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2015, 2014 Western Wrestling Conference Coaches Honor Roll

2017-18 SEASON (Senior): Put together 2-4 record wrestling at heavyweight … Placed fifth in Dragon Open/Red Division (12-2-17) with 2-2 record … Finished career with 22-27 record with 10 pins, two tech falls and one major decision.

2016-17 SEASON (Junior): Collected an 8-3 record at heavyweight with four pins including a third place effort at the Dragon Open (12-4-16) ... Won 4 of 5 matches at the Dragon Open including one pin ... Placed fifth at the North Country Open (1-27-17).

2015-16 SEASON (Sophomore): Competed at heavyweight in three tournaments and finished with 2-6 record with a pair of pins, one each at the MSU Moorhead Dragon Open/Red Division (12-5-15) and the Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division (11-21-15).

2014-15 SEASON (Freshman): Came up with a 10-14 record wrestling at heavyweight for the Bison ... Western Wrestling Conference Coaches Honor Roll … Record included four pins, a pair of tech fall and  one major decision … Went 3-2 to finish fifth at the North Country Open (2-7-15) … Had a pair of pins and one tech fall going 3-2 at the Grand View Open (1-31-15).

2013-14 SEASON (Redshirt): Redshirt in the Bison program ... Western Wrestling Conference Coaches Honor Roll ... Compiled 5-12 record with four pins competing unattached at 285 pounds in six tournaments ... Placed fourth with 2-2 record at the Ridgewater Open (1-11-14). 

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at St. Cloud Technical High School ... Team captain his junior and senior years ... Compiled a 106-36 career record for the Tigers with 75 pins ... Three-time St. Cloud Tech MVP ... Placed third at Minnesota Class AAA state tournament at 285 pounds his junior year and fifth as a senior ... Set school single-season and career pins records ... season tournament points record ... career team points record ... Competed at the USA Wrestling Nationals in both the Freestyle and Greco-Roman divisions at the Fargodome ... Won 2011 USA Wrestling Northern Plains Regional Cadet championships in Freestyle and Greco-Roman ... Claimed back-to-back USA Wrestling Minnesota State Junior Freestyle titles in 2012 and 2013 ... Played football for St. Cloud Tech ... Competed in track and field for the Tigers ... Selected team captain and was the most valuable field athlete his senior year.

PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Rebecca Nieland ... Has one brother, Trevor ... College majors are exercise science and psychology.