2013-14 Wrestling Roster
Birmingham, Kevin
Kevin Birmingham
- Position:
- 149 pounds
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 141
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sicklerville, N.J.
- High School:
- Timber Creek
Bio
2014-15 (Senior)
Opened the season at the Maryland Duals with three pins versus Jason West of Alderson-Broaddus at the 2:46 mark, Ben Dorsay of Maryland at the 6:48 mark and John Hopkin’s Tommy Grifa at the 4:29 mark (Nov. 2) … Named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for the week of Nov. 2 … Registered a fall at the 6:08 mark against Kane Price of Belmont Abbey (Nov. 7) … Placed third at the Wolfpack Open with a 4-1 record (Nov. 16) … Posted a 9-3 decision against Evan Morgan of Ohio Northern (Nov. 23) … Defeated Anderson’s Charlton Clark with a pin at the 3:46 mark at 141 lbs. (Jan. 17).
2013-14 (Junior)
2014 NCAA National Qualifier… Runner up at the SoCon Tournament at 149 pounds… Tied the Davidson program record with 14 pins on the season… Finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in wins by fall (12 DI pins counted)… SoCon Wrestler of the Week… SoCon Wrestler of the Month for January… Defeated Belmont Abbey’s Taylor Harrington in a 6-2 decision in the season opener (11/3)… Took second at the Wolfpack Open (11/17) after going 5-1 with four wins by fall, including a pin of No. 16 Alex Richardson of Old Dominion… Sent Luke Ludke to the mat in 4:26 vs. George Mason (11/24)… Pinned six consecutive opponents, winning seven straight bouts from Dec. 7 to Jan. 24… Pinned BU’s Nick Tourville (12/7) in 2:03… Won by fall over Steven Feucht of Ohio Northern (1/8) in 47 seconds… Collected a trio of pins at the Pitt Duals (1/12), earning wins by fall over No. 20 Justin Arthur of Clarion (2:31), Kevin Laubach of Seton Hill (5:27) and Jake Keller of Pittsburgh (1:25)… Earned SoCon Wrestler of the Week accolades on Jan. 15… Started league action off with a pin of Tyler Ziegler of Gardner-Webb (1/15)… Pinned another nationally-ranked opponent in No. 25 Matthew Frisch of The Citadel in 2:57… Also sent Collin Munson to the mat in 1:37 (2/1)… Defeated Austin Sams of Chattanooga in a 10-4 decision (2/9)… Helped the Wildcats to a 26-21 win over SIUE (2/23) with a 19-3 tech fall over Karsten Van Velsor in 4:56… Earned his second win of the season over Tyler Ziegler (GWU) in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament (3/8) with pin in 5:49 to tie the school record with 14… Defeated Matthew Frisch of The Citadel by an 11-8 decision to earn a trip to the finals… Fell to Appalachian State’s Dylan Cottrell in the SoCon finals 5-11, but earned a bid to nationals… Wrestled Hoftra’s Cody Ruggirello (L, 7-10) and West Virginia’s Mike Morales (L, 2-8) at the NCAA National Championship (3/20).
2012-13 (Sophomore)
Went 11-13 at 149 pounds…led the team with 6 pins… went 3-4 in SoCon…opened season with two wins at the Davidson Tri Meet, defeating Belmont Abbey’s Matthew Moses and Spartanburg Methodist’s Mitchell Johnson (11/4), both by fall… Earned a 10-4 decision over Conor Hayes of Roger Williams (12/1)… Pinned Sacred Heart’s Matt Herbert in 1:06 (12/1)… Winner by fall over Nick Tourville of Boston University (1/27 ) in 12 seconds… Earned a conference win with a major decision over SIUE’s Logan Taylor (2/2)… Pinned Campbell’s Brent Jorge in 7:54 (2/14)… Had two wins at the SoCon Tournament defeating Campbell’s Cory Wagner in 1:25 and Jordan Dix from the Citadel in a decision, 6-1.
2011-12 (Freshman)
Tied for team lead with 14 wins, going 4-5 at 141 pounds and 10-10 at 149 pounds … tied for team lead with six pins … went 2-4 in SoCon dual meets … opened season by winning the VMI Rat Rumble at 141 pounds with two pins and a technical fall … went 5-2 at the Davidson Open … earned SoCon wins against The Citadel, pinning Shane Lee in 1:48, and Appalachian State, earning a major decision over Aaron Scott, 12-3 … competed in the SoCon tournament.
Before Davidson
Earned Camden County Championship, District 30 Championship, Region 8 Championship and placed seventh in state tournament during senior season at Timber Creek H.S. … four-time All-South Jersey Group 3, all-conference and district finalist wrestling at 103, 112, 130 and 135 pounds … two-time New Jersey state qualifier … placed in Top 12 at Junior Nationals and in Top 16 at Senior Nationals … holds school records for wins (131), record (131-24), career pins (84) and single-season pins (29) … four-year letterwinner … member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … three-time class president.
Personal
Son of Frank and Linda Birmingham … has three siblings - Tracy, Lauren and Megan … cousin, Jim Birmingham, plays baseball at Coastal Carolina and was drafted in the 33rd round by the San Francisco Giants in 2010.
