NCAA Division 1 SE Primer - 149 lbs.
149 lbs.
The dirtysouth has plenty of hammers to watch in Detroit. We have included qualifiers for southern schools (within the coverage of SEWrestle - FL, GA, AL, SC, TN, NC) even if they are not “homegrown” here in the SE. The images below were pulled from each school’s social media account - if you wish for the tweet, pic, etc. to be removed please contact sewrestle. The bios are pulled from each of the schools pages … it is designed to give the reader some background on who to watch at 149.
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Zachary Sherman - North Carolina (Islamorda, FL - Blair Academy)
2020-21 (Redshirt-Junior): Went 12-4 for the Tar Heels in his redshirt-junior season at 141 pounds • Reeled off two straight technical fall wins over Conrad Schiess and Corbin Dion of Gardner-Webb on Jan. 10 • Picked up a 12-1 major decision over Patrick Rowland of Duke on Jan. 22 • Notched ranked wins over No. 17 Cole Matthews of Pitt (4-1, Feb. 5) and No. 16 Brian Courtney of Virginia (5-4, Feb. 13) • Earned the 7-2 decision over Virginia's Brian Courtney to finish second at the ACC Championships • Earned All-ACC honors • Defeated Clay Carlson of South Dakota State 11-4 to earn a seventh-place finish at NCAA Championships • Earned All-American honors
2019-20 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Named NWCA Second-Team All-American following cancelation of NCAA Championships due to COVID-19 crisis • Went 27-5 in his redshirt sophomore season at 141 pounds, qualifying for the 2020 NCAA Championships • Earned the No. 11 seed ahead of the tournament • 2020 ACC Champion at 141, defeating N.C. State’s Tariq Wilson in the finals (5-4) • Posted a 14-3 dual meet record • Finished third at the 2019 Midlands Championships for the second straight season • At Midlands, defeated three eventual NCAA qualifiers en route to third-place finish • Earned six wins over NCAA qualifiers on the year • Won, 5-2, over Virginia Tech’s No. 18 Mitch Moore on January 24 to help UNC to an upset win in Blacksburg • Won via major decision nine times, a mark that led Carolina • Was the runner-up at the Southeast Open in November
2018-19 (Sophomore): Went 12-4 in his sophomore season at 133 pounds • Finished third at the Midlands Championships, going 5-1 • Won four matches at the Wolfpack Open to finish second
2017-18 (Freshman): Went 16-20 in his first season in Chapel Hill at 133 pounds. • Posted an 8-12 dual record • Went 1-2 at the ACC Championships and qualified for NCAAs • Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships including a 4-2 sudden-victory decision against No. 15 Ali Naser of Arizona State • Finished third at the Hokie Open, dropping a close 5-3 decision against Oklahoma State’s Kaid Brock • Defeated four ranked opponents on the year.
Prep/Personal: 2017 Prep National champion at 132 pounds • Helped lead Blair Academy to three Prep Nationals team titles • 2016 Beast of the East champion at 132 pounds • Posted a 128-14 record at Blair Academy • Zachary Dana Sherman is the son of Sharon Sherman.
Josh Finesilver - Duke (Greenwood Village, CO - Cherry Creek HS)
2020-21: Starter at 149 pounds ... NCAA Qualifier ... Compiled a 9-5 overall record .. Went 6-3 in tournament competition and 3-2 in dual matches ... Recorded a 3-2 mark in ACC play ... Earned three victories over ranked wrestlers, for the most in single season in his collegiate career ... Opened the season with wins in three of the first four ACC dual matches, defeating Luke Kemerer of Pittsburgh, Nick Lirette of North Carolina and Denton Spencer of Virginia Tech ... Finished third at the ACC Championships, winning decisions over Spencer, Michael Burnett of Pittsburgh and Ed Scott of NC State ... Defeated three-straight ranked opponents at the NCAA Championships, falling one match short of All-America honors ... Earned wins over No. 22 Jimmy Hoffman of Lehigh, No. 5 Ridge Lovett of Nebraska (by fall) and No. 20 Joshua Heil of Campbell ... NWCA Scholar All-America ... All-ACC Academic Team.
2019-20: Redshirt season.
