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Jake Percival - Ohio (Wrestling)
Jake Percival was a wrestler for Ohio University. He was unseeded as a 149-pound redshirt freshman for the Bobcats at the 2002 NCAA tournament, Percival upset top-seeded and previously undefeated Mike Zadick of Iowa, 18-4, on his way to a fourth-place finish.
As a junior, he took a 38-0 mark into the 157-pound NCAA final, where he lost, 4-2, against Stanford’s Matt Gentry. He capped his wrestling career as a senior with a 32-3 record and a third-place finish at the NCAA tournament.
Percival finished his college career as a four-time All-American and four-time Mid-American Conference champion. His combined record at Ohio (142-10) and he had an overall winning percentage of .937 for his total of career of wrestling (high school to college).
