Shippensburg University Athletics

CAREER STATS:
18-21 record [7-8 in 16-17, 6-8 in 15-16, 5-5 in 14-15]
5 weight classes [133, 141, 149, 157, 165]
2 pins, 1 tech fall, 4 major decisions
 
2016-17 (Junior): Achieved a 7-8 record competing at three different weight classes during his third season with the Raiders…wrestled eight of his 15 bouts at 149 pounds, posting a 6-2 record that included an unblemished 4-0 mark in duals…represented the Raiders at the PSAC Championships, posting a 2-2 record at 149 that included wins over wrestlers from Pitt-Johnstown and Mercyhurst…notched a major decision among six bouts at 157 pounds…also competed once at 165 pounds.
 
2015-16 (Sophomore): Posted a 6-8 record in his second season with the Raiders, competing at three weight classes…went 5-4 in duals…recorded major decisions on the year against East Stroudsburg and West Liberty…scored a technical fall over a wrestler from Western New England…took to the mat nine times at 149, four times at 141 and one time at 157…competed at the PSAC Championships…went 1-2 at the Super Region I Championships at 149 pounds, earning a decision over Millersville’s Nick Haegele.  
 
2014-15 (Freshman): Debuted with strong performances for the Raiders in his first season, posting a 5-5 overall record…went 4-3 in duals…scored his biggest win of the year in a dual with Mercyhurst, achieving a victory by fall over Kody Young…scored a pin in a dual meet with Findlay at the Super Region 2 Duals…won his first match in a major decision over a Messiah wrestler…took to the mat nine times at 141 pounds and once at 133 pounds…competed at the Franklin & Marshall Open.
 
Kane Area High School: Earned four varsity letters for the Wolves under head coach Mike Smartwood…finished third in the state as a senior at the PIAA ‘AA’ state championships at 126 pounds…also qualified as a junior as a 113-pounder…regional and district champion as a senior…three-time district champion…three-time regional finalist…was 35-2 as a senior, 24-6 as a junior and 32-6 as a sophomore for an overall record of 130-20…four-time selection to the Allegheny Mountain All-Star team.
 
About Blankenship: Full name is Cody Jacob Blankenship…is the son of Duane and Juanita Blankenship…majoring in human communication studies while seeking a minor in disability studies…has a brother, Noah, and three sisters: Mackenzie, Shyanne and Corrissa.