| Career Accolades |
| • 2020 NCAA DII National Championship Qualifier (174 pounds) |
| • 2019-20 MIAA Dual Meet Champion at 174 pounds |
2021-22 (Senior): Led the team in wins while posting a 38-7 overall record at 184 pounds...Remained in the NWCA individual rankings for the entirety of the season and ranked as high as sixth at 184...Took home individual championships at the Bob Smith Open, the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open, and the 42nd Midwest Classic...Placed third at the Younes Hospitality Open and the Doane Conner/Oppenheim Open and fourth at the Dakota Wesleyan Open...Placed second at the NCAA Super Regional VI to claim his first NCAA Championship berth...Earned All-America Honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships...Led the team with eight wins via major decision and 16 wins via decision while tying the team high seven wins via fall...Named an NWCA Scholar All-American and listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Senior): Posted an 11-5 overall record while going 8-3 in dual competition at 174 pounds...Finished fourth at the NCAA Super Regional IV...Listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Junior): Qualified for the National Championships at 174 pounds after a second-place finish at the Super Region IV championships, going 2-1 on the day...Posted a 28-12 record on the season overall, including a 20-8 mark against DII opponents...Named MIAA Dual Meet Champion at 174 pounds after going 2-1 against league competition...Took first place at the Swede Open, second place at the RWC-Jet Invite, fourth place at the Bob Smith Open and fifth place at the Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open...Posted a 9-2 record in duals...Ranked third on the team with 28 wins while leading the Tigers with 15 wins via decision...Added two sudden victory wins, five wins via pin, one win via tech fall and five major decisions...Named an NWCA Scholar All-American...Listed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Wrestled the majority of the season at 174 pounds before wrestling his final six matches at 165 pounds...Posted an overall record of 22-11, going 18-9 at 174 pounds and 4-2 at 165 pounds...Placed second in the 174-pound class at the Bethany Swede Open and the Kansas Cup...Finished third at 174 pounds in the UNK Holiday Inn Open...Placed fourth at the NCAA Super Regional, while wrestling at 165 pounds...Finished 6-2 in dual action, posting a 5-2 record at 174 pounds and 1-0 record at 165 pounds...Finished 19-6 against Division II competition...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Redshirt-Freshman): Wrestled in the 165 class...Finished 21-24 overall...Went 11-16 vs Division II competition...Finished fifth at the Northern Colorado Open...Finished third at the UNK Holiday Inn Open...Finished third at the RWC/Jet Invite...Runner-up at the Kansas Cup...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll...
2016-17 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2016-17 season...He did see some action on the mats as he wrestled unattached in the 157 lb class...He finished the season with a 10-10 overall record...1-4 vs Division II competition...4th place finish at the Missouri Valley College Open...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll Newcomer List.
Blue Valley Southwest HS: He was a three-time state placer, earning fourth as a junior at 120 pounds going 41-6 and fifth as a senior at 126 pounds going 32-4...He also earned sixth place honors as a freshman at 106 pounds, going 33-14...Verhaeghe put together a career record of 143-36 in high school...He projects to wrestle at 141 pounds at FHSU.
| Year |
Weight |
Overall |
Division II |
| *2016-17 |
157 |
10-10 |
1-4 |
| 2017-18 |
165 |
21-24 |
11-16 |
| 2018-19 |
174, 165 |
22-11 |
19-6 |
| 2019-20 |
174 |
28-12 |
20-8 |
| 2020-21 |
174 |
11-5 |
10-5 |
| 2021-22 |
184 |
38-7 |
25-7 |
| Total |
|
130-69 |
86-46 |
