Senior (2015-16): Named ESU Richard Schumacher Award (Coaches Award) recipient ... NWCA DII All-Academic 2nd team ... went 19-9 overall and 11-2 in duals at 285 pounds ... finished career with 78-39 record (t-4th in wins at ESU since 2000) ... 46-9 career dual record (5th-most dual wins in last 30 years) ... 13 career falls, 2 tech falls and 7 major decisions ... had 35-21 record at 197 first 2 years ... 43-18 at 285 last 2 years.
Nationally-ranked (No. 7) at 285 pounds entering NCAA regional ... was No. 2 seed (placed 5th) ... ESU's first 4-time regional placewinner since reclassifying to DII in 2009-10 (7 years) ... 4-3 record at regional ... dropped 4-0 decision vs. No. 5 Logan Bowman (Wheeling Jesuit) in true 4th-place match (won 4-3 decision in dual) ... won 10 straight matches entering regional, including fall (4:24) vs. No. 7 Andy Welton (Mercyhurst) on January 22 ... runner-up at Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield ... placed 6th at PSAC Championships (3-time PSAC placewinner).
Junior (2014-15): Named to NWCA DII All-Academic 2nd team ... went 24-9 overall and 13-1 in duals ... moved up to 285 pounds after competing at 197 his first 2 seasons ... improved to 59-30 overall and 35-7 in duals in career ... 4 falls, 1 technical fall and 3 major decisions ... finished 6th in Super Region 1 and 4th at Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield ... had NCAA regional wins vs. Francis Slover (Shippensburg), Aaron Silverio (West Liberty) and by injury default vs. Blake Lucas (Ohio Valley) ... fell 10-3 to Andrew Welton (Mercyhurst) in consolation semis ... went 1-2 vs. Welton, with 2:18 pin in dual ... went 2-2 at PSAC Championships ... 4-1 at Springfield.
Sophomore (2013-14): Went 17-10 overall and 11-3 in duals at 197 pounds ... had 14-7 record against DII competition ... finished 6th in Super Region 1 and 6th in PSAC Championships, after reaching NCAA DII Championships as a freshman ... has 22-6 dual record through two years ... in PSAC Championships, had 4-0 win over Zak Newton (UPJ), 8-2 over Aram Moffitt (Millersville) and pin in 4:21 of Jalal Paige (Shippensburg) ... in SR1, won 7-2 over Trevor Beiter (Gannon) and Maxwell Lacey (Wheeling Jesuit) ... also advanced by medical forfeit over Brandan Clark (Kutztown) ... beat Clark, 4-1, in 27-20 dual win ... fell 9-5 to Clark in quarterfinal of PSAC Championships ... had two setbacks to DIII standout Aaron Karns (Delaware Valley), 5-0 in ESU Open and 5-0 in dual in January.
Freshman (2012-13): NCAA Division II qualifier at 197 pounds ... first ESU freshman (true or redshirt) to make national tournament in first 4 years in DII ... placed 4th in Super Region 1 ... placed 6th in PSAC Championships ... ranked as high as No. 5 in Division II ... nationally-ranked from January through the end of February ... went 18-11 overall and 11-3 in duals ... biggest win was 2-1 decision over No. 8-ranked Vinny Campanile (Kutztown) in quarterfinals of PSAC Championships ... moved into national rankings at No. 8 on January 1, and to No. 5 on January 15 ... went 4-2 at Super Region 1 Tournament to earn NCAA trip ... was region's top seed ... made semis with 5-1 decision over Brian Beattie (Mercyhurst) and 4-0 decision over Marshall Hobbs (Shippensburg) ... lost 3-1 decision to Chase Long (Seton Hill) in semis ... 8-0 major decision over Danny Doyle (West Liberty) ... lost 9-3 decision to Joey Grisko (Newberry) ... finished with 7-3 decision over Nikos Garofola (Pitt-Johnstown) in true 4th-place match to earn NCAA spot ... at NCAA's, dropped 10-1 major to #8-ranked Romero Cotton (Nebraska-Kearney), the national runner-up ... pinned in 1:29 by #2 Carl Broghammer (Upper Iowa) ... had season-best 6-match winning streak from January 20 through February 1.
Background: Three-time state qualifier at Mifflin County ... two-time medalist, placing 7th and 3rd ... four-year letterwinner between 189 and 215 pounds ... three-year letterwinner in football ... Honorable Mention All-State (AAAA) at linebacker ... Honor Roll student ... majoring in Nursing.
2012-13 overall results
2013-14 overall results
2014-15 overall results
2015-16 overall results
Overall - 78-39 (13 falls / 2 TF / 7 MAJ)
2012-13 - 18-11 (2 / 0 / 3)
2013-14 - 17-10 (1 / 1 / 0)
2014-15 - 24-9 (4 / 1 / 3)
2015-16 - 19-9 (6 / 0 / 1)
Duals - 46-9 (6 / 1 / 3)
2012-13 - 11-3 (1 / 0 / 2)
2013-14 - 11-3 (0 / 1 / 0)
2014-15 - 13-1 (2 / 0 / 1)
2015-16 - 11-2 (3 / 0 / 0)
