R-Senior (2011-12): NCAA Division II All-American with 3rd-place finish at 197 pounds ... named ESU's Senior Men's Athlete of the Year and wrestling Team MVP ... won four straight matches in consolations at NCAA Championships to finish career ... Super Region 1 champion and two-time national qualifier ... ranked No. 7 in DII throughout season ... went 24-5 overall, 11-2 in duals and was 17-2 against DII competition ... only losses were injury default and loss in national quarterfinals ... at NCAA's, opened with 15-2 major of Steven Cooksley (Newman) and fell to eventual national champion No. 4 Luke McPeek (Adams State), 5-4, in the quarterfinals ... earned All-America status with 3-2:sv decision of Zach Anderson (Newberry) ... pinned No. 3 Celic Bell (Grand Canyon) in 0:58 ... had 5-4:ot2 decision over No. 8 Shane Nolan (UNC-Pembroke) and 7-5 decision over No. 5 Lucas Munkelwitz (St. Cloud State) to finish tournament ... won regional title as top seed with four straight wins, beating No. 2 seed Nolan 3-2 in championship bout ... opened with 19-0 tech. fall of Ilie Cojocaru (AIC), 2-1 decision over No. 8 Jake Donley (West Liberty) in quarterfinals and 7-3 decision over No. 4 Jon Moore (Pitt-Johnstown) in semifinals ... advanced to semifinals of PSAC Championships for third straight year and placed 4th ... suffered tech. fall vs. No. 1 Christopher Honeycutt (Edinboro) in semifinals and 2-1 loss to No. 3 Richard Perry (Bloomsburg) in 3rd/4th match ... also took 3-1 loss to Perry in a dual a week earlier ... went 2-0 at 285 pounds in duals vs. Seton Hill and Shippensburg ... ESU Open champion at 197 pounds, winning title with 3-1:sv decision over Michael Wagner (Rutgers).
R-Junior (2010-11): NCAA Division II qualifier at 197 pounds ... had 23-11 overall record and was 11-5 in duals ... placed third in Super Regional to earn NCAA ticket ... had 7-3 decision vs. No. 5 Michael Pollard of Mercyhurst in quarters, lost 4-3 decision vs. No. 1 John Reed of Newberry in semis, won 14-9 decision vs. No. 6 Keith Dahlheimer of Shippensburg in cons. semis and 14-7 decision vs. Pollard in 3rd/4th match ... at NCAA's at Nebraska-Kearney, lost 4-3 decision vs. No. 4 Matt Baker of Nebraska-Omaha, won 3-1:sv decision vs. Lucas Munkelwitz of St. Cloud State, a three-time national qualifier, and lost 14-9 decision vs. No. 6 Luke McPeek of Adams State, a returning All-American ... placed sixth at PSAC Championships, advancing to semifinals for second straight year, before being pinned in 6:07 by No. 2 Shawn Fendone of Edinboro and bowing out with two medical forfeits ... won seven straight matches to finish dual schedule ... went 12-5 on the mat against Division II competition (11-3 entering NCAA Championships).
R-Sophomore (2009-10): Went 18-15 overall and 8-9 in duals at 197 pounds ... had two falls and three major decisions ... placed third at Wilkes Open, going 6-1 and winning five straight consolation bouts ... beat Ronald Ellsworth of VMI, 4-1, in third-place match ... placed sixth at PSAC Championships after winning first two matches, 7-3 vs. No. 5 Harry Turner of Lock Haven and 6-3 vs. No. 4 Jacob Dabishinsky of Bloomsburg ... was one of two unseeded wrestlers to reach the PSAC semifinals ... advanced to consolation quarterfinals at Super Regional ... went 2-2 and had pin in 1:39 of Greg Vanucci of Seton Hill in first round ... in duals, pinned Chris Nocchi of Mercyhurst in 3:53 and had 3-1:sv1 decision over Scott Snyder of Kutztown.
R-Freshman (2008-09): Went 13-13 overall and 9-7 in dual action ... had one fall, one technical fall and two major decisions ... wrestled all but one match at 184 (lost 13-4 at 197 vs. Purdue at Ashland Duals) ... advanced to second day of EIWA Championships at the Palestra ... went 2-2 with wins over James Schulz of Columbia (14-5) and Kurt Brendel of Princeton (6-5) ... bowed out with 4-3 loss to No. 5 seed David Thompson of Bucknell ... had fall in 2:30 over Peter Morano of Wagner and 16-1 technical fall over Tom Kerrigan of Ashland ... safety on the Warriors' football team during 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Background: Earned four letters in wrestling and football at Old Bridge (N.J.) ... career record of 82-40 ... placed seventh in the state as a senior ... went 35-3 and won district and regional championships ... All-Area third team in football ... played safety on the Warriors football team for two years ... majoring in Biochemistry.
2008-09 overall results
2009-10 overall results
2010-11 overall results
2011-12 overall results
Overall - 78-44 (8 falls / 4 TF / 13 MAJ)
2008-09 - 13-13 (1 / 1 / 2)
2009-10 - 18-15 (2 / 0 / 3)
2010-11 - 23-11 (3 / 1 / 3)
2011-12 - 24-5 (2 / 2 / 5)
Duals - 39-23 (5 falls / 3 TF / 5 MAJ)
2008-09 - 9-7 (1 / 1 / 1)
2009-10 - 8-9 (1 / 0 / 2)
2010-11 - 11-5 (3 / 1 / 1)
2011-12 - 11-2 (0 / 1 / 1)