2018-19: Starter at 141 pounds … NCAA qualifier … Compiled a 22-13 overall record … Went 15-9 in tournament action and 7-4 in dual matches … Posted a 3-2 mark in ACC action … Totaled a career-best six falls … Finished fifth at the Hokie Open, second at the Keystone Classic and third at the ACC Championships … Went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle … Earned ACC victories against Scott Kiyono of Virginia, LJ Bentley of Pittsburgh and A.C. Headlee from North Carolina … Also defeated Headlee in the third-place match at the ACC Championships to earn a spot on the podium … NWCA Scholar All-America … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18: Competed at 133 pounds … NCAA qualifier … Posted a 20-19 overall record ... Went 6-8 in duals … Took second in the freshman and sophomore division of the Hokie Open … Finished third at the Keystone Classic … Registered his first career fall at the Hokie Open … Posted a hard-fought 5-4 decision against Cody Trybus of Navy to help Duke upend the Midshipmen in criteria … Went 2-0 in the duals when he returned to his home state … Also posted dual victories over Appalachian State and Old Dominion to guide Duke to wins … Ten of his 19 losses came to top 20 opponents Became the fifth Duke true freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships, joining his brother, Matt and Mitch … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Duke: A four-year letterwinner at Cherry Creek High School … A three-time all-league honoree and three-time state qualifier … Finished as the state runner-up his senior season at 126 pounds … Posted a career-best 53-5 record as a junior at 106 pounds … Captured the regional title and took third at the state championships in 2015 … Regional runner-up and state qualifier at 106 pounds as a sophomore … Voted first team all-league as a junior and senior and garnered second-team recognition his sophomore season … Garnered Centennial Athlete of the Month honors as a junior and was an Aspire Athlete of the Month finalist as a senior.
Personal: Son of Brenda and Steve Finesilver … Twin brother Matt is also a members of the Duke wrestling team … Older twin brothers Mitch and Zach were members of the Duke wrestling program as well (2014-2018) ... Mitch is a two-time NCAA qualifier and Zach a 2016 NCAA qualifier … Born April 15, 1998.
Jonathan Millner - Appalachian State (Greensboro, NC - Ben L Smith HS)
Career to date: 2021 All-American … Eighth-place finish at 149 pounds at the 2021 NCAA Championships in St. Louis … Back-to-back Southern Conference champion and NCAA qualifier in his two seasons as a starter at 149 pounds … Ended the 2021 season with a 68-17 career record, including 47-8 in two years as a starter, with three of the losses coming during a 3-3 run at the 2021 NCAAs … A combined 20-0 in Southern Conference dual matches and tournament matches … Two-time All-SoCon honoree became the fourth All-American under Coach Bentley's watch and ninth NCAA All-American at App State.
2020-21: All-American at 149 pounds … Eighth-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships in St. Louis … Southern Conference champion and an automatic NCAA qualifier for the second straight season … All-SoCon honoree … 16-4 record included a 13-1 record heading to St. Louis, an 8-0 record in SoCon duals, a 2-0 record at the SoCon Championship tournament and a 3-3 mark at the NCAAs … Qualified for the NCAAs with a 2-0 shutout of Campbell’s Joshua Heil in a showdown of top-15 wrestlers in the SoCon final, where he rode out the second period to build a two-minute advantage in riding time and officially took a 1-0 lead with an escape early in the third period … Seeded No. 7 in St. Louis, clinched All-America status by jumping out to a 7-0 lead in a 10-7 decision against Duke's Josh Finesilver as the 149-pound bracket shrunk from 12 wrestlers to eight … Started 2-0 at NCAAs to reach quarterfinals, where he lost a 5-2 decision to eventual NCAA champion of Austin O’Connor of North Carolina … Posted a 7-3 decision against Anthony Cheloni from Northern Illinois before accumulating three takedowns in the first period of a 9-8 decision against Triston Lara from Northern Iowa to reach the quarterfinals … After the win over Finesilver, dropped a 9-5 decision against Fresno State's Kyle Parco and then lost a 5-3 decision against Stanford's Jaden Abas in the seventh-place match … Accounted for 40 team points while going 9-0 in App State’s duals … Eight of 13 wins prior to NCAAs were worthy of bonus points … Opened season with 5-3 decision against NC State’s Ed Scott, a fourth-place ACC finisher … Had two wins by major decision (13-1 and 10-2) against 2020 NCAA qualifier and ranked opponent Selwyn Porter of The Citadel, with the eight-point victory coming in the SoCon semifinals.
