Norman Conley

Weight:
184
Height:
5-11
Year:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Chaminade College Prepatory School

2018-19 (Senior): Finished the season with a 21-16 overall record and 10-8 in dual match competition…tied for second on the team in total wins…started the season with a ranked win against Will Schany of Virginia…beat #11 Chip Ness to help the Hoosiers beat North Carolina in the South Beach duals…earned Academic All-Big Ten honors…Named most improved wrestler for the Hoosiers…finished career with 43 wins.

2017-18 (Redshirt Sophomore): Finished the season with an overall record of 14-17 and 7-9 in dual matches…took bonus points in three wins (2 MD, 1 WBF) …won with a pin against Jack Walsh of Virginia…won with a 8-4 decision in the Big Ten Tournament against Shwan Shadaia of Michigan State…Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman – 197 lbs.)
Earned an 8-9 record in his first varsity season, entering the dual lineup for four meets … took bonus points in three wins (2 MD, 1 WBF) … received the first dual meet start of his career in the season opening tri-dual at Cal Poly (11/3) … picked up his first two varsity wins at the Navy Classic (11/20), aiding a team championship effort with two major decisions … reached third place at the Cleveland State Open after starting the tournament 3-0, beginning with a 3:53 pin over Emilio Fowler (Ohio) … picked up two wins at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) … made his Big Ten debut in a home dual against Minnesota (1/22) … lost a tight bout against No. 19 Jacob Berkowitz at Northwestern (1/27) … also entered the lineup for Indiana’s home dual with Nebraska (1/29).

Summer 2016 (Freestyle)
Attended the 2016 ASICS University Nationals at the University of Akron … secured two wins in the 86kg bracket, opening with a technical fall shutout over Faris Karaborni (Minnesota) … in the wrestle-backs, earned a 10-0 win over Luke Bean (Oklahoma State).

2015-16 (Freshman)
Took third-place at three of his unattached season tournaments: the Eastern Michigan Open, the Michigan State Open, and the Greyhouns Open ... tallied an unattached record of 16-9 with two major decisions and two pins … opened the year, and his collegiate career, with a third-place finish at the EMU Open (11/7) … went 4-1 at Eastern Michigan with three decision wins heading into the semifinal round … earned another podium finish, third-place, at the MSU Open (11/15) … secured his first redshirt pin in 4:39 over Jacob Harvey (Olivet), before a decision win and a narrow 2-0 defeat in the semifinals … finished with a 5-2 decision win over Matthre Striegel (Missouri) in the third-place bout … lost both matches at the Cleveland State Open (12/12) … went 0-2 at Midlands (12/29) … took fifth-place at the Alma Open (1/23) with two major decisions in the wrestle-backs … earned a third trip to the podium at the Greyhound Open (2/6), opening with a 2:32 and only losing via tiebreaker in the semifinal.

Prep/Personal: Four-year letter winner in wrestling for coach Lee Furnace, Jr. at Chaminade College Prepatory School, where he spent two years as the team captain ... named First Team All-Conference his junior and senior seasons ... achieved a fourth place finish at the Missouri State Tournament, the highest finish in Chaminade history ... earned a fifth place finish at the Ohio Tournament of Champions his junior year ... posted an eighth place finish at the Cliff Keen Nationals, receiving USA Wrestling All-American honors ... set school records for single-season wins (43), single-season takedowns, and career wins (109) ... also lettered in football ... the son of Norm and Chris Conley ... born on December 20, 1996 ... has a brother, Danny, and a sister, Tess ... a four-year contracted cadet scholarship winner in Army ROTC at Indiana University ... intends to major in Criminal Justice and Chinese.