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2016-17 Wrestling Roster

Gene Smith
Gene Smith

Michael Lowman

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown North Highlands, Calif.
  • High School Foothill

Biography

2016-17 (Senior): Earned All-American honors after finishing in fourth at 285 pounds and going 3-2 at Nationals … took second at the Super Region 3 Championship … finished with an overall record of 29-11 and went 11-3 (6-1 NSIC) in duals ... earned first team All-NSIC honors … named NSIC Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 6 … defeated Colorado Mesa’s Clayton Voytilla at the Midwest Duals to earn his 100th career win … finished second on the team with 11 falls and finished third on the team with 54 takedowns. 

2015-16 (Junior): Posted a 23-10 record on the year ... is 14-6 in duals ... finished 1-2 at the NCAA Super Region 3 Championship ... took home first at the Dakota Wesleyan Open on Nov. 14 ... had 33 takedowns on the year ... has four pins on the year ... has two technical falls victory on the season ... recorded four major decisions on the season ... recorded three four-point nearfalls ... defeated Cole Wilson from Southwest Minnesota State by a 3-1 decision on Nov. 14 

2014-15 (Sophomore): Posted a 30-13 record at 285 pounds ... went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships … finished fourth at Super Region Three Tournament … won nine straight bouts during the season ... named NSIC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 26 … placed first at the DWU Open on Nov. 15 ... took second at the 285-pound title bout at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open on Nov. 22 ... recorded seven pins ... won one major decisions and 19 decisions ... posted a 7-4 record against NSIC opponents … and a 17-9 mark against Division II opponents. 

2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman): Posted 13-10 record at 285 pounds ... won the Holiday Inn Open 285-pound title in Kearney, Neb. on Nov. 23 ... compiled 5-3 record against NSIC opponents ... recorded seven wins by decision, one major decision, and three pins. 

2012-13 (Freshman): Sat out season as a redshirt ... posted a 17-3 record wrestling unattached at 285 pounds ... placed second at the Nebraska-Kearney Open on Nov. 17 ... won 285-pound title at MSU Moorhead Open on Dec. 1 ... won seven bouts by pin.

High School: 2012 graduate of Foothill High School ... second-place finish in the California state tournament ...  first wrestler in program history to qualify for the Senior Nationals ... posted a 44-3 record for the 2011-12 season ... won the Pioneer Valley League 285-pound championship for the second-consecutive year ... was 52-6 as a junior and qualified for the state tournament.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

  • 2013-14Redshirt Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Junior

  • 2016-17Senior