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2018-19 Wrestling Roster

Sam Janicki

Arick Shankles

  • Position 125 lbs.
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Scottsboro, Ala.
  • Highschool Muscle Shoals

Biography

2017-18
Did not compete.

2016-17
Posted a 3-3 record while competing at 125 lbs. ... all three wins came by bonus points, with a pair of falls and a technical fall ... wrestled at the Southeast Open freshman & sophomore division, and the Edinboro Open.

2015-16
Redshirted while competing in open tournaments at 125 lbs. … finished with a 2-9 record.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-time Alabama state champion for Scottsboro High School and Muscle Shoals High School … finished with a 252-28 career record with over 200 pins  … ranked 12th by USA Wrestling at 113 lbs. as a senior … was also a four-time sectional champion … a five-year starter who ended his career with 109 straight wins … as a senior, finished with a 48-0 record after winning Class 6A state title at 113 lbs. with a fall over John Mcalpin of Scottsboro High School at 1:33 … was named the 2015 Tennesse Valley Wrestler of the Year … was 63-1 with 47 pins as a junior, winning the Class 5A title at 106 lbs. with a fall at 1:11 over Braxton Worthington … won all seven of his matches at state championships as a junior and senior by fall, and all in the first period … was 64-1 as a sophomore, winning the Class 5A 106 lb. state title, and picked up his first state title at 106 lbs. as a freshman in 2012 … helped Scottsboro High School to 2012 state championship and 2013 runner-up, then transferred to Muscle Shoals High School and was 2015 Alabama Dave Schultz Award recipient … was the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 2015 Alabama State Championships, and in 2014 and ’15 won the award for most pins in least amount of time … an NHSCA Junior All-American after finishing in seventh place, and a Brute Sophomore National Champion … competed for two years in cross country.  
PERSONAL
Born March 11, 1997 … received bachelor's degree in Sports & Recreation Administration and now in graduate school, working on master's degree in Educational Leadership with a minor in Teaching Certification … son of Kristie and Michael Shankles … has two brothers (Tyler and Brennen)… brother, Tyler, wrestled at Cumberland University.