Andrew Howe Class: Sophomore Hometown: Cedar Lake, Ind. High School: Hanover Central Height / Weight: 5-8 / 165 Experience: 1V

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Honors and Awards: 2009 Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... first Badger wrestler to receive the award since Jeff Walter in 1992 ... 2009 RevWrestling.com Freshman of the Year ... 2009 D1CollegeWrestling.net Freshman of the Year, also named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the same publication ... 2009 Amateur Wrestling News Rookie of the Year ... 2009 All-American at 165 lbs. (runner-up)

2009-10: Wisconsin's starter at 165 lbs. (currently ranked 1st) ... 28-0 record on the season ... 8-0 record in the Big Ten ... has two wins by pin, two by tech fall and 11 by major decision ... won the Cliff Keen Invite at 165 lbs. with a 5-0 record ... won the Midlands Championship at 165 lbs. with a 5-0 record ... went undefeated at the NWCA National Duals

Summer 2009: Won a bronze medal at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Ankara, Turkey ... took first at the FILA Junior World Team Trials in the 74 kg/163 lbs. weight class ... competed at 2009 World Team Trials and placed fourth in the freestyle competition at 74 kg/163 lbs. ... finished sixth at U.S. Senior Nationals to earn a spot at the World Team Trials

2008-09: Finished second at the NCAA championships ... first UW freshman to be named All-American since Donny Pritzlaff in 1998 (sixth at 150 lbs.) ... first NCAA finalist for Wisconsin since Craig Henning in 2007 ... first UW freshman NCAA runner-up since Lee Kemp in 1975 ... Big Ten Champion at 165 lbs. ... named to the All-Big Ten team ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... finished season ranked second by InterMat Poll ... had the longest winning streak on the team with 19-straight matches ... finished 30-5 overall, 13-0 in duals and 8-0 in Big Ten duals ... had a 14-5 record against ranked opponents ... highest ranked freshman in the country at No. 2 ... went 5-0 in overtime and 4-0 in tiebreakers ... one of four true freshmen to start for the Badgers ... was the only true freshman ranked at 165 lbs. ... entered the rankings for the first time on Dec. 9 at No. 15 for 165 lbs. ... placed fifth at the Cliff Keen Invite and fourth at Midlands ... upset then-No. 2 Moza Fay of Northern Iowa at Midlands ... compiled a 14-4 record before conference action and a perfect 5-0 mark in duals ... his four losses were at the hands of top-five opponents

High School: Three-time Indiana State Champion ... state runner-up his freshman year ... compiled a 192-1 record over four years at Hanover Central High School ... his lone loss came his freshman year in the state finals ... captured gold (160 lbs.) at the 2008 Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo ... finished first at 152 lbs. at Western Junior Regional Championships in 2007 ... made honor roll at Hanover Central ... ranked No. 3 at 160 lbs. in the InterMat Final All-Class High School Rankings of the 2007-08 school year

Personal: Major is consumer affairs ... parents are Mike and Debbie Howe ... has two older brothers, Jon and Eric ... dad wrestled at Miami (Ohio) and brother Eric wrestled at Purdue ... hobbies include paintball

Why Wisconsin? The campus is really nice and I liked the team and coaches.

OFF THE MAT WITH ANDREW HOWE

Favorites:

Food: Everything ... TV show: "Rescue Me" ... Pro sports team: Chicago Bears ... Vacation spot: Anywhere tropical ... Place on campus: Terrace First started wrestling: First grade Favorite thing about Wisconsin Wrestling: Hanging out with the team Before each match I...: Listen to music In the off-season, I worked on: Creating more offense The best thing about Madison is: Terrace Dream as a collegiate wrestler: Winning multiple NCAA titles Role model: My dad Dream job/career: To not have to work One thing I absolutely have to do before I turn 40: Sky diving If I could live anywhere in the world, it would be: The midwest If you could bring one thing from your hometown, it would be: My dog Greatest fear: Spiders What is your greatest achievement? NCAA finals If I had a million dollars, I would...: Buy a house on a lake Howe's Career Statistics