Kellen Russell Class: Junior Hometown: High Bridge, N.J. High School: Blair Academy Weight: 141

Junior (2009-10) ... Redshirted season ... Did not compete.

Sophomore (2008-09)... NCAA All-American ... Placed seventh at the NCAA Championships (March 19-21) with a 5-2 record ... Defeated Penn State's Frank Molinaro 7-4 in the seventh-place contest ... Captured second straight Big Ten 141-pound title at the Big Ten Championships (March 7-8) with a 4-0 mark ... Defeated Wisconsin's top-ranked Zach Tanelli 6-4 SV in the championship match ... Boasted a perfect 8-0 Big Ten dual record ... Cruised past Illinois' Ryan Prater 11-5 in final Big Ten weekend (Feb. 20) ... Knocked off Ohio State's 16th-ranked, defending NCAA champion J Jaggers 4-2 on a last-second takedown (Feb. 13) ... Picked up his 50th career win with a 5-0 decision against Michigan State's Collin Dozier (Feb. 8) ... Defeated Minnesota's eighth-ranked Mike Thorn 6-4 (Feb. 6) and Northwestern's 16th-ranked Keith Sulzer 4-3 (Jan. 31) ... Registered a perfect 3-0 mark at the National Duals (Jan. 10-11) ... Recorded three straight bonus wins to open the New Year, earning a 17-1 technical against Oregon State's Ryan Harold (Jan. 2) before pinning Northern Colorado's Lance Gallegos (2:05) and posting an 8-0 major decision against Nebraska Jon Burns in the road tri-meet (Jan. 4) ... Posted a 17-1 technical fall against Oregon State' ... Placed third at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 5-6) with a 5-1 record, a technical fall and a major decision ... Earned a 3-1 overtime decision against Virginia Tech's Chris Diaz in the third-place contest ... Split opening-weekend duals, falling to Penn's Rick Rappo (F4:50, Nov. 22) after defeating Lehigh's Seth Ciasulli 7-5 SV (Nov. 21).

Freshman (2007-08)... Posted a 2-2 record at the NCAA Championships (March 20-22) ... Named Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year ... Captured the Big Ten 141-pound title with a 4-0 record at the conference meet (March 8-9) ... Defeated Minnesota's eighth-ranked Manuel Rivera 3-2 in the championship final ... Faced ranked competition in 15 of his final 18 matches ... Registered a 14-5 record against ranked opposition ... Earned bonus points in 10 victories ... Battled past Wisconsin's sixth-ranked Kyle Ruschell (Feb. 15) and Iowa's seventh-ranked Dan LeClere (Feb. 17) by 6-4 margins ... Defeated Central Michigan's 12th-ranked Eric Kruger 3-0 (Jan. 20) ... Posted a 2-2 record at the National Duals (Jan. 12-13), rebounding from a pair of first-day losses with wins over Iowa's 11th-ranked Dan LeClere (Fall, 4:45) and Minnesota's fourth-ranked Manuel Rivera (10-7) ... Registered the best start for a U-M true freshman in program history with 18 consecutive wins ... Posted a 3-0 mark at the Lone Star Duals (Jan. 5), tallying his first-career pin against Appalachian State's Marcus Cox (2:49) ... Registered three wins at the Wolverine Quad (Dec. 30) with two major decisions ... Named TheMat.com and Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 5) after capturing the 141-pound title at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Nov. 30-Dec. 1) with a 5-0 record ... Defeated Ohio State's J Jaggers 4-3 in the championship final and Hofstra's third-ranked Charles Griffin 6-3 in the semifinals ... Registered a perfect 4-0 record at the Northeast Collegiate Duals (Nov. 24) ... Posted a 2-0 mark at the EMU Open (Nov. 3) before withdrawing with injury ... Defeated Mount St. Joseph's Dave Harris 16-1 in his collegiate debut.

Prep... Blair Academy (2007) ... Named Northeast Region recipient of the 2007 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award ... Member of Wrestling USA Dream Team (2007) ... Captured the 130-pound title at the 2007 Senior Nationals ... Crowned Junior Freestyle National champion (130 pounds, 2006) and Cadet Freestyle National champion (125 pounds, 2005) ... Placed second at the 2007 Junior Nationals (140 pounds) ... Three-time National Prep champion (2004, '06, '07) ... Career prep record of 147-7 ... Beast of the East champion (2005) and three-time finalist (2003, '05, '06) ... Walsh Ironman champion (2006) and two-time finalist (2003, '06).

Personal... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology ... Born on February 20, 1989 ... Son of Edward and Maria Russell.

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