2008-09 – Redshirted for the Broncos.

2007-08 – Matt Casperson led the Boise State wrestling team in dual wins (11-1) on his way to a breakout season at 197 pounds. Casperson finished his sophomore year with a 25-11 overall record, 14-10 in tournament action. He capped the season off with a third-place Pac-10 Tournament finish and an appearance in the NCAA Championships. Casperson’s only dual loss of the season came in his first dual start against Cal State Fullerton. He went on to win his next 11 duals including a dramatic pin (2:35) against Rick Loera of No. 1 ranked University of Iowa. Casperson used his momentum to storm into the Pac-10 tournament. After winning his first round match, 6-0, over Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield, Casperson fell to Jason Trulson of Arizona. He rebounded in consolation bracket action with an 8-3 decision against Jake Johnson of Stanford and a 4-2 decision over Orozco in the third-place match. In Casperson’s first match of the NCAA tournament he fell, 9-5, to No. 10 Joel Flaggert of the University of Oklahoma. In the wrestleback bracket Casperson managed two wins, first against Jared Villers of West Virginia University by fall and then against Cayle Byers of George Mason University, 2-1. His season finally came to an end in an 11-7 loss to Daren Burns of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Casperson finished the season fifth on the team in total wins and tied for first with the most team falls (six).

2006-07 – Casperson was the primary starter at 197 pounds for the Broncos.  He finished the year with a 12-14 overall record.  Most of his matches came during tournament action where he posted a record of 8-10.  Four of Casperson’s wins were by pin and three were major decisions.  His best tournament finish came at the Best of the West Classic where he placed third.  

High School – Casperson lost only three matches during his final two years at Pine View High School, posting an overall record of 93-3 for a 96.9 winning percentage.  His record as a junior was 48-2 while his senior year mark was 45-1.  Casperson is a two-time state of Utah champion winning the title in 2002 and 2003.  He also won three straight regional championships.  Along with earning four varsity letters in wrestling, he was also a three year letterman in football and track.  His high school coach was Vance Casperson.

Major: Exercise Science

2008 NCAA National Qualifier - 197 Pounds

Matt Casperson’s Career Bronco Record

2006-07: 12-14 (46.2%)

2007-08: 25-11 (69.4%)

Career Totals: 37-25 (59.7%)