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Colton Blaha
- Class:
- Senior
- Wt.:
- 165
- Hometown:
- Owosso, Mich.
- High School:
- Owosso
Bio
2023-24 (Redshirt Senior) 6-7 Overall, 6-7 Open Tournaments: Recorded a career high three tech. falls and two pins … First win of the season came at the MSU Open with a 21-5 tech. fall over Hassan Ajami … Finished the season going 5-1 at the Alma Open with two falls and two tech falls.
2022-23 (Redshirt Junior) 2-2 Overall, 2-2 Open Tournaments: Academic All-Big Ten … Went 2-2 at the MSU Open with a pair of decisions over Olivet Kameron Bush, 5-4, and Findlay’s Alex Isbrandt, 7-2.
2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore) 8-9 Overall, 8-9 Open Tournaments: Won one match by fall and one match by major decision … Went 1-2 at the MSU Open in the freshman/sophomore division with a win by fall against Cornerstone’s Andrew Stevens … Went 1-2 at the Storm Open with a decision over Tony Salopek of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown … Finished third at the Purple Raider Open, winning five straight matches including a win by major decision over Slippery Rock’s Dylan Mullen, 16-6, and a 7-5 decision over Clarion’s Casper Hinklie to wrap up third place … Finished the season going 1-2 at 174 in the Edinboro Open with a 6-5 decision over Dalton Battle of Appalachian State.
2020-21 (Redshirted)
PREP: Four-time letter winner at Owossa High School for coach Ryan Clevenger ... Four-time Michigan Class B All-State honoree ... 2020 MHSAA Runner-Up at 160 pounds as a senior, as well as finishing third as a junior in 2019 at 152 pounds and eighth as a freshman in 2017 at 140 pounds ... Faced fellow Spartan teammate Colton Blaha in the quarterfinals of the 2020 State Championships ... A two-time conference and district champion, as well as winning regional title as a senior ... Amassed a 186-28 record in his four years, including going 54-2 as a senior and 51-5 as a junior ... A three-time team captain ... Earned AAU All-American honors at the 2019 AAU Disney Duals, posting an 8-2 record while wresting for Team Michigan Blue ... Also a two-year letter winner in football playing running back and linebacker, and was a two-time team captain ... Also lettered in baseball as an outfielder and track & field as a middle distance runner.
PERSONAL: Son of Kellie Gray and Randall Blaha ... Brother, Hunter, plays football at Alma College ... Undecided on major, but has career ambition to be a wrestling coach and a strength & conditioning teacher or coach.
2022-23 (Redshirt Junior) 2-2 Overall, 2-2 Open Tournaments: Academic All-Big Ten … Went 2-2 at the MSU Open with a pair of decisions over Olivet Kameron Bush, 5-4, and Findlay’s Alex Isbrandt, 7-2.
2021-22 (Redshirt Sophomore) 8-9 Overall, 8-9 Open Tournaments: Won one match by fall and one match by major decision … Went 1-2 at the MSU Open in the freshman/sophomore division with a win by fall against Cornerstone’s Andrew Stevens … Went 1-2 at the Storm Open with a decision over Tony Salopek of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown … Finished third at the Purple Raider Open, winning five straight matches including a win by major decision over Slippery Rock’s Dylan Mullen, 16-6, and a 7-5 decision over Clarion’s Casper Hinklie to wrap up third place … Finished the season going 1-2 at 174 in the Edinboro Open with a 6-5 decision over Dalton Battle of Appalachian State.
2020-21 (Redshirted)
PREP: Four-time letter winner at Owossa High School for coach Ryan Clevenger ... Four-time Michigan Class B All-State honoree ... 2020 MHSAA Runner-Up at 160 pounds as a senior, as well as finishing third as a junior in 2019 at 152 pounds and eighth as a freshman in 2017 at 140 pounds ... Faced fellow Spartan teammate Colton Blaha in the quarterfinals of the 2020 State Championships ... A two-time conference and district champion, as well as winning regional title as a senior ... Amassed a 186-28 record in his four years, including going 54-2 as a senior and 51-5 as a junior ... A three-time team captain ... Earned AAU All-American honors at the 2019 AAU Disney Duals, posting an 8-2 record while wresting for Team Michigan Blue ... Also a two-year letter winner in football playing running back and linebacker, and was a two-time team captain ... Also lettered in baseball as an outfielder and track & field as a middle distance runner.
PERSONAL: Son of Kellie Gray and Randall Blaha ... Brother, Hunter, plays football at Alma College ... Undecided on major, but has career ambition to be a wrestling coach and a strength & conditioning teacher or coach.
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