Ohio State Career - Three-time All-American ... 2008 All-Big Ten ... 2008 NCAA Champion at 184 pounds ... 2008 Big Ten Champion at 184 pounds ... 2009 NCAA Runner-up at 184 pounds ... owned 43-match win streak entering 2009 Big Ten Championships dating back to 2007-08 season ... 5-0 at 2009 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which included wins over three Top 20 opponents ... Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 6, 2009, Dec. 4, 2006) ... No. 1 in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings (Oct. 21, 2008) ... went 5-0 at 2008 nationals, including win over No. 1-seed Jake Varner in finals ... finished 2008 and 2009 Big Ten regular seasons undefeated ... 2006 Las Vegas Invitational champion and 2007 runner-up ... two-time NWCA All-Academic selection ... two-time Academic All-Big Ten ... two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

2008-09 (Junior Season) - All-American runner-up at 184 pounds at NCAA championships (March 19-21) to finish campaign with a 23-2 overall record; the No. 3 seed, met No. 1 seed Jake Herbert of Northwestern, the 2007 184-pound champion, and dropped a 6-3 decision ... third-place finish at 184 pounds at Big Ten championships as the No. 2 seed ... owned 43-match win streak entering the Big Ten championships and dating back to 2007-08 season, but it was snapped in semifinals against Philip Keddy of Iowa, the No. 3 seed ... No. 1 in InterMat/NWCA/NWMA Division I Individual Preseason Rankings ... began national title run with 19-1 record ... sat out early portion of the season because of injury ... lone undefeated Buckeye during regular season with 16-0 overall and dual record, including wins over five Top 20 wrestlers ... for second consecutive season, finished Big Ten regular season undefeated at 8-0 ... made season debut at Edinboro (Nov. 14) and handed 10th-ranked Chris Honeycutt an 8-1 loss ... earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Jan. 6 following his 6-1 victory over Kent State's Dustin Kilgore (Jan. 4) ... went 5-0 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa (Jan. 10-11), which included wins over Top 20 opponents, No. 14 Alex Dolly (Northern Iowa), No. 17 Justin Kerber (Cornell) and No. 4 Kirk Smith (Boise State) ... defeated two other Top 20 wrestlers in No. 13 Anthony Biondo of Michigan (Feb. 13), 10-2, and No. 12 Jordan Blanton of Illinois (Feb. 15), 10-2.

2007-08 (Sophomore Season) - In second-career appearance in NCAA championships (March 20-22), won 184-pound title in dramatic fashion; faced No. 1-seed Jake Varner of Iowa State in finals and won on six seconds of riding time after tiebreakers were exhausted ... 2008 Big Ten Champion (March 8-9) ... All-Big Ten selection ... won four-consecutive matches in conference championships for title as No. 1-seed ... ended season on a 26-match win streak and tallied 34-1 overall mark ... finished season fifth in Ohio State records book in season win percentage (.971) ... one of two Buckeyes to go 8-0 during Big Ten regular-season schedule ... peaked as high as No. 2 in USA Today/NWCA/InterMat polls ... runner-up at Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 30-1) ... one of two Buckeyes to compile 5-0 ledger at 2008 NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals (Jan. 12-13) ... at National Duals, won via pair of falls, technical fall, major decision and decision ... garnered wins against ranked opponents Christian Sinnott (No. 3) of Central Michigan, 5-2, and Phil Bomberger (No. 14) of Penn State, 16-0, to help Buckeyes finish fifth as a team ... NWCA All-Academic Team ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

2006-07 (Freshman Season) - Earned All-America laurels in first complete season of collegiate wrestling with sixth-place finish at NCAA championships (March 16-18) ... finished season with 26-5 overall record ... concluded regular season with an impressive 7-1 Big Ten ledger, which was part of 14-1 overall dual mark ... at national championships, defeated Top 20 wrestlers in No. 17 Trevor Brandvold (Wisconsin), No. 9 Christian Sinnott (Central Michigan) and No. 10 Louis Caputo (Harvard) ... entered postseason with team-best .950 winning percentage (19-1) ... saw limited action at beginning of season because of injury, but won 16-consecutive matches to begin collegiate career at Ohio State before losing first match of the season to No. 1-ranked Jake Herbert of Northwestern (Feb. 4) ... included in 16-match winning streak was individual title at Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) ... during Las Vegas Invite, won via two major decisions and a fall before downing fourth-ranked Raymond Jordan of Missouri, 3-1, in semifinals and No. 3 Tyrel Todd of Michigan, 12-6, in finals en route to title ... for efforts in Vegas, was awarded Big Ten Conference Wrestler of the Week (Dec. 4) ... in all, faced eight ranked wrestlers during regular season and compiled 7-1 mark ... 2007 Academic All-Big Ten and NWCA All-Academic Team award winner ... Ohio State Scholar-Athlete.

Walsh Jesuit/Hofstra - Ohio High School State Champion in 2005 at 189 pounds ... three-time state finalist ... four-year letterwinner ... at Walsh Jesuit, was team captain, as well as team MVP ... three-time district and four-time sectional champion ... 2005 Senior National Champion ... earned Most Outstanding Wrestler at The Beast of the East Tournament in 2005 ... 2004 IronMan Champion ... owns school's record for most pins ... attended Hofstra where he was Cleveland State Open champion at 184 pounds.

Personal - Son of Al and Debi ... has a sister, Nikki, who played soccer at Bowling Green (2000-2004) ... enjoys golfing.