Thomas Ferguson

Weight:
174
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Cary

2010-11: Starter at 174 pounds • Went 25-11 on the year with a 9-3 dual record • Finished third at the ACC Championships • Turned in four pins, one technical fall and seven major decisions on the year • Rattled off six consecutive wins to close out 2010 winning his last three bouts at the Reno Tournament of Champions and first three at the Southern Scuffle • Closed out the regular season with four consecutive wins, including three major decisions • Dropped the second match of the ACC Championships before rallying and winning the next two to claim third place • His seven major decisions tied for the team lead.

2009-10: Earned starting role at 174 pounds and finished with a 13-13 record • Earned All-ACC honors by virtue of runner-up finish at ACC Championships • Defeated Voris Tejada of Duke, 2-1, in hard-fought semifinal bout before falling to No. 3 Chris Henrich of Virginia in the finals • Recorded a team-high three technical fall victories • Won both matches at the ACC Challenge, one each at 165 and 174 pounds • Went 2-2 at the Southern Scuffle.

2008-09: Went 14-7 at 157 and 165 pounds • Logged a 4-3 dual mark, including a 1-0 record in the ACC • Recorded two pins, three technical falls and three major decisions • Went 6-2 with six straight victories at 157 at the season-opening Wolfpack Open to earn a fourth-place finish • Posted a 4-2 record at the Southern Scuffle • Won only two matches at 165, including a 12-0 major decision over NC State's Quinton Godley.

2007-08: Redshirt season • Went 10-6 with three major decisions wrestling unattached at 157 pounds • Placed fourth in the Michigan State Open's Freshman/Sophomore Division with a 3-2 mark • Also took third at the Edinboro Open after winning five straight after an opening-round lost • Also wrestled at the Nittany Lion Open and the Southern Scuffle.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Cary High School • Won a pair of North Carolina state titles • Two-time preseason national champion • Served as team captain for two years • Set Cary's single-season win record • Vice president of the calculus club and a member of the principal selection committee.

Personal: Thomas Anthony Ferguson • Born May 12, 1989, in Cumberland County, N.C. • Has one sister • Majoring in exercise and sport science at Carolina.

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	Tech. Falls	Major Dec.
2007-08	10-6	0-0	0	0	3
2008-09	14-7	3-3	2	3	3
2009-10	13-13	8-6	1	3	1
2010-11	25-11	9-3	4	1	7
Totals	62-37	20-12	7	7	14