2015-16 Season: Redshirt and competed in open tournaments, finishing 13-4 overall … made his debut at the Eastern Michigan Open, going 2-2 … second place at the Michigan State Open, dropping a close 5-3 decision in the finals … 4-1 at the Edinboro Open with three wins coming via bonus points.
Prior to Ohio State: Two-time state champion, winning as a sophomore and senior while finishing second as a junior … Division I Most Outstanding Wrestler … compiled a 42-2 record as a sophomore … endured an injury plagued season in 2013-14 and was limited to 27 matches during the regular season … advanced to his third straight state final bout, however, where he finished second … followed up his state title in 2012 by winning the NHSCA national title … has also finished in the top-four of his weight class back-to-back years at the Super 32/Battle for the Belt, finishing fourth in 2012 and third a year ago … as a freestyler, was a bronze medalist in 2013 at the USAW Cadet National Tournament in his lone appearance in Fargo, N.D … spent his freshman year of high school Wantagh High School where he was a state finalist … top 50 recruit nationally according to InterMat.
