George Ivanov
Weight: 157
Class: Redshirt Freshman
Hometown: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Previous School(s): Lewis Central HS
Outlook: Redshirt in 2008-09…one of UNO’s outstanding redshirts…will compete for starting time…came to UNO as a highly touted recruit…considered by the coaching staff as a great young wrestler.
2008-09 Season: Wrestling unattached, Ivanov went 24-11…won the Hastings Open…placed third at the Kaufmann Open (Amateur Division)…placed fifth at UN-K Open…UNO Wrestler of the Week three times…UNO OOOSSS Award winner for Hastings Open…UNO Bronze Award winner for his 24 wins.
High School: Placed third in the 2008 Iowa State Tournament at 119 pounds finishing his senior year with a 54-1 record...ranked fifth in the nation at 119 by Wrestling USA Magazine for Best 2008 High School Seniors...represented Team Iowa in the national meets in 2007 and 2008, where he was a double All-American at Junior Nationals, placing fifth in Greco Roman and fourth in freestyle...four-time Bulgarian Freestyle national champion and was named outstanding wrestler of the Bulgarian national tournament in 2006...placed fifth in freestyle at the National European Tournament in 2006.
High School Record: Senior: 54-1; Career Record: 54-1.
About George
Place of birth: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Birthday: Nov. 11, 1989
Parents: Ivan and Maria
Nickname: GoGo
Major: business
High school coach: Trevor Carritt
My greatest individual moment in wrestling so far: winning my first Bulgarian National Title
What is favorite sport outside of wrestling: volleyball
Favorite food: steak and mashed potatoes
Person that has had the greatest influence on my life: my dad
I came to UNO because: great wrestling team and coaches
Ten years from now I want to be: an Olympic champ and working in marketing
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