Clarion Athletics

JAMES FLEMING                                                  WEST MIFFLIN, PA.

157                                 Senior                         Sports Management

2012 NCAA D-I All-American – 5^th at nationals … 3-year starter at 157 – 2011, 2012 & 2013 … Starter as true freshman at 149 in 2010 ... Great on top … Aggressive pinner and tilter … Has all the tools … Very skilled wrestler ... Unorthodox style ... Exciting to watch ... Bulldog on the mat ... 7-minute wrestler ... Improved on his feet … Always has opponents in danger ... Wants to be an NCAA Champion ... CLARION: 2012 – 33-4 Record … NCAA D-I All-American … 5^th place … 6-2 record at nationals… Defeated American’s Ganbayar Sanja 7-5 for fifth place …  Ranked #4 at 157 … 1^st at EWL’s … 3^rd at Midlands … 2^nd at PSAC’s … Nittany Lion Open Champion … 11 pins, 3 tech. falls …  2011- 31-4 at 157 … 11 pins, 5 tech. falls … NCAA D-I Qualifier … 1-2 at nationals … EWL champion and “Co-OW” … Ranked as high as 5^th by AWN… PSAC Champion … 1^st place at Clarion Knight Point & Cornell Body Bar … 2^nd at Oklahoma Invite – Brockport; Placed 4^th at Midlands … 2010 – 28-8 at 149 NCAA D-I. Qualifier … 0-2 at nationals … 28-8 record at 149 ...6 pins, 6 Tech. Falls ... 2^nd at EWL’s and 4^th at PSAC’s and 3^rd at Body Bar Invite ... PSAC “Freshman of the Year” … 5-2 at Midlands ... CLARION CAREER RECORD: 92-16 … 31 Career Falls, 17 tech. falls … HS BACKGROUND: West Mifflin and coach Tony Salopek ... 4-time PIAA Placewinner ... 5th as senior (40-5) at 160, 5th as junior (36-2) at 145, 3^rd as soph. (38-1) at 140 and 6^th (16-7) at 135 ... Career 130-15 ... 3-time WPIAL Champion ... School wins record ... Also lettered in cross country ... PERSONAL: Son of John Fleming and Regina Fitzhenry ... Brother John, Sister Hannah ... FAVORITES: Food- Veal Parmesan; Music- Rock, All; Singer- Eminem; Teams- Pgh Steelers & Penguins, Clarion Wrestling.