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2003-04: Finished sixth at the NCAA Championships to earn All--America honors ... Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships, to qualify for the national tournament for the third straight year ... Went 7-1 in Big Ten dual action ... Pinned Joseph Gulotta of Northwestern in 1:30, fastest of his career ... Defeated 9th-ranked Eric Bradley to help the Illini defeat Penn State ... Won all three matches at the N.C. State Duals ... Went 6-1 at the Midlands, placing third...Placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas ... Placed first at the Missouri Open, beating Big Ten opponent Andy Rios of Indiana in the finals Ranks 21st on the career win list with 81 ... His 35 wins in 2004 ranks eighth on the school's single-season list ... Was 7-8 vs. ranked opponents ... Biggest win over ranked foe was vs. No. 5 Kurt Backes of Iowa State ... Starter at 184 pounds after competing at 174 for his first two seasons in the lineup.
2002-03: Became a two-time NCAA Qualifier ... Lost to eventual finalist Carl Fronhofer of Pitt at the NCAA Championships ... Finished the season with a 28-9 mark with one pin ... Took fourth at the 2003 Big Ten Championships, recording three wins in the tournament ... Highest ranking was seventh by Amateur Wrestling News ... Big Ten Dual Record was 4-3 ... Placed in every tournament, winning the Missouri Open ... Made the finals at the Las Vegas Invitational, coming within one takedown of 2002 national champion Greg Jones of West Virginia in a 5-3 loss ... Took third at the Midlands, losing only one match in the tournament, which was to world freestyle team member and third-ranked in the world Joe Williams of Sunkist Kids ... Began the season unranked and beat out fellow teammate Pete Friedl for a starting spot following his first-place finish at the Missouri Open ... Recorded a 7-8 record vs. ranked opponents ... Had upset wins over #9 Dustin Kawa of N.C. State and #5 Travis Pascoe of Nebraska.
2001-02: Qualified for first career NCAA appearance after placing seventh at the Big Ten Championships with two wins ... Had a 1-2 record at NCAAs with one fall ... Regular starter at 174 pounds ... Recorded a 4-2 record in Big Ten duals, missing two matches with an injured knee ... Came in second place at the Missouri Open ... Placed fourth at the Northern Iowa Open ... Finished the dual season with 15-11 overall record with two falls ... Earned first career Varsity "I" Award.
2000-01: Redshirt season ... Compiled a 14-2 record with one fall as a backup at 184 pounds ... Placed first at the Missouri Open for the Frosh/ Soph. division ... Earned a fourth place finish at the UNI Open for 184 pounds ... Finished second for Illini freshman in wins with 14 .
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters in wrestling and three in football ... Placed second at 171 pounds at the Illinois state meet as a senior and fifth at 145 as a junior ... Placed fourth at 171 pounds at the high school nationals as a senior ... All-state strong safety in football and All-American and all-conference in wrestling ... Member of a four-time state championship wrestling team and 1998 state football champions ... Graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 23, 1982 ... Has one younger sister, Katie, who is a freshman at Illinois ... Double major in speech communications and finance ... Son of Terry and Denise Glynn.
GLYNN'S CAREER RECORD
YEAR W L F Big Ten NCAA 2001-02 18 15 3 7th DNP 2002-03 28 9 1 4th DNP 2003-04 35 9 3 7th 6th Total 81 33 7
