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Bellarmine University Athletics

2018-19 Wrestling Roster

Andrew Sams

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Secondary Education-Mathematics
  • Hometown Fairfield, OH
  • High School Fairfield
  • Parents Steve and Renee Sams

Biography

2018-19: Named first-team All-GLVC at 174…Recognized as GLVC Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 11 and Feb. 5…Academic All-GLVC honoree...Led team with 39 wins, going 39-6 overall…The 39 wins set a new single-season program record for victories in any weight class…Went 36-6 at 174 and 3-0 at 184…Piled up a 20-match win streak during season…Recorded seven falls…Opened season by going 4-1 and placing second in the Patriot Open…Notched 4-1 record in Mount Union Invitational while finishing third…Pushed to dominant 4-0 record at Newberry Duals behind a fall, tech fall and two major decisions…Defeated NAIA’s ninth-ranked Lucas Miozza of Lindsey Wilson 6-3 in dual on Dec. 6…Went 6-2 and became first wrestler in program history to place at prestigious Midwest Classic, taking seventh behind wins over eighth-ranked Lukas Poloncic of Augustana, 6-4, and sixth-ranked Damon Greenwald of Seton Hill, 10-3…Tallied 5-0 record while placing first at Spartan Mat Classic…Won all four of his matches at Greyhound Open in capturing 174 title…Amassed 6-0 record at GLVC Championships, including 9-8 decision over second-ranked Nick Foster of McKendree…Concluded regular season with 5-2 win over NAIA’s 18th-ranked Jack Servies of Marian…Delivered a pair of wins at NCAA Super Regional while placing fifth.
2018-19 Match-by-Match Results

2017-18: Named second-team All-GLVC…Acknowledged as GLVC Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7 and Jan. 16…Earned spot on NWCA All-Academic team...Academic All-GLVC honoree…As a freshman, led team in wins (26) while finishing second in team points (61.5) and tying for second in falls (five)…Posted 11-4 record at 174 and 15-5 mark at 165 while going 26-9 overall…Won the 174-pound championship, which included first collegiate victory, after going 4-0 at the Patriot Open on Nov. 4…Notched five wins against a single loss to place fifth at the Mount Union Invitational on Nov. 11…In first collegiate duals match, delivered a pin against Cumberlands (Ky.)…Claimed wins in three of four matches at the Newberry Duals on Dec. 3…Racked up a 5-0 record to secure the 165-pound championship at the Spartan Mat Classic on Jan. 13…Recorded GLVC duals victories against Indianapolis, Truman State, Drury and Maryville…Closed regular season with duals triumph against Marian on Feb. 9…Wrangled team-best sixth-place finish at NCAA Super Regional on Feb. 23-24, defeating opponents from Findlay and Newberry.
2017-18 Match-by-Match Results

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    5'11"