Mercyhurst University Athletics

Career Record: 116-31

Accolades:
2014 NWCA All-Academic First Team
2014 National Qualifier
2014 NCAA Super Region I, Third Place (174)
2012 PSAC All-Conference

2015-16: Finished senior season with a 29-4 record. Led team in both T2 (69) and Team Points (139.5). Finished with a 14-1 record in dual meets. Captured 100^th career win on December 16, 2015 with a fall. Finished in 3^rd place at the PSAC Championships. Won first title at NCAA Super Region I Tournament qualifying for the Nationals for the third time. Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships. Finished career second on Mercyhurst all-time wins list with 116 career victories.

2014-15: Notched a 33-6 record in junior campaign. Led the team in NF2 (34) as well as Team Points (132.5), and tied for most wins (33). Finished 3^rd at the Laker Open. Made second finals appearance at the PSAC Championships before bringing home second consecutive runner-up finish. Reached the finals at the NCAA Super Region I Tournament before finishing as a runner-up. Qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Recorded a 4-1 record in St. Louis finishing 3^rd at the NCAA Tournament and recording his first All-American status. 

2013-14: Qualified for nationals for first time in career after placing third at NCAA Super Region I Tournament...went 1-2 at NCAA Championships to finish season with a 27-7 overall record...went 17-2 in dual competition...named to NWCA All-Academic First Team...became first wrestler in program history to wrestle for PSAC Championship on December 7...lost to Bloomsburg's Mike Dessino in PSAC finals but still had highest at PSAC Tournament (second) in program history...also had second place finish at Laker Open on November 9 to start season...had eight victories by fall (third on team), four wins by technical fall (tied for second), and eight wins by major decision (tied for second)...finished second on team in takedowns (56), escapes (34), team points (119.5), and two-point nearfalls (29)...third on team in three-point nearfalls (15)

2012-13: Redshirted...wrestled as an unattached in 28 matches during the season and won 24 of those bouts...had three first-place finishes - Niagara Community College Open (December 1), Mount Union Open (January 20), and Jamestown Community College Open (February 2)...also had a second-place finish and a fourth-place finish...had five wins by major decision, five by technical fall, and four by fall.

2011-12: Finished his rookie season with a 27-14 overall record...named to the PSAC All-Conference Team...his 27 victories were the fourth-most wins by a freshman in program history...eight of his victories were by major decision, which set a new program record by a freshman, and were fifth-most all-time...placed third at both the Laker Open and at the PSAC Championships...went 14-5 in dual meets...had five victories by fall...posted a 2-3 record at the Super Region I Championships, defeating Kutztown's Ricky Pena and Shippensburg's Luke Etter...27 wins were tied for fourht-most on the team

High School: Played baseball and wrestled... placed fifth in the PIAA tournament... named Outstanding Wrestler in the Tri-County Tournament...three-time PIAA state qualifier.

Personal: Born October 3, 1992...majoring in elementary/special education...son of Jay and Carrie...has two brothers, Francis and Paul...Francis is a redshirt sophomore on the Mercyhurst wrestling team...Paul is beginning his freshman season with the Lakers' wrestling squad