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2014-15 Wrestling

Ridge White

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 174
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brown Summit, N.C.
  • High School Northeast Guilford

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2014-15): Compiled an 11-4 (.733) record, including a 10-4 mark in tournament settings … Tallied three pins and one major decision … Went 6-2 against NCAA Division II competition … Placed among the top 6 at two tournaments, finishing in the runner-up position at both The Citadel Open and the Pembroke Classic … Won his first four matches at The Citadel Open but fell via a 5-1 decision to teammate Terrence Zaleski in the title bout … Won his next four matches, including his first three matchups at the Pembroke Classic, but fell to Zaleski in the championship match of the Pembroke Classic … Went 3-2 at the Wolfpack Open.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Turned in a 10-8 (.555) record, including a 5-4 clip in tournaments … Won three matches by pin … Was 1-3 against NCAA Division II competition … Went 3-2 at The Citadel Open … Split four matches at the Pembroke Classic … Went 2-1 at the Virginia Duals.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Redshirted ... Competed in three tournaments as an unattached wrestler ... Compiled a 6-4 (.600) record, including a 1-0 clip against NCAA Division II competition … Won two matches by pin and another by major decision … Split four matches at The Citadel Open, the King College Open and the Newberry Open.

AS A FRESHMAN (2011-12): Recorded a 16-11 (.593) record as a true freshman, including a 12-11 (.522) mark in tournaments … Also finished with a perfect 4-0 record in dual meets … Tallied four pins and one win by major decision … Registered a 7-3 (.700) record against NCAA Division II competition … Grabbed a seventh place finish at the Citrus Invitational … Also finished third at the season-opening The Citadel Invitational as an unattached wrestler … Dropped his opening match at The Citadel Invitational, but rebounded with a perfect 3-0 run through the consolation bracket, including a 5-2 decision over teammate Jake Ferguson in the third place match … Split four matches at the N.C. State Open … Tallied a 3-2 record at the Pembroke Classic … Split six matches at the Citrus Invitational, including a first period pin of Heidelberg’s Jake Cochran in the seventh place match.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Northeast Guilford for coach Michael Pennington … Registered a 46-1 (.978) record as a prep senior and captured the state championship.

PERSONAL: The son of Wendy and Billy White … Maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at Northeast Guilford High School … A physical education major at UNCP.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    5'11" 174 lbs
  • 2012-13Redshirt Freshman

    5'11" 174 lbs
  • 2013-14Redshirt Sophomore

    5'11" 174 lbs
  • 2014-15Senior

    5'11" 174 lbs