Joey Lavallee

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Reno, Nev. High School: Reno

Weight: 157 Birthdate: 03/16/1994 Major: Health Sciences

? 2015 NCAA Championships Qualifier (157 pounds)
? 2015 Academic All-MAC Team
? 2014 NCAA Championships Qualifier (157 pounds)
? 2014 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

? Received an automatic bid to 2015 NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo., following a second place finish at 2015 MAC Championships.
? Posted an overall record of 24-13, including a 13-7 dual record (6-1 MAC competitions).
? In his first two seasons at Mizzou, Lavallee has put together an impressive 11-2 record in Mid-American Conference duals.
? His 13 dual season victories was a new career high, topping his previous record of five from a season ago.
? Solid contributor for Tiger lineup all season long, producing 40 dual points within his 14 dual victories.
? Racked up five wins over nationally ranked opponents this season, highlighted by defeating the No. 13 ranked foe twice (Justin DeAngelis - Oklahoma & Cody Pack - South Dakota State).
? Had an outstanding first two months of the 2014-15 season, putting together a 9-1 record and 2nd place finish at 2014 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open.

? Earned "Most Pins" Honor among Mizzou wrestlers.
? Competed as an unattached wrestler for five tournaments before Coach Smith decided to take the redshirt off of him for the remainder of the season.
? Took fourth at the Warren Williams/Daktronics Open after winning the first three collegiate matches of his career.
? Was crowned the champion at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open at 157 pounds.
? Finished in second place at the Joe Parisi Open, losing in the finals to Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma St.) by only a three-pound decision.
? Took another title at the Kaufman-Brand Open, defeating Missouri's own Matt Lemanowicz in the finals, 3-2.
? Ended in second place at the UNI after defaulting to teammate Kyle Bradley in the finals.
? Became the third true freshman to enter the Tiger lineup in dual competition, going against No. 20 Luke Smith of Central Michigan.
? Won his first collegiate dual match by a 4-1 decision over Jarrett Jensen (UNI) the following weekend.
? Landed his first ranked win after defeating No. 19 Alex Richardson of Old Dominion, 7-2.
? Competed at 157 pounds at the 2014 MAC Championships for the Tigers, finishing in third place after three more wins, including a decision win over No. 19 Brandon Zeerip (Eastern Michigan), earning an automatic qualification to the 2014 NCAA National Championship.
? Fell one match short of the All-American round at Nationals, winning three of his five matches including a technical fall (22-7) over Johnny Greisheimer of Edinboro and a 14-4 major decision over Paul Hancock of Army.
? Had 30 wins in his first season with the Tigers with six major decisions, seven pins, and three technical falls.

? Put up a record of 206-12 in his four seasons of high school.
? Had an even farther successful career as he took the state title all four years.
? Took third place at Fargo in 2010.
? In 2011, made noise nationally he won the FILA Cadet National Freestyle title at 63 kilos. He then went on to compete for Team USA for the Cadet World title, where he took fifth.

? Joey Lavallee was born to Joe and Renee Lavallee on March 16, 1994, in Gilroy, Calif.
? Has an older sister, Megin, and a younger brother, Justin.
? Was tabbed as the No. 57 wrestling recruit in the nation going into the 2013-2014 season.