2012-13 SEASON (Junior)
NCAA Championship qualifier at 165 pounds, claiming the No. 5 seed ... went 3-2 at the NCAA Championships and finished one win shy of All-America honors for the second straight season ... led NDSU with 36 victories, finishing the year with a record of 36-4 and a perfect 18-0 mark in dual competition ... recorded a team-high 12 pins ... won the NCAA West Regional, Mar. 9, for the second consecutive season with a 2-0 record ... five wins over ranked opponents on the year ... recorded a 6-0 decision over No. 11 Mark Lewandowski of Buffalo on his way to a fourth place finish at the Midlands Championships Dec. 29-30 ... recorded a 15-match winning streak from Jan. 11 to Mar. 21 ... finished first at the Bison Open Nov. 10 with a 5-0 record ... Western Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team ... first team All-WWC.Â
2011-12 SEASON (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships qualifier at 157 pounds, claiming the No. 12 seed ... went 3-2 at the NCAA Championships and finished one win short of All-America honors, including a 12-0 major decision over Jake O'Hara of Columbia for his third tourney win ... led the Bison with 36 victories, finishing the year with a record of 36-9 ... registered 13 pins on the season, leading the team ... recorded three tech falls and one major decision ... won the NCAA West Regional with a 3-0 record on Mar. 4, capped with a 4-0 decision over No. 17 David Bonin of Northern Iowa ... wrestled in all 15 duals for the Bison, going 13-2 ... 5-1 in Western Wrestling Conference duals ... eight wins over ranked opponents on the year ... recorded a pin of No. 12 Kyle John of Maryland and a 7-2 decision over No. 11 Matt Lester of Oklahoma on his way to a fourth-place finish at the Midlands Championships (12/30) ... fourth place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 3, including dropping a 7-1 decision to the nation's top-ranked 157-pounder, Kyle Dake of Cornell ... recorded wins in duals with Minnesota, Missouri, Arizona State, Rutgers, Boise State, Oregon State and Wyoming, among others ... Bison Open runner-up on Nov. 12 ... recorded two eight-match winning streaks and a seven-match winning streak on the year ... Western Wrestling Conference Coaches' Honor Roll ... first team All-WWC ... No. 10 at 157 pounds in the final Coaches' Panel Rankings released by the NCAA.
2010-11 SEASON (Freshman)
Posted an overall record of 26-9 and a dual mark of 6-3...Tallied a team high 13 pins...Competed at 157, 165 and 174 pounds throughout the season...Finished third at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open at 157 pounds to open the season...Won the Dragon Open red division title at 165 pounds...Went 3-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions, where one of his losses was a close 5-3 decision to former national champ and No. 4 ranked Bubba Jenkins of Arizona State...Won the North Country Open title at 165 pounds...Won his final three duals of the season against South Dakota State, Dickinson State and Utah Valley by fall...Went 3-1 at the NCAA West Regional to finish second at 165 pounds...Defeated Northern Colorado's Brandon Kammerzell and Utah Valley's Jeb Clark by fall...Dropped a 9-3 decision to No. 11 Shane Onufer of Wyoming...Defeated Clayton Gable of Air Force, 7-6, in the true second place match...Earned All-Western Wrestling Conference second team honors.
2009-10 SEASON (Redshirt)
Went 31-6 with 15 pins as an unattached wrestler...Finished the season on a 19-match win streak...Won titles at 149 pounds at the Dragon Open, Jimmie Open, Ridgewater Open, Dickinson State Classic and North Country Open...Also placed fifth in the amateur division at the Kaufman/Brand Open and sixth at the Daktronics Open.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Wausau West High School...Won the Wisconsin state title in 2009...Finished third at the state championships as a junior and sophomore and fifth as a freshman...Member of the 2008 state championship team...Holds the state record for wins with 202...Won four straight regional and sectional titles...Won two Wisconsin Valley Conference titles and was runner-up twice...Finished his high school career with an overall record of 202-15...Notched 102 career pins...Three-time folkstyle national champion...2008 freestyle national All-American after eighth place finish...Named to 2009 USA Wrestling All-American team...Also ran track and cross country...All-conference performer in cross country.
PERSONAL
Son of David and Tammy Monk...Majoring in physical and health education with a coaching minor...Has one younger brother, Conner.
