Joseph McKenna (wrestler)

Joey McKenna

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Christopher McKenna
Born	(1995-08-03) August 3, 1995 (age 29) Ridgewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Weight class	65 kg (143 lb)
Event(s)	Freestyle and folkstyle
College team	Ohio State Stanford
Club	Pennsylvania RTC Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
Coached by	Brandon Slay
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the   United States Pan American Championships 2021 Guatemala City 65 kg 2022 Acapulco 65 kg Grand Prix 2023 Budapest 70 kg 2023 Alexandria 65 kg 2023 Zagreb 65 kg 2021 Warsaw 65 kg 2022 Warsaw 65 kg 2023 Sofia 65 kg U23 World Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz 65 kg U20 World Championships 2014 Zagreb 60 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Division I Championships 2019 Pittsburgh 141 lb 2018 Cleveland 141 lb Big Ten Championships 2018 East Lansing 141 lb 2019 Minneapolis 141 lb Representing the Stanford Cardinal NCAA Division I Championships 2016 New York 141 lb Pac-12 Championships 2016 Tempe 141 lb 2017 Stanford 141 lb

Joseph Christopher McKenna (born August 3, 1995) is an American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. ^[1] In freestyle, he is a two-time Pan American Continental champion, multiple-time Grand Prix medalist, and a U23 World medalist and US National champion. ^{[2] [3]}

As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American, twice out of the Ohio State University and once out of Stanford University. ^[4]

Folkstyle career

High school

McKenna attended Blair Academy, noted for its wrestling program, in his native New Jersey. ^[5] During his time as a high schooler, he went on to rack up three Prep National titles while claiming multiple titles from prestigious tournaments such as the Beast of the East and Ironman. ^[6] McKenna was the team captain during his last two years. ^[7] He also competed at Who's Number One in 2013, falling to eventual Penn State great Jason Nolf. ^[8] Going into his junior year (November 2013), McKenna committed to the Stanford Cardinal. ^[6]

College

Stanford University

After redshirting during the 2014–15 season, McKenna posted big success during his freshman year, going 19–2 during regular season with top–ranked Dean Heil being the only to beat him during this period of time. ^[9] The second–ranked wrestler in the country, McKenna claimed the Pac-12 Conference title and placed third at the NCAAs, only losing to Bryce Meredith in the latter and bouncing back to beat Anthony Ashnault in his last match of the season. ^[10] After the season, McKenna was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. ^[11]

As a sophomore (2016–17), McKenna posted an outstanding 26–1 record during regular season, and after claiming his second straight conference title, ^[12] he was upset and failed to place at the NCAAs. ^[13]

The Ohio State University

After the previous season, McKenna transferred from the Stanford University to the Ohio State University. ^[14] During his first season as a Buckeye (2016–17), he went 12–1 during regular season, claimed the prestigious Big Ten Conference title and placed third at the NCAAs, notably defeating MAC Conference champion from Missouri Jaydin Eierman in the third–place match. ^{[15] [16] [17]} In his senior year, McKenna had yet another successful regular season, claiming the Cliff Keen title and racking up a 16–2 record, before claiming his second straight B1G title and placing as the runner–up at the NCAA tournament, in his best season during college. ^[18] Overall, McKenna racked up a 105–11 record in two seasons for the Buckeyes and two seasons for the Cardinal. ^[19]

Freestyle career

2014–2016

After a second–place finish at the Junior World Championships, McKenna made his senior freestyle debut in November 2014 at the age of 19, placing fourth at the Bill Farrell Memorial International. ^{[20] [21]} Afterwards, he placed third at the Brazil Cup, notably defeating future U23 World Champion from Russia Nachyn Kuular in the first round. ^[22] McKenna competed in multiple tournaments throughout 2015, but only placed at the 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado, claiming the gold medal. ^[23] In 2016, he only competed at the Polish Open, placing third. ^[24]