Opened the season at the Maryland Duals with three pins versus Jason West of Alderson-Broaddus at the 2:46 mark, Ben Dorsay of Maryland at the 6:48 mark and John Hopkin’s Tommy Grifa at the 4:29 mark (Nov. 2) … Named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week for the week of Nov. 2 … Registered a fall at the 6:08 mark against Kane Price of Belmont Abbey (Nov. 7) … Placed third at the Wolfpack Open with a 4-1 record (Nov. 16) … Posted a 9-3 decision against Evan Morgan of Ohio Northern (Nov. 23) … Defeated Anderson’s Charlton Clark with a pin at the 3:46 mark at 141 lbs. (Jan. 17).
2013-14 (Junior)
2014 NCAA National Qualifier… Runner up at the SoCon Tournament at 149 pounds… Tied the Davidson program record with 14 pins on the season… Finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in wins by fall (12 DI pins counted)… SoCon Wrestler of the Week… SoCon Wrestler of the Month for January… Defeated Belmont Abbey’s Taylor Harrington in a 6-2 decision in the season opener (11/3)… Took second at the Wolfpack Open (11/17) after going 5-1 with four wins by fall, including a pin of No. 16 Alex Richardson of Old Dominion… Sent Luke Ludke to the mat in 4:26 vs. George Mason (11/24)… Pinned six consecutive opponents, winning seven straight bouts from Dec. 7 to Jan. 24… Pinned BU’s Nick Tourville (12/7) in 2:03… Won by fall over Steven Feucht of Ohio Northern (1/8) in 47 seconds… Collected a trio of pins at the Pitt Duals (1/12), earning wins by fall over No. 20 Justin Arthur of Clarion (2:31), Kevin Laubach of Seton Hill (5:27) and Jake Keller of Pittsburgh (1:25)… Earned SoCon Wrestler of the Week accolades on Jan. 15… Started league action off with a pin of Tyler Ziegler of Gardner-Webb (1/15)… Pinned another nationally-ranked opponent in No. 25 Matthew Frisch of The Citadel in 2:57… Also sent Collin Munson to the mat in 1:37 (2/1)… Defeated Austin Sams of Chattanooga in a 10-4 decision (2/9)… Helped the Wildcats to a 26-21 win over SIUE (2/23) with a 19-3 tech fall over Karsten Van Velsor in 4:56… Earned his second win of the season over Tyler Ziegler (GWU) in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament (3/8) with pin in 5:49 to tie the school record with 14… Defeated Matthew Frisch of The Citadel by an 11-8 decision to earn a trip to the finals… Fell to Appalachian State’s Dylan Cottrell in the SoCon finals 5-11, but earned a bid to nationals… Wrestled Hoftra’s Cody Ruggirello (L, 7-10) and West Virginia’s Mike Morales (L, 2-8) at the NCAA National Championship (3/20).
2012-13 (Sophomore)
Went 11-13 at 149 pounds…led the team with 6 pins… went 3-4 in SoCon…opened season with two wins at the Davidson Tri Meet, defeating Belmont Abbey’s Matthew Moses and Spartanburg Methodist’s Mitchell Johnson (11/4), both by fall… Earned a 10-4 decision over Conor Hayes of Roger Williams (12/1)… Pinned Sacred Heart’s Matt Herbert in 1:06 (12/1)… Winner by fall over Nick Tourville of Boston University (1/27 ) in 12 seconds… Earned a conference win with a major decision over SIUE’s Logan Taylor (2/2)… Pinned Campbell’s Brent Jorge in 7:54 (2/14)… Had two wins at the SoCon Tournament defeating Campbell’s Cory Wagner in 1:25 and Jordan Dix from the Citadel in a decision, 6-1.
2011-12 (Freshman)
Tied for team lead with 14 wins, going 4-5 at 141 pounds and 10-10 at 149 pounds … tied for team lead with six pins … went 2-4 in SoCon dual meets … opened season by winning the VMI Rat Rumble at 141 pounds with two pins and a technical fall … went 5-2 at the Davidson Open … earned SoCon wins against The Citadel, pinning Shane Lee in 1:48, and Appalachian State, earning a major decision over Aaron Scott, 12-3 … competed in the SoCon tournament.
Before Davidson
Earned Camden County Championship, District 30 Championship, Region 8 Championship and placed seventh in state tournament during senior season at Timber Creek H.S. … four-time All-South Jersey Group 3, all-conference and district finalist wrestling at 103, 112, 130 and 135 pounds … two-time New Jersey state qualifier … placed in Top 12 at Junior Nationals and in Top 16 at Senior Nationals … holds school records for wins (131), record (131-24), career pins (84) and single-season pins (29) … four-year letterwinner … member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … three-time class president.
Personal
Son of Frank and Linda Birmingham … has three siblings - Tracy, Lauren and Megan … cousin, Jim Birmingham, plays baseball at Coastal Carolina and was drafted in the 33rd round by the San Francisco Giants in 2010.
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