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Nathan Navarro

OREGON STATE: One of 12 returning lettermen and 8 returning starters . . . in preseason national rankings, No. 8 by Amateur Wrestling News, No. 9 by InterMat . . . (2000) Placed fourth in Pacific-10 Conference at 125 pounds; NCAA qualifier . . . as a sophomore, was in his second season in the OSU lineup . . . in the final rankings, No. 16 by AWN, No. 18 by IM . . . 7 losses to nationally-ranked wrestlers . . . won 13 of last 18 matches and 15 of last 23 . . . at NCAA Championships, went 3-2 with 0 pins; major dec. by No. 1 seed Jody Strittmatter, Iowa, 10-1 in first round; major dec. over Alexis Rivera, Northern Illinois, 12-3 in wrestleback first round; dec. over Jose Leon, Boston U., 9-6 in wrestleback second round; dec. over A.J. Grant, Michigan, 8-5 in wrestleback third round; dec. by Ruben DeLeon, Cal State-Bakersfield, 11-2 in wrestleback fourth round . . . at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded second, placed fourth, going 2-2 with 0 pins; dec. over T.J. Hill, Cal State-Fullerton, 12-7 in championship quarterfinals; pinned by K.C. Rock Boise State, 2:40 in championship semifinals; dec. over Jaime Garza, Cal Poly, 5-2 in wrestleback semifinals; dec. by T.J. Hill, Cal State-Fullerton, 14-11 in third-place final . . . dec. over Jason Harless, Oregon, 10-3 in dual meet to avenge earlier Civil War loss . . . dec. by No. 8 Michael Kawamura, Arizona State, 6-2 in dual meet . . . returned to 125 pounds Jan. 28 for dual meet at Stanford . . . moved up to 133 pounds Jan. 23 for dual meet vs. Simon Fraser . . . at Texas Duals, went 1-2 with 0 pins; including dec. by No. 13 Matt Azevedo, Iowa State, 6-0; dec. by No. 3 Jody Strittmatter, Iowa, 14-3 . . . dec. by No. 16 Jeff Ragan, Oklahoma State, 6-3 in dual meet . . . dec. by No. 5 Moses Delfin, Cal State-Bakersfield, 3-2 in dual meet . . . at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Classic, placed seventh, went 4-2 with 0 pins; including dec. by No. 18 Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia, 4-3 in wrestlebacks; forfeit over No. 13 K.C. Rock, Boise State, in seventh-place final . . . at St. Louis Open, went 2-2 with 2 pins . . . (1999) Ranked as high as 14th nationally by AWN, 17th by IM . . . at NCAA Championships, went 1-2; lost to No. 4 seed Teague Moore, Oklahoma State, 10-1; beat Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia, 10-4; lost to No. 10 seed Leroy Vega, Minnesota, 7-6 . . . at Pacific-10 Championships, seeded third, placed third, going 3-1; beat Tim Lee, Cal-Davis, 4-0 in quarterfinals; lost to Rudy Ruiz, Stanford, 6-3 in semifinals; beat Brian Gilliland, Cal State-Fullerton, 14-6 in wrestleback semifinals; injury default over K.C. Rock, Boise State, in third-place final . . . lost to No. 9 Matt Azevedo, Arizona State, 5-3 in dual meet . . . lost to No. 1 Teague Moore, Oklahoma State, 10-2 in dual meet . . . lost to No. 4 Shane Valdez, Oklahoma, 14-5 in dual meet . . . lost to No. 2 (NAIA) Ryan Escobar, Southern Oregon, 7-4 in dual meet . . . lost to No. 7 Paul Gomez, Nebraska, 11-3 in dual meet . . . pinned Kenny Cox, Oregon, 5:55 to key dual meet win . . . went 2-2 with 1 pin at Virginia Duals; included losing to No. 9 Chris Viola, Michigan, 10-4 . . . went 1-2 at Texas Duals; included losing to No. 9 Matt Roth, Virginia, 1-0 . . . 5-match win streak from Nov. 21-Dec. 4 . . . fifth at Las Vegas Classic, going 7-2 with 2 pins; included beating No. 15 Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia, 9-0 . . . third at Southern Oregon Open, going 3-1 vs. wrestlers from 4-year colleges . . . (1998) Redshirted . . . record of 1-2 at 118 pounds in open tourneys.

ONTARIO HIGH: Lettered 4 years; coached by Charlie Anthony . . . 3-time state champ; 4-time state placer . . . 3-time district champ . . . won 80 straight . . . Oregon national team . . . 3-time freestyle runner-up . . . Junior Nationals runner-up . . . competed in cross-country . . . 3.67 grade point average . . . Academic All-America.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Communications . . . born Aug. 17, 1979 in Ontario, Ore. . . . parents are Fred and Georgia Navarro; family includes brothers Josh (20), Brad (18); engaged to Wendi Mulder . . . enjoys video games, building models . . . favorite athlete is Ken Griffey Jr. . . . prep teammate Perren Baker also wrestles for OSU . . . top athletic thrill was being on state’s “Dream Team” . . . chose OSU for its campus atmosphere, wrestling program.