John Odeen Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Coal City, Ill. High School: Coal City Weight: 157

High School: Two time Illinois State Champion ... Won championship at 130-pounds as Junior and 145-pounds as senior ... Finished senior campaign with a perfect 35-0 record ... Runner up at the NHSCA Junior National Championship in Pittsburgh during the spring of 2006 ... Claimed conference, regional, and sectional titles as senior while serving as team captain and earning the team award for most points ... Placed second in Interstate 8 Conference and finished as runner up at regional, sectional and state meets as sophomore at 119 pounds ... two-time Interstate 8 academic all-conference selection ... Went 39-6 while wrestling for West Liberty (Iowa) High School ... Won conference, regional and sectional titles and finished the season by placing fifth at state.

Personal : Son of Jeffrie and Kerri Odeen ... Born July, 20 1989 ... Plans on majoring in business management.