James Green (wrestler)

James Green

Green (golden and red singlet) in 2019
Personal information
Native name	James Malcom Green Jr.
Born	(1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 31) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Home town	Willingboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	70 kg
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Nebraska
Club	Nebraska Wrestling Training Center
Coached by	Mark Manning
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the   United States World Championships 2017 Paris 70 kg 2015 Las Vegas 70 kg World Cup 2018 Iowa City Team 2017 Kermanshah Team Pan American Championships 2017 Salvador 70 kg 2018 Lima 70 kg 2016 Frisco 70 kg Yasar Dogu Tournament 2022 Istanbul 70 kg University World Championships 2014 Pecs 70 kg US National Championships 2017 Las Vegas 70 kg 2021 Coralville 70 kg 2019 Las Vegas 70 kg 2015 Las Vegas 70 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Nebraska Cornhuskers NCAA Division I Championships 2014 Oklahoma City 157 lb 2015 St. Louis 157 lb Big Ten Championships 2014 Madison 157 lb 2013 Champaign 157 lb 2015 Columbus 157 lb

James Malcom Green Jr. (born December 19, 1992) is an American retired freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms. ^[1] His most successful year came in 2017, when he placed second at the World Championships and the World Cup and claimed the Pan American Continental Championship and the US Open National Championship, as well as other international titles. ^[2] In college, Green was a four–time NCAA Division I All–American and a Big Ten Conference champion (two–time finalist) for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. ^[3]

Background

Green was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and was raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, by his Jamaican father and American mother, along with two sister. His father had moved to the United States as a teenager and opened up a recording studio, where he helped upcoming music talent. In 2003, when James was 10 years of age, Green's father was shot and killed by one of the people he helped, whom he was arguing with about studio fees and money for rent. Green was shown wrestling by his father, who was also a beginner, and was motivated to continue in the sport despite the passing of the latter by Bob Acosta, a friend of Green Sr, who would drive him out of town to train and compete as the wrestling community was not big in South Jersey. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Green's story was featured in the FloFilm "Who is James Green?". ^[7]

Folkstyle career

High school

During his high school wrestling years, Green compiled a 148–8 record and claimed All–State honors three times, winning the NJSIAA state championship out of Willingboro High School as a senior in 2011, becoming the first to do so in the history of the school. After his championship season, Green claimed the NHSCA Senior National championship before being recruited by the Nebraska Cornhuskers. ^[8]

College

In collegiate wrestling, Green went on to become a four–time NCAA Division I All–American (placing 7th, 7th, 3rd and 3rd) and a Big Ten Conference champion for the Cornhuskers, graduating in 2015 with a 124–18 record. ^[9]

Freestyle career

2013–2016

During 2013, his first year competing in senior freestyle, Green claimed the US University National championship, placing seventh at the Summer Universiade. ^[10] In 2014, he made the move from 66 to 70 kilograms, and placed fifth at the US Open, became a two–time US University National champion, claimed the silver medal from the University World Championships and placed second at the US World Team Trials. ^{[11] [12] [13]} In 2015, Green placed third at the US Nationals, claimed the Grand Prix of Spain while defeating recently crowned European Games silver medalist from Italy Frank Chamizo in the finale and made the US World Team, bringing a bronze medal from the World Championships. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

During the 2016 Summer Olympic year, Green moved down to the Olympic weight class of 65 kilograms on the start of the year, and placed 17th at the Yasar Dogu International and second at the Pan American Continental Championships, before going 0–2 at the US Olympic Team Trials. ^{[17] [18]} Afterwards, Green moved up once again to his natural 70 kilogram class and went 4–0 at the World Cup, placed third at the Poland Open, once again grabbed the Grand Prix of Spain crown and made his second US World Team while defeating two–time NCAA champion Jordan Oliver, and finally placing seventh at the World Championships. ^{[18] [19] [20] [21]}

