Biography
2014-15: NCAA Division III All-American at 285 pounds (seventh place) … NCAA Division III Midwest Region runner-up at 285 pounds … WIAC champion at 285 pounds … 30-12 record … tallied a 4-2 record, including a victory over No. 1 seed Cody Lovejoy of Ohio Northern, to place seventh at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 13-14 in Hershey, Pa. … posted a 3-1 mark, including a 4-2 sudden victory over No. 10 Dylan Mahler of North Central, to finish second at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Feb. 28 at Wabash (Ind.) … registered a 3-0 record, including two technical falls and a major decision, to claim the 285-pound title at the WIAC Championships on Feb. 15 at UW-Oshkosh … finished 4-1, including a decision over No. 3/3 Nino Majoy of Heidelberg, to place third at 285 pounds at the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Jan. 30-31 … downed Cody Endres by a 9-0 major decision to help the Warhawks to a 23-9 win at then-No. 5 UW-La Crosse on Jan. 22 … defeated Justice Davis by an 11-10 decision to help UW-Whitewater to a 23-18 triumph over then-No. 4 Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) on Jan. 10 in the semifinals of the NWCA Division III National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. … finished 2-2 competing against Division I and II wrestlers at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29 at Northwestern University … placed third at 285 pounds with a 4-1 mark, including two major decisions, to help the Warhawks win the Messiah (Pa.) Petrofes Invitational on Dec. 5-6 … finished sixth at 285 pounds with a 3-3 record, including one fall, at the Luther (Iowa) Open on Nov. 15
2013-14: NCAA Division III Championships qualifier at 285 pounds … NCAA Midwest Regional runner-up … first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … finished with a 3-1 record, including one technical fall, to place second at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on March 1 in Crawfordsville, Ind. … registered a pin to help the Warhawks defeat UW-Stevens Point 38-9 in the WIAC semifinal on Feb. 15 in La Crosse, Wis. … placed sixth at 285 pounds with three wins, including a major decision and a technical fall, to help the Warhawks win the Pete Willson Invitational on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Wheaton, Ill. … contributed a 3-1 decision (SV-1) at 285 pounds to help the Warhawks defeat then-No. 14 UW-La Crosse 27-7 on Jan. 23 at Kachel Gymnasium … won the 285-pound weight class to help UW-Whitewater finish third at the Little States Wrestling Tournament on Dec. 7 at Wabash (Ind.) … contributed a 3-0 decision at 285 pounds to help the Warhawks to a 29-7 triumph at then-No. 21 UW-Stevens point on Dec. 5 … finished 3-0 at the Olivet (Mich.) Comet Duals on Nov. 23 … record of 28-9 … posted the fastest pin on the team during the season (0:23) … second on the team with five technical falls … tied for second on the team in two-point near falls (21) and pins (8) … sixth on the team in wins (28) and three-point near falls (12) … tied for sixth on the team in takedowns (53) … tied for seventh on the team with three major decisions … tied for eighth on the team with 33 escapes
2012-13: NCAA Division III All-American at 285 pounds (fifth place) … NCAA Division III Midwest Region champion at 285 pounds … second team All-WIAC at 285 pounds … posted a 4-2 mark, including two pins, to finish fifth at 285 pounds at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 15-16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … tallied a 4-0 record, including two pins, to claim the 285-pound title at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on March 2 at Elmhurst (Ill.) … finished 2-0, including one pin, at 285 pounds in UW-Whitewater victories over UW-Platteville and UW-La Crosse to help the team win the WIAC Championship on Feb. 17 at UW-Eau Claire … totaled a 3-1 mark, including one pin, to place second at 285 pounds at the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Feb. 1-2 … defeated fellow D3wrestle.com “contender” Jordan Koranda by a 5-2 decsion to help the Warhawks to a 26-15 triumph over then-No. 6 UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 29 at Kachel Gymnasium … registered a 3-0 mark at 285 pounds to help the Warhawks finish 3-0 at the Border Brawl on Jan. 26 at the Williams Center … picked up wins at 149 pounds against then-No. 7 Olivet (Mich.) and then-No. 2 Elmhurst (Ill.) at the NWCA National Duals on Jan. 12 in Springfield, Ill. … won the 285-pound title with a 4-0 mark, including three pins, at the East Coast Holiday Classic on Dec. 21 at Johnson and Wales (R.I.) … claimed the 285-pound title with a 3-0 record, including three pins, at the North Central (Ill.) College Invitational on Dec. 8 … finished third at 285 pounds with a 3-1 mark, including one pin and one major decision, at the Indiana Little State Tournament on Dec. 1 at the University of Indianapolis … tallied a 3-0 record, including one pin, at 285 pounds to help UW-Whitewater finish 3-0 at the Olivet (Mich.) Comet Duals on Nov. 17 … ranked third on the team in wins with a 34-7 record, including a team-best 16 pins, one technical fall and three major decisions … ranked sixth on the team with nine reversals … tied for sixth on the team with 47 takedowns and eight 3-point near falls … totaled 38 escapes and eight 2-point near falls
2010-11: Posted a 2-0 mark, including two pins, at 197 pounds at the Border Brawl on Jan. 22 at Kachel Gymnasium … placed seventh at 197 pounds with a 5-2 record, including three pins, at the Concordia (Wis.) Open on Nov. 20 … record of 13-6 with eight pins, which tied for third on the team … ranked third on the team in fastest pin (0:32) … totaled 17 takedowns, 26 escapes, four reversals, three 2-point near falls and four 3-point near falls
Personal: Majoring in communication … participated in wrestling, football, and baseball at New Lisbon High School, where he was a state finalist and a conference champion in wrestling and all-conference in football … career ambition is to be in the military … hobbies include hunting, fishing, and hiking … favorite professional sports teams are the Green Bay Packers, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Milwaukee Bucks … favorite movie is “The Other Guys” … favorite TV show is “Trailer Park Boys” … chose to attend UW-Whitewater for the wrestling program and coaches
