Winter 2003-2004 Wrestling Roster

Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson

  • Position:
    141/149
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    South Plainfield, NJ
  • High School:
    South Plainfield
  • Major:
    Arts & Sciences

Why Lehigh?: “It seemed like the best school all around, athletically and academically. It’s a school that could offer me great potential and I knew I’d be surrounded by great people.” Anderson on Strobel: “He’s a great coach. I never thought I could just sit with someone and have it impact me so much, just by talking. He knows so much and teaches things not just about wrestling but about life.”

 

In 2002-03: 5-4 in deferred freshman year.

 

In Secondary School: Career record of 127-5, going 103-2 his last three seasons with the only losses in NJ state finals. As a sophomore he placed first at 103, as a junior was second at 119 and during his senior campaign placed second at 130 behind a four-time state place winner.

 

Personal: Son of parents James Anderson and Linda Sikel; sister, Kristin is 21; Amanda is 12; brother Inan, 7; played soccer for South Plainfield; at 6’3” he may well be Lehigh’s tallest

ever at first five weights.

 

Strobel on Anderson: “We didn’t even know about Matt until very late in the recruiting process.

He had a real interest in coming to Lehigh, which of course makes our job easier. He’s sort of a diamond in the rough - he’s going to get better every year he is here.”

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