Hokie Club Eric Decker Class: Sophomore
Weight: 165 lbs.
High School: Bainbridge-Guilford
Hometown: Wells Bridge, N.Y.
2006-07: An NCAA qualifier as a true freshman after taking second place at the ACC Championships ... Went 24-17, all at 165 pounds ... Went 8-9 in dual matches and 2-3 in ACC contests ... Picked up two technical falls and five pins, the quickest coming in 2:25 ... Won the East Stroudsburg Open, placed fourth at the Nittany Lion Open and sixth at the Southern Scuffle ... Got hot at the right part of the season, rolling into the finals of the ACC Tournament ... Pinned second-seeded Keegan Mueller of North Carolina to reach the finals, where he fell 3-2 to top-seeded Jason Kiessling of Maryland ... His performance was enough to earn him one of four at-large bids from the conference to the NCAA Championships, where he went 1-2.
High School: Lettered six times for Coach Brandon McNaught ... A three-time NY3 champion and six-time section 4 champion - a first in section 4 history ... Placed third at 171 pounds at the Junior Nationals, earning All-America honors ... Was ranked the No. 99 overall prospect in the nation by InterMat and the No. 10 national prospect at 160 pounds.
Personal: Eric Jason Decker was born September 25, 1987 in Oneonta, NY ... The son of Debbie and Eugene Decker ... Has one sister, Nichole ... Majoring in accounting and information systems.
| Year | Overall | Dual | Leag. | M.Dec. | T.Fall. | Falls | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 24-17 | 8-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2:25 | 32 |
| 2007-08 | 21-10 | 9-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:37 | 30 |
| Career | 45-27 | 17-13 | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0:37 | 62 |
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