Aaron Jones

Weight:
197
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Macomb, IL
High School:
Macomb

Season	Overall W-L	Dual Meet W-L	Big Ten W-L	Dual Points For-Against	Big Ten Champs.	Pins For-Against	Tech Falls For-Against	Major Dec. For-Against
2008-09	11-12	0-2	0-1	0-9	--	4-2	0-2	2-1
2009-10	10-18	7-10	1-6	25-40	8th	2-6	0-0	2-2
2010-11	17-11	13-6	3-5	49-18	DNP	4-0	0-0	1-2
Career	38-41	20-18	4-12	74-67	--	10-8	0-2	5-5

2010-11: Second year as NU's starter at 184 pounds ... Co-winner of team's Most Dedicated Wrestler award ... 4-1 at Keystone Classic to take third place ... Started 10-0 in dual matches ... Four falls, including in the Big Ten opener vs. Indiana's Eric Cameron ... Posted his biggest win as a Wildcat against Purdue, upsetting No. 7 A.J. Kissel by 6-1 decision to earn Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors ... Opened the year with a 4-0 victory over Stanford's Spence Patrick ... 0-2 at Midlands Championships and Big Ten Championships ... Suffered a string of four defeats by a combined total of just 12 points early in Big Ten dual season.

2009-10: First year as a starter at 184 pounds ... Finished 10-18 overall and 7-10 in duals ... Placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships, going 1-3 on the weekend with a win by fall over Purdue's Nicholas Corpe ... Began the year with two wins at Eastern Michigan Open ... Wrestled a dominating match in defeating Zach Benzio of Northern Illinois by 7-2 decision, amassing over five minutes of riding time (12/3) ... Followed that performance with a pin in NU's dual at Cleveland State despite wrestling up at 197 pounds ... 0-2 at Midlands Championships ... 2-1 at Lone Star Duals, recording NU's only individual victory vs. Oklahoma ... Won his first career Big Ten dual match over Ohio State's TC Pendleton by 8-2 decision (2/7).

2008-09: Finished 11-12 in his first season with Northwestern ... Began the year with a 3-2 record at Michigan State Open ... Finished fourth at the Cleveland State Open with a 5-2 record, losing 6-4 to Andy Vaughn of Pittsburgh in the third-place match ... Dropped a 5-4 decision to Jamie Luckett in dual match at Clarion on 12/20 ... Also competed in Midlands Championships, Dan Gable Open and Loras College Open ... Collected four total pins.

2007-08: Earned Junior College All-American status in one year wrestling for Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. ... Placed fifth in the 197-pound division in the national championships in Rochester, Minn. ... Named the wrestling team's co-MVP ... Joined Northwestern on July 25, 2008.

High School: Finished his high school career with a 112-40 overall record ... Placed fifth at state championship his sophomore year and third as a senior.

Personal: Born Aaron Michael Jones ... Son of Willie and Peggy Jones ... Chose Northwestern over Illinois ... Majoring in psychology.