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2013-14 Wrestling Roster

Justin Grant

Justin Grant

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    285
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Easton
  • High School:
    Easton
  • Major:
    Communication Studies

Summary

Biography

2013-14: Posted one win at the NCAA Championships before being eliminted 3/21)...Finished second at the EWL Championships and earned automatic bid to NCAA Championships. Won his first two matches at EWL's by decision over Greg Velasco of Rider and Riley Shaw of Cleveland State. Lost to #14 Ernest James of Edinboro by a score of 3-1 in OT in finals (3/8)...Beat #24 Tyler Deuel of Binghamton by decision 9-3 (2/22)...Posted a 4-2 decision win against Oklahoma, and a 7-0 win over Illinois (2/16)... Scored a 4-0 decision win over George Mason (2/9)... Posted a 14-8 decision win over Clarion (2/2)... Posted a 8-0 decision win over Cleveland State (1/31)... Win by pin over Hofsta (1/19)... Posted a 4-1 decision win over Rider University (1/17)... Posted a 8-2 decision win over Nebraska-Kearny (1/11)... Picked up a 3-1 win decision over Kent St. as well as a 7-1 decision win over #19 ranked Joe Stolfi from Bucknell in the Virgina Duals (1/10)... Posted a 4-2 decision win over Cody Mason to help the Huskies come back and win 19-16 over Lock Haven (12/13)...Captured the PSAC title for the 285 pound weight class at the PSAC Championships (12/7)... Posted a 4-0 win over Illinois, and posted a 6-0 decision a pinfall win over Penn in the Grapple at the Garden (12/1)... Posted a 8-2 decision over Lehigh University (11/15).

2012-13: Qualified for NCAA D-I Championships going 2-2...Ranked 15th in the final AWN poll of the season...Finished second at 285 pounds at the EWL Championships (3/9)... Scored a 4-3 decision win over Lock Haven (2/15)... Scored an 11-6 decision win over George Mason (2/10)... Posted an 8-4 decision win against Clarion (2/3)... Scored a 5-1 decision win against Cleveland State (2/2)... Named co-PSAC Wrestler of the Week (1/27)... Scored a 9-4 decision win against #18 Ernest James in the match against #15 ranked Edinboro University (1/25)... Recorded a 12-3 major decision win against Eastern Michigan (1/13)…Scored a 2-1 decision win against Maryland (1/5)…Won heavyweight title with pin at Brute Invitational (12/29)… Recorded a 5-1 decision win against Buffalo (12/18)…Won a PSAC title in the 285 pound weight class at the PSAC Championships at Kutztown (12/8)... Ranked 14th by WrestlingReport.com, 20th by Amateur Wrestling News, and 19th by Intermat (12/4)...Went a perfect 3-0 at the Northeast Duals with wins coming over Princeton, Drexel, and Hofstra (11/24)...Scored a 3-2 win over #21 ranked Lehigh (11/17)...Named the EWL Wrestler of the Week for the period ending Nov. 12...Picked up two wins at the Campbell University Duals (11/10).

2011-12: Red-shirt season. Posted 18 wins wrestling unattached during the season... Earned a spot in the 2012 United States Olympic Qualifying Trial (3/31).

2010-11: (Kutztown) Grant had an outstanding sophomore season and was one of seven Golden Bears with double digit wins...Grant finished third on the team with 22 wins at heavyweight...He placed fourth at the East Stroudsburg open and sixth at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals...Grant had four falls with is fastest coming in two minutes, 30 seconds. He also had two major decisions...KU won double digit matches for the fifth consecutive season.

2009-10: (Kutztown) Grant finished with a 6-7 record wrestling at heavyweight, including 3-3 in dual meets...He began his career with a 3-2 mark at the Washington and Jefferson Open...Grant recorded his only fall of the season in 6:47 in the Golden Bears win over American International...He also won by fall in 6:05 in an exhibition match against Muhlenberg that did not count toward his record.

 
YearRecordPins
2009-106-7 (Kutztown)1
2010-1122-11 (Kutztown)4
2011-12Red-Shirt---
2012-1324-75
2013-1431-88
Career55-15 (BU Record)13


Personality Profile: Son of Ralph White and Denise Hoover; Water or Gatorade: Water; I spent this summer... In Bloomsburg; Favorite Holiday: Christmas; I prefer watching the Winter/Summer Olympics: Summer; Besides your sport, what sport do you like watching the most: Basketball and football; How many of your HS classmates play a sport in college: 6-7; My favorite cereal is: Grape Nuts: My favorite place to eat in Bloomsburg is: Steph's Subs; My favorite place to play in the PSAC (besides BU): Kutztown; My high school mascot was a: Red Rover; My favorite part of pre-season training is: When it's over

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Historical Player Information

  • 2011-2012Junior

    6'0" 285 lbs
  • 2012-13Redshirt Junior

    6'0" 285 lbs
  • 2013-14Redshirt Senior

    6'0" 285 lbs