NCAA Championships Qualifier - 174 pounds ('24)
Big 12 Championships Runner-Up ('24)
Big 12 Championships Seventh Place ('22)
2x NWCA Scholar All-America Team ('22, '23)
2x Academic All-Big 12 First Team ('22, '23)
Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (11/7/23)
2023-24 SEASON (JUNIOR): Reached the blood round of the NCAA Championships at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo., where he was selected as a No. 14 seed in the 174-pound bracket … Finished with a 3-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-1 record … Named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 7 … Took third overall at the Southern Scuffle … Compiled an overall record of 20-7 … Finished with a record of 10-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled an 8-3 record in dual matches, including a 3-2 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 32 team points in dual competition ... Recorded 13 bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 4:46 ... Secured seven tech fall victories … Picked up five major decision victories … Scored 215 total match points … Secured 26 takedowns … Turned seven two-point nearfalls … Turned two three-point nearfalls … Turned 18 four-point nearfalls … Recorded 10 reversals … Scored 16 escapes … Finished with nine riding-time points …
2022-23 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to the NWCA Scholar All-America team … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Competed at 174 pounds at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 0-2 record … Compiled an overall record of 12-12 … Finished with a record of 1-10 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 7-7 record in dual matches, including a 4-4 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 28 team points in dual competition ... Took second overall at the Bison Open … Recorded six bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 3:10 in a dual against Utah Valley ... Secured two tech fall victories … Picked up three major decision victories … Scored 135 total match points … Secured 16 takedowns … Turned eight two-point nearfalls … Turned nine four-point nearfalls … Recorded seven reversals … Scored 29 escapes … Finished with eight riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Competed at 149 pounds and recorded a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-2 record … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Compiled an overall record of 17-12 … Finished with a record of 1-7 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 4-8 record in dual matches, including a 2-5 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 14 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the Cobber Invitational title (Nov. 6) … Recorded five bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 2-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 1:27 … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 2-4 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 142 total match points on the season … Recorded 17 takedowns … Scored four two-point nearfalls … Scored 10 four-point nearfalls … Recorded nine reversals … Scored 32 escapes … Went 7-2 to place fourth at Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2) …
2020-21 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Did not make an appearance this season, sitting out year as a redshirt ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2020 from Waynesville (Mo.) High School...Four-year starter on the wrestling team under coach Lucas Smith...Team captain his senior year...Reached the state semifinals his junior year...Won the Class 4 state title at 152 pounds his senior year, finishing with a 43-1 overall record.
PERSONAL: Son of Edward and Karen ... Has two brothers, Sean and Derrick ... Sean wrestled at Westminster College in Missouri ... Majoring in Sport Management ...
CAREER STATISTICS:
| Year |
Overall |
vs.
Rank |
Duals |
Big 12
Duals |
Dual
Pts |
Falls |
Fast
Pin |
TF |
MD |
TD |
N2 |
N3 |
N4 |
RV |
E |
RT |
Pts |
Big 12
Champ |
NCAA
Champ |
| 2021-22 |
17-12 |
1-7 |
4-8 |
2-5 |
14 |
2-0 |
1:27 |
1-0 |
2-4 |
17 |
4 |
- |
10 |
9 |
32 |
10 |
142 |
2-2 (7th) |
-- |
| 2022-23 |
12-12 |
1-10 |
7-7 |
4-4 |
28 |
1-2 |
3:10 |
2-0 |
3-2 |
16 |
8 |
- |
9 |
7 |
29 |
8 |
135 |
0-2 |
-- |
| 2023-24 |
20-7 |
10-7 |
8-3 |
3-2 |
32 |
1-1 |
4:46 |
7-0 |
5-1 |
26 |
7 |
2 |
18 |
10 |
16 |
9 |
215 |
3-1 (2nd) |
3-2 (BR) |
| Career |
49-31 |
12-24 |
19-18 |
9-11 |
74 |
4-3 |
1:27 |
10-0 |
10-7 |
59 |
19 |
2 |
37 |
26 |
77 |
27 |
492 |
5-5 |
3-2 |
