Paulsen's Career Match-By-Match
2010-11 Season (Senior): Stanford's starter at 133 pounds ... compiled a 15-5 overall record and a 7-1 mark in duals ... qualified for the NCAA Tournament with a third-place finish at the Pac-10 Championships in Corvallis, Ore. ... was 0-2 at NCAA's in Philadelphia, Pa. ... scored 24 dual points for the team ... was 6-0 in major decisions ... posted one fall on the year against Arizona State's David Prado at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 19 where he finished fourth overall ... went 3-1 at the Lone Star Duals in mid-January.
2009-10 Season (Junior): Stanford's starting 133-pounder, finished with a 24-15 overall record and a 11-6 mark in duals ... earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships ... posted a 1-2 record at NCAAs, including a 16-1 technical fall over Wyoming's Cory VomBaur ... placed fifth at his first Pac-10 Championships ... led the team with five technical fall victories on the year ... fourth on the squad with 44 dual points ... began the year with a season-best seven consecutive wins ... placed third at the Fullerton Open with a 5-1 record in late November.
2008-09 Season (Sophomore): Competed unattached in three tournaments, placed in all three events and tallied an 11-2 record ... earned bonus points in seven of his 11 wins, including four pins, two technical falls and a major decision ... went undefeated at the Menlo Open to claim the 133-pound title ... posted a 4-1 record to finish third at the Fullerton Open ... tallied two technical falls, a pin and a major decision during the tournament ... went 5-1 at the California Collegiates in January, pinning three of his six opponents to take third place.
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2007-08 Season (Redshirt Freshman): Stanford's starting 133-pounder before being sidelined by an injury ... posted an 11-4 record and won the only dual match he wrestled for the Cardinal ... nabbed four major decisions ... pinned his first opponent of the year and went undefeated at the Menlo Open ... went on to win his first six bouts of the season ... came within one match of placing at the Central Missouri Open and the Fullerton Open, combining for seven wins between the two events.
2006-07 Season (Freshman): Competed unattached at the Fullerton Open and the California Collegiates ... earned nine wins in 12 matches and pinned two opponents ... also won three matches by technical fall and one by major decision ... took third at the California Collegiates with a 5-1 mark ... ended the season on a four-match win streak ... competed at the FILA Junior National Championships in April.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Calvary Chapel High School ... captained the team as a senior ... a four-time Pacific Coast League Champion ... a two-time CIF Champion ... placed in the top-three at the state championships for three straight seasons ... took second at senior nationals as a senior ... Masters Champion as a senior ... posted a 41-2 record during final high school season ... named the Orange County Register's Wrestler of the Year as a senior.
Personal: Son of Michael and Debbie Paulsen ... majoring in engineering ... enjoys biking.
Paulsen's Year-by-Year Statistics
| Year | Record | Dual Record | Falls | Tech. Falls |
| 2006-07 | Redshirted | |||
| 2007-08 | 11-4 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | 11-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | 24-15 | 11-6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010-11 | 15-5 | 7-1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 61-26 | 19-7 | 7 | 8 |