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2018 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling First Team

2018-19 SEASON (Senior): Wrestled at 174 pounds ... Posted a 5-1 record with one pin, two tech falls and one major decision ... Went 3-0 to win at 174 pounds in the Dragon Open/Red Division (12-1-18) ... Placed sixth with a pair of tech falls at the Bison Open (11-10-18) ... Career record of 27-33 including 9-18 in duals with three pins, four tech falls and six major decisions ... Appeared in two Big 12 Championships in 2017 and 2018.

2017-18 SEASON (Junior): Wrestled at 174 pounds … Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team … Had a 5-9 record including 2-5 in duals … Went 1-3 in Big 12 duals … Compiled 2-2 record at Big 12 Wrestling Championships (3-3-18) … Won 1 of 3 matches at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational … Career record is 22-32 including 9-18 in duals (1-4 Big 12) with six major decisions, a pair of pins and two tech falls … Has 4-4 ledger in two trips to Big 12 Wrestling Championships.

2016-17 SEASON (Sophomore): Started season at 184 pounds before moving into 174 pound slot ... Finished with a 12-12 record including 5-7 in duals with five major decisions, a pair of pins and two tech falls ... Went 2-2 at the Big 12 Championships including a pair of major decisions ... Compiled 2-2 record at Midlands Championships (12-29-16) ... Won 3 of 4 matches to place second at the Bison Open (11-12-16).

2015-16 SEASON (Minnesota / Freshman): Letterwinner for Minnesota after compiling 5-11 overall record including 2-6 in duals ... Went 0-1 in the Big Ten ... Finished with one major decision ... Made dual debut at Gopher Duals ... Won first two career dual matches with an 8-0 major decision over Bobby Reece (Grand Canyon) and a 3-2 decision over Garrett Peppelman (Virginia) ... Placed third at Husky Open ... Had two matches against ranked opponents.

2014-15 SEASON (Minnesota / Redshirt): Competed in six open tournaments, placing in four of those events for Minnesota ... Earned his first career fall during the Bison Open when he pinned Jacob Knudsvig (Minot State) in 45 seconds • Placed fifth at the Bison Open • Captured third place at the Cobber Open with a 12-1 major decision over Alex Blaney (North Dakota State) in the tournament's third-place match ... Finished his season by sharing the North Country Open title with teammate Darius Wright when the duo double defaulted the championship match ... Advanced to the North Country Open finals with a first period fall over Charley Popp (North Dakota State).

HIGH SCHOOL: Finished with North Dakota Class B record 243 wins for Lisbon and head coach Joe Kern ... Two-time state champion, two-time state runner-up ... Six-time letterwinner in wrestling ... Six-time state place-winner ... Class B North Dakota  Mr. Wrestler in 2014 ... Also lettered three years in football and was two-time All-State ...Played for two Babe Ruth State Championship teams in baseball ... Six-time Academic All-State with a 3.9 cumulative G.P.A. ... Three-time All-America honoree (2009, 2010, 2014) by USA Wrestling in Folkstyle ... Three-time State Freestyle Champion ... Two-time State Greco-Roman Champion.

PERSONAL: Son of Wade and Tracey Urbach ... Has one sibling, Jordan ... College major is exercise science with a business minor.

CAREER STATISTICS

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals / 2 Seasons at Minnesota