2023-24: Wrestled at 285 lbs. for redshirt senior season as a Wisconsin Badger... 0-5 overall record on the year... competed in three duals... competed at the Midlands Championships but had to medical forfeit... took on No. 7 Young Bastida of Iowa State and ultimately fell by tech fall in the third period...
2022-23: Redshirt junior season ... recorded a 4-1 record this season including one pin ... mainly served as the backup at the 285 pound spot while traveling with the team ... went 4-0 vs. Big Ten opponents this season ...
2021-22: Redshirt season ... finished the season with a 7-5 record... 5-4 in the NCAA... 4-1 vs. Big Ten opponents... competed in three opens through the season including Michigan State, Jim Koch, and Illinois Matmen... earned three pins in one day on December 4th, 2021...
2020-21: Sophomore season ... earned two wins during 2020-21 season wrestling at heavyweight (285 pounds) ... earned 8-1 decision victory against Northwestern's Brendan Devine (extra match) ... earned 5-4 decision against Purdue's Dorian Keys (extra match) ... finished 2-5 overall in COVID-shortened season ... earned a silver medal at 130 kilograms at the 2021 Pan-Am Games (June 9-13, 2021) in Oaxtepec, Mexico in Greco-Roman with a 4-1 record ... earned trip to Pan-Am Games after advancing to finals of the 2021 USA Wrestling 130 KG Greco-Roman Junior Nationals.
2019-20: Freshman season ... recorded a pin against Iowa Central's Lawrence Jackson in 27 seconds ... his first three wins were pins at the Harold Nicholss Open ... took sixth place at the Cougar Clash ... recorded a win over Michigan State's Nick May in an 11-6 decision ... got a technical fall at the Midlands Championship over SIUE's Jake McKiernan with a final score of 17-2
High School: Ranked second in the country at 195 pounds by FloWrestling and Intermat ... Posted a career record of 155-38 ... 2019 3A State Champion ... finished first at the Dvorak in 2018 ... placed second at both the Walsh Ironman and the Doc B ... won the 2019 Lawless Award ... In junior season, won individual state championship ... finished sixth at Preseason Nationals ... seventh at Ironman ... first at Cheesehead Invitational ... First-Team All-Conference ... Runner-up at UWW Greco World Team Trials ... fourth at UWW Freestyle World Team Trials ... seventh at Fargo Greco ... In sophomore season, won Preseason Nationals ... fourth at Cheesehead Invitational ... fifth and All-American at Freestyle Fargo ... second and All-American at Greco Fargo ... In freshmen season, third place at CCL Conference.
Why Wisconsin?
"I loved the atmosphere when I came on my visit and it just felt right here."
| Year |
Overall |
Duals |
B1G |
Pins |
B1Gs |
NCAAs |
| 2023-24 |
0-5 |
0-3 |
0-1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2022-23 |
4-1 |
-- |
4-0 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
| 2021-22 |
7-5 |
-- |
4-1 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
| 2020-21 |
2-5 |
0-2 |
2-5 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2019-20 |
8-9 |
0-3 |
1-4 |
3 |
-- |
-- |
| Career |
21-25 |
0-8 |
11-11 |
7 |
-- |
-- |
Off the Mat
- Where is your favorite place on campus? The snack shack nutrition center
- Where is your favorite place to eat on campus? MOOYAH Burgers
- What is something interesting you did this past summer? I made a TikTok account
- Where is your go-to study spot? My desk
- What has been your favorite UW class so far? Sociology 131
- What is your major? Sociology
- What are your post-college plans? To be a police officer back home in Chicago
- Who is your favorite school to wrestle against? Iowa
- What is your best wrestling memory? Being #1 in the country my senior year of high school
- Where is your favorite place to wrestle? Izzy Style Wrestling
- When did you begin wrestling? I started when I was 4
- What is your favorite thing about Wisconsin wrestling? The intensity
- What is something you do before every match? Listen to music
- What is one word that describes this team? Intense
- My teammates say that I am: Goofy
- My favorite thing to do off the mat with my teammates is: Hang out, play video games, relax
- What is your most memorable wrestling achievement? Winning state my senior year of high school
- Favorite Coach Bono saying? “Hard 30”
- What is your dream as a collegiate wrestler? Become an NCAA Champion
- If you would switch places with anyone on the team for a day, who would you pick and why? Chris Weiler, because he has life figured out
- If you could play for any other Wisconsin sports team, what sport would you choose and why? Football, because I’ve always been told I would have been a good football player
- What is your favorite song to sing in the car? 6 foot 7 foot by Lil Wayne
- If you had a completely free day, how would you choose to spend it? Relaxing, playing video games
- Who is your favorite athlete in any sport? Michael Jordan
- What is your favorite sports team? Chicago Cubs
- What other sports did you play growing up? I played baseball for a few years, but only wrestled since about like 8.
