Tim Harner

Height:
5-11
Weight:
149
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Norristown, Pa.

Preseason Note: Entered the year ranked No. 17 by the NWCA at 141 pounds.
2008 (Jr.): Named to the NWCA All-Academic Team, helping Liberty finish the year ranked No. 3 nationally in the final NWCA 2007-08 All-Academic Wrestling Team listing with a 3.286 team GPA … selected as a member of the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … selected to the inaugural VaSID all-state team, garnering first-team all-state honors … led the team with 32 victories … posted the most wins by fall (11) … had the team's second best winning mark in dual matches at 14-3 … one of six grapplers to advance to the NCAA National Championship following a victory at the NCAA East Regionals hosted by Liberty … advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Nationals, finishing the event with a 2-2 record … opened the year with a 2-2 record at the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Tournament (11/10) … placed fourth at the Navy Classic for the second straight year, finishing with a 5-2 record (11/17) … was a perfect 4-0 at the Hoosier Duals (11/24), gaining victories over wrestlers from Duke, Ohio, Oregon and host Indiana … was 3-2 at the Nittany Lion Open (12/2) … placed second at the Virginia State Intercollegiates (1/5) … after dropping a narrow 4-3 decision to No. 19 Ryan Prater at the Wendy's Big Classic Duals, he reeled off 13 straight victories, including seven by fall during the streak … the run culminated with a victory at the NCAA East Regionals (3/9) … captured wins over Maryland's Jon Kohler and No. 19 Ryan Williams at the NCAA National Championship, exacting revenge from a loss to Williams in the title bout at the Virginia State Intercollegiates.
2007 (So.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … one of four Liberty wrestlers to advance to the NCAA National Championships … led the squad with 37 individual match victories … opened the season wrestling with two matches at 149 pounds (0-2 in the weight class) … wrestled the remainder of the year at 141 pounds … posted a 74.0 percent winning percentage at 141 pounds (37-13) … posted a 15-3 record in dual matches at 141 pounds … placed in six different tournaments throughout the year, including weight-class victories at the Virginia State Intercollegiates and the NCAA East Regional … also led the team with 13 wins by fall … posted a 13-3 record in matches decided by fall … second on the team with nine major decision victories … was 9-1 in matches decided by major decision … recorded the longest individual match winning streak on the team during the year with 11-straight victories … was one of three Liberty wrestlers to garner regional rankings during the course of the season, as listed by WrestlingReport.com … finished 3-1 to place fourth at the Navy Classic (11/18) … finished the Nittany Lion Classic with a 5-2 record to place seventh at the prestigious event (12/3) … posted a 5-2 record at the Reno Tournament of Champions to finish fifth at the event (12/20) … was one of two Liberty wrestlers to be invited to the Midland Championships (12/28), posting a 3-2 record at the tournament … was a perfect 4-0 at the Virginia State Intercollegiates (1/6), helping him claim the weight-class championship and Most Outstanding Wrestler honors … went into the NCAA National Championship having won 13 out of his previous 14 matches and 17 out of his previous 19 matches.
Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from Rider … posted a 26-15 record in his only year as a member of the Broncs' wrestling program … was a national qualifier at 133 pounds … ranked as high as No. 17 nationally during the year … tied for the team lead in total wins … placed first at the Keystone Classic … finished third at the Beast of the East and the CAA … sixth-place finish at the Mat Town championship.
Prep: Graduated from Norristown Area High School … finished his high school career with a 167-15 record (91.8 winning percentage) … started off his prep career with a 37-7 record at 103 pounds to qualify for the state championship … posted a 39-4 record as a sophomore at 103 pounds … finished fifth at the state championship and named a Fargo Junior National All-American … posted a 40-3 record at 112 pounds as a junior … placed third at the state tournament as a junior and was the NWCA Senior Open champion … capped off his career with a stellar 51-1 record at 119 pounds as a senior … finished third in the state tournament and ranked as high as seventh nationally by Wrestling USA Magazine … broke the district record for wins in a season as a senior … was a member of the National Honor Society as he posted a 3.55 GPA in high school.
Personal: Son of Mark and Sandy Harner … birthday is on Aug. 26 … comes from a strong wrestling background as his father, Mark, wrestled at West Chester and his uncle, Steve Harner, wrestled at Clarion … majoring in sport management at Liberty … would like to work in college athletics after graduation … his favorite aspect of being a part of the Liberty wrestling program is that he is coached by individuals who care more about his personal life than his performance … is often compared to the cartoon character the Road Runner, because he can find a way out of any situation.