Jason Lovell

Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Turner, Ore.
High School: Cascade HS
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 174, 184
Birthdate: 08/17/1979
Experience: 1V

OREGON STATE: One of 12 returning lettermen and 8 returning starters . . . (2000) Placed sixth in Pacific-10 Conference at 197 pounds . . . as a freshman, was in his first year in the OSU lineup . . . at Pacific-10 Championships, placed sixth, going 1-2 with 0 pins; dec. by Robert Odell, Cal State-Bakersfield, 6-3 in championship quarterfinals; dec. over Jake Leair, Oregon, 3-1 in wrestleback quarterfinals; dec. by Erik Gladish, Arizona State, 9-5 in wrestleback semifinals; pinned by Andy Hunter, Stanford, 2: 37 in fifth-place final . . . dec. over Jake Leair, Oregon, 2-0 in Civil War dual meet . . . major dec. by No. 11 Rusty Cook, Boise State, 12-3 in dual meet . . . at Southern Oregon Open, went 1-2 with 0 pins . . . (1999) Redshirted . . . record of 1-0 at 184 pounds in open tournaments.

CASCADE HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Tom Phillips . . . 2-time state champ; 3-time state placer . . . 3-time league champ; 2-time league Most Outstanding Wrestler . . . career record of 115-13 . . . also competed in football, baseball . . . 3.4 grade point average.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science; may become a teacher/coach . . . born Aug. 17, 1979 in Salem, Ore. . . . parents are Tom and Mary Lovell; family includes brother Casey (19) . . . enjoys hunting, fishing, camping . . . favorite athlete is Brett Favre . . . top athletic thrill has been wrestling in Gill Coliseum for the first time . . . chose OSU for being the “best place to go in the State of Oregon.”