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Two-time NCAA qualifier who posted a 61-20 career record in his four-year tenure, one which was a red-shirt season...Received his bachelor's degree in rhetorical  studies in December 2015 and a master's degree in 2017.

2015-16: NCAA qualifier for the second time at 141 pounds...Finished the year with a 21-10 record including an 8-4 mark in dual matches and a 1-2 slate in EIWA contests...Recorded seven major decisions, one tech fall, one win by fall and 11 wins by decision...Tied for third on the squad with 29 team points in dual matches...Placed fourth in the EIWA Championships with a 4-2 record...Defeated Tyler Scotton from American in the consolations to qualify for the national tournament...Recorded a 1-2 slate in the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden, defeating Steve Blaise of Northern Illinois and losing to third-seed Kevin Jack from North Carolina State and fourth-seed Anthony Ashnault from Rutgers...Placed fourth at the Edinboro Open...Posted a 4-2 mark at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational...Recorded a five-match winning streak and three four-match winning streaks...

2014-15: NCAA qualifier at 141…Placed fifth at the EIWA Championships…Wrestled in 30 matches and posted a 24-6 record including a 13-2 mark in dual matches and an 8-0 slate in EIWA matches…Led the team with eight major decisions…Recorded three tech falls and two wins by fall…Tallied 50 team points in dual matches…Was 1-1 in the NCAA Championships with a medical default…Pinned Northwestern’s Jameston Oster in the NCAA first round…Had a season-best 14-match winning streak…Was 2-3 in the EIWA Championships…Won the 141-pound titles at the New York State Collegiate Championships and the Lock Haven Invitational…
 
2013-14: Wrestled in 20 matches at 133 pounds as a red-shirt freshman…Recorded a 16-4 overall mark and was 10-2 in duals including 6-0 in EIWA duals…Was second on the team with six major decisions and tied for third with two tech falls…Also posted two wins by fall and was fourth with 40 dual match points…Placed second with a 4-1 mark at the New York State Collegiate Championships…Was ranked as high as 18th by InterMat…Recorded three, four-match winning streaks…Posted a 9-5 decision over then #16 Erik Spjut from Virginia Tech in his second match of the season.

2012-13: Red-shirt season…Wrestled unattached in 11 matches…Posted a 7-4 record with one win by fall and four major decisions…Notched a 4-0 record with two major decisions and a fall to take first place at the Franklin and Marshall Open...Recorded a 2-2 record with a major win at the Virginia Tech Hokie Duals…Had a 1-2 slate with a major win at the Penn State Nittany Lion Open…Placed sixth at the FILA Junior Freestyle Nationals and third at the University Nationals.

High School: Standout wrestler at St. Anthony’s High School in South Huntington, New York…Long Island and New York State Wrestler of the Year as a senior…2012 New York State champion at 132 pounds…New York State High School Championships Most Outstanding Wrestler…Recorded the quickest pin in state tournament history with a fall in eight seconds…Ranked 20th in the nation by InterMat after his senior season…Three-time CHSAA state champion…Placed fifth in the New York State Championships as a junior and was a qualifier as a sophomore…Freestyle Cadet state champion and Greco-Roman state champion as a sophomore…Personal: Born November 11, 1994…Has one brother and one sister…Is a professional entertainer in his free time singing, dancing, acting, doing stand-up comedy and playing the guitar, piano and drums…Has a one-man entertainment and education, anti-bullying show for grade school children on Long Island…Rhetorical studies major.

Year                       Overall      Conf.     Duals   Falls     T-Falls
2012-13 (RS)           7-4            0-0         0-0        1-1        0-0
2013-14                   16-4          6-0         10-2      2-0        2-3
2014-15                   24-6          8-0         13-2      2-2        3-0
2015-16                   21-10        1-2          8-4       1-5        1-1
Career                     61-20       15-2         31-8      6-8        6-4