Army West Point Athletics
2013-14 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Tyler McLees
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 197
- Hometown:
- West Islip, N.Y.
- High School:
- St. Anthony's (USMAPS)
2015-16: Team co-captain with Javier Rodriguez … wrestled to an 8-5 overall record while going undefeated in duals at 184 pounds … seven of his eight victories came with bonus points, including three falls, three technical falls and one major decision … opened the season with a 15-0 technical fall over Rich Grillo of LIU-Post at the Northeast Duals (11/15) … placed second at the N.Y. State “B” Championships (11/22) … went 3-1 at the tournament … opened the event with two technical falls and a pin … lost in the championship match to Ithaca’s Jake Ashcraft … went 2-2 at the Nittany Lion Open (12/4) … posted a .500 mark in four matches at the “Shorty” Hitchcock Memorial (1/16) … earned his 25th-career victory over teammate Gavin Berkley with a 9-3 decision.
2014-15: Went 7-11 overall and 1-1 in dual matches … competed at 184 and 285 pounds … tallied four major decisions on the year, including a 20-6 major decision over Penn State’s Jeremy Benton at the East Stroudsburg Open (11/16) … other major decisions came in the Nittany Lion Open (12/7) and during the “Shorty” Hitchcock Invitational (1/18).
2013-14: Posted a 10-14 overall record ... exclusively wrestled at 197 pounds ... earned first career victory with 16-14 decision at the Bearcat Open ... collected a 13-5 major decision victory while placing fourth at the Brockport Invitational ... won four straight bouts at the Shorty Hitchcock tournament ... corralled his first pin while going 2-2 at the National Collegiate Open.
2012-13: Was not a member of the Army wrestling team ... earned a 3.3 GPA as a freshman.
Background: Played football and wrestled at St. Anthony's High School before competing in both sports at USMAPS ... earned all-state, all-metro, and All-Long Island recognition as a linebacker at St. Anthony's ... set school record for career tackles ... served as a captain on his football team ... also captained the USMAPS football team ... given name is Tyler Francis McLees ... enjoys watching football and practicing jujitsu ... majoring in Systems Engineering.
