Expected to compete at 125 or 133 as a redshirt junior in 2016-17.
2015-16: Earned a spot on the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association (WCA) All-Academic honorable-mention team … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … went 9-5 overall at 125 pounds … kicked off the season with a third-place finish at the Mount Union Invitational, winning three of four matches … advanced to the third-place match with a 13-2 major decision of Ohio Valley’s Anthony Tripke before knocking off Seton Hill’s Collin Dees 8-4 … followed with another third-place finish at the Findlay Open with an identical 3-1 record … began the event with wins against Findlay’s Mike Stewart (3-2) and Ashland’s Dan Morell (13-1), before defeating Jonathan Martin of NCAA Division I Cleveland State 12-9 in the third-place showdown … placed fifth at the NCAA Division I-heavy PSAC Championships with a 3-2 mark … beat Jake Field of NCAA Division I Lock Haven twice, including a pin in 23 seconds during the fifth-place match … didn’t wrestle during the second semester.
2014-15: Finished 10-11 overall at 133 pounds … was one of 14 Golden Knights to reach double digits in victories … completed the season as one of nine Golden Knights with a technical fall … placed fourth at the Ashland Open with a 4-2 record … recorded his lone major decision during the opening match against Mercyhurst North East’s Detric McCoy, resulting in a 14-6 win … advanced to the third-place match with three straight victories against teammate Aaron Smith (10-8), Jayle Hill of Wheeling Jesuit (6-2) and Anthony Ayers of Notre Dame (Ohio) (5-1) … defeated Zach Durbin of NCAA Division I Kent State 8-3 at the Cleveland State Open … won three consecutive bouts at the Purple Raider Open against Joel Bowers of Mercyhurst (11-7), Logan Kent of NCAA Division I Akron (18-3) and Nick DeRosa of NCAA Division I Cleveland State (8-1) … finished second at the Jamestown Jayhawk Open.
2013-14: Redshirted … named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete … went 10-7 while wrestling unattached at 125 during opens … was one of nine Golden Knights to reach double digits in victories … began his collegiate career with a 3-2 record at the Mercyhurst Open … defeated Mercyhurst’s Timothy Stanton 9-5 during his first career match … posted back-to-back victories against teammate Paul Deitz (3-1) and NCAA Division I University of Buffalo’s Corey Hollister (11-7) at the Mercyhurst Open … finished third at the Mount Union Invitational with a 3-1 record … won back-to-back contests during the wrestlebacks, pinning Thiel’s Giuliano Graziosi in 1:23 before knocking off Thiel teammate Vincent Vahaly 9-5 in the third-place match … split four matches at the Cleveland State Open, posting victories against NCAA Division I opponents Bijan Banks of Edinboro and Brandon Jeske of Old Dominion … finished fifth at the Lake Erie Open, adding two more victories against NCAA Division I opponents … produced a 19-9 major decision against Cleveland State’s Jonathan Martin, before recording a win against Indiana’s Alonzo Shepherd in the fifth-place match.
High School: Wrestled for head coach Bear McCoy at South Side (Pa.) High School … finished fourth at the Class AA state championships as a senior … compiled a 147-22 career record … participated in the 2013 Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic … received the Perfect Attendance and Distinguished Honors awards.
Personal: Biology major … has one sister … is the son of Amy and Ken.
| Year |
Weight |
Overall Record |
Dual Record |
Pins |
Technical Falls |
Major Decisions |
| 2013-14 (Redshirt) |
125 |
10-7 |
0-0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 2014-15 |
125 |
10-11 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2015-16 |
125 |
9-5 |
0-1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Career |
125 |
19-16 |
0-1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