2017–2018

Green opened up what would end up being the most successful year of his career so far with a 3–1 record at the 2017 World Cup. ^[22] After that, he went on to start a 20–match win–streak, where he claimed the Ukrainian Memorial International title, the US Open National championship, the Pan American Continental Championship, made his third–straight US World Team and placed himself on top of the Grand Prix of Spain podium before competing at the World Championships, defeating three opponents to make the gold–medal match, where he was derailed by '15 World Champion from Italy Frank Chamizo to claim the silver medal. ^{[23] [24] [25]}

In 2018, Green once again opened up with a 3–1 record at the World Cup, helping Team USA reach the gold–medal. ^[26] Afterwards, he claimed his second Pan American Continental title (helping the US sweep through all team titles), slipped past Cuba's two–time Pan American champion Franklin Maren for charity at Beat the Streets and made his fourth–straight US World Team, placing thirteenth at the World Championships. ^{[27] [28] [29]} Before the year ended, Green competed one more time and placed third at the Alans International in Russia. ^[30]

2019–2020

During his trip to Russia and Europe, Green also placed seventh at the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 in January. ^[31] In his last tournament during the trip, he won bronze at the Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov Memorial in Bulgaria. ^[32] Green then went back to the United States, where after being upset in the US Open finale by Ryan Deakin, he downed recently crowned NCAA champion from Rutgers Anthony Ashnault for charity at Beat the Streets, ran through the US World Team Trials Challenge and defeated Deakin back–to–back in the rematches to make his fifth–straight US World Team. ^[33] Afterwards, Green once again went overseas, placing eleventh at the Yasar Dogu International and the Aleksandr Medved Memorial, before his thirteenth–place finish at the World Championships. ^{[34] [35] [36] [37]}

During the 2020 Summer Olympic year, Green first intended to move up to 74 kilograms, but in his first tournament at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series, he was eliminated in the first round by technical fall. ^[38] Green was then scheduled to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials, however, the event was postponed for the next year along with the Summer Olympics due to the rising COVID-19 pandemic. ^[39] Green was able to compete once again in November, downing Iowa standout Alex Marinelli at the HWC Showdown Open. ^[40] He then made the move down to 65 kilograms, competed at two of the series of events put on by FloWrestling, the RTC Cup and the Flo 8–man Challenge (150 pounds), where he racked up victories over the likes of U23 Cuban National champion Anthony Echemendia and multiple–time All–Americans Alec Pantaleo and Bryce Meredith, gave birth to a series with two–time Cadet World champion Yianni Diakomihalis and placed second at both tournaments. ^{[41] [42]}

2021

After downing another Iowa standout in Pat Lugo at another event by FloWrestling, Green competed at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane, where after notable wins over multiple–time South American champion Agustín Destribats and reigning U23 World champion from Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov, he was defeated by reigning Pan American Continental champion Yianni Diakomihalis in their rubber match, claiming silver. ^{[43] [44]} Green ultimately went 0–1 at the US Olympic Team Trials, falling to '18 US Open National champion Joseph McKenna in the first round. ^[45]

After his failed attempt at 65 kg, Green returned to his competitive weight, going back up to 70 kilograms and claiming the US Open National Championship, defeating Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 winner Alec Pantaleo in the finale. ^[46] Green had then been determined the U.S. representative for the Pan American Continental Championships, but did not attend the tournament, being replaced by Pantaleo. ^[47] Instead, he competed at the prestigious 2021 Poland Open on June 8, where after a dominant win over Alec Pantaleo, Oleksii Boruta and World Champion Zurabi Iakobishvili on route to the finals, Green was upset by his now rival Pantaleo, claiming the silver medal. ^[48]

Green competed at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships a sixth time. ^[49] He downed everyone on his way to the top of the podium, most notably two-time NCAA champion Jordan Oliver and NCAA All-American Ryan Deakin. ^[50] As a result, he represented the United States at the 2021 World Championships on October 4 in Oslo, Norway. ^[51]

After two dominant victories to make the quarterfinals, Green was eliminated by U23 World Champion Turan Bayramov in a close match, and as the Azerbaijani lost his next bout to eventual champion Magomedmurad Gadzhiev, Green ended up placing seventh. ^[52]

