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  Bob Seidel
Bob Seidel
Player Profile
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Wall, N.J.

High School:
Wall

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 141

2001-2002: Finished the season 11-13 overall, 8-7 in dual matches with one major decision victory and four falls ... named the ACC Wrestler of the Week on February 18th ... pinned North Carolina’s B. Byers and finished runner-up at the ACC Tournament (3/9) ... defeated Northern Colorado’s Ronnie Stafford (9-4) at the Las Vegas Invitational (12/1) ... won back-to-back ACC matches by posting a 10-2 major decision over Duke’s Clarke (2/16) before pinning N.C. State’s Ryan McCallum at 4:10 (2/17) ... pinned Bucknell’s Green at 1:35 at the AU Quad Meet (2/24) ... pinned Old Dominion’s Blake Romano at 1:27 in the UVa Quad Meet (2/2) ... started the season 2-0 after posting back-to-back victories by defeating Duke’s Cam Lawke (9-3) before pinning Ohio’s Mike Allen (fall @ 2:29).

2000-2001: Finished 20-8 overall, 7-2 in dual matches with five wins coming by fall, two by major decision and one by technical fall ... was one of only two Cavaliers to reach the 20-win plateau ... recorded a team-high five falls ... finished second at the Virginia Intercollegiates (1/20) after recording three consecutive wins with a 10-4 decision over James Madison’s Jim Berringer before posting back-to-back falls over Longwood’s Jeff Kepler and Old Dominion’s Blake Romano ... took third at the ACC Championships (3/3) by defeating North Carolina’s Mike Booth (3-2) and Duke’s Harry Clark (MD, 9-1) ... finished fifth at the Keystone Classic (11/18) with a 4-2 record and recorded back-to-back falls over Penn’s Max Galka and Brown’s Rob Apgar before defeating Brown’s Clinton Frease (7-5) and Max Galka (6-5) ... recorded a season-high, six-match win streak.

1999-2000: Finished 1-3 ... defeated Jason Kruz (11-4) at the Penn State Open.

1998-99: Went 12-10 overall, 3-2 in dual matches as a true freshman ... recorded six falls to move into second place at UVa for most pins in a freshman season ... Champion at the Virginia Intercollegiates (1/23) ... finished fourth at the ACC Championships ... advanced to the ACC consolation finals ... runner-up at the Keydet Invitational (11/15).

PREP: Three-time district champion ... regional champion ... two semifinal finishes in state meet (1997 & 1998) ... took third in 1998 and fourth in 1997 ... set school record for wins at Wall (114) ... state freestyle champion.

PERSONAL: Born March 30, 1980 in Wall, N.J. ... son of Debbie and Robert Seidel.... father played soccer at W.V. Wesleyan.

Seidel by the Numbers

Year Weight Class Overall W-L Dual W-L Pins
1998-1999 125/33 12-10 3-2 6
1999-2000 133 1-3 0-0 0
2000-2001 141 20-8 7-2 5
2001-2002 141 11-13 8-7 4
Totals 125/33/41 44-34 18-11 15

 

 

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