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Matthew Kelliher
 Matthew Kelliher
Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Burnsville, Minn.

High School:
Apple Valley

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 133

10/25/2012

Family connections: The brothers Kelliher

For younger brother Matt, the decision to come to Madison meant choosing sides

05/23/2012

Four Badgers set to compete at Men's FILA Junior World Team Trials

Trials champions will represent United States at 2012 FILA Junior World Championships Sept. 4-9

12/30/2011

Three wrestlers battle for third at Midlands

The Badgers enter the Session III in 21st place with three wrestlers still in competition.

12/20/2011

Medbery and Kelliher discuss success

Connor Medbery and Matthew Kelliher have won every open tournament they competed in this season.

Kelliher Match-by-Match Get    Acrobat  Reader

2012-13: 4-3 record in tournaments at 125 and 141 lbs. ... 0-2 record at the 2012 Midlands Championships at 125 lbs. ... finished third at Blugold Open at 141 lbs., with a 4-1 record ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2011-12: has a 7-2 record overall at 133 lbs., including four wins by pin ... won the Stevens Point Open at 133 lbs. with a 4-0 record ... won the Luther Open at 133 lbs. with a 3-0 record ... went 0-2 at the 2011 Midlands Championships at 133 lbs.

High School: Placed second in state and sixth at Fargo Freestyle Nationals his freshman year ... state champion and placed third at Fargo freestyle nationals his sophomore year ... state champion and placed second at Fargo Freestyle Nationals his junior year ... state champion and placed fourth at Fargo Freestyle Nationals his senior year

Personal: Parents are Darla and Tom Kelliher ... has two brothers, Tom and Craig ... Tom has wrestled for Wisconsin since 2008 ... intends to be an electrical or computer engineer major