2022–2023

Green competed at the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin on January 28, 2022, but failed to place after losing to European Champion Kurban Shiraev. He bounced back by beating Dillon Williams on February 12 at Bout at the Ballpark. ^[53] Green then competed at the prestigious Yasar Dogu International on February 27, claiming a silver medal. ^[54]

On April 8, 2022, Green announced he would retire from the competitive side of the sport due to recurrent injuries, and would switch to coaching. ^[55]

More than a year later, on June 27, 2023, Green announced he would be coming out of retirement after successful surgeries. ^[56]

2024

In March, Green took fifth place at the Yasar Dogu International down at 65 kilograms, recording three wins and two losses in his first tournament since 2022. ^[57] In April, Green competed at the US Olympic Team Trials, suffering a first-round loss to NCAA champion Jesse Mendez. ^[58]

In September, Green competed at the US World Team Trials back at 70 kilograms, winning five matches, including victories over US National champions Jordan Oliver and Alec Pantaleo, to make his seventh US World Team. ^[59]

In October, Green competed at the World Championships, though after a win over U20 World Champion Peiman Biabani from Canada, he was eliminated by European finalist Akaki Kemertelidze from Georgia, placing eleventh. ^[60]

Coaching career

After retiring from competing in freestyle on April 8, 2022, Green was named the National Freestyle Developmental Coach for USA Wrestling. ^[61] On his first tournament as a coach, Green led Team USA to the 2022 U17 World Championship in freestyle. ^[62] After 14 months in the position, Green stepped down to go back to competitive wrestling. ^[56] On August 10, 2023, Green was named the assistant coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. ^[63]