2019-20: Went 31-4 in his first year as the full-time starter at 149 pounds … SoCon champion and No. 18 seed for the NCAA Championships that were canceled by the coronavirus pandemic … With 31 wins, tied for the 12th-most victories on App State’s single-season list … Ranked No. 15 in the RPI and No. 16 by the Coaches Panel following conference championship weekend … Went 11-1 in App State’s duals and 7-0 in SoCon duals … Started the season 12-0 and ended the season with 12 straight wins … Had 10 wins by major decision to tie for No. 8 nationally and rank No. 1 nationally among wrestlers at 149 pounds … Three wins Chattanooga's Tanner Smith (No. 22 seed for NCAAs), including a 6-2 decision in the SoCon final. Won quarterfinal and semifinal matches by major decision … Also first place at the Mountaineer Invitational, Wolfpack Open … Fourth place at the Southern Scuffle and second place at the Keystone Classic … Other notable victories came against Stanford's Requir van der Merwe and NC State's AJ Leitten, who were in the top 33 of the final Coaches Panel rankings, as well as NCAA qualifier Selwyn Porter of The Citadel … Three of four losses came against wrestlers seeded 14th and 17th at the NCAAs as well as the ACC’s third-place finisher.
2018-19: Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team … Was in App State’s lineup at 149 pounds for the first five duals (3-2) and finished the season with a 21-9 record … First place at the Mat Town II Open (4-0) and went 3-0 at the Appalachian Open to join teammate Matt Zovistoski in an uncontested final round … Dual participation included a 7-4 decision against Ohio … Placed sixth in the Keystone Classic and went 4-2 at the Southern Scuffle ... Member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18: Competing unattached as a redshirting freshman, went 11-8 … Went 3-2 with two pins at the Hokie Open … Went 3-2 with a pin, a major decision and a win by sudden victory takedown at the Wolfpack Open … Went 4-2 with a pin and a major decision at the Cleveland State Open.
High School: State champion at Ben L. Smith, where he won the 4-A title at 138 pounds with a major decision to cap a 55-1 season … NUWAY national champion … Conference wrestler of the year … Three-time all-conference … First and second places in region … Coached by Joey Gladson.
Joshua Heil - Campbell (Brunswick, OH - Brunswick HS)
2020-21: Became Campbell’s first ever four-time NCAA Championships qualifier…Named an NWCA Division I Scholar All-American…Ranked as high as No. 7 individually at 149 pounds during the regular season…Went 10-4 overall in 2021, including a 4-0 SoCon mark…Went 2-2 in St. Louis as the No. 20 seed at 149…Opened the NCAA Championships with a 2-1 decision over No. 13 Mitch Moore from Oklahoma…Also topped No. 32 seed Greg Gaxiola from Hofstra 5-2…Made his fourth SoCon finals appearance, clinching a spot in the finals with a pair of bonus wins, pinning PC's Reid Stewart (2:07) and registering an 11-3 major decision over Gardner-Webb's Brandon Bright…Officially earned his ticket to the NCAA Championships with a 4-3 true place decision over The Citadel's Selwyn Porter…Closed the regular season with a 4-0 decision over Chattanooga’s Aidan Murphy…Notched a 16-1 tech fall (7:00) over Bellarmine’s Mitch Collica…Defeated The Citadel’s Selwyn Porter 8-2 during the regular season…
2019-20: Named NWCA First Team All-American…Became Campbell's first three-time SoCon Champion, also qualifying for the NCAA Championships for a third time…Fashioned a 29-4 record as a redshirt junior, earning a No. 8 seed in the 2020 NCAA Championships…Went 7-3 overall in dual competition and 4-0 in SoCon action…Registered three major decisions, two tech falls and three pins in 2019-20…Also named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Earned the 141 pound No. 1 seed at the SoCon Championships…Topped Chattanooga's Mason Wallace in a 6-4 decision in the 141 finals at the SoCon Championships...Outscored his first two opponents at the SoCon Championships by a 26-2 score with a pair of major decisions, defeating Davidson's David Loniewski 14-1, pulling away from The Citadel's Jacob Dado 12-1…Ranked No. 8 in the final NCAA Coaches’ Panel of the regular season with an RPI of 10…Ranked as high as No. 7 in the individual polls during the season (InterMat, Nov. 27-Dec. 24)…Twice named SoCon Wrestler of the Month (November 2019, December 2019) and Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 