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Joe LeBlanc Class: Sophomore Hometown: Meeker, Colo. High School: Meeker Event: 184 pounds

2009-10: A returning All-American at 184 pounds, LeBlanc has handled an eventful past year maturely and has come back working harder than ever. He enters his sophomore year ranked in the top-five of multiple preseason national polls. LeBlanc has blossomed under the guidance of head coach Mark Branch and his goals consist of nothing less than an NCAA title. He continued to gain high-level experience this past summer when he wrestled at the FILA Junior World Team Trials.

2008-09: LeBlanc exploded onto the college wrestling scene and became the first-ever freshman All-American in the history of Wyoming wrestling by placing fifth in the 184-pound weight class at the 2009 NCAA Championships. He was the first All-American in 13 years for UW's wrestling program and the 24th in school history. LeBlanc earned a spot into the NCAA Championships by winning the 184-pound West Regional title. He posted a 45-8 overall record, which included a 15-2 mark in dual action and 7-0 against WWC opponents. He won three tournament titles in 2008-09 and scored a team-high 68 team points in duals. His 45 wins tied for third-place on UW's Single-Season Victories list with Wes Gasner, who had 45 wins during the 1983-84 season. LeBlanc had two double-digit winning streaks during the season (10 and 11). He tallied 14 major decisions, five technical falls and seven pins. LeBlanc had seven wins over National Wrestling Coaches Association top-20 ranked opponents and seven of his eight losses came to opponents ranked in the top-10. A winner of numerous awards, he was named the WWC Freshman of the Year, was voted to the Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie First Team, was D1CollegeWrestling.net's West Region Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on their national All-Freshman Team. He was named the WWC Wrestler of the Week on Dec.9 for taking third at the Las Vegas Invite. LeBlanc added nearly 20 pounds to his frame from the previous year and showed that 184 was a natural weight for him.

2007-08: LeBlanc was one of 10 Cowboys who used his redshirt year. Competing as an individual, he had a record of 8-6, with four pins and three major decisions. LeBlanc wrestled at 165 pounds most of the year. He won the Utah Valley Open and made the semi-final at the Kearney Open.

High School: LeBlanc was a three-time Colorado state champion and the state tournament's 2006 Most Outstanding Wrestler. His wrestling team won three state titles. He was a junior All-American wrestler, an all-state football player, all-conference baseball player and was on the honor roll for three years while at Meeker. His overall record while at Meeker was 130-23 and he recorded 90 pins.

Personal: Born June 7, 1989 in Meeker, Colo. He is the son of the late Dr. Randy LeBlanc and Sharon LeBlanc. His stepfather was the late Bren Sullivan. Joe has five siblings, Barny, Isaac, Andrea, Nicole and Tara. He married Amanda (Gillan) on May 5, 2009, and the couple is expecting a baby boy on Christmas Eve. LeBlanc is a kinesiology and health promotion major at UW.