2017–2019

After placing third at the 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon tournament in Romania, ^[25] he made the US U23 World Team and went on to claim a bronze medal from the U23 World Championships. ^{[26] [27]} In 2018, he started off by claiming the US Open National Championship, defeating Jaydin Eierman after tech'ing his way to the finals. ^[28] Due to his last result, McKenna sat out in the finals of the US World Team Trials, in where he was defeated twice in a row by '16 World Champion (61kg) and four–time NCAA champion for the Buckeyes Logan Stieber. ^[29] To finish the year, he was defeated by three–time World Champion (61kg) from Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev at the prestigious Alexandr Medved Memorial International. ^[30] In 2019, McKenna failed to qualify for the US World Team Trials, but qualified for the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials after a second–place finish at the US Senior Nationals. ^[31]

2020–2021

McKenna opened up the year with a seventh–place finish at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone and a ninth–place finish Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin. ^{[32] [33]} He was then scheduled to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials, however, the event was postponed as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[34] After months of being unable to compete due to the pandemic, McKenna placed third at the US National Championships, going 7–1. ^[35] To open up 2021, McKenna competed in back–to–back FloWrestling events, dominating NCAA champions Nahshon Garrett and Seth Gross. ^{[36] [37]} McKenna went back to competing overseas, first competing at the Ukraine Open, where he notably defeated '20 European Continental finalist from Belarus Niurgun Skriabin before falling to reigning U23 World Champion from Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov, failing to place. ^[38] Next, he competed at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series, placing third. ^[39]

McKenna then competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April 2–3, as the fifth seed, in an attempt of representing the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[40] McKenna performed outstandingly on his way to the finals, upseting fourth–seeded and '17 World Championship runner–up (70kg) James Green and top–seeded and defending US World Team Member Zain Retherford. ^[41] In the best–of–three finale, he was defeated by '19 US National champion Jordan Oliver twice in a row, earning hard–fought runner–up honors. ^[42]

As the other US Olympic Trials finalist, McKenna competed at the Pan American Continental Championships from May 27 to 30, replacing an injured Jordan Oliver. ^[43] He captured the crown after tech'ing all of his four opponents, most notably four–time All–American for Rutgers and representative of Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera, helping the USA reach all ten medals in freestyle. ^[44] In a quick turnaround, McKenna competed at the prestigioys Poland Open on June 9. ^[45] After a victory over a Ukrainian opponent, McKenna suffered back–to–back losses that came in hand of the highly accomplished Vasyl Shuptar and Yianni Diakomihalis, before earning a forfeit win over Shuptar to claim the bronze. ^{[46] [47]}

McKenna competed at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships. ^[48] After a back-and-forth win over Evan Henderson to make the finals, McKenna beat rival Yianni Diakomihalis in another slugfest, before being downed twice convincingly, losing the series. ^[49]

2022

To start off the year, McKenna placed fifth at the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, notably downing two-time World medalist Akhmed Chakaev. He then beat Kamal Begakov on February 12, at Bout at the Ballpark. ^[50] McKenna competed at the prestigious Yasar Dogu International on February 27, claiming a bronze medal after going 4–1, only losing to World Champion Zagir Shakhiev in a close bout. ^[51]

On May 8, McKenna defended his Pan American championship in Acapulco, Mexico, defeating Olympian Agustín Destribats and four-time All-American Sebastian Rivera in order to do so. ^[52]

At the US World Team Trials, in May, McKenna suffered a first-round upset to Ian Parker, loss which he avenged in the bronze-medal bout to place third. ^[53] He then placed third at the Poland Open and second at the D.A. Kunaev International, in July and November, respectively. ^[54]

2023

To start off the year, McKenna racked up silver medals at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open and the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series, as well as a bronze at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament. ^{[55] [56]} In these tournaments, he earned notable wins over eventual 2023 World silver medalist Sebastian Rivera, U20 World Champion Erik Arushanian and European medalist Ali Rahimzade. ^[57]

In April, McKenna placed second at the US Open, falling to two-time NCAA champion Nick Lee in the finals and failing to advance in the US World Team Trials process. ^[58] In June, he beat Matthew Kolodzik in the true-third bout at Final X Neward. ^[59]

At the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial, in July, McKenna earned silver up at 70 kilograms after a notable win over eventual 2023 World silver medalist Amir Mohammad Yazdani in the semifinals. ^[60] In November, McKenna became the champion at the D.A. Kunaev International, earning an important victory over fellow American and World silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis in the semifinals. ^[61]

