Ohio State Career
- Earned bachelor’s degree in criminology in Spring 2021
- Two-time All-MFC (First Team ’20, Second Team ’19)
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and USFCA All-Academic Team accolades in 2021
Senior Season (2020-21)
- 13-8 on the year
- Buckeyes won CCFC men’s team title and were epee squad co-champions
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and USFCA All-Academic Team accolades
Junior Season (2019-20)
- Epee squad captain, which captured squad titles at MFC Championships
- First Team All-MFC
- Honorable Mention Midwest All-Region
- Tied for third at MFC Championships
- Finished sixth at NCAA Regionals
- Placed ninth at Garrett Penn State Open
- 53-13 in the regular season, including 15-0 mark at OSU Duals, 10-1 mark at Northwestern Duals and 10-2 ledger at Wayne State
Sophomore Season (2018-19)
- Placed seventh at MFC Championships
- Second Team All-MFC
- Won gold in men’s epee team event at a NAC with an all-Ohio State team
- Helped the team earn first place in the Midwest Championships team event
Prior to Ohio State
- Four silver team national medals
- Five individual Top 8 national medals
- Top 20 on the juniors national points standing
- Top 40 on the senior national points standing
- Trained at Northwest Fencing Center in Beaverton, Ore.
Personal
- Son of Kevin and Tracy and has a younger sister, Mikayla
- Criminology and criminal justice major and plans to pursue a career in law enforcement
- Completed an internship with the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC) under the Ohio House of Representatives
- Has been fencing since he was 9 years old; tried other sports (soccer, baseball, basketball) but nothing stuck for more than a few years before he would get bored; found a fencing club (with a first week free), tried it on a whim and enjoyed it so much he is still involved today
- Licensed fencing referee
- Has traveled to 20 states to either train or compete
- Traveled to Switzerland and London for training and international competition
- Enjoys video games, hiking/camping and cooking