2016-17 Wrestling Roster

Roger Horton

  • Position HWT
  • Height 6-0
  • Class First Year
  • Hometown Towanda, Pa.
  • Highschool Athens Area

Biography

2016-17: Went 10-8 overall as a backup at 285 pounds … notched two falls, two technical falls, a major decision and five decisions … went 4-2 at the Messiah Invitational … a member of the MAC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Earned four letters in wrestling and three in football at Athens Area … a three-time section and district placewinner and two-time region placewinner … won section title as a senior at 220 pounds … placed third in the district and fifth in the region while finishing 36-6 overall … went 33-7 as a junior, placing second in section, third in district and fifth in region … placed third in the section and sixth in the district as a sophomore … posted a 109-43 career record … a two-time all-league pick … a two-time Third Team Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team pick.

Personal: Son of Roger and Sharon Horton … has a sister, Kiersten, and two brothers, Brock and Chris … major is undeclared … favorite movie is “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” … favorite athlete is Olympic gold-medal winning wrestler Kyle Snyder … hero growing up was Cael Sanderson.