27, Jan. 8)…Named SoCon November Wrestler of the Month, opening 2019-20 season with a 9-1 overall record, including a 4-1 mark against ranked opponents…Posted two tournament titles in November, winning the 141 pound brackets at the Southeast Open and the Navy Classic…At the SE Open, went a perfect 4-0 while defeating 18th-ranked Alex Madrigal of George Mason and 23rd-ranked Zach Sherman from North Carolina…Won his second tournament title of the month at the Navy Classic on Nov. 23, topping No. 6 Kyle Shoop of Lock Haven and No. 18 Mitch Moore of Virginia Tech, going 4-0 on the day…Named SoCon Wrestler of the Month for a second time in December after adding a Midlands Championships runner-up finish and another tournament title at the Reno TOC…Went 11-1 overall in December, racing through the Reno TOC, topping the podium for the third time in 2019-20 and going 6-0…Extended his winning streak to 16 matches at the Midlands, ending in the tournament finals to No. 7 Max Murin of Iowa, 5-3…Made the Midlands finals with a 4-2 win over No. 8 Tristan Moran of Wisconsin…Went 2-1 at the Duals on the Diamond, defeating both Arizona State’s Navonte Demison and Harvard’s Lukus Stricker in 6-1 decisions…Won nine of his final 10 matches of the year, including his final five…Named Preseason All-SoCon…
2018-19: A NCAA qualifier for the second time in his career…Claimed his second SoCon Championship, winning the 149 pound title…Swept through the SoCon Championships, opening with a tech fall win over The Citadel's Selwyn Porter, 16-1 (4:37), then defeating Chattanooga's Tanner Smith, 6-2…Named All-SoCon at 149 pounds, going 6-0 in conference matches…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Registered a 24-9 overall record on the year, including a perfect 8-0 mark in dual competition…Advanced to day two of the NCAA Championships, opening the tournament with a second period pin over No. 22 Henry Pohlmeyer from South Dakota State (4:59)…Also claimed the 149 pound title at the Navy Classic, going 4-0, advancing with a 15-0 tech fall (3:44) over Justin Yorkdale of George Mason, a 14-4 major decision over American's Kizhan Clarke, a 3-0 win over Ohio's Alec Hagan, and finally a 3-1 decision over Tejon Anthony of George Mason…Opened the season with a fourth place finish in the Hokie Open, going 2-2 in the tournament…Also registered a sixth place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, notching a 5-3 record in the tournament…
2017-18: Went 11-4 while redshirting the 2017-18 season…Made the Southern Scuffle finals, the first Camel ever to make the tournament's championship round, after topping Jared Prince of Navy with a 4-3 decision, the tournament's third seed at 149, and ranked No. 11 at 141 pounds at the time…Also defeated two-time All-American and then No. 6 Max Thomsen of Northern Iowa, with a 3-2 decision in the tournament before meeting the nation's 149 pound No. 1 Zain Retherford of Penn State, who went on to win his third NCAA Championship, in the finals (fall, 4:39)…Named the No. 7 redshirting non-freshmen in the country by The Open Mat…
2016-17: Posted a 15-13 overall record, 7-9 in duals, and a perfect 7-0 mark in Southern Conference action… He picked up one fall on the year, two tech falls, two major decisions, and 10 decision wins… Heil won the 141-pound SoCon Championship with his 10-2 major decision win over Irvin Enriquez (App State, March 4)… He was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team and All-Conference team… He was the only freshman to be named to the 2017 SoCon All-Conference team… At the NCAA Championships, Heil dropped his first two matches to close out his season…
Prep/Personal: Wrestled four years at Brunswick HS... Finished third twice at states, his freshman year and senior year...Brother of two-time NCAA Champion, three-time Oklahoma State All-American and former Campbell assistant Dean Heil…
Anthony Artalona - Pennsylvania (Seffner, FL - Tampa Prep HS)
Career Honors
2019 EIWA Champion (149)
2019 NCAA Qualifier (149)
2019 Midlands Championships Sixth Place (157)
2018 Michigan State Open Champion (149)
2019 Michigan State Open Runner-Up (157)
2018 Keystone Classic Third Place (149)
2019 Second-Team All-Ivy
2019 NWCA All-Academic
2019 EIWA Academic Achievement Award
International Experience
2019: Third place at 2019 U23 World Team Trials in Greco (72kg) ... Seventh place at 2019 U23 World Team Trials in freestyle (74kg).