McKenna wrestled at the US Senior Nationals on December 16, placing third and qualifying for the US Olympic Team Trials. ^[62]

2024

In January, McKenna claimed a bronze medal from the Grand Prix Zagreb Open, soundly defeating returning World finalist Sebastian Rivera. ^[63]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open at 65 kg
Win	118–48	Sebastian Rivera	TF 10–0	January 10, 2024	2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	117–48	Khamzat Arsamerzouev	3–3
Loss	116–48	Vazgen Tevanyan	2–5
Win	116–47	Ziraddin Bayramov	TF 11–0
2023 US Nationals at 65 kg
Win	115–47	Seth Gross	5–2	December 16–17, 2023	2023 US Senior National Championships	Fort Worth, Texas
Win	114–47	Austin DeSanto	9–5
Loss	113–47	Beau Bartlett	5–5
Win	113–46	Jaydin Eierman	10–8
Win	112–46	Michael McGee	TF 10–0
2023 D.A. Kunaev International at 65 kg
Win	111–46	Adil Ospanov	9–4	November 3–4, 2023	2023 D.A. Kunaev International	Taraz, Kazakhstan
Win	110–46	Yianni Diakomihalis	4–3
Win	109–46	Shattyk Alaidar	Fall
Win	108–46	Khusniddin Erkabaev	5–0
Win	107–46	Rustem Tolen	TF 11–0
2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial at 70 kg
Loss	106–46	Ihor Nykyforuk	2–4	July 13, 2023	2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament	Budapest, Hungary
Win	106–45	Amir Mohammad Yazdani	9–8
Win	105–45	Syrbaz Talgat	10–6
Win	104–45	Sanzhar Doszhanov	8–4
2023 US World Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	103–45	Matthew Kolodzik	TF 10–0	June 10, 2023	2023 Final X Newark: True Third	Newark, New Jersey
2023 US Open at 65 kg
Loss	102–45	Nick Lee	5–10	April 26–30, 2023	2023 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	102–44	Ridge Lovett	8–3
Win	101–44	Anthony Ashnault	TF 10-0
Win	100–44	Hunter Pfantz	TF 10–0
Win	99–44	Josh Koderhandt	TF 10–0
2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov at 65 kg
Win	98–44	Stefan Coman	6–2	March 3–4, 2023	2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament	Sofia, Bulgaria
Loss	97–44	Islam Dudaev	3–10
Win	97–43	Bek Zhaqsybekov	7–0
Win	96–43	Luka Janezashvili	TF 10–0
Win	95–43	Changsu Kim	6–2
2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Open at 65 kg
Loss	94–43	Vazgen Tevanyan	2–8	February 26, 2023	2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament	Alexandria, Egypt
Win	94–42	Sebastian Rivera	10–2
Win	93–42	Erik Arushanian	8–2
Win	92–42	Timur Aitkulov	TF 11–0
Win	91–42	Zouheir Iftene	Fall
2023 Zagreb Open at 65 kg
Loss	90–42	Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga	1–4	February 1, 2023	2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open	Zagreb, Croatia
Win	90–41	Ryoma Anraku	4–3
Win	89–41	Ali Rahimzade	Fall
Win	88–41	Josh Finesilver	TF 10–0
2022 D.A. Kunaev International at 65 kg
Loss	87–41	Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga	2–8	November 3–5, 2022	2022 D.A. Kunaev International	Taraz, Kazakhstan
Win	87–40	Azamat Shagapuly	TF 10–0
Win	86–40	Nursultan Sadyk	TF 10–0
Win	85–40	Timur Shanbaev	TF 10–0
Win	84–40	Alpamys Kdirnuyazov	TF 11–0
2022 Poland Open at 65 kg
Win	83–40	Krzysztof Bienkowski	3–1	July 20, 2022	2022 Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland
Loss	82–40	Tsogbadrakh Tseveensuren	1–2
Win	82–39	Nino Leutert	9–2
Win	81–39	Vasyl Shuptar	TF 10–0
