3x Academic All-Big 12 First Team (’21, '22, '23)
2022-23 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Wrestled at 184 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 4-3 … Recorded two bonus-point victories … Recorded one pin in a time of 5:20 at the Don Parker Open ... Secured one tech fall victory ... Scored 56 total match points … Secured 10 takedowns … Turned six four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored nine escapes … Finished with one riding-time point …
2021-22 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Wrestled at 184 and 285 pounds, finishing with an overall record of 6-11 … Finished 0-2 against ranked competition … Finished with an 0-5 record in dual matches, including an 0-2 record in Big 12 duals … Recorded one bonus-point victory on the season … Finished with a record of 1-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:33 … Scored 58 total match points on the season … Recorded 10 takedowns … Recorded six reversals … Scored 21 escapes … Scored 10 riding-time points …
2020-21 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Appeared in 11 matches on the season at 184 and 197 pounds, compiling a 5-6 record, including a 4-4 record in dual matches and a 4-2 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 14 points for the Bison in dual matches, with all of them coming in Big 12 duals ... Finished 1-5 against ranked opposition ... Scored three major decision victories, with one coming against a ranked opponent from Northern Iowa (1/10) … Other two major victories came in back-to-back weeks over Utah Valley in Big 12 play (2/13) and against South Dakota State (2/20) ...
2019-20 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Redshirt in the program...Wrestled unattached at 197 pounds...Won 3 of 4 open tournaments, placing second in the other...Compiled 13-1 record wih three pins, two major decisions and one tech all...Lone loss came to teammate Cordell Eaton in the Bison Open (11-9-19) championship match...Won the Finn Grinaker Open/Gold Division (11-16-19), Ridgewater Open (1-11-20) and North Country Open/Gold Division (1-25-20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Minnesota Class A state champion at 195 pounds in 2019 for Dover-Eyota High School and head coach Chad Nelson...Compiled a 45-3 record with 31 pins, winning section championship on way to state title...Placed third at 2018 Minnesota state tournament after compiling 37-6 record with 21 pins...Placed second at the regional...Put together a 126-28 record with 68 pins over his career.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration...Son of Chad and Julie Nelson...Has two sisters, Madison and Malia...Mother, father and sister all played collegiate sports.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year |
Overall |
vs.
Rank |
Duals |
Big 12
Duals |
Dual
Pts |
Falls |
Fast
Pin |
TF |
MD |
TD |
N2 |
N4 |
RV |
E |
RT |
Pts |
Big 12
Champ |
NCAA
Champ |
| 2019-20* |
13-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
3-0 |
0:29 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
49 |
-- |
-- |
| 2020-21 |
5-6 |
1-5 |
4-4 |
4-2 |
14 |
0-1 |
- |
0-0 |
3-2 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
3 |
50 |
0-2 |
-- |
| 2021-22 |
6-11 |
0-2 |
0-5 |
0-2 |
0 |
1-0 |
0:33 |
0-0 |
0-3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
5 |
58 |
-- |
-- |
| 2022-23 |
4-3 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
1-0 |
5:20 |
1-0 |
0-1 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
56 |
-- |
-- |
| Career |
15-20 |
1-8 |
4-9 |
4-4 |
14 |
2-1 |
0:33 |
1-0 |
3-6 |
30 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
49 |
9 |
164 |
0-2 |
-- |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals
