05/02/2012 Team Awards Announced For Wyoming WrestlingSeveral Pokes honored for successful season 03/04/2012 Cowboys Claim Third-Straight West Regional TitleUW wrestlers earn four individual conference titles 02/23/2012 Seven Cowboy Wrestlers Listed In Final Coaches' PollWest Regional given 17 automatic bids to NCAA Championships 02/17/2012 UW Wrestlers Win To Clinch WWC Regular-Season TitleCowboys defeat North Dakota State to seize WWC crown for third time under Branch 02/16/2012 Cowboys Cruise Past Jacks 45-0Wyoming wrestlers roll to fifth conference win of the season 2011-12: McCulley was a slow starter in his redshirt freshman season, but finished off the year on a 19-4 tear from Dec. 10 and on. He placed in three tournaments, taking third in the UNK Loper Open and winning the Utah Valley and Rocky Mountain Opens. McCulley then became a fixture for the Pokes at 157 pounds in duals. He entered the varsity lineup on Jan. 20 and didn't look back, going 6-2 through the dual season. He was sixth on the team with 28 wins and third with 10 pins. He had the team's third-fastest fall this season, pinning Charlie McMartin of Northern Colorado in 29 seconds in the Feb. 8 dual. He wrestled one of his best matches of the season versus Oklahoma State's Albert White, ranked 11th. McCulley held a late lead, but White nipped him in overtime in a 6-4 decision. McCulley had a bit of a disappointing end to his season when he went 2-2 to finish fourth at the West Regional, just one place out of an automatic NCAA bid. He received the Academic Hustle award from the coaching staff for his hard work in the classroom. 2010-11: McCulley took a redshirt during his first season with the UW program, as he wrestled in five open tournaments at 157 pounds. He posted a 23-5 overall record, including 4-4 against the WWC, with eight pins and three major decisions. McCulley started 2010-11 with a title at the Northwest Open, but just missed placing at the Cowboy Open. He rebounded to claim third in his last three tournaments of the season. He notched a combined 16-3 mark to finish third at the UNK Loper Open, Utah Valley Open and Rocky Mountain Open. High School: At Rock Springs High School, McCulley was the Wyoming 4A State Champion in 2008 at 130 pounds as a sophomore and then again in 2010 as a senior at 152 pounds. As a junior in 2009, he was injured at the state tournament competing at 145 pounds. McCulley is a three-time 4A West Regional Champion. In 2008 he was the Wyoming USA Wrestling Triple Crown winner, as well as a Cadet All-American by placing fourth at USA Wrestling Nationals. McCulley was on the honor roll each year at Rock Springs H.S. Personal: McCulley is one of two sons of Mark and Nikki McCulley. He was born on May 7, 1992. His younger brother's name is Zachary. His grandfather, father and two uncles all wrestled at the collegiate level. Andy is an elementary education major at UW. Career record: 28-11 (10 falls) |
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