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AT ILLINOIS
1998-99:
* Did not compete
1997-98:
* Illinois' starter at 134 pounds
* Placed second at the St. Louis
Open
* Finished eighth at the Las Vegas Invitational
* Won three matches
at the Peach Duals, Jan. 10, including one by a fall
* Earned his second
varsity letter
1996-97:
* Named to Amateur Wrestling News' second team All-Rookie Team
*
Winner of the Jon Llewellyn Most Improved Wrestler award
* Was the starter at 134 pounds and
earned his first Varsity "I" award
* Finished 18-16 on the season with one
pin
* Placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships to qualify for the NCAA
championships
1995-96:
* Redshirt season
* Compiled 6-4 record competing unattached
HIGH SCHOOL
* A four-year letterman and three-time state qualifier
* Finished fifth in
Class AA tournament at 103 pounds as a sophomore, was fourth at 119 pounds
as a junior and was third at 125 pounds as a senior
* Posted a 160-14
career record with 92 pins
* Also earned one letter in golf
* Named senior
class president
PERSONAL
* Parents are Mark and Joan Siebert
* Father was his high
school coach and played football at Wisconsin-Superior
* Older brother,
Eric, won the 1998 NCAA 150-pound title at Illinois
* Says his biggest
thrill in sports was watching Illinois assistant coach Steve Marianetti
upset Iowa's Lincoln McIlravy in the 150-pound NCAA finals in 1995
*
Recreation management major
Siebert at Illinois Year W L F Big Ten NCAA 1996-97 18 16 1 4th DNP 1997-98 14 15 1 DNP -- 1998-99 Did not compete Totals 32 31 2
