
Pinned Bloomsburg's Nate Graham in season opener on 11/12....upset 4-3 by then No. 14 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh on 11/14....perfect 3-0 showing at Sprawl and Brawl Duals on 11/21, including two majors...injured in finals of Nittany Lion Open on 12/5 after leading #14 Nate Schiedel of Binghamton; had two pins in 4-1 day to take second place...returned to action after nearly two months out of the line-up to down Pitt's Max Thomusseit on 1/21, then pinned Indiana senior Eric Cameron (3:30) on 1/23 in Big Ten dual...convincing 13-1 major over Michigan State's Ian Hinton on 2/4...pinned Michigan's Hunter Collins in just 0:24 on 2/6......

Big Ten Championships
(4-0, 1st, NCAA Qualifier): Stunning 4-0 run through 2011 Big Ten Championship field that ended with 184-pound title and tourney OW award...Wright, the 8th-seed, downed top-seed and third-ranked Travis Rutt in the quarterfinals, Illinois' Tony Dallago in the semis and 2nd-seed and 7th-ranked Kevin Steinhaus in the finals to become Penn State's fifth Big Ten champion of the day.

NCAA Championships
(5-0, 1st, All-American/National Champion): Became the 19th Penn State Nittany Lion to win an individual NCAA Championship with a 5-2 win over Lehigh's Robert Hamlin in the national finals at 184 (he won PSU's 22nd overall individual crown)...Wright went 5-0 with every match decided by three points or more...downed the #8, #1, #12 (by fall) and #2 seeds on his way to the title as the #9 seed overall.

2009-10:
Wright red-shirted last season and posted a 14-1 record. He claimed open tournament titles at Edinboro, Clarion and Mat-Town.

2008-09:
Wright lost two close bouts to junior David Erwin in wrestle-offs, going 2-2 on the day...gained the starting spot when Erwin went down with a season-ending injury...made collegiate debut in stunning fashion, downing #6 Alton Lucas (4-3), a returning All-American from Hofstra, with a last second takedown on 11/16...went 2-2 in swing through New York on 11/21-23 (fell to #5 Steve Anceravage of Cornell and #14 Chris Henrich of Virginia, then picked up a pin and a major in Binghamton)...went 4-1, advancing to finals at 2008 Nittany Lion Open...lost tough 12-6 decision to two-time ACC Champion Mike Letts in the finals...went 7-1 to take third at Wilkes Open on 12/28...downed #14 Alex Caruso of Lehigh 7-5 on 1/4...superb 4-1 showing at National Duals on 1/10-11; only loss a 3-1 decision to #2 Brandon Browne of Nebraska, moved up to 184 and downed #11 Anthony Biondo of Michigan...lost tough 3-1 (sv) decision to #17 Trevor Perry in Big Ten dual meet debut then downed Purdue's Nick Corpe (6-4 SV) on 1/24 for first Big Ten dual win...picked up two more Big Ten wins with a TF against Minnesota on 1/30 and a victory over Wisconsin on 2/1...downed Ohio State's Dave Rella on 2/6...10-3 win over MSU's Ian Hinton on 2/13...dropped close 6-4 decision to #1 Steve Luke of Michigan on 2/14....beat Penn's Scott Giffin 11-5 on 2/20.

Big Ten Championships
(3-1, Runner-Up, National Qualifier): Entered 2009 Big Ten Tournament as the #3 seed and did that one better with a trip to the Big Ten title bout as a true freshman...wins over Nick Corpe of Purdue, Trevor Perry of Indiana and Jay Borschel of Iowa to advance to finals.

NCAA Championships
(4-3, 6th, All-American): Entered the 2009 NCAA Championships as the #11 seed and ended a true freshman run through nationals as an All-American and the sixth place finisher at 174....went 4-3 at the tournament, with five of his foes being seeded wrestlers...wrestled the #6, #3, #2, #5 and #6 seeds and grabbed wins over #6 and #2.

High School/Personal
Two-time PIAA State Champion (2007 and 2008)...PIAA Runner-Up in 2006...four-time District Champion...four-time Regional Champion...won last year's Dapper Dan tourney...went 39-0 as a high school senior with 27 pins...named 2008 PIAA Most Outstanding Wrestler...won 2008 FILA Junior Freestyle National Championship and placed second in Greco-Roman at that event...as a high school senior, won the 165 pound weight class at 2007 Nittany Lion Open against collegiate wrestlers...class Vice President at BEA...Sergeant in Arms of Business Leaders of America.