HONORS AND AWARDS
• NCAA Qualifier (2017-18)
• Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 24, 2018)
• NWCA All-Academic Team (2017-18)
??? 2017-18: Earned the starting role at 125 pounds as a true freshman ... compiled a 23-16 overall record, including a 9-7 mark in duals ... placed fifth in collegiate debut at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/5) ... posted runner-up finish with 2-1 record at Bison Open (11/11) ... went 3-0 in duals at Dakota Showcase (12/3) ... turned in 4-2 record at Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... honored as Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week after notching dual victories over Wyoming's Drake Foster (1/18) and Northern Iowa's Jay Schwarm (1/21) ... placed fifth at Big 12 Championship with 4-2 record to earn berth in national meet (3/3-4) ... tallied 1-2 record at NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, recording a 16-11 victory over Chattanooga's Alonzo Allen
BEFORE SDSU: Won four consecutive state titles in the lower weights and finished with a 170-5 overall record during standout prep career at Oak Grove High School … closed high school career with 141 consecutive wins … claimed 106-pound titles as a freshman and sophomore with respective records of 41-5 and 49-0 … named Class 2 Wrestler of the Year in 2015 … moved up to 120 pounds as a junior and won second 120-pound state title with a 36-0 mark … concluded his prep career with third consecutive undefeated season at 44-0 en route to being named 2017 Missouri Wrestler of the Year … won 118 matches by pin … ranked as high as fifth in his weight class by FloWrestling … Oak Grove won team state titles in 2014, 2015 and 2017, and was runner-up in 2016 … in other competition, earned USA Folkstyle All-America honors in the summer of 2016 and went undefeated in Freestyle Junior Duals competition … three-time academic all-state honoree