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Kerry McCoy on Perry: "Brian is a hard worker and has sacrificed a lot to return to the team for his fifth year. I am expecting a great year for him."
2006-07 Season (Senior): Team co-captain ... Placed fifth in the Pac-10 and earned one of the conference's wild card spots to qualify for the NCAA Championships ... Finished the season with 27 wins at 165 pounds, including 10 in duals ... Won five of six Pac-10 dual bouts ... Won 11 of first 13 matches to start the season, including an 11-8 upset of No. 4 Deonte Penn of Edinboro ... Pinned five opponents, won one bout by technical fall and picked up seven major decisions ... Placed third at the Bison Open in November with a 5-1 record ... Recorded fastest fall at the Bison Open, pinning Tony Hewitt of Concordia in 46 seconds ... Earned 38 dual points for the Cardinal ... Season-best seven match win streak came between Jan. 12 and Feb. 24 ... Faced six ranked opponents during the season ... Earned the Tod Surmon Award for performance against Menlo College ... A Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention Selection ... Named team's Most Improved Wrestler ... An NWCA Academic All-American.
2005-06 Season (Junior): Notched nine wins on the year ... Selected as a Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... Started the year with a fifth-place showing at the Central Missouri Open ... Added three victories at the California Open ... Started both tournaments with an opening round pin ... Finished the season ranked second on the team in wins by fall.
2004-05 Season (Sophomore): Posted 10 wins in his second season ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention accolades ... Won his first two matches at the Menlo Invitational ... Claimed second place at the All-Cal Invitational.
2003-04 Season (Freshman): Finished his freshman campaign with 20 wins, including nine dual meet victories and five falls ... Took fifth-place at the Pac-10 Championships, just missing a trip to the NCAA Tournament ... Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention accolades ... Won three bouts at the Central Missouri Open with two falls ... Picked up two wins at the Lone Star Duals ... Posted four wins to take fourth at the Aggie Open.
2002-03 Season (Redshirt): Wrestled unattached at tournaments during the year ... Competed at the California Open ... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Aggie Open.
High School: A two-time Missouri state champion ... Also finished second at state as a sophomore ... Tallied a 155-16 overall record over his four years ... Named to the Academic All-State Team for three-straight years ... A two-time all-district selection in football ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Coached by Doug Black at Hickman High School.
Personal: An Economics major.
Perry's Year-by-Year Statistics
Year | Record | Dual Record | Falls | Tech. Falls |
2003 | Redshirted | |||
2004 | 20-14 | 9-4 | 5 | 0 |
2005 | 10-8 | -- | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 9-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 |
2007 | 27-16 | 10-3 | 5 | 1 |
Career Totals | 66-45 | 20-8 | 15 | 2 |