Kyle Couch

Class: Freshman
Hometown: Joseph, Ore.
High School: Joseph HS
Height / Weight: 5-8 / 133
Birthdate: 11/10/1981
Experience: HS

OREGON STATE: Begins career this winter.

JOSEPH HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Matt McDowell . . . 2-time state champion . . . team Most Valuable Wrestler . . . also competed in football, baseball . . . 3.3 GPA.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Forest Products . . . born Nov. 10, 1981 in Enterprise, Ore . . . parents are Kelly and Barbara Couch; family includes brother Reed (21), sister Katie (15) . . . enjoys hunting and fishing . . . favorite athlete is Walter Payton . . . chose OSU for its Forestry and wrestling programs.