High School: Two-time state champion and four-time state finalist at Osceola in Florida … Career record of 159-17 for the Kowboys … Won a 3-A state title at 138 pounds as a senior and a 3-A state title at 132 pounds as a junior … Four-time regional, district and conference champion … Completed 42-1 senior season with an 18-5 major decision in the state final, as he went 4-0 in the event with two other wins by tech fall and another by fall … Went 40-4 as a junior, going 4-0 at the state tournament with a win by tech fall and then three straight wins by fall … Second place in the state at 120 pounds as a sophomore to cap a 36-6 season … Also state runner-up at 106 pounds as a freshman to cap a 41-6 season … Wrestled for coach Jim Bird at Osceola … As a senior, reached the final of the Knockout Christmas Classic, posting a notable win against a state champion from Oklahoma.