UNC Greensboro

At Cornell: Posted a 37-26 career mark at Cornell...owned a 21-14 record as a Heavyweight during senior campaign last season...went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships...finished fifth as the No. 5 seed at the EIWA Championships...defeated No. 2 seed Bode Ogunwole of Harvard, 5-3, to earn a spot in the third-place match...went 5-2 at the Southern Scuffle, hosted by UNCG, to finish fifth...placed sixth at the Body Bar Invitational...posted a 16-12 mark in two seasons of competition, as his sophomore year was wiped out due to injury. As a junior, Shovlin competed in three tournaments, including the Mat Town Invitational, where he was seeded sixth. As a freshman, he won 11 of his 18 bouts and earned fifth place at the Ithaca Invitational and sixth place at the Sharpie Open.

High School: Two time all-state and three-time district performer for head coach Jeff Swergard at Central Dauphin High School...helped guide the Rams to a district championship on three different occasions...recorded a third place finish at the PIAA AAA state meet...selected to the Big 13 wrestling team...also lettered three times as a linebacker on the Rams’ football team.

Personal: Tyler James Shovlin...son of Timothy Shovlin...born on September 18, 1982 in Harrisburg, PA...working on a master’s degree in liberal studies...graduated from Cornell with a degree in human ecology...has two younger brothers and a younger sister.