AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): NCAA Division II National Championships qualifier … Compiled a 33-10 (.767) record, including a 21-8 clip in tournament settings … Also went 12-2 in dual meet matchups … Tallied eight pins, two technical falls and four major decisions … Went 17-6 against NCAA Division II competition … Placed among the top 6 at four tournaments, including championship honors at the NCAA Midwest Super Regional and the Pembroke Classic … Also paced second at The Citadel Open and sixth at the Midwest Classic … Won his first five matches at The Citadel Open, but fell in the title bout to NC State’s Tommy Gantt … Victorious in each of his next six matches, including a perfect 4-0 mark at the Pembroke Classic … Went 4-2 at the Wolfpack Open … Won two of three matches at the Wolfpack Duals, falling only to NC State’s Max Rohskopf (6-3) … Split six matches at the Midwest Classic … Victorious in each of his final seven dual meet matches of the season, including a convincing 8-1 decision over Newberry’s Lukas Gilmore … Registered a perfect 4-0 run through the NCAA Midwest Super Regional, including a second-period pin of Lake Erie’s Matt Vandermeer in the title match … Won his opener at the NCAA Division II Championships via a first-period (2:32) pin of CSU-Pueblo’s JaCobi Jones, but fell by decision in each of his next two matchups.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Compiled a 13-5 (.722) record, including a 2-0 mark against NCAA Division II opponents … Registered eight wins via pin and one by major decision … Placed at three tournaments, including a third place showing at the Newberry Open … Also placed fourth at the Shorter Open and fifth at the Pembroke Classic … Turned in a 4-2 mark at the Pembroke Classic … Went 4-2 at the Shorter Open, with all four wins coming by pin … Grabbed five wins at the Newberry Open (5-2), including three pins.
BEFORE UNCP: Wrestled one season at both NC State (2009-10) and Rend Lake Junior College in Ina, Ill. (2012-13) … Wrestled in 11 matches for the Wolfpack and began the season 5-1 after competing in both The Citadel Open and the Southern Scuffle … Finished 5th at the Junior College National Championships while at Rend Lake.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Northfield Mt. Hermon High School in Gill, Mass., for coach Rob Boyea as a senior … Wrestled at Parkland High School for coach Maurice Atwood as a junior … Completed prep career with a 203-42 (.829) career record, including a 163-40 (.803) at Parkland … Registered a 40-2 (.952) mark as a prep senior en route to all-American laurels … Captured the New England championship and the Class A state title … Tallied a 65-5 (.929) record as a junior en route to capturing the state title … Also lettered in track & field and cross country.
PERSONAL: The son of Juan Stimpson … A business major at UNCP.
