| Senior making his second trip to the NCAA championships... 11th ranked wrestler in the nation at 167 according to AWN/NWCA/Intermat poll... led team in dual wins with 14, dual decisions with eight, overall major decisions with five and dual major decisions with four... led team in riding points with 10... led team in dual two-point nearfalls (7), reversals (7), second-period points (45) and overtime points (4)... holds season high for three-point nearfalls in one match (4)... won his first career tournament championship at the SIUE Invitational where he finished 3-0 and never gave up a takedown... only taken down seven times all year... lost to OSU's Mark Branch in conference championships... finished Big 12 regular season with a perfect 4-0 record... |