AS A JUNIOR (2013-14): NCAA National Champion at 141 pounds … Earned all-America honors with his finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships ... Registered a 28-8 (.778) record, including a 17-5 mark in tournaments … Posted a 16-5 mark against NCAA Division II opponents … Recorded eight wins via pin, four by technical fall and six by major decision … Placed at four tournaments, including runner-up finishes at the Pembroke Classic, Midwest Classic and NCAA Super Region 2 Tournament … Was nationally ranked for the entire season, and climbed as high as No. 3 in the Basford Rankings in mid-February … Went 1-2 in his season debut at the Wolfpack Duals, but won 16 of his next 18 matches heading into the NCAA Division II National Championships … Run included a nine-match win streak in dual meets … Went 3-1 at the NCAA Super Region 2 Tournament, but dropped a 4-1 decision to sixth-ranked Justin Kieffer (UIndy) in the championship bout … Turned in a perfect 4-0 run at the national meet, including sudden victory wins over top-ranked Ryan Fillingame of Adams State and C.J. Napier of Fort Hays State … Tallied a 2-1 win over eighth-ranked Ouachita Baptist’s Joshua Myers in the national championship bout.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Compiled a 37-3 (.925) record, including a 15-0 mark in dual meets … Tallied six pins, nine technical falls and four major decisions … Went 24-3 against NCAA Division II competition … Tallied a 4-1 mark against nationally-ranked competition … Took top honors at five tournaments, including the NCAA Super Region I Tournament … Also took first at the Pembroke Classic, the Central Florida Open, the Midwest Classic and the Citrus Invitational … Achieved first top ranking of his career on December 6 after posting a 7-3 decision over then top-ranked B.J. Young of Newberry in the championship bout of the Pembroke Classic … Secured second all-America honors with an eighth place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships … Won 36-straight matches to open the season … Had his 40-match multi-season win streak snapped with an overtime loss to Grand Canyon’s Mike Hamel in the opening match of the NCAA Division II National Championships … Posted a 2-3 record at nationals, including a 3-2 decision over second-ranked Trevor Johnson of Mary … Turned in 4-0 records at four tournaments, and won a season-high five matches (5-0) at the Citrus Invitational.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2011-12): Earned first all-America honors with a third place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships … Finished season with a 33-5 (.868) record, including a 24-5 (.828) clip in tournaments and a perfect 9-0 record in dual meets … Posted a 20-3 (.870) record against NCAA Division II competition … Turned in seven pins, a pair of technical falls and six wins by major decision … Completed regular season as nation’s seventh-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds … Four of his five losses came to individuals ranked fourth or better, including three setbacks to nation’s No. 2-ranked wrestler … Came away with third place finishes at three tournaments (The Citadel Open, Pembroke Classic, Citrus Invitational), while capturing runner-up laurels at the NCAA Super Region I Tournament … Dropped just three of his first 15 matches before putting together a personal 10-match winning streak … Won his first three matches of NCAA Super Region I Tournament, including two by 90-second pins, before dropping a tight 3-2 decision to Newberry’s B.J. Young in title bout … Dropped a 7-4 decision to eventual national champion Dalton Jensen (Nebraska-Kearney) in his second bout at the NCAA Division II National Championships, but rebounded with a perfect 4-0 run against nationally-ranked competition in the consolation bracket … Upended second-ranked Trevor Johnson (Mary, N.D.) in the consolation semifinals and then posted a 3-2 decision over third-ranked Chism Fink (Augustana, S.D.) in the third place match.
