Player Bio: Ryan Painter

Ryan Painter

	Class: RS Senior
	Hometown: Rainelle, W.V.
	High School: Rainelle

Height / Weight:
6-4 / HWT

2000-2001: Finished 13-9 overall, 3-3 in dual matches with two wins coming by fall and one by major decision ... took first at the Virginia Intercollegiates (1/20) with a record of 4-0 with back-to-back falls over VMI’s Curtis Booth and Apprentice’s Adam Madison before earning a decision over James Madison’s D.J. Hockman ... defeated teammate Josh Etu 2-1 in the championship match of the Virginia Intercollegiates ... recorded a season-high, six-match win streak ... took fifth at the Keystone Classic (11/18) and defeated the Citadel’s Troy Bartges (7-2) and Seton Hall’s Carlos Panfili (6-2) ... defeated Purdue’s Isreal Blevins (5-3) and Franklin & Marshall’s Dennis Maguire (10-6) at the Mat Town Invitational (11/25) ... defeated UNC-Greensboro’s Jon Kimble (MD, 12-2) and George Mason’s Sandy Ailor (9-2) at the Penn State Open (12/3).

1999-2000: Finished 11-9 overall, 2-2 in dual match action ... finished runner-up at the ACC Championships by posting a 7-6 victory over Maryland’s Jeremy Duncan (3/4) ... runner-up at the AU Congressional Cup by defeating Maryland’s Jeremy Duncan (5-3) ... recorded back-to-back dual match victories over James Madison’s D.J. Hockman (8-2) and Duke’s Alex Hunt (5-2) ... placed third at the Virginia Intercollegiates.

1998-99: Finished 16-21 overall with four wins in dual action ... placed third at the Keystone Classic (11/22) ... competed in the title bout at the Virginia Intercollegiates (1/23), taking second place ... placed fourth at the ACC Championships ... recorded two falls ... stands second for number of matches in a sophomore season (37).

1997-98: Went 4-3, finished third at the Keydet Invitational.

PREP: three-year letter winner at Greenbrier West ... 1997 W.V. State Champion ... Outstanding Wrestler of the 1997 State Meet ... class valedictorian ... state champion in 400-meter run ... state record-holder in 300-meter hurdles.

PERSONAL: Born March 6, 1979 in Clifton Forge, Va. ... son of Mary Painter.

Painter by the Numbers

Year Weight Class Overall W-L Dual W-L Pins
1998-1999 HWT 16-21 4-11 2
1999-2000 HWT 11-9 2-2 0
2000-2001 HWT 13-9 3-3 2
Totals HWT 40-39 9-16 4