Finished season with 19-12 record • Was 10-5 in dual matches and 5-2 in Big Ten competition • Defeated No. 4 Steve Bonanno in a forfeit at 3:00 (11/9/12) • Earned All-American honors • Defeated No. 12 Triggas of Ohio State in 6-4 decision (1/11/13) • Finished NCAA Championships in seventh after defeating No. 12 Tyler Cox of Wyoming in a forfeit at 1:17 • Took sixth at the Big Ten Championships • Lost close match to No. 5 Jesse Delgado of Illinois in 5-2 decision (1/21/13) • Lost close match to No. 1 Matt McDonough in 6-3 decision (1/26/13) • Finished with 5-10 record against ranked opponents.

2011-12 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE:
Overall Record: 14-2
Dual Meet Record: 5-1
Big Ten Record: 1-0
Pins: 5
Major Decisions: 7
Technical Falls: 1

Season cut short due to injury • Started the season as the Golden Gophers' top 133 pound wrestlers • Started the season 7-0 • Pinned Joe Stanzione of Cornell at 2:25 in the first dual of the season • Scored a 14-5 major decision over Derek Reber of Penn State • Finished second at the Southern Scuffle • Won both the Bison and Jim Fox Spartan Open.

2010-11 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN:
Overall Record: 16-13
Dual Meet Record: 7-6
Big Ten Record: 4-4
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls: 1

Received the Most Dedicated Wrestler Award • Went 16-13 overall on the season with 7-6 record in duals meets and 4-4 in Big Ten matches • Recorded two pins with three major decisions and one technical fall • Finished seventh in his first career appearance at the Big Ten championships • Defeated Zac Stevens of Michigan 11-5 • Picked up a major decision win over Ohio State's Jacob Vaughan (19-11) • Finished second at the 2010 Husky Open with a 4-1 record after earning back-to-pack pins over Charlie Wilczek of Ridgewater at 5:21 in the second round and 4:11 against Weston Hanson of St. Cloud State in the semifinals • Earned his first letter.

2009-10 • REDSHIRTED:
Posted a 16-3 mark in his first season in the maroon and gold, wrestling at 133 and solely in open tournaments • Won three matches by fall and four by major decision •A winner in his first career match, 12-5 over Tanner Beaman on Mary • Finished as runner-up at the North Country Open on 1/30 after starting 3-0 but withdrawing before the championship match • Was a runner-up at the Worthington Open, going 3-1 and falling 6-10 in the title match • Won his first championship at the Dragon Open, going 3-0 and beating teammate Thane Antczak 8-3 in the championship match • Placed second at the Kaufman-Brand Amateur after a 4-1 performance, with his only loss to CJ Napier of Nebraska, 2-3 in the championship match • Won a co-championship at the Bison Open, with a 3-0 tally.

HIGH SCHOOL:
2009 graduate of St. Michael-Albertville High School • Coached by Dan Lefebvre and Greg Greeno • Four-time state champion • Two-time Junior National Freestyle All-American • Captured the Minnesota state title at 125 pounds as a junior and finished the 2008 campaign with a 46-2 record • Led his squad to three team state titles, before placing fourth as a senior in 2009 • Named a Fargo All-American • Ranked as the No. 24 overall prospect in the nation and the No. 2 recruit in his weight class • Also earned second team academic all-state honors as a junior.

PERSONAL:
Born Dec. 14, 1990 • Son of John and Brenda Thorn • Has a brother Mike, a former Golden Gopher wrestler,and a sister Christine • Mike is a current Golden Gopher wrestler • Majoring in business marketing • Lists winning Fargo Nationals as his greatest sports thrill.

DAVID THORN • CAREER STATISTICS THROUGH 2014
SEASON	WT.	OVERALL	WINNING %	DUAL	BIG TEN	PINS	MD	TF	BIG TEN FINISH	NCAA FINISH
2010-11	133	16-13	.551	7-6	4-4	2	3	1	--	--
2011-12	133	14-2	.875	5-1	1-0	5	7	1	NA	NA
2012-13	125	19-12	.612	10-5	5-2	7	3	--	6TH	7TH AA
2013-14	133	29-8	.784	12-3	6-2	5	9	3	4TH	5TH AA
Career Totals	125/133	78-35	.690	5-7	3-2	2-2	7-2	1-1	--	--