Career: SoCon finalist as a first-year starter in 2023 and again in 2024 ... Posted a 50-34 career record.
2023-24: SoCon finalist at heavyweight finished season 19-11 … Had a 7-4 record in duals (5-2 in SoCon duals, counting an injury default against Bellarmine on Feb. 18) ... Returning to action at the SoCon Championships after suffering a serious knee injury three weeks earlier, reached the final with major decisions against Presbyterian’s Morvens Saint-Jean (13-1) and The Citadel’s Ben Stemmet (11-3) before losing to a top-10 opponent in the final … Ranked No. 30 in the final NCAA RPI of the regular season ... Won title at the Mountaineer Invitational ... Went 1-2 in Las Vegas with an 8-1 win and a pair of two-point losses to ranked opponents ... Overcame early 7-0 deficit in a 16-14 win against VMI’s Tyler Mousaw, tying the match at 12-all on a third-period takedown and following that with four near-fall points ... Won 8-7 in SoCon dual at Davidson and had two SoCon wins by major decision.
2022-23: Went 19-14 at heavyweight and reached the SoCon final ... Was 4-3 in duals and 4-2 in SoCon duals ... Won 7-3 in the SoCon quarterfinals and 4-2 in the semifinals to avenge a regular season loss to the tournament's No. 2 seed ... Became full-time starter following run to Appalachian Open title in which he won 4-2 against NC State's Chase Horne in the semifinal round and 5-2 against North Carolina starter Brandon Whitman in the final on Jan. 28 ... From there, went 4-1 in SoCon duals with his only loss coming against ranked Campbell heavyweight Taye Ghadiali ... Posted league wins against Gardner-Webb (7-2), Chattanooga (6-0), Presbyterian (first-period fall) and Davidson (by forfeit) ... Placed second at Patriot Open, fourth at Southeast Open and sixth at Keystone Classic.
2021-22: Went 12-9 overall … Southeast Open runner-up with a 3-0 start before a finals loss … Placed third at the Appalachian Open and fifth at the Keystone Classic … Won one match at the Southern Scuffle … Had a 4-1 record at the Appalachian Open thanks to two pins, a 20-10 major decision and a 5-4 decision in the third-place match thanks to a last-second reversal.
Prior to App State: In 2019-20, Fresno City College's last competitive season due to COVID-19, posted 20-plus wins … Placed second at 285 pounds during Coast Conference tournament as Fresno City won the team title … Third place at the Meathead Mover tournament earlier that season … Top eight placer at the California State Championships as a prep standout at Clayton Valley Charter High School … First place in the Junior Freestyle and Junior Greco divisions at the MDWA Championships in 2019.
