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    Matt Weight
    Matt Weight
    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Batavia, Ill.

    High School:
    Batavia

    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 197

    Birthdate:
    11/16/1981

    2004-05: Defeated Kyle Considine of Augustana in a dual, 12-3 ... Went 3-2 at the Midlands ... Went 1-2 at the UNI Open ... Placed fourth at the Missouri Open.

    2003-04: Placed third at the UNI Open, going 4-1 ... Went 2-3 at the Missouri Open at 197 pounds ... Made dual lineup for two Big Ten matches.

    2001-03: Took two-year hiatus for Mormon mission.

    2000-2001: Redshirt season.

    HIGH SCHOOL: Placed second at the 2000 Illinois state tournament ... Earned three letters in wrestling and two in football ... Compiled a high school record of 105-16 ... Had 383 career take-downs, including 210 as a senior ... Placed third at both the junior and senior nationals ... Three-time academic all-conference selection ... Three-time All-American ... Named all-area and all-conference in football ... Member of the National Honors Society.

    PERSONAL: Born Nov. 16, 1981...Has two brothers, Jeff and Doug...Majoring in aviation...Son of Terry and Jane Weight ...Married to the former Erianne Allen, a former heptathlete at the University of Utah.

    WEIGHT'S CAREER RECORD

    Year	W	L	F	Big Ten	NCAA
    2003-04	6	6	1	---	---
    2004-05	8	5	0	---	---
    Total	14	11	1
    

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