Wisconsin Badgers

2021-22: ...

2020-21: Wrestling lone match on Jan. 17, 2021 vs. Ohio State's Isaac Wilcox (L, 5-3 decision, unattached) at 157 pounds in COVID-shortened season.

High School: Overall high school record of 153-34 at Waukee High School ... four-time state qualifier, finishing third as a senior (152 pounds), junior (138 pounds) and freshman (106 pounds) and fifth as a sophomore (126 pounds, after returning from injury) ... capped high school career with two consecutive seasons with 30-plus wins ... earned 66 pin-fall wins ... won the Bernie Saggau Award from the Iowa High School Athletic Association for one graduating student across all high schools who “exemplifies a patriotic spirit, with strong religious and moral convictions, living and professing the qualities of honesty, integrity, and sportsmanship; believing that both games and life should be conducted by the rules” ... selected academic all-state second team

Personal: Parents are Jon and Amanda Anderson ... has two sisters Aleah and Samantha ... father, Jon, wrestled at Drake University (1984-1989) ... plans to study accounting.

Why Wisconsin?

Off The Mat

• Where is your favorite place on campus? Camp Randall
• Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? Nitty Gritty
• What is something interesting you did this past summer? Got a mullet
• Where is your go-to study spot? My room
• What has been your favorite UW class so far? Not calculus
• What is your major? Personal Finance
• What are your post-college plans? Career in business and wrestling coach
• Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Iowa
• What is your best wrestling memory? Traveling to tournaments with friends
• Where is your favorite place to wrestle? Wells Fargo Arena
• When did you begin wrestling? 5 or 6 years old
• What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? The attitude and mentality the coaches bring everyday to practice
• What is something you do before every match? Pray
• What is one word that describes this team? Focused
• My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is: get food
• What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? Placing at state sophomore year with a bad knee
• Favorite Coach Bono saying? “Lets go”
• What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? NCAA Champion
• If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Cole Bavery because he’s a stock genius
• If you could play for any other Wisconsin sports team, what sport would you choose and why? Football because it’s fun
• What is your favorite song to sing in the car? When it Rains it Pours by Luke Combs
• If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? Skiing in Colorado
• Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Dan Gable
• What is your favorite sports team? Kansas City Chiefs
• What other sports did you play growing up? Football and soccer