2012-13: Posted a 26-15 record, going 10-4 indual meet competition … led the team with five majordecisions and finished second with seven falls, good for 14thall-time at American … ranked fifth all-time with 17 careermajor decisions, ninth with 27 career dual meet wins and 13th withnine career falls … qualified for the NCAA Championships,going 2-2 and upsetting the third-ranked wrestler in the nation,Donnie Vinson of Binghamton, in a 3-2 tiebreaker victory … finished fifth in the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational, going3-2 … earned a runner-up result at the Keystone Classic,posting two falls and one major decision … placed fifth atthe EIWA Championships, finishing with a 3-2 record …started all 14 duals ... also participated in an NWCA All-StarClassic local exhibition, earning a 12-4 major decision overWartburg College’s Kodie Silvestri.
2011-12: Registered a 19-16 record with eightmajor decisions and one technical fall … qualified for theNCAA Championships, posting a 6-2 decision over MichiganState’s Dan Osterman in the first round … finishedsecond at the EIWA Championships, dropping a 4-0 decision toLehigh’s Shane Welsh in the finals … won three boutsat the EIWAs, including a victory over No. 6 Mario Mason of Rutgers… came in fourth place at the Keystone Classic, posting a3-2 record … finished in fifth at the Brockport/OklahomaInvitational … won two bouts at the Midlands Championships… his eight major decisions were a team-high and are tiedfor sixth-most in a single-season in program history …participated in all 15 duals, posting an 8-7 record.
2010-11: Went 18-15 in his first season withthe Eagles including two falls and three major decisions …opened his year with three straight victories … placed fifthat the Brockport Oklahoma Gold … won five straight matchesfrom Jan. 15 to Feb. 4.
Before American: Placed third at Wilkes Openand New York State Championship as a freshman … finishedwith a 16-13 overall record … won 2007 Washington 4A StateChampionship and state runner-up in 2008 … wrestled for oneseason at Columbia.
Year | Overall | Dual | Fall | MD | TF |
2010-11 | 18-15 | 9-7 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
2011-12 | 19-16 | 8-7 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2012-13 | 26-15 | 10-4 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 63-46 | 27-18 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
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