2018-19: Qualified as the 13th seed for the 2019 NCAA Division I Championships at 285 pounds…Placed second at the 2019 Eastern Wrestling League Championships…Two-time EWL Wrestler of the Week…NWCA Division I Scholar All-American (one of only 12 EWL wrestlers to earn the honor)…Selected Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State First Team…Team captain…Finished the season with an overall record of 32-8, including a 13-2 dual mark…Went 6-0 in EWL duals…Finished first on the team with a career-high 32 wins…Registered five falls, three technical falls, five major decisions and 19 decisions on the season…Won the championship at the Hokie Open (Nov. 4) and the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 11), while placing second at the Patriot Open (Dec. 9) and fourth at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)…Started the season with an 11-0 record…Recorded a 20-3 technical fall (2:37) over Trey Momon (at VMI) on Nov. 2…Won the title at the Hokie Open in Roanoke, Va. on Nov. 4 with a 2-1 decision over Laith Alsous (Campbell), a pin at 5:29 against Nick Weldon (Newberry College), a 3-2 decision against John Borst (Virginia Tech) and a 3-2 decision over #14 Cory Daniel (North Carolina)…Placed first at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open in Binghamton, N.Y. on Nov. 11 with an 18-0 technical fall over Drew Flynn (Finger Lakes Prep), a pin at 4:28 against Steve Mercadante (Franklin & Marshall), a 10-3 decision over Eric Keosseian (Army) and a pin at 6:08 against John Birchmeier (unattached)…Posted a 5-2 decision against Bruce Graeber (at Bloomsburg) on Nov. 29…Claimed a 5-2 decision over #9 Thomas Haines (at Lock Haven) on Nov. 30…Won three matches to place second at the Patriot Open on Dec. 9, recording a 10-4 decision over Cole Rickert (Pittsburgh), a pin at 2:40 against Trent Ragland (Virginia Tech) and a 4-3 decision over Isaac Reid (Lock Haven)…Notched a pin at 2:14 of the first period against J.T. Trautman (at Gardner-Webb) on Dec. 20…Registered a 10-4 decision against Mitchell Trigg (at Davidson) on Dec. 20…Won four bouts to place fourth at the Southern Scuffle in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Jan. 1-2, with a 7-2 decision over Thomas Ott (Navy), a 6-0 decision against Connor Tolley (Chattanooga), a 3-3 (TB) victory over Billy Miller (Virginia Tech) and a 13-6 decision against Joey Goodhart (Drexel)…Stormed to a 16-1 (5:50) technical fall over Collin Kelly (Cleveland State) on Jan. 10…Picked up a 3-2 decision over Daniel Herman (Columbia) on Jan. 10…Notched a 12-2 major decision against Michael McAleavy (The Citadel) on Jan. 13…Won a 14-6 major decision over Toby Cahill (at Clarion) on Jan. 17…Recorded an 11-2 major decision against Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) on Jan. 27…Posted a 5-0 decision over Ryan Cloud (Rider) on Jan. 31…Won a 5-0 decision against Niko Camacho (at American) on Feb. 15…Recorded a 10-1 major decision over Omar Haddad (at Hofstra) on Feb. 22…Placed second at the 2019 EWL Championships on March 9, earning a 14-1 major decision over Ryan Cloud (Rider) in the semifinals and a 2-0 decision against Jon Spaulding (Edinboro) in the True Second bout…Defeated Colton McKiernan (Southern Illinois) by 7-3 decision in the Consolation Round of 16 #1 to advance to the second day of the 2019 NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh, Pa. on March 21.
2017-18: Starter at 285 pounds his redshirt junior season…Team captain…Qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships…Finished the season 24-13 with six falls, five major decisions and seven decisions…Also won two matches in sudden victory and two matches in a tiebreaker…Led the team in wins (24) and pins (6)…Posted a 5-1 dual record against Eastern Wrestling League opponents…Went 5-1 in home duals during the season…Recorded first dual win of the season by 4-2 decision at The Citadel on Nov. 3…Won by forfeit at Maryland on Nov. 12…Posted a 4-2 decision vs. Bloomsburg on Dec. 2…Notched a fall (2:13) at Sacred Heart on Dec. 3…Registered a 12-3 major decision vs. Davidson on Jan. 12…Picked up a 4-1 decision at Rider on Jan. 13…Won by forfeit vs. Lock Haven on Jan. 20…Earned a 4-2 decision (TB-1) vs. Franklin & Marshall on Feb. 11…Recorded a fall (1:42) vs. VMI on Feb. 18…Won in a tiebreaker over Northwestern’s Conan Jennings in the consolation bracket of the 2018 NCAA Championships.
2016-17: Starter at 285 his redshirt sophomore season…Team captain…Went 20-12 with five falls, one technical fall, one major decision and 12 decisions…Led the team with five pins…Placed fourth at the EWL Championships in Bloomsburg, Pa. on Mar. 4…Placed third at the Lock Haven Classic on Dec. 29…4-2 against Eastern Wrestling League opponents…Went 6-2 in road duals during the regular season…Won 15 of his last 18 matches of the regular season from Dec. 21, 2016 through Feb. 19, 2017…Won five matches in a row twice during the season (Dec. 21-Dec. 29; Jan. 29-Feb. 19)…Recorded first win of the season with a 2-1 decision against Navy in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals at the Navy Classic on Nov. 19…Posted an 8-6 decision against Hofstra at the Grapple at the Garden at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 27…Notched his first pin of the season, recording a fall at 5:31 in the third period at Bloomsburg on Dec. 3…Tallied a 5-1 decision against then No. 24 Virginia on Dec. 21 to begin a five-match winning streak…Registered five wins (four decisions and one fall) to earn a third place finish at the Lock Haven Classic on Dec. 29…Notched lone major decision of the season with a 12-4 victory at Davidson on Jan. 6…Recorded third fall of the season at 6:13 in the third period against VMI on Jan. 7…Turned in a dominant performance with four takedowns and eight near fall points in a 17-1 technical fall against Cleveland State on Jan. 15…Scored a takedown in the third period to come back for a 3-2 decision at Clarion on Jan. 20…Scored 11 points in the first period on the way to a 15-9 decision against EWL rival Rider on Jan. 29…Broke a 4-4 tie after the second period to claim a 10-5 decision against Navy on Feb. 8…Recorded a pin at 2:45 of the first period to notch his fourth fall of the season at Franklin & Marshall on Feb. 8…Closed out the match with a 5-2 decision at American on Feb. 17…Recorded his team-leading fifth fall of the season at 2:03 of the first period against Sacred Heart on Jan. 19.
2015-16: Starter at 285 in his redshirt freshman season… Went 23-16 with 4 falls, 1 major decision and 15 decisions on the season… 4th place finish in navy classic… 4th place finish at Lock Haven Tournament… Won final match against Clarion clinching Mason’s first conference dual victory of the season… Finished in 4th place at EWL conference tournament…
2014-15: 5-4 in open competition... One fall recorded in his redshirt season.
Prep: Played football and wrestled for three years... Career high school record of 115-5 with 80 career pins... Two undefeated seasons and a two-time state champion at 220lbs... Also recruited by Oregon State, Boise State, Western State Colorado, Lehigh, Harvard and Princeton.
Personal: Son of Bob and Lorri... Has two siblings, Nick and Reily... Has been wrestling for six years... Enjoys doing community service... Bioengineering major.
