Hall of Fame
A transfer from the University of Nebraska who joined the Saint wrestling program in the 1985 season, Mark Shortsleeve was the 1986 NCAA champion at 134 pounds, the fifth straight Saint to win a national title from 1982-86.
Shortsleeve won his championship with a 4-3 win over Scott DeTore of SUNY Brockport with two seconds left in the third overtime period of the championship match. A two-year starter at 126 pounds for Nebraska, he wrestled just the one season for the Saints, but made it to the pinnacle of Division III wrestling,
He was one of eight qualifiers for the Saints at the NCAA Championship that season, making the final of the NCAA Eastern Regional Qualifying tournament at 134 pounds. He forfeited his final match in that tournament after sustaining a broken nose in the semifinals. He went 29-5Â in his lone season in a Saint singlet.
Mark completed his degree at SLU in 1987 and was assistant coach for the 1988 National Championship team.
A deliverer/trainer of computer systems for Usherwood Office Technology in Syracuse, Mark and his wife Paula are the parents of three children, Josiah, Jenaya & Mason.
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