American University

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2011-12: Finished with a 23-9 record with fivemajor decisions, four falls, and two technical falls … wonhis second straight EIWA Championship with a 6-4 decision over No.17 Michael Nevinger of Cornell … each of his three victoriesat the EIWAs were over ranked opponents -- No. 16 Adam Krop ofPrinceton (9-3) and No. 12 Zack Kemmerer of Penn (fall at 3:54)… qualified for the NCAA Championships for the secondconsecutive season … completes his career with a 93-43record … his 93 wins are seventh-most in program history… his 19 career major decisions are second-most in AUhistory … won the Keystone Classic championship with fourvictories, including a 4-3 decision over Rider’s JimmyKirchner in the finals … finished second at theBrockport/Oklahoma Invitational … went 2-2 at the MidlandsChampionships … pinned No. 20 Zach Neibert of Virginia Techat 4:47 on Senior Day … started all 15 duals, posting an11-4 record.

2010-11: Advanced to the Round of 12 at theNCAA Championships … defeated Army’s Casey Thome 4-2to win the 141 lbs. EIWA Championship … also named an NWCAAcademic All-American … led the team with a 33-9 record andeight major decisions … his 33 wins rank second onAmerican’s single-season list … defeated five rankedopponents including a 6-4 decision over then No. 3 Tyler Nauman ofPittsburgh … placed first at the Wilkes Barre Open, secondat the Keystone Classic and third at the Brockport Oklahoma Gold… recorded three win streaks of seven matches.

2009-10 (Redshirt Year): Posted a 19-5 overallrecord with two falls, one tech-fall, and one major decision… competed in the Clarion Open, Northeast Duals, and theShorty Hitchcock Memorial Classic … first fall came againstJason Luster of the Kiski School at 1:52 … defeated DevanJones of Shippenshburg by fall at the 5:40 mark … posted aseason-high win streak of six matches between Nov. 28 and Jan.17.

2008-09: Posted an overall record of 21-11 and adual meet record of 11-6 … finished sixth at the EIWAChampionships with a 3-3 record including a 6-2 decision over ShaneStrumwasser of Columbia, a 6-1 decision over Stephen DeLorenzo ofBrown and a 9-7 decision over Corey Manson of Cornell …posted EIWA victories over Penn’s Zack Kemmer, 6-2,Brown’s Stephen DeLorenzo, 8-3, Brown’s Eli Harris,11-5, Navy’s Matt Pagan, 13-4 major decision, Franklin &Marshall’s Frank Higgins, 21-6 tech-fall (4:58), andBucknell’s Adam Healey, 9-5 … posted a season-high winstreak of five matches between Jan. 18 and Feb. 1 … defeatedthen-No. 19 Andrae Hernandez of Indiana, 7-2 … won theKeystone Classic 141 lbs. Championship with wins over Penn’sZack Kemmerer, 6-3, Brown’s Stephen DeLorenzo, 8-3, andPitt’s Tyler Nauman, 5-2 … started all 17 duals forAmerican and scored 43 points.

2007-08: Posted an overall record of 16-14 and adual meet record of 10-8 … notched a 2-2 record at the EIWAChampionships including a win by fall over Dan Hilt from Rutgersand a 4-3 decision over Whitt Dunning of Army … posted EIWAvictories over Lehigh’s Kevin Vinh, 9-2, Columbia’sJerome Grecco, 8-1, and Rutgers’ Dan Hilt, 7-1 ... earned hisfirst collegiate victory by pin fall over VMI’s Sharif Grayat the Keystone Classic ... recorded back-to-back falls againstDelaware State’s Tad Broomall, 6:04, and HarperCollege’s Steve Siokos, 4:11 ... posted a season-high winstreak of five matches between Dec. 2 and Dec. 29 ... wrestled sixtop-20 opponents including No. 1 and three-time All-AmericanColeman Scott whom he lost to by decision, 6-0 ... fastest fallcame against Sharif Gray of VMI at 0:36 ... started all 18 dualsfor American and scored 36 points.

High School: 2007 New York State Champion ...posted a 48-0 record as a senior ... was a four-time Section XIChampion ... placed third in the NHSCA Senior Nationals ... earnedsecond place at the Fila Cadet Greco-Roman Nationals ... also amember of the National Honor Society.