At Columbia: Was 3-0 in the Ivy League as a senior…earned victories in conference over Aaron Clasp (Princeton) by fall 0:14, Lenny Marandino (Brown) 13-5, and Frank Colletta (Harvard) 7-3…placed sixth at the Keystone Classic, finishing the tournament 4-3…was fourth at the New York State Championships at 165…was 3-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational…earned Academic All-Ivy League honors...14-11 in 2005-06 after return from two-year Mormon mission … second place at N.Y. State Championships at 165 … posted four wins in all four bouts at Virginia Duals as Lions upset UC Davis and West Virginia … four pins among 14 wins ... "Dustin is an awesome leader," Brendan Buckley says ... 14-11 at 157 as a first-year in 2001-02, 7-5 in dual meets... 20-11 as a sophomore at 157 in 2002-03, 7-4 in duals ... fifth in the 2003 EIWA Championships, just missing selection for the NCAA's ... third in the N.Y. State Championships, fifth in the Aggie Open ... 3-2 in Ivy League competition ... second team All-Ivy League.
American High: Four wrestling letters ... three-time captain ... fourth in California state championships as a 145-lb. senior ... 48-9 with 31 pins ... 184-48 in his career, with 78 falls ... four-year state qualifier ... excelled nationally -- high school All-American after finishing sixth in the 2001 High School Nationals ... three-time Greco-Roman All-American ... fourth in Greco-Roman nationals as a sophomore, sixth as a junior ... North Coast Section Scholar-Athlete Award all four years ... twice CIF Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Political science major ... spent two-year mission in Dallas, Texas ... learned Mandarin Chinese for the mission ... Dean's List student ... member of student-athletes 4.0 Club ... cousin of the late Pat Tillman, strong safety for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals who left pro football to enlist in the U.S. Army Rangers, and was killed on duty in Afghanistan ... hails from a family of athletes: another cousin, Kevin Tillman, played third base for the Cleveland Indians ... father Hank wrestled at San Jose State in mid-70's (mother also went there) ... brothers Brandon and Bret wrestled at Brigham Young and Fresno State, respectively, in late 1990s (Lion coach Brendan Buckley also wrestled at Fresno State) ... son of Hank and Sherie ... Dustin Richard Tillman, b. October 30, 1983 in Hayward, Calif.
2001-02: 14-11, 2-3 Ivy League
2002-03: 20-11, 3-2 Ivy League
2005-06: 14-11, 1-4 Ivy League
2006-07: 17-11, 3-0 Ivy League
Career: 65-44, 9-9 Ivy League
