Returns as one of Gannon’s starters … expected to compete at 157 for the third consecutive season as a redshirt senior in 2017-18 … tabbed fourth at 157 in the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association preseason individual national rankings.
2016-17: Went 17-6 overall and 9-1 in dual competition at 157 … tied for the third-most technical falls (6) in NCAA Division II … led Gannon in dual victories and technical falls … finished second among Golden Knights in major decisions (6) and fifth in overall wins … kicked off his season with consecutive dual victories against Millersville and Shippensburg … ended the first semester with three wins at the Midwest Classic … posted a 7-1 record during a stretch of eight consecutive dual bouts to open the second semester … won seven consecutive matches from January 27-February 25 … generated four technical falls and one major decision during the seven-match win streak … finished runner-up at the NCAA Division II Super Regional One, qualifying for his first career national championship appearance … advanced to the regional title bout with a 6-2 victory against Shippensburg’s Adam Martz and 17-0 technical fall versus East Stroudsburg’s Joey Kratochvil … earned all-america honors at the NCAA Division II National Championships, finishing seventh with a 3-2 record … opened the national championships with a 10-0 major decision against Tyler Nation of Augustana (S.D.) … recorded a 17-2 victory via technical fall against Fort Hays State’s Greg Tooley in the wrestlebacks … earned his first career all-america status with another technical fall win (22-6, 7:00) against Indianapolis’ Heath Lange during the seventh-place bout.
2015-16: Redshirted … wrestled unattached at 157 during two opens … posted an 8-2 record … opened the season with a seventh-place and 4-2 record at the Findlay Open … kicked off the Findlay Open with two victories, including a 14-5 major decision against Ronnie Mack of NCAA Division I Eastern Michigan … won the Findlay Open seventh-place bout with a 9-8 win against Ben Heyon of NCAA Division I Kent State … captured the gold medal at the Thunderwolf Open with a perfect 4-0 record, ending the first three matches via a technical fall … out-scored his four opponents at the Thunderwolf Open 60-6 … defeated a pair of Mercyhurst wrestlers in Mason McCollum and Keller Watkins en route to his open championship.
2014-15: Finished 15-7 overall at 149 with three pins, three technical falls and one major decision … posted an 8-1 dual record … tied for the team lead in technical falls … ranked second among Golden Knights in dual victories, fourth in pins and fifth in overall wins … began the season with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division I-heavy Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships … defeated Kevin Laubach of NCAA Division I Bloomsburg 7-4 in the fifth-place bout … split his first two dual match-ups, before rolling off seven consecutive wins in dual action … recorded pins during dual meets against Millersville and Wheeling Jesuit … extended his season-high win streak to nine with victories during his first two matches at the NCAA Division II Super Regional One … finished fifth at the regional with a 3-2 record, starting with a pin of Alderson Broaddus’ Jason West (2:51) and 9-2 victory against West Liberty’s Joel Paolo … secured fifth place with a 16-0 technical fall of Kutztown’s Jackson Stabile in three minutes and 30 seconds.
2013-14: Posted an 8-3 overall record and 4-3 dual mark as a true freshman at 149 … was victorious during his first three career matches … kicked off his collegiate career with two wins at the Mid-Atlantic Duals, defeating St. Cloud State’s Josh Howk 5-4 and producing a 13-3 major decision against Belmont Abbey’s Sean Webb … capped the opening win streak with his first career pin, ending his match against Millersville’s Donal Minnier in one minute and 34 seconds … won eight of his first nine career matches, finishing the run with five consecutive victories … captured the gold medal at the Jamestown Jayhawk Open with a perfect 4-0 record … opened the event with his second pin of the season, putting down Garrett Hildebrand of Penn State DuBois in three minutes.
High School: Wrestled for head coach Ron Lorenz at Lancaster Central (N.Y.) High School.
Personal: Political Science major … is the son of Dawn and Mark … has one brother.
| Year |
Weight |
Overall Record |
Dual Record |
Pins |
Technical Fall |
Major Decisions |
| 2013-14 |
149 |
8-3 |
4-3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 2014-15 |
149 |
15-7 |
8-1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| 2015-16 (Redshirt) |
157 |
8-2 |
0-0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| 2016-17 |
157/165 |
17-6 |
9-1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
| Career |
149/157/165 |
40-16 |
21-5 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
