2011-12: Competed in matches for half the season, posting a record of 18-5 while wrestling at 174 pounds... Had a perfect 4-0 dual match record and a 2-0 record in the CAA... Finished with six major decision victories and one win by technical fall.
2010-11:
Did
not compete in a match this season.
2009-10:
Wrestled to a 12-9 overall record at 165 pounds... Was ranked as high as 30th in the nation by WrestlingReport.com during the season... Was 3-3 in dual matches and 0-1 against CAA opponents... Recorded one technical fall and two major decisions... Finished fourth at 165 pounds at the Hokie Open.
2008-09:
Finished the season with a 25-11 overall record at 157 pounds... Was 11-4 in dual matches and 4-2 against CAA competition... Recorded a technical fall and four major decisions during the season... Finished in fifth place at the Navy Classic... Wrestled to a seventh-place finish at the Southern Scuffle... Finished in fourth place at the CAA Championships... Named the CAA Co-Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 24.
2007-08:
Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team at 157 pounds... VaSID Second-Team All-Virginia... CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on Feb. 5... Fourth on the team with 21 wins as a freshman... Posted a 7-3 record in dual matches and was 1-1 against CAA opponents... Ranked second on the team with six major decisions during the year... The Citadel Open Champion at 157 pounds... Finished sixth at the Pembroke Classic at 157 pounds... Finished in third place at the Navy Classic at 157 pounds.
Prep:
Earned four letters in wrestling at Hillsborough High School... Also played lacrosse and soccer, and ran cross country for the Raiders... Captain of the wrestling team during both his junior and senior years... Three-time District 18 Champion... Two-time Region 5 Champion... Placed sixth at the State Championships during his junior year and second his senior year... Finished fifth at the NHSCA Junior Nationals... Placed fourth at the NHSCA Senior Nationals... Ranked No. 7 by InterMat following his senior season.
Personal:
Parents are Frank and Tricia McLaughlin... Has two siblings, Mariah and Matthew... Enjoys fishing in his spare time... A 2007 graduate of Hillsborough High School... Also recruited by Bucknell, Columbia, Duke, Penn and Rutgers... Majoring in finance and accounting.
Career Statistics
Year Wgt. CAA Dual Overall Falls TF MD
2007-08 157 1-1 7-3 21-9 1 0 6
2008-09 157 4-2 11-4 25-11 0 1 4
2009-10 165 0-1 3-3 12-9 0 1 2
Totals 5-4 21-10 58-29 1 2 12
