Ryan Jorgensen

Class: RS Freshman
Hometown: La Grande, Ore.
High School: La Grande HS
Height / Weight: 5-11 / 174
Birthdate: 08/22/1980
Experience: RS

OREGON STATE: Begins collegiate competition this winter . . . (2000) Redshirted . . . record of 0-2 with at 174 pounds in open tournaments.

LA GRANDE HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Verl Miller . . . state runner-up; 2-time state placer . . . league champ; 2-time runner-up . . . Reno Tournament champ; 2-time placer . . . competed in football . . . 3.25 GPA.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Forest Recreation . . . born Aug. 22, 1980 in La Grande, Ore. . . . parents are Jerry and Wendy Jorgensen; family includes brother Eric (23) . . . Eric wrestles for OSU; cousin Clint Wilson is an OSU graduate assistant coach . . . enjoys hunting, collecting guns and knives . . . favorite athlete is Howie Long . . . top athletic thrill was winning Reno Tournament of Champions . . . chose OSU for its Agriculture and wrestling programs, and because of family members at the school.