Jason Lara

Height:
5-7
Weight:
125
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Midway City, Calif.

2010 NCAA Participant
2011 NCAA Participant

OREGON STATE
2011
Wrestled entire season at 125 pounds ... Tallied 20-11 record ... NCAA Championships participant in Philadelphia ... Was 6-3 in major decisions, 1-1 in technical falls and 4-0 in bouts decided by pins ... By going 4-0 increased career record in falls to 13-0 ... Picked up bonus points in 11 of his 29 bouts ... Longest win streak of three achieved three times; most recently winning all three bouts at National Duals on Jan. 8 ... Ranked for entire season, as high as No. 10 on Nov. 16 ... Fastest fall of season came in 1:15 against Cornell's Frank Perelli on Dec. 30 ... Earned NCAA bid after taking second at Pac-10 Championships on Feb. 27 ... Produced a 6-3 mark against Pac-10 opponents.

2010
As a redshirt sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 125 pounds ... 35-9 record with nine pins ... 19-2 dual meet record ... Named the team's Impact Award winner ... Competed at 60 kilograms at the University Nationals ... Unseeded, went 3-2 at NCAA Championships; decision over Eric Morrill, Edinboro, 9-6; major decision over Andre Gonzalez, Cal State Fullerton, 16-5; decision over Matt Steintrager, Central Michigan, 6-4 ... Seeded second, finished second with 2-1 record at Pac-10 Championships; decision over Micah Ferguson, Cal Poly, 6-2; decision over Frank Lomas, Cal State Bakersfield, 3-2 ... Best of the West Champion ... Finished 2-2 at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational; decision over Kyle Gilchrist, Columbia, 7-2; decision over Nikko Triggas, Ohio State, 13-9 ... Placed seventh at Midlands Championships with 4-2 outing; decision over Drew Hammen, Wisconsin, 6-5; fall over John McDonald, Lehigh, 1:31; decision over JJ Krutsinger, Iowa, 6-3; decision over No. 20 Anthony Zanetta, Pitt, 5-3 ... Opened season with 11-match winning streak ... Ranked as high as 15th ... Tallied five major decisions and one technical fall.

2009
Redshirted his true sophomore season ... Finished sixth at the FILA Junior National Championships.

MICHIGAN
As a true freshman, lettered, wrestled at 125 pounds ... 3-5 record with zero pins, bonus points in 13 percent of matches (1 of 8) ... 3-1 tournament record at the EMU Open before withdrawing with injury ... Major decision over Michael Donovan, Grand Valley State, 15-2 for first collegiate win; Decision over Josh Chappa, Cumberland, 2-1.

CALVARY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
Named 2007 Orange County Register Wrestler of the Year ... Earned Most Outstanding Wrestler honors at the 2007 California State Championships after capturing the 119-pound state title ... Three-time placewinner at the CIF Southern Section Championships ... Career prep record of 141-21 ... Claimed fifth in the 119-pound division at the 2007 Senior Nationals ... Took fourth place at the 2006 FILA Cadet Freestyle Nationals (127.75 pounds) ... Two-time placewinner at the Reno Tournament of Champions in 2005 ... California state freestyle champion in 2006 ... Placed fifth at 2005 state freestyle meet.

PERSONAL
Merchandising Management major ... Parents are Jay and Dee Lara; family includes one younger sister, Gabriella ... Former prep teammate Nick Knowles wrestles for Liberty University ... Chose Oregon State "to train under Coach Zalesky, get a solid education and win an NCAA Championship."