3x NCAA Wrestling Championships Qualifier (’21, '22, '23)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (1/18/22)
Big 12 Championships Fourth Place ('23)
Big 12 Championships Sixth Place ('22)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('21)
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 16 seed in the 197-pound bracket … Finished with a 1-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, also at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 18-9 … Finished with a record of 7-8 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-4 record in dual matches, including a 4-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 33 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 10 bonus-point victories, including nine victories by fall … Finished with a season best pin of 1:23 against Air Force in the Big 12 Championships … Recorded a pin over #2/4 Ethan Laird of Rider to lead to a Southern Scuffle title … Took second overall at the Bison Open … Secured one tech fall victory ... Scored 131 total match points … Secured 30 takedowns … Turned three two-point nearfalls … Turned six four-point nearfalls … Recorded five reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Finished with two riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., where he was selected as a No. 22 seed in the 197-pound bracket … Finished with a 1-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a sixth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 1-3 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on January 18 after recording a pin against the No. 3 ranked wrestler in the country … Compiled an overall record of 18-11 … Finished with a record of 6-9 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 10-4 record in dual matches, including a 5-3 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 51 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Bison Open individual title (Nov. 13) … Recorded 13 bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 13-2 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:53 His 13 pins led all Bison and his 12 pins against D1 competition finished the season ranked fourth in the country and first in the 197-pound weight class … Scored 116 total match points on the season … Recorded 28 takedowns … Scored two two-point nearfalls … Scored four four-point nearfalls … Recorded seven reversals … Scored 21 escapes …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships … Compiled a 2-2 record at nationals in St. Louis, Mo. ... Finished with a record of 2-2 on the mat at the Big 12 Championships at 197 pounds ... Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team … Closed the year ranked No.28 by TrackWrestling.com ... Appeared in 15 matches on the season, all at 197 pounds, compiling a 9-6 record, including a 4-2 record in dual matches and a 3-2 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 21 points for the Bison in dual matches, including 18 points in Big 12 duals ... Finished 2-4 against ranked opposition ... Picked up a pin in his first collegiate match against Fresno State in Big 12 play (1/30) … Recorded four victories overall with a pin, including two on the same day against Air Force and Utah Valley, both Big 12 matches (2/13) ... Also recorded a victory by pin in an upset in the first round of the NCAA Championships, taking down No. 2 ranked Eric Schultz of Nebraska … Scored three major decision victories, all coming in postseason play ... Picked up two major victories against Utah Valley (3/6) and Northern Colorado (3/7) at the Big 12 Championships … Recorded a major decision win against Army at the NCAA Championships (3/19) …
BEFORE NDSU: Member of Fresno State's first signing class in November 2016...Went on a two-year Mormon mission from 2017-19 prior to enrolling at Fresno State, which announced in October 2020 that the program would be discontinued...Transferred to North Dakota State in January 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Utah state champion winning the 2017 Class 3A title at 182 pounds as a senior...Also won the 170-pound weight class as a junior in 2016...Junior national freestyle runner-up at 170 pounds.
CAREER STATISTICS:
| Year |
Overall |
vs.
Rank |
Duals |
Big 12
Duals |
Dual
Pts |
Falls |
Fast
Pin |
TF |
MD |
TD |
N2 |
N4 |
RV |
E |
RT |
Pts |
Big 12
Champ |
NCAA
Champ |
| 2020-21 |
9-6 |
2-5 |
4-2 |
3-2 |
21 |
4-2 |
2:09 |
0-2 |
3-1 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
24 |
4 |
74 |
2-2 (7th) |
2-2 |
| 2021-22 |
18-11 |
6-9 |
10-4 |
5-3 |
51 |
13-2 |
0:53 |
0-0 |
0-2 |
28 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
21 |
5 |
116 |
1-3 (6th) |
1-2 |
| 2022-23 |
18-9 |
7-8 |
7-4 |
4-2 |
33 |
9-0 |
1:23 |
1-1 |
0-0 |
30 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
29 |
2 |
131 |
3-2 (4th) |
1-2 |
| Career |
45-26 |
15-22 |
21-10 |
12-7 |
105 |
26-4 |
0:53 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
71 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
74 |
11 |
321 |
6-7 |
4-6 |
