R-Senior (2013-14): Earned 3rd straight trip to NCAA Division II Championships at 174 pounds ... Super Region 1 runner-up ... earned 2nd Capital One Academic All-America honor ... 3-time Academic All-District ... ESU's co-Men's Senior Athlete of the Year with Chris Knott (baseball) ... ESU's Coaches Award recipient ... went 15-5 overall and 10-0 in duals ... ESU's first undefeated (10+ win) dual season since Jason Peters in 1997 ... reached SR1 final for the 3rd straight year, falling 8-5 to #1 Joey Davis (Notre Dame) ... pinned Christopher Matthews (Gannon) in 2:13 in quarterfinals, and edged August Mizia (Mercyhurst), 5-4, in semifinals ... pinned Mizia in 6:23 in dual in late January ... at NCAA's, fell 13-2 to Jacob Begin (SW Minnesota State) and 10-8 to Joe Pittman (Newberry) ... had 12-match winning streak before loss to Davis in regional final ... placed 6th at ESU Open, going 3-2 against DI competition ... had 2 falls, 4 tech falls and 2 major decisions among 15 victories.
Career: 3-time NCAA DII qualifier and 2013 All-American ... 3-time regional finalist and 2013 regional champion and Outstanding Wrestler ... 2-time Academic All-American, 3-time Academic All-District and 3-time NWCA All-Academic ... career record of 74-37 ... dual record of 36-12 ... 50-17 at 174 ... 18-17 at 184 ... went 3-2 at 157 and 3-1 at 165 as true FR in 2010 ... 9 career falls, 9 tech falls and 14 major decisions.
R-Junior (2012-13): All-American at NCAA Division II Championships at 174 pounds ... placed 6th in nation ... Super Region 1 champion and Outstanding Wrestler ... named to Capital One Academic All-America 3rd team, Academic All-District 1st team and NWCA All-Academic 1st team ... went 23-4 overall and 13-1 in duals ... entered NCAA's with 20-1 record (only loss by injury default) ... won the regional title with 3-2 decision over #1-ranked Mike Williams (UNC-Pembroke), the defending national champ at 165 and a 3-time regional champ ... won 8-5 decision over Gary Lantz (Pitt-Johnstown) in semifinals - rematch of injury default loss on Dec. 4 ... at NCAA's, had 12-6 decision over Jacob Cramer (Tiffin) in opening round ... lost 10-5 decision to #8-ranked Blake Sorensen (Upper Iowa), the national runner-up, in quarterfinals ... wrestled back with 12-2 major of Zach Benzio (Seton Hill) to earn All-America status and 7-3 decision over Ray Hall (Colorado-Pueblo) ... lost 4-0 decision to Williams, and 11-1 major to #2 Patrick Martinez (Nebraska-Kearney), a two-time DI qualifier ... had 17-match winning streak before loss to Sorensen ... had 12 bonus point wins (1 fall, 4 tech falls, 7 majors) ... winning percentage of .852 is best by an ESU 20-win wrestler since Jeremy Sluyter (.853, 29-5) in 1999 ... ESU's Team MVP.
R-Sophomore (2011-12): NCAA Division II Championships qualifier at 174 pounds after finishing as runner-up in Super Region 1 Tournament ... named to Capital One Academic All-District team and NWCA All-Academic second team ... missed two months of season due to injury before returning with two weeks left in regular season ... was seeded 6th in regional and had 17-6 major decision of Seth Frisby-Jack (Ohio Valley), 10-8:sv1 decision over No. 3 Travis McKillop (Pitt-Johnstown) in quarterfinals and 13-8 decision over No. 2 August Mizia (Mercyhurst) in semifinals ... lost 11-4 decision to No. 1 Travis Sheehy (Newberry) in final ... went 1-2 in NCAA Championships, one win away from All-America status ... opened with 6-3 loss to Mark Fiala (Nebraska-Kearney) ... won 3-1 decision over No. 6 Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) before an 11-2 loss to No. 3 Shamus O'Grady (St. Cloud State) in second consolation bout ... reached semifinals at ESU Open and finished in 5th/6th place match ... dual season included 6-4:sv2 decision over McKillop (UPJ) in December ... went 3-0 in duals with two majors after returning from injury in February.
R-Freshman (2010-11): Went 18-17 overall and 8-8 in duals at 184 pounds in first year as a starter ... was regionally-ranked throughout the season and as high as No. 3 ... No. 4 seed entering Super Regional ... opened with 4-3 decision vs. Angel Mazara of American International but fell in 2:30 to No. 5 Christopher Boyd of Gannon and in 2:06 to No. 3 Seth Csasczar of Kutztown ... placed 3rd at ESU Open and 5th at PSAC Championships ... in ESU Open, won six straight consolation bouts after opening round loss ... had 13-10 decision of Kadeem Samuels of Lehigh and finished with 13-2 major vs. Ty Snook of Maryland ... also competed at Mat Town Open, falling to wrestlers from Cornell and Lock Haven ... was 7-2 on the mat against Division II competition entering regionals ... went 6-10 on mat against Division I foes.
Freshman (2009-10): Had 6-3 record in open competition ... runner-up at 165 pounds at Messiah Open ... went 3-1, including pin of Steven Bandstra of Messiah in 1:05 ... went 3-2 at ESU Open at 157 pounds and won three straight consolation bouts.
Background: Career record of 123-52 at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake ... three-time second-place finisher in Sectionals ... sixth in Division I in New York in 2008 ... placed in the top 10 in Division I all four years ... office of Leadership Training Program ... member of All-Academic team ... Honor Roll student ... graduated with degree in Criminal Justice ... pursuing Master's degree in Management and Leadership in Public Administration.
2009-10 overall results2010-11 overall results2011-12 overall results2012-13 overall results2013-14 overall resultsOverall - 74-37 (9 falls / 9 TF / 14 MAJ)2009-10 - 6-3 (1 / 0 / 0)
2010-11 - 18-17 (4 / 1 / 2)
2011-12 - 12-8 (1 / 0 / 3)
2012-13 - 23-4 (1 / 4 / 7)
2013-14 - 15-5 (2 / 4 / 2)
Duals - 36-12 (4 / 8 / 8)2010-11 - 8-8 (1 / 1 / 1)
2011-12 - 5-3 (1 / 0 / 2)
2012-13 - 13-1 (1 / 3 / 4)
2013-14 - 10-0 (1 / 4 / 1)
