LeRoy Gardner III

LeRoy Gardner III (born February 4, 1981, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American amateur wrestler.

Biography

Gardner was the first NCAA Heavyweight National Champion in history for Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, in 2003[1] This individual contribution helped Wartburg College win the 2003 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship, including NCAA records for largest margin of victory and most team points scored.[2]

He was a 1999 Minnesota State High School League Wrestling Championships qualifier for Hopkins High School.[3][4] He was a 5th place winner at 1999 USA Wrestling Junior National Freestyle Wrestling Championships at 220 lbs.[5] He was a 2001 United States Fila Jr. Greco-Roman National Champion and World Team Member at 130 kg,[6] he also placed 4th at the 2001 United States Fila Jr. Freestyle National Championships. He placed 8th at 2001 Fila Jr. Greco-Roman World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] He placed 5th at the 2001 Greco-Roman World Team Trials at 130 kg.[8]

He was a three time NCAA All-American at 285 lbs. placing 6th (2001), 3rd (2002) and 1st (2003) for Wartburg College of Waverly, IA.[9][10][11] He was also a two time Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference wrestling champion in 2002 and 2003.[12][13]

Notes

  1. ^ Wartburg College Wrestling History Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "p. 276, Hamilton, J.D. Official 2004 NCAA Winter Championships. Indianapolis, Indiana: National Collegiate Athletic Association, 2005."[1]
  3. ^ 1999 MSHSL State Wrestling Championships Results
  4. ^ The Guillotine, 1999-02-28 Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Themat.com
  6. ^ 2001 FILA Jr Greco-Roman National Championships
  7. ^ 2001 Fila Jr Greco-Roman World Championships 2001-08-31
  8. ^ 2002 Greco-Roman World Team Trials Results, St. Paul, MN
  9. ^ Wartburg Wrestling National Tournament Results Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Hawkes, Kaye NCAA News-Endzone 2003-03-31 [2]"International fairy tale ends happily for Wartburg wrestler"
  11. ^ Wrestling USA Magazine, 2003-05-15 Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ 2002 Iowa Conference Wrestling Championships results
  13. ^ 2003 Iowa Conference Wrestling Championships results