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Biography - Travis Paulson

2012-13 Team USA Ranking No. 2 at 84KG
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: 5-9

2012: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…
2011: Sixth in Men’s Freestyle Olympic Trials Qualifier…
2010: DNP in World Championships… Second in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Third in U.S. Open… Third in Cerro Pelado International…
2009: Hargobind International champion… Second in U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Nationals champion…
2008: Third in Henri Deglane Challenge… Second in Dimitri Korkin International… Third in U.S. Olympic Team Trials… Sixth in U.S. Nationals…
2007: Third in Alexander Medved International… Second in Hargobind International (Canada)… Second in Sunkist Kids International Open… Second in University Nationals…
2006: Fourth in U.S. World Team Trials… Northern Plains Regional champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman…
2005: Northern Plains Regional champion…
College: Three-time All-American at Iowa State, where he was coached by Bobby Douglas and Cael Sanderson… Fifth in 2007 NCAA Championships at 165 pounds… Sixth at 2006 and 2004 NCAA Championships… 2005 NCAA Qualifier… Academic All-Big 12 selection… Earned a degree in business marketing…
High School: Three-time state champion for Lewis Central High School, where he was coached by Keith Massey… Ranked sixth in nation at 152 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News… Career record of 174-3, including 87-0 his final two seasons…
Age Group: 2002 Junior Nationals Greco-Roman champion…
Personal: Son of Nick and Mary Ann Paulson… Twin brother, Trent, was a three-time All-American for Iowa State and 2009 World Team member…


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