University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

COLLEGE NOTES
84 wins (52 as a Loper) ... 19 falls (15 at UNK) ... three-time Academic All-American ... two-time national qualifier ... 2012 All-American

AS A JUNIOR (2012-13)
Went 30-12 (17-8 vs. D2) at 184 lbs. ... 10 falls and five majors ... qualifed for the NCAA's ... MIAA champ and fourth at regionals ... had winning streaks of seven and eight ... went 5-2 to place fourth at the Cyclone Open ... 2-2 at the Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invite ... one of two Lopers to be named first-team Academic All-American ... only Loper wrestler to qualify for the MIAA Scholar-Athlete award

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
All-American at 174 lbs. with a 22-16 record ... placed eighth at the NCAA's and was third at the RMAC Champ./Super Regional ... five falls, a major and tech fall ... placed in the top five in three regular season tournaments ... at the NCAA's, lost to the third and fifth place finishers ... named team's Most Outstanding Sophomore ... also was team's Sophomore Scholar Award winner ... Academic All-American and Academic All-RMAC

PRIOR TO UNK
Spent two years at UNO ... 2011 Academic All-American .... in 2010-11, went 32-12 (1-0 duals) at 174 lbs. ... four falls ... placed in the top five at six different open tournaments ... backed up national champion Ryan Pankoke ... took a redshirt season in 2009-10 ... named team's Outstanding Redshirt as he went 29-14 ... also picked up the team's Redshirt Scholar Award

HIGH SCHOOL
Went 144-21 over four years, going 44-0 as a junior to win the Class B 152 lbs. state title ... reeled off 88 straight wins at one point ... team-captain as a senior and finished 2009 as a state runner up

PERSONAL
Son of Mike & Mary ... has two siblings in Nichole & Mitch