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- 184 lbs.
- Kittatinny
- Newton, N.J.
| Year | Overall | Dual | League | Major Dec. | Tech Fall | Fall | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-2008 | 24-11 | 9-6 | 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1:31 | 32 |
| 2008-2009 | 25-11 | 16-4 | 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1:00 | 68 |
| 2009-2010 | 26-12 | 15-5 | 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0:54 | 56 |
| 2010-2011 | 12-7 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2:10 | 19 |
| Career | 87-41 | 46-20 | 12-1 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 0:54 | 175 |
2010-11: Was having another solid year until an old neck injury flared up and forced him into retirment … Was ranked in the top 20 at 184 at the time of the injury … Posted a 12-7 record overall before the injury … Went 6-5 in dual matches … Recorded two major decisions, one technical fall and one pin.
2009-10: Qualified for his second NCAA Tournament by again placing second at the ACC Championships … Posted a 26-12 overall record, going 15-5 in dual meets and 4-0 in ACC bouts … Had four major decisions and four pins … Fastest pin came in 54 seconds … Took third at the Hokie Open, wrestling unattached … Won the Navy Classic and placed fourth at the Southern Scuffle … Was the top seed at the ACC Tournament, but fell in the finals … Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships … A second-team all-state selection by VaSID.
2008-09: Qualified for his first NCAA Tournament by placing second at the ACC Tournament … Went 1-2 at the Big Dance … A first-team all-state selection at 184 pounds, as voted on by the state’s sports information directors … Posted an overall record of 25-11, including a 16-4 mark in dual meets … Had three major decisions and five pins … Scored 68 points for the team in dual meets … Placed fifth at the Southern Scuffle … Avenged an earlier loss by beating No. 12 Anthony Biondo of Michigan, 3-2, in a dual meet at Ann Arbor … Beat No. 16 Rocco Caponi of Virginia, 8-1, in a dual meet … Went undefeated in ACC dual meets at 4-0.
2007-08: The starter at 184 pounds all season … Posted a 24-11 mark with two major decisions, one technical fall and four pins … His 24 wins led the team … Was 9-6 in dual meets and 4-1 in ACC matches … Placed third at the ACC Championships … Won the East Stroudsburg Open with a 5-0 mark … Upset No. 10 Rocco Caponi of Virginia, 5-2, in Tech’s big win over the Cavaliers.
High School: Lettered four times for Coach John Gill at Kittatinny Regional High School … A four-time state placewinner … A four-time semifinalist … Also played baseball and football.
Personal: Thomas Booth Spellman was born September 14, 1988, in Newton, NJ … The son of Ken and Deb Spellman … Has two sisters, Janessa and Danielle … Majoring in residential property management.
