2021 All-American (Fourth)
Three-time NCAA qualifier (2021-22, 2024)
Two-time NWCA Academic All-American (2022, 2024)
Four-Time Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2022-24)
Three-time Big Ten Championships starter (2021-22, 2024)
Two-time Big Ten Championships placewinner (2021 - Third; 2024 - Seventh)
2021 Big Ten Bronze Medalist
2024-25 (Redshirt Senior): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... ranked as high as No. 16 (AWN) in the country with 12 wins at 197 pounds ... earned a 21-4 tech fall over Chase Mielnik in dual win at Maryland (2/7) ... muscled come-from-behind 5-4 decision with a takedown at the buzzer on Seth Shumate in dual at No. 4 Ohio State (1/12) ... opened Big Ten dual season with 4-2 decision over No. 23 Gabe Sollars in dual win at No. 24 Indiana (1/10) ... finished sixth at Midlands (12/29-30) ... recorded first pin of season in dual win at Clarion (12/13) ... opened season with four consecutive tech falls.
2023-24 (Redshirt Junior): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships placewinner ... finished season with 18 victories, a 12-2 record in dual action and tied for second with 51 team points ... had wins over five ranked foes ... produced three wins and advanced to the 'Blood Round' at the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City (3/21-23) ... delivered three wins and a seventh-place finish at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in College Park, Maryland (3/9-10) ... teched No. 29 Kael Wisler in dual win over Michigan State (1/19) ... had a 21-5 tech fall over No. 25 Cole Urbas in dual win at Penn (1/6) ... Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after his 8-4 decision over No. 10 Luke Stout in dual win over Princeton (12/8) ... picked up first ranked win of the season with 4-2 decision over No. 16 Andy Smith in home dual with No. 8 Virginia Tech (11/7)
2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... opened the season with an 8-1 record at 184 pounds before missing the rest of the campaign due to injury.
2021-22 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten selection ... 2022 NWCA Academic All-American ... NCAA qualifier ... Big Ten Championships starter ... 2022 Academic All-Big Ten ... finished with 20-8 record, a 16-4 mark in dual action and 62 team points ... picked up wins over nine ranked foes ... went 2-2 at 2022 NCAA Championships (3/17-19) ... earned automatic bid to nationals after performance at 2022 Big Ten Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska (3/5-6) ... opened season with 13-match winning streak and wins over six ranked foes during that stretch.
2020-21 (Freshman): Finished fourth at 184 pounds with a 4-2 record at the 2021 NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors in St. Louis ... became highest freshman finisher at the national tournament in program history ... earned No. 6 seed at 184 pounds for the national tournament ... went 4-1 to earn third-place honors at the Big Ten Championships in University Park, Pa. ... finished freshman season with an 11-4 record and an 8-3 mark against ranked foes ... closed dual season with a 3-1 mark and nine team points ... picked off No. 8 Rocky Jordan with a 9-6 decision in dual at No. 11 Ohio State (Jan. 24) ... picked up first career win in varsity debut with a 7-1 decision over Indiana state champion Joseph Walker in dual with No. 3 Michigan (Jan. 8)
Prior to Rutgers: Competed at Colonia … 2020 High School All-American by
Amateur Wrestling News … finished high school career with a school record 164 wins … 2020 state champion, four-time NJSIAA qualifier, three-time state medalist, four-time district champion and three-time region champion for the Patriots … became Colonia’s first state champion in 43 years after he captured the 2020 NJSIAA state title at 182 pounds … NJSIAA Most Outstanding Wrestler of the championships … closed senior season with a perfect 40-0 record … 2020 campaign featured 30 falls, with the last four coming in the state championships … New Jersey Wrestler of the Year and GMC Wrestler of the Year by
NJ.com … 2020 Beast of the East champion … 2019 Fargo All-American (8
th, 182 pounds) … went 42-3 with a runner-up finish in the state at 182 pounds as a junior in 2018-19 … 2019 NJSIAA Region 4 & District 15 champion … also claimed a 2019 Middlesex Conference title during junior season … 2019 All-GMC Conference selection by
My Central Jersey … third-place result at Beast of the East 2018 … finished third in the state at 160 pounds as a sophomore with a 48-5 record … 34-9 as a 145-pound freshman in 2016-17 … rated the 26
th overall recruit nationally and No. 4 at 182 pounds by
FloWrestling … the third-best 182-pounder in the country according to
Intermat.
| YEAR |
OVERALL |
DUALS (B1G) |
TRN (B1G/NCAA) |
MD (DUALS) |
TF (DUALS) |
F (DUALS) |
FASTEST |
DUAL PTS. |
| 2020-21 |
11-4 |
3-1 (3-1) |
4-1/4-2 |
1 (0) |
--- |
1 (0) |
4:55 |
9 |
| 2021-22 |
20-8 |
16-4 (3-4) |
2-2/2-2 |
4 (4) |
2 (2) |
2 (2) |
2:41 |
62 |
| 2022-23* |
8-1 |
--- |
---/--- |
1 (0) |
1 (0) |
1 (0) |
--- |
--- |
| 2023-24 |
18-6 |
12-2 (4-2) |
3-2/3-2 |
3 (3) |
7 (6) |
--- |
--- |
51 |
| 2024-25 |
12-6 |
10-4 (4-3) |
---/--- |
--- |
8 (7) |
1 (1) |
1:34 |
47 |
| CAREER |
61-24 |
41-11 (14-10) |
9-5/9-6 |
8 (7) |
17 (15) |
4 (3) |
1:34 |
169 |
*denotes redshirt record
