| Matt Kenny |
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As a junior (2000-01) — Won his third consecutive ACC Tournament, winning his first two matches by fall and the final by technical fall ... Qualified for his third straight NCAA Tournament ... Named to the All-ACC team for the third time ... Finished the season with a 17-4 mark … Was undefeated on dual-meet competition at 7-0 ... Had eight pinfalls for the season with the fastest one being in 41 seconds ... Took first-place honors at the Cornell Invitational and the VerticalNet Open ... Won 15 of his last 17 regular-season matches, including the last seven ... Started the season with eight straight wins.
As a sophomore (1999-2000) — ACC champion and NCAA qualifier at Heavyweight ... 25-9 overall record, 10-2 in dual meets ... Finished just one win shy of All-America status ... Was 3-2 in the NCAA tournament ... Defeated Virginia's Ryan Painter in the ACC championship ... Was 5-0 in ACC competition ... Posted a team-high ten wins by fall ... Posted a first-place finish at the Carolina Open going 3-0 ... Finished second at the East Stroudsburg Open going 4-1 ... Was 16-4 over his last 20 matches of the season.
As a freshman (1998-99) — ACC champion and NCAA qualifier at Heavyweight ... Honorable mention All-America after falling one match shy of All-America status at the NCAA Championships ... Was 2-2 at NCAAs ... Defeated NCSU's Billy Noble 8-2 for the ACC title ... Named to All-ACC team ... Posted a 25-10 overall mark, including a 9-5 mark in dual meets ... Had three wins by fall ... Finished second at the Carolina and Sunshine Opens and placed third at East Stroudsburg ... Was 5-0 in ACC duals ... Won by major decision against Virginia, Duke and in the second meeting with NC.State.
Prep — Two-time prep national champ and four-year wrestling letterman at Blair Academy, the same high school program that produced former UNC NCAA-qualifier Dave Leonardis ... Ranked #1 in the nation in 1995-96 ... Ironman champion at the Reno, Nev., Tournament of Champions ... Team captain at Blair Academy as a senior ... Also played four years of football at halfback.
Off the Mat — Matthew Paul Kenny is the son of Doug and Kathy Kenny ... Born May 15, 1979, in Hackettstown, N.J. ... majoring in management ... Enjoys hunting.
| Kenny's Career Record |
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| Year | Overall | Dual | Falls |
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| 1998-99 | 25-10 | 9-5 | 3 |
| 1999-00 | 25-9 | 10-2 | 10 |
| 2000-01 | 17-4 | 7-0 | 8 |
| Totals | 67-23 | 26-7 | 21 |