Freestyle record

Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2024 World Championships 11th at 70 kg
Loss	150–43	Akaki Kemertelidze	4–10	October 30–31, 2024	2024 World Championships	Tirana, Albania
Win	150–42	Peiman Biabani	5–2
2024 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	149–42	Alec Pantaleo	2–1	September 14–15, 2024	2024 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Win	148–42	Alec Pantaleo	TF 10–0
Win	147–42	Jordan Oliver	6–3
Win	146–42	Paniro Johnson	TF 10–0
Win	145–42	Jackson Arrington	TF 10–0
2024 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss		Nahshon Garrett	FF	April 19, 2024	2024 US Olympic Team Trials	State College, Pennsylvania
Loss	144–42	Jesse Mendez	3–6
2024 Yasar Dogu 5th at 65 kg
Loss	144–41	Abdulmazhid Kudiev	Fall	March 7–10, 2024	2024 Yasar Dogu International	Antalya, Turkey
Win	144–40	Murad Hagverdiyev	14–6
Loss	143–40	Musa Aghayev	3–6
Win	143–39	Alibeg Alibegov	6–2
Win	142–39	Makoto Hosokawa	4–1
2022 Yasar Dogu at 70 kg
Loss	141–39	Amir Mohammad Yazdani	2–8	February 27, 2022	2022 Yasar Dogu International	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	141–38	Viktor Rassadin	3–2
Win	140–38	Aliakbar Fazlikhalili	TF 10–0
Win	139–38	Khanburged Gankhuyag	TF 11–0
Win	138–38	Dillon Williams	TF 10–0	February 12, 2022	2022 Bout at the Ballpark	Arlington, Texas
2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix DNP at 70 kg
Loss	137–38	Kurban Shiraev	8–10	January 28, 2022	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
2021 World Championships 7th at 70 kg
Loss	137–37	Turan Bayramov	5–6	October 4, 2021	2021 World Championships	Oslo, Norway
Win	137–36	Shamil Ustaev	TF 10–0
Win	136–36	Lee Seung-chul	TF 10–0
2021 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	135–36	Ryan Deakin	4–2	September 12, 2021	2021 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Win	134–36	Ryan Deakin	6–6
Win	133–36	Jordan Oliver	6–4	September 11, 2021
Win	132–36	Brock Mauller	Fall
2021 Poland Open at 70 kg
Loss	131–36	Alec Pantaleo	3–5	June 8, 2021	2021 Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland
Win	131–35	Zurabi Iakobishvili	4–0
Win	130–35	Oleksii Boruta	2–1
Win	129–35	Alec Pantaleo	8–0
2021 US Open at 70 kg
Win	128–35	Alec Pantaleo	7–2	May 1–2, 2021	2021 US Open National Championships	Coralville, Iowa
Win	127–35	Brayton Lee	4–2
Win	126–35	Elroy Perkin	TF 12–2
Win	125–35	Cameron Harrell	TF 11–0
Win	124–35	Austin Braun	TF 10–0
2020 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss	123–35	Joey McKenna	TF 1–12	April 2–3, 2021	2020 US Olympic Team Trials	Fort Worth, Texas
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix at 65 kg
Loss	123–34	Yianni Diakomihalis	0–5	January 16, 2021	Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021	Nice, France
Win	123–33	Turan Bayramov	2–0
Win	122–33	Agustín Destribats	TF 11–0
Win	121–33	Marwane Yezza	TF 12–1
Win	120–33	Pat Lugo	3–2	January 9, 2021	FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray	Austin, Texas
Flo 8-Man Challenge at 150 lbs
Loss	119–33	Bajrang Punia	4–8	December 18, 2020	Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs	Austin, Texas
Win	119–32	Alec Pantaleo	4–2
Win	118–32	Bryce Meredith	TF 10–0
FloWrestling RTC Cup for NJRTC at 65 kg
Loss	117–32	Yianni Diakomihalis	4–4	December 4–5, 2020	FloWrestling RTC Cup	Austin, Texas
Win	117–31	Brayton Lee	TF 11–0
Loss	116–31	Yianni Diakomihalis	3–3
Win	116–30	Anthony Echemendia	TF 14–4
Win	115–30	Alex Marinelli	5–4	November 1, 2020	HWC Showdown Open	Iowa City, Iowa
2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 12th at 74 kg
Loss	114–30	Yones Aliakbar Emamichoghaei	TF 5–15	January 15–18, 2020	Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020	Rome, Italy
2019 Alans International at 74 kg
Loss	114–29	Khetag Tsabolov	4–7	December 7–8, 2019	2019 Alans International	Vladikavkaz, Russia
Win	114–28	Sumiyabazar Zandanbud	3–0
Win	113–28	Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev	8–4
Win	112–28	Ali Muhammed Ovezmuradov	TF 11–0
2019 World Championships 13th at 70 kg
Loss	111–28	Magomedmurad Gadzhiev	3–4	September 20, 2019	2019 World Championships	Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Win	111–27	Vincent De Marinis	10–2
2019 Aleksandr Medved Prizes 11th at 70 kg
Loss	110–27	Ikhtiyor Navruzov	6–8	August 9–11, 2019	2019 Aleksandr Medved Prizes	Minsk, Belarus