2020-21: All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 ... One of three team captains.
2019-20: One of three team captains … Missed second half of the season due to injury … Posted a 14-6 record … Placed second at the Michigan State Open (11/2) … Placed sixth at the prestigious Midlands Championships (12/29-30) … Placed third at the Keystone Classic (11/24) … Ranked fifth on the team with 34 takedowns … Tied for eighth on the team with 14 wins … Tenth on the team with 52 team points … Five wins over ranked opponents.
2018-19: EIWA Champion (149 pounds) … NCAA Championships qualifier (149) … Finished Round of 12 at NCAAs … Michigan State Open champion (149) … Third place at Keystone Classic (149) … Second-team All-Ivy … NWCA All-Academic selection … EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient … Team high 28 wins … 28-7 overall record … 11-3 in dual meets ... 17-2 against EIWA opponents ... Team-high five falls … Most wins by a Penn freshman since 2006 … First Penn freshman to win an EIWA championship since 2006 … Went 4-0 at MSU Open to win championship (11/3) … Went 5-1 at Keystone Classic to take third (11/19) … Pinned Rider’s Evan Fidelibus in dual meet (11/29) … Defeated Maryland’s No. 18 Alfred Bannister in overtime, 5-3, in dual meet (12/2) … Went 2-1 at Midlands (12/29) … Went 4-0 at EIWA Championships to win title (3/8-9) … Defeated Navy’s Jared Prince, 3-1 (SV), in championship match … Went 3-2 at NCAA Championships in Pittsburgh to finish Round of 12 (3/21-22) … Earned No. 13 seed at NCAAs … After a 5-4 loss in first round to Minnesota’s No. 20 Tommy Thorn, won three in a row to reach the Round of 12 … Defeated No. 29 Matthew Zovistoski (Appalachian State), 16-1 … Defeated No. 19 Cole Martin (Wisconsin), 7-2 … Defeated No. 28 Michael Sprague (American), 3-1 (SV) … Edged in Round of 12 by No. 8 Jarret Degen (Iowa State), 6-5.
High School: Ranked No. 21 overall in the Class of 2018 by InterMat … Ranked No. 32 overall in the Class of 2018 by FloWrestling … Ranked No. 7 in the country at 152 pounds by FloWrestling … Ranked No. 7 in the country at 152 pounds by InterMat … Three-time Fargo Freestyle national champion … 2017 Junior National Greco Roman finalist … Four-time Florida state champion (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) … Competed at FloWrestling's "Who's Number One" event in 2017 … Runner-up at 2017 Walsh Ironman at 152 pounds … Served as team captain.
Personal: Son of Christina and George Artalona … Father played football at Potomac State College … Uncle, Chris, wrestled at Chattanooga … Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science ... Athletic experience at Penn endowed by the Cudzil Family Wrestling Student-Athlete Experience Endowment.
Tariq Wilson - North Carolina State (Steubenville, OH - Steubenville HS)
All-American (133 pounds): 2018
All-American (141 pounds): 2021
All-American HM (141 pounds): 2020
NCAA Qualifier (133 pounds): 2018, 2019
NCAA Qualifier (141 pounds): 2020
ACC Champion (141 pounds): 2021
All-ACC (133 pounds): 2019
All-ACC (141 pounds): 2020
2020-21
• Earned All-American honors for the second time in his career with a third place finish at 141 pounds at the NCAA Championships. Second top-three NCAA finish (2018 at 133 pounds).
• Entered NCAAs as the #4 seed with a perfect 9-0 record. Started with a tech fall, then two more wins to reach the semifinals. Lost to top seed Eirman of Iowa, then came back with a 12- major decision over #8 Red of Nebraska and 15-5 major decision over #3 Rivera of Rutgers in the third place bout.
• ACC Champion for the first time in his career. As the top seed, downed #18 Matthews of Pitt (6-2) and #9 Sherman of UNC in the finals by major decision (10-1).
