2019-20 Men's Wrestling Roster
Biography
2018-19 (Junior): Wrestled in the 141-pound class...Earned All-America honors with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships...Entered the NCAA Championships undefeated (24-0) and ranked No. 1 in the nation before finishing with an overall record of 28-2...Held the No. 1 national ranking individually from February 4 through the NCAA Championships...Claimed tournament titles at the Bethany Swede Open, FHSU Bob Smith Open, and the NCAA Super Region 4 Tournament...Went a perfect 12-0 in team dual matches...Reached the national semifinal match undefeated before losing a decision in overtime to Isaiah Royal of Newberry...Both losses at the NCAA Championships were in overtime...Named the MIAA Dual Meet Champion at 141 pounds by going 5-0 in MIAA duals...Named to the NWCA All-Academic Team...Earned MIAA Scholar-Athlete honors...CoSIDA Academic All-America selection for at-large sports...Named a finalist for the MIAA Ken B. Jones Award (conference student-athlete of the year award).
2017-18 (Sophomore): Wrestled in the 141 class...He finished with a 34-7 overall record...He also had a 24-6 record vs Division II opponents...Northern Colorado Open Champion...UNK Holiday Inn Open Champion...Runner-up at the Bob Smith Open...Runner-up at the Midwest Classic...Kansas Cup Champion...MIAA Conference Tournament Champion...Went 10-1 in duals through the season...Finished fourth at the West Super-Regional...NCAA Division II National Championships Qualifier...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll...Earned MIAA Scholar-Athlete Honors...Named to the NWCA All-Academic Team.
2016-17 (Redshirt-Freshman): Wrestled in the 141 class...He finished with a 38-8 overall record...He also had a 23-5 record vs Division II opponents...OCU Open Champion...5th place finish at the Northern Colorado Open...UNK Holiday Inn Open Champion...Runner-up at the Bob Smith Open...Reece Wright-Conklin/Jet Invite Champion...Kansas Cup Champion...Finished 3-1 at the Midwest Duals...4-0 in Regular Season MIAA Duals...Runner-up at the MIAA Conference Tournament...West Super-Regional Champion...6th place finish at the NCAA Division II National Championships...Earned All-America after placing in the Top-8 at the National Championships...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll...Earned MIAA Scholar-Athlete Honors...Named MIAA Freshman of the Year...Earned First-Team Honors on the D2WCA All-Academic Team.
2015-16 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2015-16 season...Wrestled in the 141 class...He finished with a 14-4 overall record on the year...He also held a 4-0 record against Division II opponents...Swede Open Champion...Runner-up at the Holiday Inn Loper Open...3rd place finish at the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Open...Named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll Newcomer List...
Hoisington HS: Four-time state champion at Hoisington High School...Won state titles at 120, 126, 132, and 138 pounds with a career prep record of 163-3...No. 2 ranked wrestler overall in the state of Kansas at 138 pounds as a senior by USA Kansas Wrestling...Named the Kansas Class 3-2-1A Senior Wrestler of the Year in 2015...Runner-up at Rocky Mountain Nationals...State champion in pole vault (15’0”) for track and field as a senior in 2015.
Year |
Weight |
Overall |
Division II |
*2015-16 |
141 |
14-4 |
4-0 |
2016-17 |
141 |
38-8 |
23-5 |
2017-18 |
141 |
34-7 |
24-6 |
2018-19 |
141 |
28-2 |
21-2 |
Total |
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114-21 |
72-13 |
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Redshirt Freshman
141 lbs
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