2008-09 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Ryan Flores
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 285
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Floyd B. Buchanan
2008-09: Defeated Zach Rey (Lehigh) 6-1 in sudden victory to become Columbia’s first EIWA Champion since 1995 ... finished 31-5 and a perfect 18-0 in dual action ... unanimous first team All-Ivy League with a 5-0 record ... had 16 pins on the year ... won 23 straight matches entering the NCAA Championships ... twice defeated #15/#17 Dustin Rogers (West Virginia) including one by fall in 6:59 ... pinned #12 Zach Hammond (Cornell) in 4:46.
2007-08: Named to second team Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team ... 2008 NCAA qualifier at heavyweight as a first-year ... finished second at the EIWA Championships after pinning Trey McLean of Penn in 0:35 and defeating Levon Mock (Brown) 11-6 ... finished first at Wilkes Open ... named team’s most valuable wrestler.
At Floyd B. Buchanan High: Received four varsity letters in wrestling ... captained the team three seasons ... All-American as first-year, junior and senior at 215 pounds ... was second in senior nationals as senior ... four-time all-state, all-valley and all-conference ... placed third at Cadet Nationals as first-year ... first two-time state champion at Floyd B. Buchanan ... had 135 pins in high school, including a career-best 42 as a sophomore ... team won state championship in junior season, and captured three section and conference titles during his career.
Personal: Liberal arts student ... son of Juan and Tina ... Ryan Nickolas Flores, b. 1-3-89.
2007-08: 14-7, 1-1 Ivy League
2008-09: 31-5, 5-0 Ivy League
Career: 45-12, 6-1 Ivy League
