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Contact Information: 

Name:     Daniel J. Landers
Phone:     (480) 491-3767
E-Mail:    Danny Landers

4th Place, Arizona Junior High School State Championships

1st Place, Arizona State Freestyle Schoolboy Champion

1st Place, Arizona Junior High School State Champion

3rd Place, Arizona State Freestyle Cadet Championships

3rd Place, 130 lbs., Arizona State High School Championships (32-8, 80%)
4th Place, McClintock Invitational Tournament
1st Place, Mesa Eastside Wrestling Tournament
1st Place and All Tournament Wrestler, Aztec Duals Tournament
3rd Place, Central Region Championships

4th Place, Western Regionals Freestyle Cadet Championships
1st Place, Hawaii Invitational Freestyle Tournament
1st Place, Arizona State Freestyle Cadet Championships

Undefeated (14-0, 100%) in the 145 lb. Weight Class Prior to Being Injured
1st Place, Mesa Eastside Wrestling Tournament
    (only tournament entered)
During the 1996-97 high school season, Danny defeated each of the
    1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in the 1997 Arizona
    State Wrestling Tournament by a combined score of 40-21

Following a 9-Month Rehabilitation, Danny Placed 3rd at 160 lbs.
    at the 1998 Arizona State High School Wrestling Championships
Season Record of 33-2 (94.29%) Was The Best of Any 5-A 160 lb.
    Wrestler In The State of Arizona
1st Place, Pico-Highland Invitational Wrestling Tournament
3rd Place, McClintock Invitational Tournament
1st Place, Mesa Eastside Tournament
1st Place and All Tournament Wrestler, Aztec Duals Tournament
1st Place, Central Region Championships

 3rd Place--Greco-Roman & 5th Place--Freestyle, 154 lbs.,
         Northwest Regional Wrestling Tournament, Chevalis,
         Washington, March 21, 1998

 3rd Place--Greco-Roman, 154 lbs., Southeast Regional
         Wrestling Tournament, Orlando, Florida, April 23-25, 1998

 1st Place--Greco-Roman, 165 lbs., 1998 State of Arizona
         Wrestling Championships

 2nd Place--Freestyle, 154 lbs., 1998 State of Arizona
         Wrestling Championships
 

 1st Place--160 lbs., Arizona State High School
        Wrestling Championships
 Season Record was 34-1 (97%)
 1st Place and All-Tournament Wrestler,
        Westwood Warrior Classic
 2nd Place, McClintock Tournament
 1st Place, Pico-Highland Tournament
 1st Place and All-Tournament Wrestler,
        Aztec Duals Tournament
 1st Place, Central Region Championships
 1st Place, State of Arizona Wrestling Championships

Andersen Junior High School, Chandler, AZ, 1994-1996
Coach Tim Gressley (480) 961-0386
Chandler High School, Chandler, AZ, 1996-1999
Coach Dennis Gurecki  (480) 963-8837
Coach T. R. Smith (480)
Freestyle Coaches:    Herman Bernal (480) 892-4904
                                    Dennis Gurecki (480) 963-8837
                                    Joe Romero (480) 587-9584

Academic Honors

 National Junior Honors Society, 1994-1996
 National Honors Society, 1997-present
 3.83 (4.0 Scale) Grade Point Average for 24.0 Credits Earned in 9th,
    10th, 11th, and 12th Grades (Currently has a 3.70 GPA in Core Subjects)
 On Honor Roll Every Semester in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Grades
 Who's Who Among American High Schools, 1996, 1997, 1998, & 1999
 Scholar-Athlete, Arizona Interscholastic Association, 1996-97, 1997-98
 Scholar-Athlete Team Award as a Member of the Chandler
    High School Wrestling Team, Arizona Interscholastic Association,
    1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99.
 Who's Who in Sports: High School All Stars 1997-98 & 1998-99.
 Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University, 1999-2000.
 Maroon and Gold Scholar Athlete, 1999-2000, Arizona State University
 

SAT Scores:   Verbal: 570    Math: 550     Total:  1120

Class Rank:  Top 12% Among 800 Students

Sport Participation and Honors/Achievements

Overall High School Varsity Record: 113-11 with 8 varsity losses in Freshman Year
Participated in Freshman Football at Andersen Junior High School,
    Team & Defensive Captain
Chandler High School Varsity Wrestling Team Captain, 1995-96,
    1996-97, 1997-98, & 1998-99.
Chandler High School, Most Outstanding Underclassman Wrestler
    (1995-96 & 1996-97) & Most Outstanding Upperclassman Wrestler
    (1997-98 & 1998-99).
Undefeated in dual meets in 10th, 11th & 12th Grades
Undefeated in foreign free style competition (Germany, Canada, New Zealand, France)
Arizona USA National Team Member, 1995, 1996, & 1998
Ranked Number 1 in Division 5-A and Across All Divisions (1-A, 2-A,
    3-A, & 4-A) at the 145 lb. Weight Class (The Inside Trip, Vol. 10, No. 3,
    December, 1996 & Vol. 10, No. 4,  January, 1997).
Ranked Number 1 in Division 5-A and Across All Divisions (1-A, 2-A, 3-A, & 4-A)
    at the 160 lb. Weight Class (The Inside Trip, Vol. 11, No. 3, December, 1998).
Ranked 7th in the Nation Among 1997 Sophomores, Wrestling USA,
    Vol. 32, (No. 8), March, 1997, p. 56.
Received "Special Mention" in the 160 lb. class for the "Best 1999
    High School Seniors," Wrestling USA Magazine, October 1, 1998,
    Vol. 34(2), p. 47 & February 15, 1999, p. 61.
Selected as among the "1999 East Valley Super Dozen Wrestlers" (Arizona
    Tribune Newspaper) and the "1999 East Valley All Stars--1st Team"
    Arizona Republic Newspaper)
Selected as "1999 1st Team All State Wrestler" by the Arizona Wrestling
    Coaches Poll (Arizona Republic Newspaper)
Selected by the Arizona Wrestling Coaches Association to Participate in the
    1999 All-Star Wrestling Matches, Payson, Arizona, March 13, 1999.
Holds Chandler High School School Single Season Record in Technical Falls
    (13) and Take-Downs (153)
Signed Letter of Intent for Athletic Scholarship at Arizona State University,
    April 1999.
Wrestling USA Magazine (May 30, 1999, p. 60) Selection as High School
    All-American, Honorable Mention (1 of only 5 Arizona wrestlers selected)
 
 

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