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Camden Eppert
Camden Eppert

Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Anderson, Ind.

High School:
Anderson Highland HS

Height / Weight:
5-7 / 125

Birthdate:
12/12/1990



05/08/2012

Wrestling Earns NWCA All-Academic Top-30 Honors

Senior A.J. Kissel is the first four-time NWCA All-Academic honoree in school history.

03/28/2012

Boilermakers Collect 51 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Awards

Senior Chelsea Jones was one of three athletes conference-wide with a 4.0 GPA.

03/16/2012

Wrestling Ties For 28th At NCAA Championships

The Boilermakers finish with 17.5 team points.

03/15/2012

Wrestling Off To Solid Start At NCAA Championships

The Boilermakers posted three major decisions in the opening session.

03/15/2012

Wrestling Tied For 15th At NCAA Championships

The Boilermakers earned just one win Thursday night.

HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Outstanding Freshman
2011 & 2012 Big Ten Championship Place-winner
2011 & 2012 NCAA Qualifier
2011 & 2012 NWCA All-Academic

2011-2012 (SOPHOMORE)
Finished 13-17 for the second straight season, including a 3-2 mark in Big Ten duals ... finished fifth at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/5), going 3-2 ... wrestled at the Northeast Duals (11/26) and missed most of December with mononucleosis ... won back-to-back conference duals at Wisconsin (1/20) and Nebraska (1/22), and opened the Indiana dual (2/5) with a major decision ... upset 17th-ranked Johnni DiJulius at the Big Ten Championships (3/3-4) en route to a sixth-place finish and NCAA automatic bid ... knocked off a pair of nationally-ranked opponents, Joe Roth of Central Michigan and Michael Martinez of Wyoming, at the NCAA Championships (3/15-16) ... finished seventh on the team with 34 takedowns and tied for fifth with eight reversals ... earned NWCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season.

2010-2011 (FRESHMAN, 125)
Posted a 13-17 overall mark in his rookie collegiate season, starting every dual for the Boilermakers at 125 pounds ... opened his career in impressive fashion, upsetting 16th-ranked Steve Bonanno of Hofstra, 4-3, at the Edinboro Duals (11/6) ... took second at the Michigan State Open (11/13), going 3-1 including a 10-3 decision over Indiana's Justin Brooks ... went 0-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/3) ... won his first-ever Big Ten Dual with a 13-4 major decision over Logan Arlis of Illinois (12/19) ... dropped a pair of matches at the NWCA National Duals (1/8) ... posted a 2-1 mark at the Wendy's Classic (1/15), including a major decision ... finished 3-5 in Big Ten Duals, including his first career fall against Wisconsin's Tom Kelliher (2/6), earning the No. 6 seed at the Big Ten Championships ... earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place showing at the Big Ten Championships (3/5) ... went 0-2 at the national tournament, including an 11-9 loss to All-American Ryan Mango ... tied for fifth-most wins on the team (13), third on the team in falls (2) and second on the team in major decisions (4) ... his 36 takedowns were sixth-most on the team and his 11 reversals were second best ... named 2011 Purdue Freshman of the Year and Most Dedicated Wrestler ... earned NWCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honors.

2009-2010 (REDSHIRT)
Did not compete during initial season at Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Anderson Highland High School ... named the No. 63 recruit in the nation in 2009 by InterMat Wrestling ... four-time Indiana State High School Championship placewinner, capturing the state title at 103 pounds as a sophomore and 119 pounds as a senior ... placed fifth at the 2009 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Championships at 119 pounds with an 8-1 record ... compiled a 155-13 high school record, including a 39-4 mark as a senior ... recorded 227 takedowns during his final high school season ... coached on the mat by Kyle Poyer and Brady Eppert ... two-time National Honors Society academic honoree.

PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 12, 1990, in Noblesville, Ind. ... full name is Camden Ross Eppert ... is the son of Todd Eppert and Kelly Wolfe ... has one brother, Brady, and one sister, Mya ... enjoys lifting weights, fishing and bike riding ... majoring in Aviation Management.

Career Statistics
Year Wt. W L Pct. F TF MD D Other T2 E1 R2 NF2 NF3 Bk. Pts.
2010-11 125 13 17 .433 2 0 4 7 0 36 30 11 2 4 16
2011-12 125 13 17 .433 0 1 2 7 3 34 32 8 2 2 10
Totals 26 34 .433 2 1 6 14 3 70 62 19 4 6 26

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