Keith Sulzer

Weight:
141
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio
High School:
St. Edward

Keith Sulzer served as a student coach for Northwestern during the 2010-11 season.

2009-10: Did not compete.

2008-09: Qualified for his second NCAA Championships in his second year as a starter ... Set a career high for wins with 20 (finished 20-14 overall) with an 11-7 dual record ... 3-6 in the Big Ten ... Ranked as high as No. 6 for two weeks in USAToday/InterMat/NWCA poll ... After falling to sixth-seeded Nick Gallick of Iowa State in first round of NCAAs, defeated Anthony D'Alie of Central Michigan ... Lost 2-0 decision to top-ranked Kellen Russell of Michigan in second wrestleback match ... Placed sixth at Big Ten Championships with 3-3 record ... Won Big Ten duals against Michigan State, Illinois and Indiana ... Started season 9-0 ... 2-2 at Midlands Championships ... Lost to two-time NCAA champion J Jaggers of Ohio State 4-2 in sudden victory during dual match on 2/20 ... Defeated NCAA qualifier Ryan Prater of Illinois in dual and in Big Ten Championships ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Named to the NWCA All-Academic team.

2007-08: Qualified for NCAA Championships in first season as a starter at 141 lbs. ... Finished year with 17-9 record ... Went 5-2 in duals with a perfect 5-0 mark in Big Ten duals ... Finished fourth in first Big Ten Championships ... Started season with third-place finish at Eastern?Michigan Open ... Posted 2-2 mark at Midlands Championships ... Fell to Oklahoma's 10th-ranked Zack?Bailey in tiebreakers at Midlands ... 1-2 at National Duals with lone win coming against Robert Sanders of Nebraska ... Started Big Ten season by defeating Iowa's ninth-ranked Dan LeClere on 1/27 ... Made it two straight wins over ranked opponents to open Big Ten with 4-3 decision over 10th-ranked Jake Strayer of Penn?State on 2/1 ... After sitting out Michigan State dual, defeated 11th-ranked Ryan Prater of?Illinois in overtime on 2/17 ... Closed out dual season with 7-2 win against Wisconsin on 2/22 ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2006-07: Redshirted ... Went 7-5 while wrestling unattached ... 3-2 record at Wisconsin Open ... Went 3-1 at Edinboro Open.

High School: 110-21 record ... Three-time state qualifier ... State runner-up as a junior ... State champion as a senior ... 2005 Asics Ironman Champion ... Two-time all-state selection ... USA Wrestling All-American ... Plain Dealer all-star team ... Sun News All-Sun Team ... High school won state championship all four years ... Ranked No. 2 all four years ... 2004 FILA Cadet all-american ... 2004 cadet national freestyle All-American ... 2005 NHSCA Junior national folkstyle champion ... 2006 junior national freestyle All-American ... National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born Keith R. Sulzer ... Son of Keith and Sue Sulzer ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan State, Harvard and Cornell ... Majoring in industrial engineering.