2021-22 Loper Wrestling Roster
Biography
CAREER NOTES (AT UNK)
4-time All-American ... 2019 and 2022 National Runner Up ... 2-ime NCAA Elite 90 Award winner ... 2-time Region Champ ... 4-time NWCA All-Academic ... 4-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... 4-time MIAA Scholar Athlete ... 104-32 with 36Â tech falls, 15Â majors and 12 falls
AS A SUPER SENIOR (2021-22)
All-American for national runner up finish at 125 pounds ... reaching the finals was part of an 11-match win streak ... Super Region VI champ ... second-team All-MIAA ... 22-6 with seven falls, six tech falls and two majors ... ranked 14th in D2 in tech falls; five in 24:15 (Vs. D2 competition only) ... picked up a win at the Cliff Keen Invite in Las Vegas .. first at the Younes Hospitality Open
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020-21)
NWCA All-Academic ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for having the highest GPA among national qualifiers ... reached the NCAA Championships by being a region runner up ... went 3-1 at regionals with a tech fall and major ... one win at nationals came via a 20-6 major decision ... went 11-5 on the year with four majors, three tech falls and a fall ... 3-0 at the Midwest Duals ... part of a seven-match win streak
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2019-20)
NWCA All-American at 125 pounds ... NWCA All-Academic ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... MIAAÂ Dual Champion ... went 3-0 at the Super Region VI Championships to place first and qualify for nationals ... ranked nationally throughout the winter ... 26-7 with a team-best 12 tech falls ... also two majors and one fall ... placed first in two open tournaments and was third in two others ... three techs in both the UNK Younes and Bethany Swede Opens ... 3-1 at National DualsÂ
AS A REDSHIRTÂ SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
National runner up at 125 pounds ... 32-7 with a Division II-best 13 tech falls ... also five majors and one pin ... NCAA Elite 90 Award winner ... UNK's first recipient of that award in any sport ... placed in four open tournaments, winning at the Viking-Warrior and Doane U. ... 3-1 at the NWCA Multi-Division National Duals ... won a regional title with a 3-0 record ... had a 17-1 tech fall and two decisions ... won first three NCAA matches by scores of 8-3, 14-9 and 5-3 ... lost in the finals to Lindenwood's Carlos Jacquez, 5-3 ... NWCA All-Academic ... first-team Google Cloud At-Large Academic All-American ... Google Cloud Academic All-District ... MIAA Scholar Athlete ... MIAA Academic Honor Roll
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017-18)
All-American at 125 pounds (fifth place) ... joined UNK second semester ... finished 13-7 with two falls, two tech falls and two majors ... went 3-2 at the NCAA meet ... beat 2016 national champion Brett Velasquez of St. Cloud State, 9-5, in the second round ... runner up at NCAA Regionals and the MIAA Championships ... 2-0 at the national duals ... beat Velasquez, 4-3 (SV-1)
PRIOR TO UNK
Spent the 2016-17 season at Division I South Dakota State as a redshirt ... went 18-10 in open tournaments ... eight tech falls and three falls ... five top five finishes ... had a 10-match win streak at one point ... shared 125 pound title with twin brother, Justin, at the Ridgewater Open ... practiced briefly with the Jackrabbits in the fall of 2017
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three Class 1A state titles for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows ... placed first at 120 pounds as a senior, 126 pounds as a junior and 113 pounds as a sophomore ... overall, 126-2 over his final three prep years (44-1 in 2016, 50-1 in 2015 and 32-0 in 2014) ... also excelled in folkstyle and freestyle tournaments, winning championships at the USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals and Preseason Nationals
Historical Player Information
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2017-18Redshirt Freshman
125
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2018-19Redshirt Sophomore
125
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2019-20Redshirt Junior
125
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2020-21Redshirt Senior
125
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2021-22Redshirt Fifth Year
125
