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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Emerald High School for coach Andy Wright … Finished prep career with 157-12 career record, including a 54-6 mark as a prep senior … Earned three-straight all-state honors and a pair of coaches award nods … Also earned Lakelands Wrestler of the Year laurels as a senior … Captured a trio of upper state championships, and finished second at the state tournament as a sophomore … Also earned a trio of region tournament championships … Compiled a 51-3 record as a junior.

PERSONAL: The son of Dawn and Shane Pirkle … Has a younger brother, Conner … Maintained a 3.7 cumulative grade point average at Emerald High School and graduated in the top 28 percent of his 178-member senior class … A criminal justice major at UNCP.