Player Bio: Imad Kharbush

Player Bio: Imad Kharbush

  Imad Kharbush
Imad Kharbush
Player Profile
Hometown:
Livonia, MI
High School:
Stevenson
Weight:
174

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2005-06 (Senior): Began the season with a No. 8 ranking from InterMat ... Opened the year at the Eastern Michigan Open ... Advanced to the semifinals with a trio of decisions, before injury defaulting out of the tournament ... Did not compete again and left the team.

2004-05 Season (Junior): Finished with 28 wins, second-most on the squad ... Tallied 11 victories in dual bouts and ended the season with 10 pins, bringing his career total to 18 ... Qualified for his second NCAA Tournament with a third-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships ... Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team ... Posted a fourth-place finish at the Central Missouri Open with five wins ... Took third place at the California Open with a 5-1 mark ... At the Reno Tournament of Champions in December, scored a pin and a major decision before a broken nose forced him to default out of the competition ... Returned to the mat in January at the Lone Star Duals and picked up a pair of victories ... Pinned both of his opponents when the Cardinal faced off against Lock Haven and Iowa State ... Won three matches at the conference tournament to place and earn a trip to Nationals for the second-straight season ... Won his first two matches at the NCAA Tournament in St. Louis before being knocked out of the competition.

2003-04 Season (Sophomore): Notched 32 wins with 12 dual victories and six Falls Selected to the Pac-10 All-Academic First team ... Placed at four tournaments during the year, including a first-place finish at the conference tournament to earn his first bid to the NCAA Championships ... Won his first match of the season, pinning Menlo's Harry Johal at 1:20 ... Won a pair of matches at the Central Missouri Open ... Posted a major decision in his opening bout at Midlands, with a 12-4 win over Nate Schy (Franklin & Marshall) ... Captured second place at the California Open with a 4-1 record ... Posted seven-straight wins after dropping his first bout to take third at the Aggie Open ... Finished in second place at the All-Cal Invitational with a trio of wins, including two falls ... Claimed the Pac-10 Championship at 174 pounds with a perfect 3-0 record, including a 6-4 sudden victory decision over top-seed Jed Pennell of Oregon State.

2002-03 Season (Redshirt): Redshirted his second season in order to concentrate on academics.

2001-02 Season (Freshman): As a true Freshman, recorded 16 wins with two pins ... Recorded his first collegiate victory with an 8-5 dual win over San Francisco State's Brian Ysias ... Helped Stanford defeat Northwestern at the Lone Star Duals with a technical fall over J.P. Boulus ... Claimed the Aggie Open title at 74 pounds ... Posted one victory in his first appearance at the conference championships.

High School: Posted first and third-place finishes in the Michigan state tournament ... A three-time state qualifier ... Amassed 151 career wins ... Voted team MVP and a three-year team captain ... Coached by Bob Moreau at Livonia Stevenson High School.

Personal: A Management Science and Engineering major.

Kharbush's Year-by-Year Statistics


Year

Record

Dual
Record


Falls
Tech.
Falls
2002 16-15 8-9 2 1 2003 Redshirted 2004 32-10 12-2 6 0 2005 28-10 11-4 10 1 2006 3-0 0-0 0 0 Career
Totals
79-35 31-15 18 2

Last Updated: 6/2/06