Kevin LeValley

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Hugo, Colo.
	High School: Limon

Weight:
149

03/20/2010

Bucknell Wrestling at NCAA Championships - Day Two

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03/19/2010

Bucknell Wrestling at NCAA Championships - Day One

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03/07/2010

Bucknell Wrestling at EIWA Championships

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Tied for sixth on Bucknell's career wins list (93) ... ranked No. 5 in Intermat preseason rankings at 149 pounds ... competed at University World Championships in Torino, Italy, in October 2010 ... selected to participate at NWCA All-Star Classic in Fresno, Calif., in November 2010. 2009-10: Posted school-record 42 wins at 149 pounds ... became fifth different Bison wrestler to earn All-America honors with seventh-place NCAA finish at 149 pounds ... posted a 5-2 record at NCAA Championships ... seeded ninth at NCAA Championships ... placed second at 149 pounds at EIWA Championships to earn automatic berth to NCAAs ... led team in wins (42), dual wins (16), EIWA dual wins (6) and tech falls (6) ... faced 16 nationally ranked opponents ... never lost two consecutive bouts ... all eight losses were by decision by a total of 17 points ... posted two winning streaks of at least 10 matches ... 33-1 vs. unranked opponents ... won 149-pound bracket at Clarion Open and Navy Classic ... finished third at Midlands Championships ... took fifth at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... three-time Bison Athlete of the Week ... shared team's William A. Graham IV Most Outstanding Wrestler Award with 2010 graduate Andy Rendos ... earned spot at 2010 University World Championships after summer performance at University World Team Trials.

2008-09: Posted 29 wins at 149 pounds ... tied for 11th on Bucknell's single-season wins list ... finished sixth at EIWA Championships to earn automatic berth to NCAA Championships ... went 1-2 at NCAA Championships ... faced 10 nationally ranked wrestlers entering NCAAs ... tied for team lead with seven major decisions ... posted 4-1 win over No. 12 Kyle Borshoff (American) for first career win over ranked opponent ... Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week and EIWA Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 16 for win over Borshoff ... took second at Navy Classic and fifth at Michigan State Open ... opened season with 10-2 mark ... six winning streaks of at least three matches ... fifth on team in victories ... tied for second on squad with 14 dual victories ... 6-1 when wrestling in Davis Gym ... placed second at ASICS University National Freestyle Championships at 66 KG (145.5 lbs.).

2007-08: Bucknell's starter at 149 pounds ... posted a 22-14 record ... went 12-9 in duals, including 4-4 in EIWA duals ... earned the No. 7 seed at 149 pounds at the EIWA Championships ... went 2-2 at the event with a pair of major decisions ... two losses at EIWAs came by a total of four points ... led team with 11 wins by major decision ... opened season 7-1 with five of those wins by major decision ... placed third at the season-opening Binghamton Open ... earned a fourth-place finish at the Navy Classic ... was 5-2 with two major decisions, two technical falls and one 5-0 shutout inside Davis Gym ... posted an 0-3 record against ranked opponents ... fourth on team with 22 wins ... 12 dual victories tied for fourth on squad ... competed at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in Las Vegas, Nev., and took second at 66 KG (145.5 lbs.).

Before Bucknell: Lettered in wrestling and golf at Limon High School ... served as three-year captain under head coach Cameron Soester ... won four high school state titles ... named Colorado Wrestler of the Year in 2007 ... set state record with 260 career near falls ... was a three-time USAW Junior National Greco All-American ... also earned All-America honors for his runner-up finish at the 2006 NHSCA Junior Nationals ... won three Greco state championships ... claimed two freestyle state championships and one runner-up finish ... earned All-America Scholar, NHSCA Academic All-America and Academic All-State honors ... went 152-6 in his career.

Personal: Kevin L. LeValley ... born Nov. 5, 1988 in Blackwell, Okla. ... son of Dan and Tammy LeValley ... has one sister, Dani ... father played football at McPherson College ... majoring in education.