Biography
2014-15: NCAA Division III national runner-up and All-American at 197 pounds … NCAA Division III Midwest Region runner-up at 197 pounds … WIAC runner-up at 197 pounds … tied for the team lead in wins with a 33-5 record … posted a 3-1 record, including two pins and a victory over the No. 7 seed, to place second at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 13-14 in Hershey, Pa. … tallied a 3-1 mark, including two falls, to finish second at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on Feb. 28 at Wabash (Ind.) … registered a 2-1 mark, including two pins, to place second at the WIAC Championships on Feb. 15 at UW-Oshkosh … recorded a 16-4 major decision at 197 pounds to help the Warhawks to a 24-14 victory at UW-Parkside on Feb. 4 … finished 4-0, including three pins and a technical fall, to claim the 197-pound title at the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Jan. 30-31 … defeated then-No. 9 Jake Reuteler of Concordia (Wis.) by technical fall, 19-3, to help lead the Warhawks to a 32-12 victory on Jan. 24 at the Williams Center … defeated then-No. 5/5 Eric Twohey by an 8-3 decision at 197 pounds to help UW-Whitewater to a 23-9 triumph at then-No. 5 UW-La Crosse on Jan. 22 … downed Danny Pike by pin in 1:05 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. … pinned then-No. 8 Matt Hechsel in 26 seconds at 197 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 1-2 competing against Division I and junior college wrestlers at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Dec. 29 at Northwestern University … claimed the 197-pound title with a 4-0 record, including two pins, a major decision and a technical fall, to help the Warhawks win the Messiah (Pa.) Petrofes Invitational on Dec. 5-6 … finished 4-0, including two pins and one technical fall, at 197 pounds to help UW-Whitewater finish 4-0 at the Olivet (Mich.) Comet Duals on Nov. 22
2013-14: NCAA Division III runner-up at 197 pounds … All-American by virtue of his top eight national finish … NCAA Midwest Regional champion … first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference … as the No. 2 seed, posted a 3-1 record, including two pins, and knocked off the Nos. 7 and 3 seeds on his way to the title match at the NCAA Championships on March 14-15 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … earned the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Most Techincal Falls Award with 11 for the season … finished 4-0 with three pins as the No. 1 seed to place first at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships on March 1 in Crawfordsville, Ind. … contributed a major decision and a technical fall 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. … won the 197-pound flight with a 5-0 record, including two pins, to help the Warhawks win the Pete Willson Invitational on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Wheaton, Ill. … clinched the dual match victory with a technical fall at 197 pounds to help UW-Whitewater knock off then-No. 2 Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) 20-17 at the Border Brawl Duals on Jan. 25 at Kachel Gymnasium … tallied a 16-1 technical fall (3:50) at 197 pounds to help the Warhawks defeat then-No. 14 UW-La Crosse 27-7 on Jan. 23 at Kachel Gymnasium … finished 3-0 at 197 pounds to help UW-Whitewater place third at the NWCA National Duals on Jan. 11-12 in Des Moines, Iowa … won the 197-pound weight class with a 3-0 record at the Wisconsin Open on Dec. 7 at UW-Parkside … contributed a technical fall at 197 pounds to help the Warhawks win 29-7 at then-No. 21 UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 5 … finished 3-0 at the Olivet (Mich.) Comet Duals on Nov. 23 … named WIAC Wrestling Athlete of the Week after finishing second in the 197-pound weight class at the Luther (Iowa) Open on Nov. 16 … record was 40-5 … led the team in wins (40), two-point near falls (37), three-point near falls (40), pins (12) and technical falls (12) … second on the team with 68 takedowns … registered the team’s fifth-best fastest pin of the season (1:08) … tied for seventh on the team with three major decisions … eighth on the team with 33 escapes
2012-13: NCAA Division III All-American at 197 pounds (fourth place) … NCAA Division III Midwest Region champion at 197 pounds … second team All-WIAC at 197 pounds … posted a 4-2 record, including two pins, to finish fourth at the NCAA Division III Championships on March 15-16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … tallied a 3-0 record to claim the 197-pound title at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional on March 2 at Elmhurst (Ill.) … defeated Tony Piechowski of UW-La Crosse by a 3-1 decision to help UW-Whitewater win the WIAC Championship on Feb. 17 at UW-Eau Claire … finished 3-1, including one technical fall, to place second at 197 pounds at the Pete Willson-Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational on Feb. 1-2 … totaled a 2-0 mark at 197 pounds to help the Warhawks finish 3-0 at the Border Brawl on Jan. 26 at the Williams Center … downed Tony Piechowski by an 11-6 decision to help UW-Whitewater to a 24-14 triumph at then-No. 5 UW-La Crosse on Jan. 18 … picked up wins at 197 pounds against then-No. 7 Olivet (Mich.) and Coe (Iowa) at the NWCA National Duals on Jan. 12 in Springfield, Ill. … beat Tyler Wetenkamp, listed in the honorable mention category by D3wrestle.com, by a 4-0 decision to help UW-Whitewater to a 37-6 win at UW-Oshkosh on Jan. 4 … won the 197-pound title with a 3-0 mark, including two pins and a technical fall, at the East Coast Holiday Classic on Dec. 21 at Johnson and Wales (R.I.) … finished as runner-up at 197 pounds with a 2-1 record, including one pin, at the North Central (Ill.) College Invitational on Dec. 8 … claimed the 197-pound title with a 3-0 mark, including one pin, at the Indiana Little State Tournament on Dec. 1 at the University of Indianapolis … pinned Kody Bell in 2:03 at 197 pounds to help the Warhawks to a 39-3 triumph over then-No. 10 Ohio Northern on Nov. 17 at the Olivet (Mich.) Comet Duals … finished 2-2 at 197 pounds at the Luther (Iowa) Open on Nov. 10 … won the 197-pound title with a 2-0 record, including one pin, at the Muskie Invitational on Nov. 3 at Lakeland … fourth on the team in wins with a 32-10 record, including nine pins, good for third on the team … also recorded two technical falls and one major decision … led team in 2-point near falls (23) and fastest pin (0:16) … ranked second on the team with 61 escapes … tied for second in 3-point near falls (13) … sixth on the team with 52 takedowns … added five reversals
Personal: Majoring in physical education … participated in wrestling and football at Carmel High School in Mundelein, IL, where he is in the school's wrestling hall of fame … career ambition is to be a golf professional … hobbies include golf and football … favorite professional sports team is the Green Bay Packers … favorite movie is “The Wolf of Wall Street” … favorite TV show is “White Collar”
