Gross Match-by-Match
Honors and Accolades
• 2020 NCAA Championship qualifier at 133 pounds
• 3rd place at the 2020 Big Ten Championship at 133 pounds
• 2019 Midlands Champion in the 133 pound weight class
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Jan.3, 2020)
• USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (Nov. 20, 2019)
• 2018 NCAA Champion in the 133 pound weight class at SDSU
• 2017 NCAA runner-up in the 133 pound weight class at SDSU
• 2018 Big 12 Champion in the 133 pound weight class at SDSU
• 2017 Big 12 Champion in the 133 pound weight class
• Competed on the USA Junior World Team in 2016
2019-20: Took first place at the Cougar Clash hosted by SIUE, recording a technical fall over Paul Bianchi from Little Rock... competed at the Bill Farrell Memorial Open and took first place in the 57kg weight class, defeating three former NCAA Champions... pinned SIUE's Honor Nguyen at the Cougar Clash in 1:05... led the Badgers in tech. falls with nine, majors with eight, wins over ranked opponents with 12 and had the best regular season record (28-1)... won the 133-pound weight class at the Midlands Championship with a 6-5 win over No. 1 Austin DeSanto... was ranked all season and never fell below second in the 133 pound weight class... took third place at the Big Ten Championship with a win over No. 2 Austin DeSanto in a 6-3 decision... qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championship
2018-19 (at SDSU): Sat out the season due to injury
2017-18 (at SDSU): Became first Jackrabbit student-athlete at the Division I level to win an individual national title, ending the season with a 29-1 overall record...of his 29 victories, 12 were by fall and seven by technical fall as he finished third in NCAA Most Dominant standings with average of 4.35 team points per match and was a Hodge Trophy finalist...selected to wrestle in season-opening NWCA All-Star Classic...in first official action of the season, claimed Bison Open title with pins in all three matches...named the Dan Gable Outstanding Wrestler of the 55th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships after winning all six matches by either technical fall or fall en route to 133-pound title...lone loss of the season came in dual against Wyoming in which he moved up to wrestle top-ranked 141-pounder Bryce Meredith...earned Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week after closing dual season with 16-0 technical fall over North Dakota State's Cam Sykora...repeated as Big 12 individual champion at 133 pounds, defeating Oklahoma State's Kaid Brock in the championship match, 8-5...defeated Michigan's Stevan Micic in NCAA title bout, 13-8, in rematch of NWCA All-Star Classic matchup
2016-17 (at SDSU): Finished with an NCAA runner-up finish at 133 pounds...led the team in wins, finishing with a 34-2 overall record and going undefeated in dual competition at 17-0...earned bonus points in 30 matches, winning nine by major decision, eight by technical fall and notching a team-best 13 pins ... ended up seventh in the standings among all Division I wrestlers for the NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler Award, averaging 4.35 team points in matches against D-I competition...won title at Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open by winning all four matches — three of which came against University of Minnesota competitors...suffered first loss of the season, an overtime decision to Eric Montoya of Nebraska, in semifinals of Midlands Championships, but won final two matches to post a 6-1 record and third-place finish in two-day tournament...began calendar year with streak of four consecutive pins in dual competition...named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week after knocking off then-No. 2 Kaid Brock of Oklahoma State, 6-4, in dual action...came up with a first-period pin of Oklahoma's Trae Blackwell in final match of dual to pull out a 20-19 Jackrabbit victory...became first Jackrabbit wrestler to win a Big 12 Conference individual title, living up to his top seed by winning all three matches, including a 9-7 victory over Brock in the championship match...also was named Most Outstanding Performer of the 2017 Big 12 Wrestling Championship...entered NCAA Championships as the No. 2 seed at 133 pounds and outscored his first four opponents, including avenging his earlier loss to Montoya, by a 43-4 margin to reach the title bout...dropped a 4-3 decision to Iowa's Cory Clark in the finals, ending a 22-match winning streak...joined 149-pounder Alex Kocer as the first Jackrabbit wrestlers to earn All-America honors in the Division I era
2015-16 (at SDSU): Compiled a 26-14 overall record, including a 12-6 mark in duals, in first season in the Jackrabbit lineup…opened season with runner-up finish at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open…hit his stride after the start of the calendar year as he won 11 of 12 matches before falling in the 141-pound title bout at the Big 12 Championship…was one win away from earning All-America honors, going 3-2 at NCAA Championships…following the collegiate season, earned a berth on the USA Junior World Team by winning the 60-kilogram division at the UWW Junior Freestyle World Team Trials
High School: Minnesota high school state champion at three different weight classes: 120 pounds in 2012, 132 as a junior and 138 as a senior…posted a career prep record of 153-15, including a 48-2 mark his senior season…junior national freestyle champion in 2013 at 132 pounds…two-time cadet national freestyle champion, winning titles at 126 pounds in 2012 and 113 pounds in 2011
Off the Mat with Seth
Where is your favorite place on campus? The Terrace
Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? Chipotle or the Bistro
Why did you choose Wisconsin? Best coaches and culture
How did you spend your summer? Training and recovery
Where is your go-to study spot? At home
What is your major? MS in Supply Chain Management
What are your post-college plans? Train for the Olympics
Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Whoever our next opponent is
What is your best wrestling memory? Winning NCAA’s with Bono and Reader in the corner
Where is your favorite place to wrestle? Wrestling room in Camp Randall
When did you begin wrestling? When I was 5 years old
What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? The team culture and work ethic also the amazing coaches
What is something you do before every match? Pray
What is one word that describes this team? Driven
My teammates say that I am gritty
My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is Fortnite or go to the movies
What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? NCAA's or making Junior world team
Favorite Coach Bono saying: “The weak get eaten”
What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? Glorify God and win Hodhe trophy
Does the team have a nickname for you? Grossy
If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Hilger so I can eat what I want and rock that hair for the day
What is your favorite song to sing in the car? Any Chainsmoker’s song
If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? On the lake fishing and eating tacos
Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Tim Tebow
What is your favorite sports team? The Badgers for any sport
What other sports did you play growing up? Football and soccer
