Sean Katz

Height:
5-6
Weight:
133
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chesapeake, Va.

2009 (Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … wrestled at three different weight classes (125, 133 and 141 pounds) … posted a 2-4 overall record on the season … won his first bout at the Body Bar Invitational, posting an 11-7 decision over Buffalo's Dan Bishop at 125 pounds … helped the Flames capture the Eastern Regional Duals title with a 13-4 major decision over Wagner's Ryan Wagner at 141 pounds.
2008 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … led the Flames at 125 pounds with 15 victories … ranked sixth overall on the squad in total wins … was tied for fifth on the team in wins by fall (5-3) … posted an impressive 3-2 record at the Hoosier Duals (11/24) … opened the event with a 10-0 major decision over Ohio's Heath Allen … continued his tournament run with a 3-0 blanking of Cumberland's Jeremy Padgett … finished third at the Spartan Invitational, posting a 4-1 record at the event (12/1) … won his first two bouts by fall over TCNJ's Jashon Scott and Gloucester's Ken Chambers at 3:20 … closed out the tournament with a 2-0 decision over TCNJ's Dan Hughes in the third-place bout … posted a 2-1 decision win over Campbellsville's James Hicks to help the Flames open the Campbellsville Duals with a 26-9 victory over the host school (12/8) … picked up his quickest win by fall on the year when he pinned Messiah's Andrew Clark 1:14 into his match-up, helping the Flames to a 30-15 dual victory at the Liberty Quad (1/26) … won three of his four bouts at the Eastern Regional Duals, helping the Flames take home the first-place team trophy (2/3) … opened the event with an 8-6 sudden victory over Duquesne's Jon Bittinger … closed the event with a win by fall (6:08) over Delaware State's Tad Broomal and a technical fall win, 17-2, over Millersville's John Andel … pinned Wagner's Nicholas Keshecki, 1:31, at the NCAA East Regional (3/9) for his final victory of the year.
2007 (Fr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … finished the year with a 13-11 overall record … one of eight wrestlers to finish the season with a winning record … wrestled at both 125 (12-11) and 133 pounds (1-0) … posted a 7-3 record in dual matches … 5-1 in matches determined by fall … picked up his first collegiate victory with a 9-6 decision win over Anderson's Andy Wade at 133 pounds, helping the Flames to a 37-3 season-opening victory at the Hokie Classic (11/5) … picked up his first win by fall (4:21) over Campbell's Richie Apolinar in a tri-match at N.C. State (11/8) … 2-2 at the Navy Classic (11/18), including a win by fall (1:00) over Binghamton's Rob Slavin … 3-0 at the Liberty Quad (11/22), beginning with a win by fall (3:11) over Newberry's Chauncey McElheney to start a five-match winning streak … placed fourth at the Spartan Invitational with a 3-2 record (12/2) … picked up a 5-2 decision win over James Madison's Louis Sweet at the Virginia State Intercollegiates (1/6) … helped the Flames to a 36-9 dual match victory over Messiah with a win by fall (1:58) over Mark Eilertsen ... claimed a 15-12 decision victory over Millersville's John Andel at the East Regional Duals (2/4).
Prep: Graduated from Hickory High School … finished his high school career with a 163-45 record (78.3 winning percentage) … finished his career with 93 pins … four-year letterwinner … two-time Richmond Invitational champion … compiled a 19-15 record as a freshman at 103 pounds, helping him earn second-team Southeastern District honors … named to the first-team Southeastern District team as a sophomore after finishing the year with a 50-13 record at 103 pounds … posted a 50-10 record as a junior at 103 pounds, earning second-team Southeastern District honors … finished his prep career with a 44-7 record as a senior at 125 pounds to earn first-team Southeastern District honors … named Outstanding Wrestler in 2005.
Personal: Son of Michael Katz and Romona Campbell … birthday is on Sept. 26 … majoring in social sciences … would like to teach history and coach wrestling after graduation … lists cookie dough, popcorn and spicy nacho Doritos among his favorite snack foods … if he was stranded on a desert island, he would want a surfboard, a knife, matches and a frying pan among the items he was left with … would love to spend a year visiting Costa Rica, because the area is gorgeous and he enjoyed surfing there during a recent trip … listed Boy Meets World and Saved by the Bell as some of his favorite television shows growing up.