Ohio State Career Honors- 2012 All-American ... Big Ten Wrestler of the Week recipient (Jan. 24) ... 2011 Eastern Michigan Open Champion.
2011-12 (Freshman Season)- All-American ... NCAA championships (March 15-17) semifinalist; finished sixth overall ... placed third at Big Ten championships ... 28-7 overall; 13-2 in dual action; 5-1 in Big Ten ... suffered only loss at Big Ten championships (March 3-4) to No. 3-seed Montell Marion of Iowa, 3-1sv; beat No. 4 Nick Dardanes, 7-6, in third-place matchup ... at NCAA championships, upset Oregon's Michael Mangrum 6-5 in quarterfinals ... named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Jan. 24 ... scored first major collegiate win (6-5) vs. No. 1 and NCAA defending champion Kellen Russell at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational (Dec. 2) ... Eastern Michigan Open Champion (Nov. 5) ... concluded season winning final seven matches, including going 3-0 at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals (Feb. 12) ... defeated four ranked wrestlers in dual competition - No. 13 Tyler Small of Kent State, No. 15 Nick Dardanes of Minnesota, No. 3 Montell Marion of Iowa and No. 9 Jake Sueflohn of Nebraska.
Prior to Ohio State- Ranked No. 1 at 135 pounds ... four-time Ohio High School state champion; one of three Monroeville wrestlers to become four-time state champions in 2011 ... won state title at 103 pounds freshman year, followed by back-to-back championships at 119 pounds sophomore and junior seasons; won last title at 135 pounds ... compiled 54-0 record senior year; finished career with 197-2 record ... helped Monroeville win state team title in 2010 ... 2010 Walsh Ironman Outstanding Wrestler; also two-time winner at national elite tournament ... Junior National Duals Freestyle champion; named to Junior Nationals All-Tournament team, helping Team Ohio to first-place finish ... National Cadet Freestyle champion ... honorable mention ASICS All-America team.
Personal - Son of Jeff and Tina ... older brother (by 18 months), Logan, also wrestles for the Buckeyes.
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