2000-01 (So): Earned his second All-America honor with his sixth-place finish at 149 pounds • was 3-3 at the NCAA Championships • won the 149-pound title at the 2001 Big Ten Championships with a 9-5 win over top-seeded Adam Tirapelle of Illinois in the title match • named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships for his performance at the conference meet • compiled an overall record of 32-8, a dual record of 14-5 and a 6-2 mark in the Big Ten • recorded seven pins, five technical falls and 11 major decisions on the season • opened the season with 16-straight wins, the 15th-best consecutive win streak in school history • won the Bison Open, Northern Open and Midlands titles • his five losses during the regular season came by a combined 10 points with the largest deficit coming in a 9-6 loss to Oklahoma State’s No. 2 Reggie Wright • 10 of his 13 dual meet wins (77%) were won with bonus points (major decision, technical fall or pin) • his five losses have come to Wright (twice), No. 6 Eric Schmiesing of Hofstra, No. 1 Adam Tirapelle of Illinois and No. 8 Mike Zadick of Iowa • named team’s Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2000-01.

1999-2000 (Fr): Named Big Ten and Amateur Wrestling News Freshman of the Year • selected to the Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team • earned his first All-America honor with his sixth-place finish at 149 pounds • was 3-3 at the NCAA Championships • finished second at the Big Ten Championships, losing to Adam Tirapelle of Illinois in the title match • compiled an overall record of 32-9 including a 15-4 dual meet mark • was 8-0 in Big Ten dual meets • won titles at the Bison Open and Great Plains Open • was 4-0 at the National Duals, including a 5-2 triumph over Iowa State’s Billy Maldonado in the title meet • won 14 straight matches from 12/12/99-3/4/00 • was second on the team in major decisions with 11 and fifth on the squad in pins with nine on the season • shared squad’s Most Outstanding Freshman award with Luke Becker • prior to the season, captured a bronze medal at 152 pounds at the FILA Junior World Freestyle Championships in Nantes, France.

1998-99: Redshirted • dropped only one match in his first year wrestling unattached for the Golden Gophers • compiled an 11-1 overall record competing unattached in various tournaments • took first place in the Bison Open with four straight victories • also placed first in the Kaufman Brand Open with five wins • took second place at the Iowa Central Open • took fifth place at the 1999 Junior World Freestyle Championships.

High School: Ranked the nation’s No. 1 wrestler at 130 pounds • won four state titles with an overall record of 133-0 • four-time all-city, all-county and all-state selection in his prep career • earned two high school All-America honors • a Junior National freestyle All-American • All-America selection by WIN, Matside and USA Wrestling • four-time tri-state champion • two-time champion of the Reno Tournament.