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Chad Beatty - Men's Wrestling - University of Iowa Athletics

Chad Beatty

Height 6-0
Weight 174 lbs.
Class So.
Hometown Wilton, Iowa
High School Wilton

Career — two-time NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds… placed fourth in 2009 and 6th in 2010 at Big Ten Championships… posted a 50-25 career record… was a member of three NCAA and Big Ten champion Iowa teams.

2009-10 — season record was 17-5 at 197 pounds… placed sixth at Big Ten Championships to earn automatic bid to NCAA Championships… went 8-1 in dual competition, scoring 31 team points… missed entire Big Ten dual season due to injury… placed third at Midlands Championships… shared team Mike J. McGivern award, which is annually presented to the team’s most courageous wrestler, with Ryan Morningstar… letterwinner.

2008-09 — posted a 19-6 collegiate record at 197 pounds… placed fourth at Big Ten Championships to earn automatic bid to NCAA Championships… went 16-3 in dual matches and 7-1 in Big Ten duals… scored 60 team points in dual competition… ended regular dual season on a eight-match winning streak… pinned three opponents and posted three major decisions… missed 2008 Midlands and 2008-09 duals against Bloomsburg, Iowa State, Northern Iowa and Oklahoma State due to injury… letterwinner.

2007-08 — went 10-12 in collegiate matches competing at 174, 184 and 197 pounds… posted an 8-8 record in dual matches and a 3-5 mark in Big Ten duals… scored 28 team points in dual competition… named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 20)… wrestled 13 duals at 197, one at 184 and one at 174… went 3-2 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena… earned team’s Mike McGivern Award which is annually presented to the most courageous wrestler… placed sixth at Kaufman-Brand Open while competing unattached… letterwinner.

2006-07 — competed at 174 pounds… went 4-2 at Midlands Championships… recorded 10-1 major decision over Northern Iowa’s Alex Dolly… letterwinner.

2005-06 — redshirted… went 7-1 at 174 pounds while competing unattached… placed third at UNI Open.

High School — two-time state champion at 171 pounds, winning three individual conference titles… career record of 109-7 included two undefeated seasons and 45 pins… set school records for most takedowns in a season (174) and career (388), most match points in a season (465) and career (1,173), and most technical falls in a season (10) and career (22)… three-time first team all-district and all-sectional… two-time first team all-conference and team MVP… three-time first team all-district and all-state in football… also lettered in track… coach was Kevin Brisker.

Personal — born February 4, 1987… son of Paul and Karen Beatty.

Overall Dual Big Ten Dual Dual Pts. Big Ten NCAA SV TB MD TF Pins Fastest
Year Record Record Record Scored Place Place W/L W/L W/L W/L W/L Pin
2006-07 4-2 0-0 0-0 0 – – – – 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 0/0 —-
2007-08 10-12 8-8 3-5 17 – – – – 0/0 1/1 1/4 0/0 1/2 2:07
2008-09 19-6 16-3 7-1 60 4th – – 0/2 1/0 3/1 0/0 3/0 1:55
2009-10 17-5 8-1 0-0 31 6th – – 0/0 1/2 4/1 1/0 1/0 2:31
Career 50-25 32-12 10-6 119 0/2 3/3 9/6 1/0 5/2 1:55