Northwestern University Athletics
Wrestling Adds Four to Upcoming Season's Roster
8/20/2001 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Aug. 20, 2001
Evanston, Ill. - Northwestern wrestling coach Tim Cysewski announced today the signing of four wrestlers for the 2001-02 season. Jon Ott (Chesterfield, Mo./DeSmet Jesuit), Mike Kimberlin (Bradley, Ill./Bishop McNamara), Thomas Vargas (Highland, Calif./Pacific) and Robert Maldonado (East Chicago, Ind./East Chicago) will be on the mat for NU this season.
"We feel this is a solid group of young men who have the talent, and more importantly the work ethic, to succeed at the college level," said Cysewski. "All of these student-athletes are positive additions to our wrestling program."
Mike Kimberlin
157 lbs.
Bishop McNamara H.S.
High School: Three-time state finalist ... Two-time state champion ... Undefeated senior season with a record of 32-0 ... Overall high school record of 142-14 ... Ranked fifth in the nation at 152 lbs. ... High-School All-American in wrestling and football ... Honor Roll member every semester in high school.
Robert Maldonado
133 lbs.
East Chicago H.S.
High School: Two-time state finalist ...?Four-year starter ...?Team captain.
Jon Ott
133 lbs.
DeSmet Jesuit H.S.
High School: Three-time Missouri state finalist ... Two-time Missouri state champion ... Undefeated senior season with a record of 42-0 ... Overall high school record of 148-12 ... Ranked 10th in the nation at 130 lbs. ... Named All-American by USA Wrestling Magazine ... Graduated with a 4.4 GPA on a 4.0 scale ... National Honor Society member.
Thomas Vargas
125 lbs.
Pacific H.S.
High School: 2000-01 California state champion ...?1999-2000 state runner-up ...?Two-time junior national All-American ...?Ranked in the top-10 by Wrestling USA for his weight class ...?Team captain.
