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Biography - Trent Paulson

2012-13 Team USA Ranking No. 3 at 74KG
Years on Team USA: 4 (2008-11, 2012-13)
Residence: Ames, IA
Club: Sunkist Kids
Coach: Kevin Jackson
College: Iowa State
HighSchool: Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central)
Born: 05/11/83 in
Height: 5-8

2012: Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Pan American Championships gold medalist… Second in Cerro Pelado International… Second in Dave Schultz Memorial International…
2011: Men’s Freestyle Olympic Trials Qualifier… Sunkist Kids International Open champion… Third in Ziolkowski International… Third in Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial International… Fifth in Takhti Cup…
2010: New York AC International champion… Third in Habibi & Movahed Cup… Third in U.S. World Team Trials… Third in Pan American Championships… Second in U.S. Open… Cerro Pelado International champion…
2009: Second in New York AC International Open… Third in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion… Third in Alexander Medved International…
2008: Third in Olympic Team Trials… Seventh in U.S. Nationals… Dimitri Korkin International champion… Kiev International champion… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…
2007: Fifth in U.S. World Team Trials…
2006: DNP at 2006 World University Championships… University Nationals champion..
2005: University Nationals Greco-Roman champion…
College: 2007 NCAA champion at 157 pounds for Iowa State University… Three-time All-American at ISU, where he was coached by Bobby Douglas and Cael Sanderson… Named Iowa State’s team MVP in 2007… Placed fourth at 2005 and 2006 NCAA Championships… 2004 NCAA Qualifier… Two-time Big 12 champion… Academic All-Big 12 selection… Earned a degree in business marketing…
High School: Two-time state champion for Lewis Central High School, where he was coached by Keith Massey… runner-up at 2002 National Senior High School Championships… Ranked third in nation at 145 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News… Career record of 192-2, including 102-0 his final two seasons…
Age Group: Three-time Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion…
Personal: Son of Nick and Mary Ann Paulson… Twin brother, Travis, was a three-time All-American for Iowa State and a member of the 2010 U.S. World Team…


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