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Rod Wilt compiled a three-year wrestling record of 75-16, including consecutive 31-3 records his junior and senior seasons. Wrestling in the 167-pound weight class, Wilt was a three-time NCAA national qualifier and a two-time All-American. He was the captain of the wrestling team his junior and senior years.
His junior season, he set a Thiel record with twenty-five consecutive wins, a record which lasted eight years. After winning his first PAC championship, he earned All-American status by placing second at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship.
In 1986, he was selected the PAC Most Valuable Wrestler at the conference championship, where he again won in the 167-pound weight class. He also won the NCAA Regional Championship and earned his All-American status for a second time by placing third at the national championship. Based on his outstanding academic and wrestling accomplishments, he was also selected as an Academic All-American.
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