Evan Hendrix
Evan Hendrix

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Cotati, Calif.

High School:
Crook County HS '02

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 285

Major:
History


2004-05: Went 2-6 for the year, including 1-2 in duals... Pinned Steve Fittinger of Portland State in 4:44 to open season, his lone dual win... Later earned 17-11 technical fall victory over Fittinger at Reno TOC.

2003-04: Finished season with 2-7 record... Both wins were in duals on Jan. 3: beat Sandeep Singh of Fresno State, 11-6; then won 16-6 major decision over Columbia's John Grando later that day.

2002-03: Redshirted.

CROOK COUNTY (ORE.) HS '02: Starred in football, wrestling and tennis... Won IMC District meet in wrestling in 2001 and 2002, advancing to state meet each year... Finished 6th as a junior, 4th as a senior at the state level... Set school record with 114 takedowns as a senior... Named to five Academic All-State teams by Dairy Farmers of Oregon... Selected for Oregon Wrestling Classic Scholar Award as one of the top 10 academians... Earned All-Intermountain Conference as a linebacker in football... Finished 4th in doubles at districts as a senior tennis player.

PERSONAL: Born in Bend, Ore.... Civil engineering major... Parents are Gabriel & Dianne Hendrix, whom he lists as non-sports heroes... Best wrestler he's ever faced was Oregon's Luke Larwin... Career highlight was upsetting Mark Koch at the state championships, using an "unknown move" in the final seconds... Cousin of world-champion kickboxer Chris Brinkerhoff... Nickname is "Big Red"... Would title his autobiography, "Every Freckle Is There For a Reason".