Patrick Graham

Height:
5-9
Weight:
165
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Annapolis, Md.
High School:
Annapolis HS

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2012-13):
Finished the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships with a 3-2 record, with wins over Rider's No. 20 Ramon Santiago (15-3, major), Pitt's No. 16 Tyler Wilps (5-4, decision) and Missouri's No. 17 Zach Toal (5-4, decision)...Dropped a 3-2 decision to Virginia's No. 7 Nicholas Sulzer to miss the All-America rounds in Des Moines, Iowa...A 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling automatic qualifier at 165 pounds...Capped off his senior year with a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship after he topped Iowa State's No. 19 Mike Moreno, 6-2 in the semifinal bout, but fell to Oklahoma State's No. 2 Tyler Caldwell in the championship final...Eleven match win streak snapped against Virginia Tech' s No. 5 Peter Yates at National Duals, followed by a 5-1 decision over Michigan's No. 9 Taylor Mesa...Wrestled up at 174-pounds against No. 9 Virginia Tech, where he captured the 40th win of his career and 10th dual victory of his senior campaign with a 3-2 decision over Austin Gabel...Secured his second-consecutive major decision for the first time of the season after he took down Lehigh's Ben Haas, 11-3...Continued an eight-match win streak after he collected his fourth major decision of the season with a 14-3 bout over WVU's Dominic Prezzia...Topped his third top-20 opponent of the 2012-13 season after he posted a 6-4 decision against No. 20 Michael Moreno in OU's dual against Iowa State...Claimed the 165-pound champion title at the Midlands Championship after his opponent Bekzod Abdurakhmanov forfeited due to injury...Went 5-0 at the event with an unscathed record...Went 2-1 at the 2012 Journeymen/Asics Northeastern Duals with wins over Central Michigan's Ottinger (4-1 decision) and Hofstra's Tesdick (4:19 fall)...Captured his first victory of the year with a 10-4 decision over Oklahoma City's Zach Skates.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2011-12):
Was an automatic qualifier at NCAAs where he went 2-2 ... Upset Illinois' Conrad Polz, the No. 8 seed, in the first round, 8-3 ... Both losses at NCAAs came to seeded wrestlers ... Completed the season with a 20-14 record that included four majors and a technical fall ... Finished third at the 2012 Big 12 Championships ... His 53 takedown's is tied for second most on the team ... Earned a sixth place finish at the Midlands Championships after posting a 3-3 record ... Finished fourth at the Brockport/Oklahoma Gold Classic ... Each of Graham's losses have come against wrestlers ranked in the top 15.

PRIOR TO OU:
Transferred from American University ... a two year starter for the Eagles competing at 157 and 165 pounds ... 2011 NCAA Qualifier ... placed third at the 2011Keystone Classic... earned an eighth place finish at the 2011 Midlands Championships .... took fourth at the 2011 EIWA Tournament .... finished the 2011 season with a record of 24-19 ... holds a career record of 43-36.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A three-time Maryland state champion ... went undefeated his junior and senior years.