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2017-18 Wrestling Roster

Pat Ream
Xavier Bonner
Xavier Bonner
Bob Nelson
Ricky Bassman
Bob Nelson
Bob Nelson

Kyle Gliva

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 149
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
  • High School Simley HS

Biography

2018 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team
2018, 2016 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team
2015 Western Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team
2014 Western Wrestling Conference Coaches Honor Roll

2017-18 SEASON (Senior):
Put together best season of career … Compiled a 22-12 record including 11-5 in duals … Had 4-3 record in Big 12 Conference … Received National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic honors … Named to Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling first team for the second time … Finished with 1-2 record at 2018 Big 12 Championships … Finished with four major decisions, one pin and a tech fall … Rolled up 4-0 record at the South Beach Duals including win over nationally-ranked Jacob Macalolooy of Columbia … Placed third at Bison Open (11-11-17) … Finished with a 3-2 record at both the Reno Tournament of Champions (12-17-17) and Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12-1-17) … Had 56-42 career record including 17-18 in duals and four pins.

2016-17 SEASON (Junior): Competed at 149 and 157 pounds ... Compiled a 10-5 record including 3-3 in duals ... Had a pair of pins ... Won a pair of tournaments to open the season including the Bison Open (11-12-16) with a 4-0 record and the Finn Grinaker/Gold Division (11-19-16) ... Started season with nine straight wins including duals at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and against Indiana (12-4-16) ... Has career record of 34-30 including 6-13 in duals with three pins.

2015-16 SEASON (Sophomore): Competed at 149 and 157 pounds ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling first team ... Compiled 19-13 record including 3-4 in duals ... Recorded three tech falls, three major decisions and one pin ... Put together a 2-2 record at the Big 12 Championships (3-5/6-16) ... Posted 3-0 records to win both the Bison Open (11-14-15) and the MSU Moorhead Dragon Open / Red Division (12-5-15) ... Won six of nine matches to place sixth at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12-20-15) ... Had 2-2 record at the Midlands Chmpionships (12-29-15).

2014-15 SEASON (Freshman): Wrestled at 133 pounds for NDSU … Posted a 5-12 record overall and 0-6 in duals including one tech fall … Went 4-2 to finish fourth at the Warren Williams/Daktronics Open … Named to the Western Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team.

2013-14 SEASON (Redshirt): Western Wrestling Conference Coaches Honor Roll ... Compiled 4-3 record wrestling unattached at 133 pounds ... Placed  third at the North Country Open (2-1-14) after winning four of five matches.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time Minnesota Class AAA state champion out of Simley High School ... Member of three state championship teams under direction of head coach Will Short ... Academic all-state selection as a senior ... Accumulated a158-16 match record during prep career ... Won 59 varsity matches by pin ... First-place finish in conference each year ... Finished second at USA Wrestling Freestyle Junior Nationals in Fargodome, and seventh in the USA Wrestling Folkstyle Junior National Championships in Iowa ... Former prep teammate of Bison All-American Kurtis Julson ... Also competed in golf at Simley.

PERSONAL: Son of Keith and Susan Gliva ... Has one sister, Taylor, and one brother, Jake ... College major is electrical engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    5'7" 133 lbs
  • 2014-15Redshirt Freshman

    5'7" 133 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'7" 149 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'7" 149 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'7" 149 lbs