• Went 14-1 overall on the season. Was 6-0 in duals and a perfect 4-0 in ACC action and 4-0 against ranked foes.
• Seven of his 14 wins were for bonus points.
• Also downed #10 Sherman in the regular season (9-6), for a pair of top-10 wins on the year.
2019-20
• Moved up to 141 pounds after he was a two-time NCAA Qualifier at 133 pounds in his first two seasons.
• Earned 2020 All-America Honorable Mention honors by the NWCA.
• Seeded #15 for the 2020 NCAA Championships.
• Went 24-6 overall, 9-1 in duals, 4-1 in ACC action.
• 5-3 against ranked foes, 9-1 on bonus point matches.
• Finished ACC runner-up for the second straight season. Scored a ranked win in the semifinals.
• Named ACC Wrestler of the Week after a 6-0 win over #10 Sherman of UNC in the dual.
• First place in the Wolfpack Wrestling Club Open, going 6-0 all bonus point wins (76-13).
• Placed seventh at the Cliff Keen Invite and eighth at the Southern Scuffle.
• Finished the season ranked #12 by InterMat and #14 by FloWrestling.
• Named to the 2019-20 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19
• 2019 NCAA Qualifier at 133 pounds. Went 3-2 at the NCAAs as the No. 11 seed, and was one win away from All-American honors.
• Went 17-5 on the season, 8-2 in duals and a perfect 10-0 in bonus point matches.
• Missed two months of the season due to a foot injury suffered in early January in a dual at Ohio State. He was forced to take an injury default.
• Placed second at the ACC Championships.
• Finished the season ranked #13 in FloWrestling’s final rankings.
• Started the season with gold at the Wolfpack Open, going 5-0 and outscoring his foes 62-6.
2017-18
• Started unseeded but finished in third place and garnered All-American honors in his first season of competition, after redshirting as a freshman.
• Upset three top-five seeds at the NCAAs and reached the semifinals before falling in OT to the eventual national champion. Went 5-1 during his run, and was 24-2 in takedowns. Started with an 8-3 win over #5 seed Erneste of Missouri. After a 7-1 decision, downed #4 seed Brock of Oklahoma State in by major decision 13-5 the quarterfinals, avenging an earlier season tech fall in the dual. In the semifinals, took No. 1 seed Gross of South Dakota State into overtime before falling. Came back with major decisions to close out the NCAA run, including a 17-8 major decision over No. 3 seed Plethcer of Ohio State in the third place bout, avenging a dual loss.
• Went 27-10 overall on the season, 10-4 in duals and 14-2 in bonus point matches.
• Earned an automatic NCAA bid going 2-2 at the ACC Championship.
• Earned ACC Wrestler of the Week honors after defeating #5 Mueller of Virginia in the dual, 9-4.
• Placed second at the Reno Tournament of Champions, going 4-1.
• Named to TheOpenMat’s All-Freshman first-team, as the top rookie at his weight. Also named top rookie at 133 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News. Finished the season ranked #3 in FloWrestling’s final rankings.
• Started the U23 World Team Trials with a 2-0 mark at 61 kg, before having to injury default.
2016-17
• Redshirted the season.
• Saw action in six open tournaments at 133 pounds and went 21-7 overall, and placed in the top-three in five of the six tournaments.
• Took first at the Appalachian State Open and third in four other tournaments.
• Wrestled in the Junior World Team Trials at 60 kg after a fourth place finish at the United World Wrestling Junior Nationals (UWW).
Prep
• A three-time Ohio State D2 place winner.
• Placed second as a junior at 120 pounds with a 49-1 season record. Was also second as a sophomore at 113 pounds and a 49-2 record. As a freshman, took sixth at 106 pounds with a 48-8 season record.
• Placed eighth at the 2015 FloNationals at 120 pounds.
• Went undefeated at the NHSCA Duals in 2015 and the Disney Duals in 2014.
Rankings
• Ranked No. 11 at 126 pounds and No. 66 overall by FloWrestling.org.
• Ranked No. 11 at 126 pounds and No. 75 overall by Intermat.com.
Personal
• Earned his undergrad degree as Business Administration/Communications Double Major in May 2021. Enrolled in NC State's Technical Communication grad program.