Wisconsin Badgers

Honors and Awards

• 2021 Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21: Wrestling in five matches at 149 pounds for the Badgers during COVID-shortened season, finished 1-4 overall ... earned 5-4 decision victory against Illinois' Christian Kanzler in an extra match ... 2021 Academic All-Big Ten.

2019-20: Finished 15-10 overall in open competiton ... earned eight victories by pin, including two at three different tournaments — Cyclone Open, Cougar Clash and the Pointer Open.

High School: 44-4 record in his senior season ... runner-up at Division I State at 138 pounds ... 44-6 record in his junior season ... third place at Div. I State at 132 pounds ... 42-4 record in his sophomore season ... fifth place at Div. I State at 132 pounds ... 39-5 record in his freshmen season ... also played soccer, finishing runner-up at Div. II State in his sophomore season

Personal: Mother is Jamie Stilling-Stepp and stepdad is Tom Stepp ... siblings are Mike, Jake and Joe ... Jake wrestled at Wisconsin from 2013-2018 ... major is undecided.

Why Wisconsin?

"I chose Wisconsin because it is a great academic school, close to home and I loved the family atmosphere of the team."

Off the Mat

• Where is your favorite place on campus? Memorial Union
• Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? Kwik Trip
• What is something interesting you did this past summer? Mowed Grass
• Where is your go-to study spot? Kitchen table in my home
• What has been your favorite UW class so far? Econ 101
• What is your major? Undecided
• What are your post-college plans? Get a dog and a job. Start a family.
• Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Minnesota
• What is your best wrestling memory? Helping Coach at my high school and hometown youth club after graduating high school.
• Where is your favorite place to wrestle? UW Field House
• When did you begin wrestling? Kindergarten or 1st grade
• What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? My teammates
• What is something you do before every match? Pray
• What is one word that describes this team? Hardworking
• My teammates say that I am: Cool
• My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is: Go bowling
• What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? Committing to UW
• Favorite Coach Bono saying? “Dan, Halloween is over”
• What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? Create relationships that will last a lifetime and be a role model to the up and coming wrestlers.
• If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Seth Vosters, because he seems like he’s got it all figured out.
• If you could play for any other Wisconsin sports team, what sport would you choose and why? Basketball because I want to be able to dunk
• What is your favorite song to sing in the car? Should’ve Been a cowboy by Toby
• If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? Mow grass then go wakeboarding
• Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Pete Weber- bowling
• What is your favorite sports team? Green Bay Packers
• What other sports did you play growing up? Soccer