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NCAA QUALIFIER 2005, 2007
EWL CHAMPION 2007
NCAA ALL-AMERICAN 2007
NCAA RUNNER-UP 2007
2006-07
Keith Gavin finished the season 28-4 overall with a 13-1 dual record and a 15-3 tournament record...Racked up four falls and four major decisions for the Panthers...Had the most technical falls for the squad with four...Opened the season with a win over Rider...Took second place at the Cornell Body Bar Invitational...Third Place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational...Took EWL Championship at 174-pounds...Second in NCAA Championship...Named the Pennsylvania Collegiate Wrestler of the Year by Wrestling Report.
2005-06
Keith Gavin redshirted for the season, finishing with a 23-7 open tournament record, collecting a career-high five falls and six major decisions on the season...Won the Cleveland State Open with a 9-2 decision over Penn State's Mike Ward...Went on a 10-win streak in December, collecting three falls...Placed at the East Stroudsburg Open (5th), Nittany Lion Open (7th) and Midlands (4th).
2004-05
Gavin won four of his five dual matches...Placed in several tournaments including the Mat Town Invitational (6th)...Defeated Eric Neil of Central Michigan to win the Michigan State Open...Placed second in the EWL Championships...Earned an opportunity to compete in the NCAA Championships.
2003-04
Gavin had a successful freshman campaign, winning 21 bouts, including a dual match...Among the team leaders in falls (four) and technical falls (two)...Placed in four different open tournaments, including fourth-place finishes at Cleveland State Open, Wilkes Open and Beast of the East and a sixth-place finish at Penn State Open...His 20 tournament victories ranked second on the team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Gavin was a four-year letterwinner at Lackawanna Trail High School under head coach Keith Youtz...Compiled a career record of 130-21, including a 38-3 record his senior year...Two-time PIAA qualifier, placing third as a senior and seventh as a junior...Earned Junior National All-American and Cadet National All-American honors...Wrestled for the Northeast Freestyle/Greco-Roman club...Competed in Junior Greco-Roman Nationals, placing fifth in 2001 and second in 2002...Competed in the Junior Freestyle Nationals, placing second in 2001 and sixth in 2003.
PERSONAL
Born August 12, 1985...Son of Paul and Tina Gavin...Has two sisters...A philosophy major.