Hokie Club Steve Borja Class: Senior
Weight: 184 lbs.
High School: Garden Spot
Hometown: Bowmansville, Pa.
2004-05: Had a breakout season, thriving under new head coach Tom Brands for a career-high 33-10 overall record and his first trip to the NCAA Tournament ... Opened the season with eight-straight wins, five by fall ... Finished the regular season riding a nine-match winning streak, including three major decisions and two falls ... Set a new career high with 17 dual match victories ... Scored a career-high 74 dual points for Tech finishing 17-3 in dual matches ... Finished the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season undefeated with a 5-0 record, scoring a team-high 20 points ... In ACC dual matches, recorded two major decisions and one fall ... Was runner-up at ACC Tournament, receiving an at-large bid to his first NCAA Tournament ... Went 1-2 at the NCAAs ... Recorded a career-high 12 falls, third-highest on the squad ... Fastest pin was in 1:22 against Jeremy State of Anderson in a dual match ... Totaled four first-period falls ... Was second on the team with six major decision victories and recorded one technical fall ... Took second at the Navy Classic, third at the Southern Scuffle and fourth at the Carolina-Irwin Open.2003-04: Went 18-17 on the season, recording a 9-9 mark in dual meets ... Went 2-5 in EWL action ... Had one major decision and four falls ... Placed sixth at 174 pounds at the Keystone Classic ... Earned 40 points for the team in dual meets and 12 points in conference action.
2002-03: Posted an 8-11 overall mark as a true freshman ... Wrestled mostly at 174 pounds, but saw action in two matches at 184 pounds ... Went 4-7 in dual meets and 5-5 in EWL matches ... Had one technical fall, coming against Jack Fleming of Princeton at the PSU Open ... Earned 12 team points in dual meets and nine in EWL meets ... Placed sixth at the EWL Tournament.
High School: Earned four varsity letters at Garden Spot High School for Coaches Steve Borja and Ray Kahler ... Was the state runner-up as a junior ... Won the state championship in his senior season ... Twice named the league wrestler of the year ... A two-time regional champion ... Also lettered in baseball for three years ... A three-time section all-star ... Garnered most valuable player honors at the 2001 Keystone Games ... Named the outstanding senior athlete.
Personal: Steven Thomas Borja, Jr., was born December 2, 1983 in Reading, PA ... The son of Steve and Cheryl Borja ... Father was a two-time wrestling All-American at Division III Lycoming College and is currently a wrestling coach at Garden Spot High School ... Majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise.
| Year | Overall | Dual | Leag. | M.Dec. | T.Fall. | Falls | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 8-11 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 |
| 2003-04 | 18-17 | 9-9 | 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2:43 | 40 |
| 2004-05 | 33-10 | 17-3 | 5-0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1:22 | 74 |
| 2006-07 | 27-8 | 15-3 | 5-0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0:16 | 63 |
| Career | 86-46 | 45-22 | 17-10 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 0:16 | 189 |
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