Bellarmine University Athletics

2024-25: NCAA DI National Championship qualifier…SoCon Champion (184)…selected to the SoCon All-Conference team…became the first athlete in Bellarmine’s Division I era to make it to the National Championships of any sport after his SoCon Championship win secured him an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament… finished his career as the winningest wrestler in program history with 99 total wins…ended the season with a 22-10 overall record…his 22 wins rank as the second most wins in a single season by a Bellarmine wrestler in the 184-pound weight class…recorded the second most wins on the team this season…went a perfect 11-0 in SoCon action (8-0 in SoCon duals)…led the team in dual wins and turned in a 9-1 record with his only loss coming in a 5-3 decision to Iowa’s Gabe Arnold…placed fourth at the Cougar Clash…placed seventh at the Soldier Salute…went 3-0 in Bellarmine’s first trip to the SoCon Championships en route to his first place finish…wrestled twice in the NCAA Tournament…recorded the most wins by tech fall and major decision on the team with five each

2023-24: SoCon Honor Roll recipient...wrestled nine times in his fifth season...went 7-3 on the year while only competing in open tournaments...earned his 69th career victory over Indiana's Magnus Kuokkanen on Feb. 2 and holds the most wins by any active wrestler on the team...recorded the fifth fastest fall of the season (0:42) in his only pin of the year

2022-23: SoCon Honor Roll recipient...Racked up a career best 26 wins in his fourth season, bumping up to 174…Ranked first on the team in win percentage (26-5, .839) among wrestlers who competed in more than 11 matches…Tied for second on the team with five major decision victories…Powered past Luke Dickhaus of Lindenwood (MD, 18-5) for first win of the year on Nov. 30…Placed fourth in the 174 bracket at the competitive Soldier Salute Tournament in Iowa on Dec. 30…Tallied a 6-0 record with three pins at the NCWA National Duals on Jan. 6-7…Produced a 4-3 SoCon record including wins over Andrew Wilson of Gardner-Webb (MD, 12-3), Jon Hoover of VMI (Dec, 4-0), and Zach Wells of Presbyterian (Dec, 13-7)…Named the NCWA National Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler, going 5-0 with two falls, two tech-falls, and a major decision victory, helping Bellarmine win a NCWA National Championship.

2021-22: Named to SoCon Honor Roll...Ranked third on the team with 15 overall victories wrestling at 165, while tying for first on the team with three tech-fall wins...Bested Sammy Cokeley of Indiana 4-1 by decision for first victory of the season on Nov. 7...Defeated Alex Turley of Averett on Nov. 13...Handled Brandon LaRue of Duke 7-1 on Nov. 21...Defeated John McLimon of Iowa (TF, 17-1) and Augustine Garcia of CSU-Bakersfield (Dec, 3-1) at the the Southern Scuffle on Jan. 1 - the most challenging in-season collegiate wrestling tournament in the nation...Bested R.J Mosley of Gardner-Webb 3-2 by decision on Jan. 16...Earned three wins at the Greyhound Open on Feb. 6...Topped Zachary Phillips of Presbyterian 4-1 by decision on Feb. 11.

2020-21: Built 7-3 record on the season, leading team in wins and falls (two)…Wrestled all 10 matches at 174…Defeated Southern Illinois’ Kevin Gschwendtner 6-5 for first win of season on Jan. 10 and followed with 7-1 victory over Davidson’s Jaden Hardrick on Jan. 17…Swept his two matches on Jan. 24, edging The Citadel’s Cole Burke 6-4 and pinning Presbyterian’s Victor Tello…Pulled off another sweep on Jan. 31, taking down VMI’s Joel Diaz by fall and downing Gardner-Webb’s Samuel Mora 7-2…Capped season with 6-2 win over Chattanooga’s Carial Tarter on Feb. 5.

2019-20: Named GLVC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 21…As a freshman, tied for second on team in wins (22) and ranked fourth in falls (six)…Wrestled 30 matches at 157 and two at 165…Placed second at 157 in “Freshman-Sophomore” bracket at Mount Union Invitational…Only Knight to win both his matches at NWCA National Duals…Notched five wins in placing fifth at 157 at Spartan Mat Classic…Secured sixth at 157 at NCAA Super Regional 4…Posted first collegiate win in first collegiate match, a fall over Defiance’s Keringten Martin on Nov. 9…Tallied GLVC duals wins over Maryville, Drury and Lindenwood…Built two five-match win streaks during season.