Honors and Awards
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
2021-22: ...
2020-21: Earned 2-1 overall record wrestling at 125 pounds for the Badgers during COVID-shortened season ... defeated Northwestern's Matt Vinci with a 6-2 decision in an extra match during the Wisconsin and Northwestern dual match ... won 3-2 decision against Ohio State's Brady Koontz in extra match ... competed in 2021 USA World Team Trials in senior men's freestyle at 57 kilograms ... competed in 2021 Senior Nationals in senior men's freestyle at 57 kilograms.
2019-20: Compiled 18-10 overall record in open competition ... undefeated in Loras College Open with 4-0 record, including three major decision victories ... undefeated at Pointer Open with 3-0 record, including pin in 4:42 of UW-Oshkosh's Landen Pfeiffer and 9-0 major decision victory against UW-Parkside's Koltin Grzybowski.
2018-19: Started off the season competing unattached and went 15-5 in open competition…went 3-1 at Cyclone Open to take second place…went 4-0 at Luther Open to take first place…took second place at Jim Koch Open by going 3-1…went 4-1 at Loras Open to take third place…redshirt pulled midway through season…started four duals for the Badgers, going 1-3…came into Big Ten Tournament as 14th seed but finished tenth, one spot short of automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament…finished with 18-12 overall record…recorded three pins, three technical falls and one major decision ... 2019 Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Began as UW's starter at 125 pounds ... picked up first career win with a 4-1 decision in dual against No. 25 Pittsburgh ... finished season with a (13-8, 5-1) (attached, unattached) record ... tallied two dual wins ... recorded two pins and two major decisions ... took first in the Willie Myers Open, going 4-0
High School: Two-time Washington state champion ... true state champion in 2015-16, defeating all other state champions in the 106-pound weight class ... finished with a 168-15 career record ... Reno Worlds Champion ... 40-0 as a junior ... two-time Gut Check champion ... first two-time state champion for Union high school ... 47-1 record as a senior
Personal: Parents are Brent and Elizabeth ... has one sibling, Christian ... father wrestled in the Marine Corps ... major is Life Science Communications
Off the Mat
Where is your favorite place on campus? State Street
Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? New Orleans Takeout
Why did you choose Wisconsin? The Family atmosphere with my teammates
How did you spend your summer? Eating, sleeping, and training hard
Where is your go-to study spot? The wrestling lounge
What is your major? Life Science Communications
What are your post-college plans? To work in the graphic design field
Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Anyone that is ready to scrap
What is your best wrestling memory? My first college dual meet
Where is your favorite place to wrestle? UW Madison Field House
When did you begin wrestling? 6th grade
What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? The team camaraderie
What is something you do before every match? Get a good warmup in
What is one word that describes this team? Disciplined
My teammates say that I am always moving
My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is play video games
What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? Winning state twice
Favorite Coach Bono saying: “Go home” with his sideways hand motion that he does
What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? To be an All-American
Does the team have a nickname for you? E Daddy, Rotatertot, ETRoto, Rolando
If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Garrett Model so I could feel how he runs so effortlessly
What is your favorite song to sing in the car? Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen
If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? Sleeping, getting some good melas in and playing come video games
What other sports did you play growing up? Soccer for a little bit
