Kevin Steinhaus
	Class: RS Senior Hometown: Pennock, Minn. High School: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg HS Weight: 184 Experience: 2L

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2011-12 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE:
Overall Record: 34-6
Dual Meet Record: 14-3
Big Ten Record: 8-0
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 10
Technical Falls: 7

All-American • Finished fifth at the NCAA championships • Voted the Most Dedicated Wrestler of the Year on the team • One of the four team captains that also won 30 or more matches on the season • Big Ten Champion at 184 pounds • Went 34-6 and led the team with 10 wins by major decision • Finished a perfect 8-0 in Big Ten dual matches • Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week in week one after upsetting defending NCAA champion Quentin Wright (6-1 decision) of Penn State • Won 21 straight matches during the season that included a Southern Scuffle title and last second victories over No. 7 Josh Ihnen of Nebraska (3-2, 3-1 SV) • Went a perfect 4-0 and claimed a Bison Open title to start off the season • Outscored his opponents 141-42 in the month of January after going 12-1 • Named to the Big Ten All-Academic • Letterwinner.

2010-11 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN:
Overall Record: 34-12
Dual Meet Record: 14-6
Big Ten Record: 5-2
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 11
Technical Falls: 2

All-American as a freshman • Co-Most Outstanding Freshman team award recipient with Tony Nelson • Voted Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, Dec. 14 • 34-12 overall in first year with the Gophers, 14-6 in duals meets and a 5-2 record in the Big Ten • Had one pin, two technical falls and tied for first on the team with Zach Anderson with 11 wins by major decisions and 34 total wins • Finished as the runner-up in the 2011 Big Ten Championships • Made his first-career appearance at the NCAA championships and finished eighth • Opened the year with a 4-0 showing at the Bison Open, after beating his opponents by a combined score of 54-20 to earn his first Golden Gopher title • Finished second at the Kaufman-Brand Open with a 4-1 record; only loss was a 2-1 decision in the finals • Finished third at the Southern Scuffle with a 6-1 record • Went 10-1 in December • In January, Steinhaus took care of Iowa States' Richard Shafer in a demolishing 18-2 technical fall victory • Earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL:
2009 graduate of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School • Coached by Wes Haglund and Craig Johnson • Three-time Minnesota state champion, four-time finalist, and a five-time place winner • First team academic all-state selection • 160lbs. champion as a senior posting an unblemished 50-0 record • Won the 152-pound Class A title as a junior after capturing the 145-pound title as a sophomore • During junior campaign, posted a 47-0 record, and went 39-0 as a sophomore • Four-time All-Conference performer • Led his squad to a team state title as a senior in 2009 • No. 5-ranked prospect in his weight class • The 2008 NHSCA Junior National Championships runner-up • Three-sport athlete, also competing in football and track and field • Football team was state champion as a senior • Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL:
Born Jun. 14, 1990 • Son of Mike and Suzanne Steinhaus • Has one sister, Kristi (23) • Majoring in kinesiology • Lists greatest sports thrill as winning a state team championship.