Biography
2014-15: NCAA Division III All-American at 149 pounds (fifth place) … NCAA Division III Midwest Region third place at 149 pounds … WIAC champion at 149 pounds … 25-8 record … posted a 5-2 record, including pins over the Nos. 5 and 1 seeds, to finish fifth at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 13-14 in Hershey, Pa. … compiled a 4-1 record, including a 5-2 decision over No. 6/8 Casey Einerson of UW-La Crosse, to place third at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Feb. 28 at Wabash (Ind.) … registered a 3-0 mark, including a decision over then-No. 6/8 Kasey Einerson of UW-La Crosse, to take the 149-pund title at the WIAC Championships on Feb. 15 at UW-Oshkosh … finished 4-2, including two pins and a technical fall, to place fourth at 149 pounds at the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Jan. 30-31 … defeated then-No. 2/6 Kasey Einerson by a 10-2 major decision at 149 pounds to help the Warhawks to a 23-9 win at then-No. 5 UW-La Crosse on Jan. 22 … downed Yonas Gebreab by an 18-3 techincal fall to help UW-Whitewater to a 23-18 win over then-No. 4 Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) on Jan. 10 in the semifinals of the NWCA Division III National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. … beat then-No. 9 Will Keeter by a 6-3 decision at 149 pounds to help the Warhawks to a 24-12 victory over then-No. 10 Augsburg (Minn.) on Jan. 9 in the quarterfinals of the NWCA Division III National Duals in Fort Wayne, Ind. … finished 2-2, including a pin and a technical fall, competing against Division I wrestlers at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29 at Northwestern University
2013-14: NCAA Division III fifth place at 149 pounds … All-American by virtue of his top eight national finish … NCAA Midwest Regional third place at 149 … totaled a 4-2 record, including a pin and victories over the Nos. 4 and 5 seeds, at the NCAA Championships on March 14-15 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … finished 4-1, including one pin, two major decisions and a technical fall, as the No. 3 seed at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on March 1 in Crawfordsville, Ind. … posted a 2-0 mark with a pin and a major decision to help the Warhawks defeat UW-Stevens Point (semifinal) and UW-La Crosse (final) and win the WIAC championship on Feb. 15 in La Crosse, Wis. … registered a pin to help UW-Whitewater down UW-Parkside 44-9 on Feb. 13 at Kachel Gymnasium … placed third at 149 pounds with a 4-1 record, including a pin and a technical fall, to help the Warhawks win the Pete Willson Invitational on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Wheaton, Ill. … contributed a 10-2 major decision at 149 pounds to help the Warhawks defeat then-No. 14 UW-La Crosse 27-7 on Jan. 23 at Kachel Gymnasium … finished 3-1, including a win over a ranked opponent, at 149 pounds to help UW-Whitewater place third at the NWCA National Duals on Jan. 11-12 in Des Moines, Iowa … record of 30-11 … tied for second on the team in two-point near falls (21), three-point near falls (20), pins (8) and major decisions (6) … third on the team in wins (30), escapes (51) and fastest pin (0:43) … fifth on the team in takedowns (56) … tied for sixth on the team with three technical falls
2012-13: NCAA Division III Championships qualifier at 149 pounds … NCAA Division III Midwest Region champion at 149 pounds … second team All-WIAC at 149 pounds … posted a 4-0 record, including two major decisions, to win the 149-pound title at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on March 2 at Elmhurst (Ill.) … finished with a 2-0 record, including one pin, 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 … tallied a 4-2 record, including two major decisions, to finish fifth at the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Feb. 1-2 … recorded a technical fall over Shane Sweeney at 149 pounds to help the Warhawks to a 26-15 triumph over then-No. 6 UW-Stevens Point on Jan. 29 at Kachel Gymnasium … totaled a 2-1 mark, including two pins, to help UW-Whitewater finish 3-0 at the Border Brawl on Jan. 26 at the Williams Center … beat Dylan Schaffer by a 15-3 major decision to help the Warhawks to a 24-14 win at then-No. 5 UW-La Crosse on Jan. 18 … picked up wins at 149 pounds against then-No. 2 Elmhurst (Ill.) and Coe (Iowa) at the NWCA National Duals on Jan. 12 in Springfield, Ill. … won the 149-pound title with a 2-0 record, including a technical fall and a major decision, at the East Coast Holiday Classic on Dec. 21 at Johnson and Wales (R.I.) … finished as runner-up with a 3-1 record, including one technical fall, at 149 pounds at the North Central (Ill.) College Invitational on Dec. 8 … placed second at 149 pounds with a 3-1 mark, including one pin, at the Wisconsin Open on Dec. 1 at UW-Parkside … tallied an 8-2 record, including three pins and three major decisions, to place fourth at 149 pounds at the Concordia (Wis.) Open on Nov. 17 … totaled a 1-2 mark at 149 pounds at the Luther (Iowa) Open on Nov. 10 … placed second at 149 pounds at the Muskie Invitational on Nov. 3 at Lakeland … tied for the team lead in wins with a 36-13 record and tallied seven pins, tied for the team lead with three technical falls and led the team with 10 major decisions … led team in escapes (62), reversals (17) and three-point near falls (22) … finished second on the team in two-point takedowns (68) … tied for third in two-point near falls (16) … ranked fourth on the team in fastest pin (0:36)
2011-12: WIAC runner-up at 141 pounds (second team All-WIAC) … posted a 3-1 record, including one pin, to place second at 141 pounds at the WIAC Championships on Feb. 26 at Russell Arena … downed Arik Yde by an 8-2 decision at 141 pounds to help UW-Whitewater edge UW-Parkside 17-16 on Feb. 9 at Kachel Gymnasium … placed second at 141 pounds with a 2-1 record, including one pin, at the Blugold Open on Feb. 4 … finished with a 2-3 mark, including one major decision, to place eighth at 141 pounds at the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Jan. 27-28 … defeated Mike Laporta 22-6 by technical fall (5:00) to help the Warhawks to a 38-6 triumph over King’s (Pa.) at the Budd Whitehill Duals on Jan. 13 at Lycoming (Pa.) … downed Garrett Payne by an 11-6 decision to help UW-Whitewater to a 22-12 victory over then-No. 23 Wabash (Ind.) at the Budd Whitehill Duals on Jan. 13 at Lycoming (Pa.) … finished 1-2 with one pin at 141 pounds at the Concordia (Wis.) Open on Nov. 19 … record of 12-13 with two pins, one technical fall and one major decision … ranked second on the team with 11 3-point near falls … third on the team with 48 escapes … totaled 24 takedowns, four reversals and one 2-point near fall
Personal: Majoring in music education … other activities on campus include participating in the marching band … participated in wrestling, football, cross country and baseball at Whitnall High School in Greenfield, WI, where he was a two-time conference champion, state qualifier, 2009 most valuable player and team captain in wrestling … career ambition is to be a high school band director and wrestling coach … hobbies include long boarding and drawing … favorite professional sports team is the Chicago Bears … favorite movie is “The Polar Express” … favorite TV show is “Breaking Bad” …chose to attend UW-Whitewater for the good music department
