Ronnie King - 2015-16 Wrestling - LIU Post


Ronnie King

Height: 6-0
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Islip, N.Y.
Previous School: Islip

2015-16: Posted an overall mark of 22-9 and a dual record of 13-5 at the 184 lbs. ... slotted as high as No. 3 in the D2Wrestle.com Super Region I 184-lb. rankings ... earned an 8-6 win over Mike Urban of Minnesota State-Moorhead on Dec. 4 ... grappled to a third-place showing at the Dragon Open (Dec. 5) ... pinned Hunter's Alexis Garcia in 4:32 at the Mariner Duals (Dec. 12) ... claimed a 3-2 victory against Kutztown's Collin Schildt on Dec. 16 ... earned back-to-back wins via pinfall of Travis Guthrie (1:21) of Daniel Webster on Jan. 15 and Caleb Thompson (1:23) of American International on Jan. 21 ... captured a second-place finish at the USC Wildcat Open (Jan. 30) ... won close decisions against Southern Maine's Jeffrey Fuller (3-1) and Johnson and Wales' Dae'Sean Brown (3-2) on Feb. 13 ... pinned Mount Saint Vincent's David Bell in 1:15 on Feb. 18 ... secured victories over West Liberty's Doug Sizemore (5-1) and East Stroudsburg's Tyler Richardson (13-8) at the NCAA Division II Super Region I Championships (Feb. 26-27).

2014-15: NCAA All-Super Region I ... was the team's primary wrestler at 184 lbs. ... earned a 19-16 overall record, scoring a tie for the most wins via decision (10) on the team ... went 9-9 in dual meets ... pinned four opponents and took two bouts by major decision ... went 4-0 to clinch a first-place finish at the USC Wildcat Open on Feb. 1, racking up two victories by decision, one major decision win, and one pin ... earned a victory by pinfall in the opening round of the Super Region One Tournament (Feb. 27) ... won two wrestleback matches at the Super Region One Tournament to eventually earn a sixth-place finish.

Prior to LIU Post: Two-Time League Champion at Islip High School ... two-time All-County selection ... four-time All-League honoree ... won 110 career decisions over his tenure as a Buccaneer ... posted a 35-4 record as a senior.

Personal: Has two sisters, Jenn and Brittany ... son of Ron and Kathy King ... enjoys playing football ... his favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... majoring in business.

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