2019-20 Wrestling Roster

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Julian Gorring

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Erie, Pa.
  • High School Fort LeBoeuf

Biography

2019-20: Went 20-16 as a true freshman at 184 pounds and made the SoCon’s All-Freshman team … Went 6-4 in App State’s duals and 3-2 in SoCon duals (missing a doubleheader against Davidson and Presbyterian) to earn the No. 3 seed for the SoCon Championships behind two top-20 wrestlers … In six dual wins, had three pins and two tech falls … Finished the season with five pins, three tech falls and two major decisions … Went 1-2 at the SoCon Championship, winning by a tech fall in his first consolation match … Placed second at the Keystone Classic, fourth at the Mountaineer Invitational and fourth at the Appalachian Open … Had back-to-back dual wins outside the league against Lock Haven and Duke.

High School: As the top-ranked Class 2-A wrestler at 182 pounds in Pennsylvania, went 29-1 as a senior … Posted a career record of 135-32 at Fort LeBoeuf … State runner-up at 182 pounds as a junior and fourth place as a sophomore, when he placed second in the region … State qualifier and fourth-place regional finisher as a freshman … Wrestled for coach Jason Beer at Fort LeBoeuf … Member of the Bad Karma club team coached by Mark Steen … In 2019, finished first in both the Freestyle and Greco Roman categories for Junior Men at the Central Regional … First in that Freestyle tournament and second in the Greco Roman category in 2018 … Born Sept. 7, 2000 … Son of David and Rose Gorring … Has one sibling: Jayden … Interested in criminal justice and pursuing a career in law enforcement … Uncle, Scott, played football at baseball at Mercyhurst College and is in Mercyhurst’s Hall of Fame as a record-setting football player.