SIUE

2016-17: Runner-up at Southern Conference Championships at 149 pounds ... Posted overall record of 12-14  … Collected two technical falls and five majors

2015-16: Advanced to the NCAA Division I Championships at Madison Square Garden in New York ... Completed season with two loss at the national tournament ... Became the fifth SIUE wrestler since moving to the Division I level to advanced to the national tournament after winning the 149-pound weight class at the Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville, N.C. ... Boasted seven-match winning streak as he won the SoCon title ... Recorded two second-period falls, three technical falls and three major decisions ... Opened SpoCon Tournament with an 11-1 major decision over Campbell's Kaleb Warner, defeating him for a second time during the season ... Opened season with tournament title at the Grand View Open ... Placed second at the Lindenwood Open ... Boasted 4-0 record in SoCon dual matches ... Finished season 19-11 with a 7-6 record in dual matches.

PREVIOUS: Transfer from the University of Illinois where he posted a 12-11 overall record during the 2013-14 season that included upsets over a pair of top 20-ranked opponents. He did not compete for the Illini during the 2014-15 season.

PREP: Four-time state champion in Kentucky in four different weight classes, leading Trinity High School to state championships in 2009 and 2010 ... Two-time Super 32 place winner and a two-time Beast of the East winner ... Finished the 2012-13 season with a 15-1 record.