2019 Yaşar Doğu 11th at 70 kg
Loss	110–26	Haydar Yavuz	2–4	July 11–14, 2019	2019 Yaşar Doğu International	Istanbul, Turkey
2019 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	110–25	Ryan Deakin	4–3	June 14–15, 2019	Final X: Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska
Win	109-25	Ryan Deakin	TF 11–0
Win	108–25	Anthony Ashnault	TF 10–0	May 17–19, 2019	2019 US World Team Trials Challenge	Raleigh, North Carolina
Win	107–25	Brandon Sorensen	TF 10–0
Win	106–25	Mario Mason	5–3
Win	105–25	Anthony Ashnault	8–4	May 6, 2019	2019 Beat The Streets: Grapple at the Garden	New York City, New York
2019 US Open at 70 kg
Loss	104–25	Ryan Deakin	6–8	April 24–27, 2019	2019 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	104–24	Jason Nolf	6–6
Win	103–24	Anthony Collica	9–2
Win	102–24	Jeren Glosser	7–0
Win	101–24	Wyatt Sheets	TF 10–0
Win	100–24	Kyle Kintz	TF 10–0
2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International at 70 kg
Win	99–24	Haitem Dakhlaoui	TF 12–2	February 28 – March 3, 2019	2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International	Ruse, Bulgaria
Loss	98–24	Anzor Zakuev	3–4
Win	98–23	Evghenii Volcov	TF 10–0
2019 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 7th at 70 kg
Loss	97–23	David Baev	2–10	January 26, 2019	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	97–22	Perman Hommadov	TF 13–0
2018 Alans International at 70 kg
Win	96–22	Alibek Akbaev	5–3	December 7–9, 2018	2018 Alans International	Vladikavkaz, Russia
Loss	95–22	David Baev	6–8
Win	95–21	Chermen Valiev	3–3
Win	94–21	Saipulla Alibolatov	5–4
2018 World Championships 13th at 70 kg
Loss	93–21	Bat-Erdeniin Byambadorj	2–4	October 22, 2018	2018 World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Win	93–20	Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev	6–5
2018 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	92–20	Jason Chamberlain	2–1	June 8–9, 2018	2018 Final X: Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska
Win	91–20	Jason Chamberlain	2–0
Win	90–20	Franklin Maren	2–1	May 17, 2018	2018 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars	New York City, New York
2018 Pan American Championships at 70 kg
Win	89–20	Hernán Guzmán Ipuz	TF 10–0	May 3–6, 2018	2018 Pan American Continental Championships	Lima, Peru
Win	88–20	Marcos de Oliveira	Fall
Win	87–20	Hernán Guzmán Ipuz	TF 11–1
Win	86–20	Anthony Montero	4–1
2018 World Cup for Team USA at 70 kg
Loss	85–20	Joshgun Azimov	4–4	April 7–8, 2018	2018 World Cup	Iowa City, Iowa
Win	85–19	Levan Kelekhsashvili	8–0
Win	84–19	Kirin Kinoshita	8–5
Win	83–19	Arun Kumar	TF 10–0
2017 World Championships at 70 kg
Loss	82–19	Frank Chamizo	0–8	August 20–25, 2017	2017 World Championships	Paris, France
Win	82–18	Yuhi Fujinami	5–3
Win	81–18	Zurabi Erbotsonashvili	3–2
Win	80–18	Néstor Tafur	8–0
2017 Spain Grand Prix at 70 kg
Win	79–18	Zsombor Gulyas	TF 11–0	July 15–16, 2017	2017 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Win	78–18	Azamat Nurykau	6–0
Win	77–18	Andruse Aimar	TF 12–2
2017 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	76–18	Jimmy Kennedy	8–5	June 9–10, 2017	2017 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Win	75–18	Jimmy Kennedy	6–0
2017 Pan American Championships at 70 kg
Win	74–18	Luis Portillo Mejia	TF 10–0	May 5–7, 2017	2017 Pan American Continental Championships	Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Win	73–18	Lincoln Moreira dos Santos	TF 10–0
Win	72–18	Julio Rodriguez Romero	TF 10–0
Win	71–18	Mauricio Sánchez Saltos	TF 10–0
2017 US Open at 70 kg
Win	70–18	Nazar Kulchytskyy	4–1	April 26–29, 2017	2017 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	69–18	Jason Nolf	9–8
Win	68–18	Dylan Ness	TF 11–0
Win	67–18	Jake Sueflohn	TF 10–0
Win	66–18	Grant LaMont	TF 10–0
2017 Ukrainian Memorial at 70 kg
Win	65–18	Hamed Rashidi	Fall	March 3–4, 2017	XXI Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial	Kyiv, Ukraine
Win	64–18	Azamat Nurykau	5–3
Win	63–18	Surho Rashytkhanau	7–6
2017 World Cup for Team USA at 70 kg
Loss	62–18	Mostafa Hosseinkhani	0–2	February 16–17, 2017	2017 World Cup	Kermanshah, Iran
Win	62–17	David Suynyuchkhanov	TF 10–0
Win	61–17	Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov	8–6
Win	60–17	Levan Kelekhsashvili	TF 10–0
2016 World Championships 7th at 70 kg
