2019, 2017, 2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships qualifier
2019 Big 12 Conference Runner-up
2016 Mid-American Conference Championships (Third Place)
2018-19 SEASON (Senior): Nationally-ranked at 125 pounds ... 2019 Big 12 Conference runner-up after going 3-1 with a 2-0 loss to No. 2 Nick Piccininni of Oklahoma State in finals ... One win away from earning NCAA Division All-America honors at 2019 national tournament ... Put together 3-2 record at NCAA tournament, finishing 4-6 in three appearances ... Compiled 27-6 record overall including 13-1 in duals (7-0 Big 12) with three pins, three tech falls and five major decisions ... Went 6-6 against nationally-ranked competition ... Won the Roadrunner Open (11-18-18) with 4-0 record ... Placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Nov. 30-Dec. 1 with 4-2 record including 3-2 vs. nationally-ranked opponents ... Finished wth 83-45 overall including 31-18 in duals with seven pins, eight tech falls ... Record included 9-6 in three Mid-America Conference and one Big 12 Conference tournaments.
2017-18 (NDSU / Redshirt): Transfer from Central Michigan … Wrestled unattached at 125 pounds during the season ... Won the North Country Open (1-27-18) with a 3-0 record including a tech fall and a pair of major decisions ... Competing at the 2018 US Open Freestyle in April, he compiled a 5-3 record to place sixth at 57 KG/125.6 pounds ... Put together 56-39 record at Central Michigan including 1-4 in two NCAA tournament appearances.
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2016-17 (Central Michigan / Junior): Posted a 22-12 record at 125 pounds … Went 0-2 at the 2017 NCAA Championships Finished 7th at the 2017 MAC Championships with 2-2 record … Had three pins, four tech falls, and four major decisions … Placed second with 4-1 record at the Eastern Michigan Open (11-5-16) … Won the Michigan State Open (11-20-16).
2015-16 SEASON (Central Michigan / Sophomore): Placed third at 125 pounds at the 2016 MAC Championships … Battled through a foot injury to post a 20-13 overall record … Went 2-0 at the Eastern Michigan Duals (11-7-15) … Amassed a 4-2 record at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12-20-15) and then posted a 5-2 mark at the Southern Scuffle (1-1/2-16) … Outscored his last three opponents 28-0 at the MAC Championships … Went 1-2 at the 2016 NCAA Championships.
2014-15 SEASON (Central Michigan / Freshman):Â Went 14-14 overall, 3-5 in the MAC and had one pin ... Took fourth at the MAC Championships ... Had a 4-2 win against Chase Brennan of Missouri (1-17-15) ... Went 4-0 and won the Michigan State Open at 125 pounds (11-2-14) ... Recorded the most near-falls of any wrestler on the Chippewa roster.
HIGH SCHOOL:Â Became just the 10th wrestler to win four Delaware state high school titles. ... Posted a 160-18 record in his career at Smyrna High School ... Twice earned All-America honors in the Super 32 Challenge and the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic ... Placed first in the Beast of the East tournament in 2012, finished runner-up in 2013 ... National High School Coaches Association Sophomore National Champion .. Won the USA Wrestling Cadet Freestyle National Championship.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year |
Overall |
Dual |
Pins |
TF |
MD |
MAC/Big 12 T |
NCAA |
2014-15 |
14-14 |
4-10 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
1-2 |
-- |
2015-16 |
20-13 |
5-5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3-1 |
1-2 |
2016-17 |
22-12 |
9-2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2-2 |
0-2 |
2017-18* |
3-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
-- |
2018-19 |
27-6 |
13-1 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3-1 |
3-2 |
Career |
83-45 |
31-18 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
9-6 |
4-6 |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals / 3 seasons at Central Michigan, MAC
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