Moran Match-By-Match
Honors and Accolades
• 2020 NCAA Tournament Qualifier
• 4th place at the 2020 Big Ten Championships at 141 pounds
• Academic All-Big Ten 2018-19
• 2019 NCAA Tournament Qualifier
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 14, 2020)
2019-20: Took first place at the Cougar Clash hosted by SIUE and defeated No. 5 Grant Leeth in a 3-2 decision... took sixth place at the Midlands Championship... had a big weekend beating No. 2 Mitch McKee from Minnesota in a 7-6 decision and No. 6 Chad Red from Nebraska in a 9-4 decision... finished the regular season 17-5 and was 5-3 against Big Ten opponents... recorded his fastest fall at the Cougar Clash against Brown's Sam Lynch in 1:39... took fourth place at the 2020 Big Ten Championship in the 141 pound bracket... qualified for the 2020 NCAA Championship and was the ninth seed in the tournament
2018-19: First season as a Badger after transferring from Oklahoma State…starter for the Badgers at 141 pounds, recording a 26-11 overall record and a 9-4 dual record…12-7 against Big Ten opponents…five wins over ranked opponents…went 3-0 to take first place at Cyclone Open…went 3-0 at SIUE Cougar Clash to take first place…took seventh place at Midlands…gave No. 4 Nick Lee of Penn State his first loss of the season in an OT victory in dual action…pinned No. 8 Mitch McKee of Minnesota in OT at the UW Field House…took sixth place at the Big Ten Tournament, qualifying for his first NCAA Tournament…went 3-2 at the NCAA Championships, missing out on All-American honors by one match…led the team in pins with nine, also recorded one technical fall and five major decisions
2017-18 (at Oklahoma State): Posted an overall 18-7 record as a reserve at 141 pounds … Finished in second at OCU Open with 2-1 record … Took first place in B Division at the Journeymen Classic, picking up a ranked victory against #18 Jamal Morris of NC State … Finished third at the Bob Smith Open with a 5-1 record … Posted a 5-1 record at the Reno Tournament of Champions … 1-0 dual record after defeating Greg Gaxiola of Fresno State, 6-2.
2016-17 (at Oklahoma State): Led the Cowboy reserves in wins, posting a 23-4 overall record at 141 pounds … Sixteen of his 23 wins came with bonus points, including nine falls, four major decisions and three technical falls … Won nine matches in a single day at the Reno Tournament of Champions to finish third at 141 and help the Cowboys to a team title at the event … Finished sixth at the Southern Scuffle, going 4-2 to help OSU to the program’s first Scuffle team title … Earned a ranked win over No. 9 Tommy Thorn, pinning the Minnesota product in the third period … Picked up titles at the OCU Open and Joe Parisi Open … Recorded a second-place finish at the Outlaw Open.
2015-16 (at Oklahoma State): Went 20-5 in his first year as a Cowboy, competing exclusively in open tournaments … Recorded six falls and three major decisions … Fastest fall came over Chase Call of Utah Valley in 59 seconds … Defeated teammate Dusty Hone, 5-3 in tiebreaker, to win the OCU Open at 141 pounds … Took out Hone again, 6-4, in the finals of the Bob Smith Open … Earned a runner-up finish at the Oklahoma Open … Finished fourth at the Reno Tournament of Champions and fifth at the Joe Parisi Open.
High School: Graduated from Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Okla. … Compiled an overall record of 85-10 … Was a four-time state finalist … Arizona high school state champion in 2012 … Oklahoma high school state champion in 2014 … Took third at Fargo in 2015 … Also placed third at the United World Wrestling US Open tournament in Vegas in 2015.