Loss	59–17	Rashid Kurbanov	3–3	December 11, 2016	2016 World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Win	59–16	Davit Tlashadze	4–1
Win	58–16	Gitinomagomed Gadzhiyev	TF 12–1
2016 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	57–16	Jordan Oliver	4–3	November 10–12, 2016	2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International (US World Team Trials)	New York City, New York
Win	56–16	Jordan Oliver	2–1
2016 Spain Grand Prix at 70 kg
Win	55–16	Ildus Giniyatullin	4–3	July 9–10, 2016	2016 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Win	54–16	Hamed Vafaei	TF 10–0
Win	53–16	Kubilay Cakici	7–5
2016 Poland Open at 70 kg
Win	52–16	Dauren Zhumagaziev	10–4	June 17–19, 2016	2016 Poland Open	Spala, Poland
Loss	51–16	Ikhtiyor Navruzov	8–10
Win	51–15	Zafer Dama	3–0
2016 World Cup 4th for Team USA at 70 kg
Win	50–15	Davit Tlashadze	TF 10–0	June 11–12, 2016	2016 World Cup	Los Angeles, California
Win	49–15	Mostafa Hosseinkhani	5–2
Win	48–15	Omarov Gadzhimurad	TF 10–0
Win	47–15	Vinod Kumar Omprakash	TF 10–0
2016 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss	46–15	Bernard Futrell	4–8	April 9, 2016	2016 US Olympic Team Trials	Iowa City, Iowa
Loss	46–14	Zain Retherford	2–9
2016 Pan American Championships at 65 kg
Loss	46–13	Anthony Montero	6–10	February 26–28, 2016	2016 Pan American Continental Championships	Frisco, Texas
Win	46–12	Brandon Díaz	3–2
Win	45–12	Dillon Williams	TF 14–1
2016 Yaşar Doğu 17th at 65 kg
Loss	44–12	Safa Aksoy	2–2	February 5–7, 2016	2016 Yaşar Doğu International	Istanbul, Turkey
2015 World Championships at 70 kg
Win	44–11	Miroslav Kirov	Fall	September 12, 2015	2015 World Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	43–11	Hassan Yazdani	4–9
Win	43–10	Kamar Arun	TF 10–0
Win	42–10	Robert Olle	TF 12–1
Win	41–10	Johnathan Scott Duque	TF 10–0
2015 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Win	40–10	Nick Marable	2–1	July 25, 2015	2015 US World Team Special Wrestle-off	Fargo, North Dakota
Win	39–10	Nick Marable	4–0
2015 Spain Grand Prix at 70 kg
Win	38–10	Frank Chamizo	5–5	July 11, 2015	2015 Grand Prix of Spain	Madrid, Spain
Win	37–10	Takojima Nobuyoshi	7–0
Win	36–10	Alec Bauer	TF 10–0
Win	35–10	Dustin Schlatter	4–2	June 12–14, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials	Madison, Wisconsin
Win	34–10	Dustin Schlatter	5–0
Win	33–10	Kevin LeValley	TF 13–2
Win	32–10	Nazar Kulchytskyy	9–7
2015 US Nationals at 70 kg
Win	31–10	Kevin LeValley	TF 13–0	May 7–9, 2015	2015 US National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	30–10	Moza Fay	TF 15–4
Win	29–10	Adam Hall	TF 10–0
Win	28–10	Mike Moreno	TF 11–0
Loss	27–10	Kevin LeValley	5–5
Win	27–9	Chase Nelson	TF 13–2
Win	26–9	Connor Keating	TF 12–2
2014 US World Team Trials at 70 kg
Loss	25–9	Nick Marable	2-8	July 18–24, 2014	2013 US World Team Trials Phase II	Fargo, North Dakota
Loss	25–8	Nick Marable	1–2
Win	25–7	Kyle Ruschell	8–4
Win	24–7	Moza Fay	5–4
Win	23–7	Chase Pami	4–1
2014 University World Championships at 70 kg
Loss	22–7	Evgheni Nedealco	Fall	July 8–12, 2014	2014 University World Championships	Pécs, Hungary
Win	22–6	Shamil Magomedov	8–4
Win	21–6	Jere Kunnas	11–5
2014 US University Nationals at 70 kg
Win	20–6	Adam Hall	4–2	May 22–25, 2014	2014 US University National Championships	Akron, Ohio
Win	19–6	Adam Hall	4–1
Win	18–6	Steve Santos	TF 11–0
Win	17–6	Josh Demas	TF 11–0
Win	16–6	Chad Walsh	TF 11–1
Win	15–6	Luke Blanton	TF 12–0
Win	14–6	Brandon Nelsen	TF 12–2
Win	13–6	Howell Clements	Fall
2014 US Open 5th at 70 kg
Loss	12–6	Kyle Ruschell	5–8	April 17–19, 2014	2014 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	12–5	Nick Marable	1–5
Win	12–4	Jason Welch	10–10
Win	11–4	Chase Nelson	9–8
Win	10–4	Devon Parrish	TF 10–0
2013 Universiade Games 12th at 66 kg
Loss	9–4	Ulukman Mamatov	1–3	July 11, 2013	2013 Summer Universiade	Kazan, Russia
Win	9–3	Petteri Martikainen	4–0
2013 US World Team Trials DNP at 66 kg
Loss	8–3	Jason Chamberlain	4–8	June 21, 2013	2013 US World Team Trials Challenge	Stillwater, Oklahoma
Loss	8–2	Drew Headlee	Fall
2013 US University Nationals at 66 kg
Win	8–1	Jason Chamberlain	3–0	May 24–26, 2013	2013 US University National Championships	Akron, Ohio
Loss	7–1	Jason Chamberlain	4–5
Win	7–0	Jason Chamberlain	4–2
Win	6–0	Hunter Stieber	Fall
Win	5–0	Nick Dardanes	TF 13–2
Win	4–0	Zack Beitz	TF 12–2
Win	3–0	Tyler Scotten	TF 10–0
Win	2–0	Daniel White	TF 10–0
Win	1–0	Zachary Stepan	TF 10–0

NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
2015 NCAA Championships at 157 lbs
Win	18–6	Nick Brascetta	3–2	March 19–21, 2015	2015 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win	17–6	Ian Miller	MD 13–4
Loss	16–6	Isaiah Martinez	2–3
Win	16–5	Mitchell Minott	MD 12–4
Win	15–5	Noel Blanco	TF 20–5
Win	14–5	Markus Scheidel	MD 14–3
2014 NCAA Championships at 157 lbs
Win	13–5	Brian Realbuto	MFF	March 20–22, 2014	2014 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win	12–5	Isaac Jordan	TF 15–0
Win	11–5	Joey Lavallee	MD 12–2
Loss	10–5	Dylan Ness	Fall
Win	10–4	Zach Brunson	MD 14–3
Win	9–4	Josh Kreimier	MD 14–3
2013 NCAA Championships 7th at 157 lbs
Win	8–4	James Fleming	MD 14–4	March 21–23, 2013	2013 NCAA Division I National Championships
Loss	7–4	Jedd Moore	Fall
Win	7–3	Dylan Alton	MD 14–4
Win	6–3	Taylor Walsh	MD 19–8
Win	5–3	Bobby Barnhisel	TF 21–6
Loss	4–3	Kyle Bradley	TB 5–6
2012 NCAA Championships 7th at 157 lbs
Win	4–2	Walter Peppelman	9–1	March 15–17, 2012	2012 NCAA Division I National Championships
Loss	3–2	Dylan Alton	3–4
Win	3–1	Steve Monk	3–1
Loss	2–1	Jason Welch	1–2
Win	2–0	James Fleming	OT 8–3
Win	1–0	Brian Tanen	MD 16–7

Stats

Season	Year	School	Placement	Weigh Class	Record	Win
2015	Senior	University of Nebraska	3rd	157	30–5	85.71%
2014	Junior		3rd		35–2	94.60%
2013	Sophomore		7th		25–6	89.65%
2012	Freshman		7th		34–5	87.18%
Career					124–18	92.12%

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