Honors and Awards
- 2021 NCAA Championships Qualifier (184 pounds)
- 5th place at 2021 Big Ten Championships (184 pounds)
- 2020 NCAA Championships Qualifier (184 pounds)
- 2020 NWCA Honorable Mention All-American
- 2nd place at 2020 EIWA Championships (184 pounds)
- 2018 NCAA Championships Qualifier (197 pounds)
- 6th place at 2018 EIWA Championships (197 pounds)
2021-22: ... utilizing COVID season of competition waiver.
2020-21: Transferred from Lehigh ... 2021 NCAA Championship qualifier at 184 pounds (0-2) ... finished fifth (2-2) at 184 pounds at 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Championships to earn automatic NCAA qualification (third in career), including a 9-4 decision victory against Purdue's Max Lyon ... earned 6-6 overall record wrestling for the Badgers in COVID-shortened season ... earned four dual-match victories for the Badgers ... defeated No. 16 Purdue's Max Lyon 4-2 to help No. 22 Badgers seal 22-14 dual-match upset victory at the UW Field House ... down six points, rallied back in the last minute to earn a 11-10 decision upset victory of Nebraska's seventh-ranked Taylor Venz.
Lehigh
2019-20 (at Lehigh): NWCA honorable mention All-American … settled in at 184 where he competed in 13 duals … reached EIWA finals, capping 17-7 campaign … opened season with third place finish at Princeton Open … posted three wins over higher-ranked EIWA opponents in month of January, highlighted by 6-2 decision over Binghamton’s Lou Deprez Jan. 10 … had lone fall of the season in opening round of EIWA Tournament … added three technical falls … was seeded 13th at NCAA Championships ... graduated with Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Marketing Management in 2020.
2018-19 (At Lehigh): Split time between 184 and 197 … wrestled in nine of Lehigh’s 18 duals … claimed eighth place finish at 184 at Southern Scuffle in early January … finished second at Wilkes Open (184) and Mat Town Invitational 2 (197) … had five wins by fall … went 2-1 in his pool at 197 at Journeymen Collegiate Classic … go-ahead win by fall in Lehigh’s dual win over Arizona State on Jan. 26 … fourteen of 20 victories produced bonus points.
2017-18 (At Lehigh): Won starting spot at 197 in February … reached NCAA quarterfinals and finished one win shy of earning All-America honors … upset No. 10 and No. 7 seeds in first NCAA appearance … qualified for NCAA championships with sixth-place finish at EIWA Tournament … made varsity debut at Journeymen Collegiate Classic with first of two wins over American’s nationally-ranked Jeric Kasunic … made dual debut at Princeton … finished one win shy of placing at Southern Scuffle, but avenged blood-round loss in first round of NCAAs … nine of 17 wins produced bonus points.
2016-17 (At Lehigh): Redshirt season … posted impressive 24-7 record competing unattached in open tournaments … competed in seven tournaments, placing in five … won Edinboro Open with fall and three technical falls in February … finished second in both November and February East Stroudsburg tournaments … finished third at Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open … took sixth at Wolfpack Open … finished with six falls and 18 bonus point wins … finished one win shy of placement at Midlands Championships.
High School: ranked No. 16 in class of 2016 according to InterMat … two-time National Prep All-American … won National Prep title at 160 in 2015 … Super 32 Champion at 179 in November 2015 … missed most of senior season due to injury … finished with 138-17 prep record … won NHSCA title as a sophomore … two-time Fargo junior freestyle All-American … posted top three finishes in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the 2015 junior Pan-Am Games.
Personal: Son of Paul and Kim Weiler ... earned Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Marketing Management at Lehigh University ... working towards Master's degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
Why Wisconsin?
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Off The Mat
- Where is your favorite place on campus? Camp Randall
- Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? Qdoba
- What is something interesting you did this past summer? Moved to Madison
- Where is your go-to study spot? My house
- What has been your favorite UW class so far? Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis 502 - Coaching
- What is your major? A master's in education (Educational leadership and policy analysis)
- What are your post-college plans? To pursue a career in the consulting profession
- Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Cornell
- What is your best wrestling memory? Wrestling at the NCAAs in Cleveland
- Where is your favorite place to wrestle? It was Grace Hall (at Lehigh)
- When did you begin wrestling? When I was four in 2000
- What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? The team atmosphere
- What is something you do before every match? I follow a meticulous plan and have done the same thing since high school
- What is one word that describes this team? Effort
- My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is: Just hang out in the locker room or our houses and talk about whatever
- What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? Wrestling at NCAAs
- Favorite Coach Bono saying? “Let’s GO!!”
- What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? Win Nationals
- If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Trent Hillger because I feel like I could really cause him some grief if I had a full day
- If you could play for any other Wisconsin sports team, what sport would you choose and why? The football team because it seems like it is a pretty sweet deal
- What is your favorite song to sing in the car? Any Blink-182 song
- If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? Just hanging out with my dog and getting some recovery in
- Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Robert Lewandowski
- What is your favorite sports team? Dallas Cowboys
- What other sports did you play growing up? Football