2022 US World Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	80–39	Ian Parker	TF 11–0	May 21, 2022	2022 US World Team Trials Challenge	Coralville, Iowa
Win	79–39	Nick Lee	TF 13–3
Win	79–39	Pat Lugo	TF 10–0
Win	78–39	Josh Saunders	TF 10–0
Loss	77–39	Ian Parker	5–8
2022 Pan American Championships at 65 kg
Win	77–38	Sebastian Rivera	TF 10–0	May 8, 2022	2022 Pan American Continental Championships	Acapulco, Mexico
Win	76–38	Agustín Destribats	13–5
Win	75–38	Andre Quispe	TF 10–0
2022 Yasar Dogu at 65 kg
Win		Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov	INJ	February 27, 2022	2022 Yasar Dogu International	Istanbul, Turkey
Win	74–38	Nikolay Okhlopkov	Fall
Loss	73–38	Zagir Shakhiev	9–11
Win	73–37	Evan Henderson	17–9
Win	72–37	Bekzat Yermekbay	TF 15–4
Win	71–37	Kamal Begakov	TF 10–0	February 12, 2022	2022 Bout at the Ballpark	Arlington, Texas
2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 5th at 65 kg
Loss	70–37	Ibragim Ibragimov	4–6	January 27–30, 2022	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	70–36	Akhmed Chakaev	10–8
Win	69–36	Ibragim Abutalimov	TF 10–0
Loss	68–36	Ramazan Ferzaliev	1–6
Win	68–35	Uladislau Koika	TF
2021 US World Team Trials at 65 kg
Loss	67–35	Yianni Diakomihalis	TF 2–12	September 12, 2021	2021 US World Team Trials	Lincoln, Nebraska
Loss	67–34	Yianni Diakomihalis	2–5
Win	67–33	Yianni Diakomihalis	8–7
Win	66–33	Evan Henderson	10–9	September 11, 2021
2021 Poland Open at 65 kg
Win		Vasyl Shuptar	FF	June 9, 2021	2021 Poland Open	Warsaw, Poland
Loss	65–33	Yianni Diakomihalis	TF 4–15
Loss	65–32	Vasyl Shuptar	4–6
Win	65–31	Andriy Svyryd	8–0
2021 Pan American Championships at 65 kg
Win	64–31	Marcos de Brito	TF 10–0	May 30, 2021	2021 Pan American Continental Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Win	63–31	Sebastian Rivera	TF 10–0
Win	62–31	Albaro Rudesindo Camacho	TF 17–6
Win	61–31	Juan Rodriguez Jovel	TF 10–0
2020 US Olympic Team Trials at 65 kg
Loss	60–31	Jordan Oliver	2–5	April 2–3, 2021	2020 US Olympic Team Trials	Fort Worth, Texas
Loss	60–30	Jordan Oliver	0–3
Win	60–29	Zain Retherford	8–5
Win	59–29	James Green	TF 12–1
2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series at 65 kg
Win	58–29	Selim Kozan	8–2	March 6, 2021	Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021	Rome, Italy
Loss	57–29	Bajrang Punia	3–6
Win	57–28	David Habat	7–3
2021 Ukrainian Memorial International DNP at 65 kg
Loss	56–28	Turan Bayramov	1–5	February 26, 2021	XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial	Kyiv, Ukraine
Win	56–27	Niurgun Skriabin	10–3
Win	55–27	Amar Laissaoui	TF 12–2
Win	54–27	Seth Gross	TF 10–0	January 13, 2021	FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor	Austin, Texas
Win	53–27	Nahshon Garrett	TF 12–2	January 9, 2021	FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray
2020 US Nationals at 65 kg
Win	52–27	Yahya Thomas	6–1	October 10–11, 2020	2020 US Senior Nationals	Coralville, Iowa
Win	51–27	Jaydin Eierman	TF 10–0
Win	50–27	Nick Dardanes	8–2
Win	49–27	Chad Red	TF 14–4
Loss	48–27	Andrew Alirez	4–6
Win	48–26	Jaden Abas	TF 10–0
Win	47–26	Kevon Davenport	TF 11–0
Win	46–26	Caleb Craig	TF 10–0
Loss	45–26	Tyler Berger	2–8	August 30, 2020	Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground I	United States
2020 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 9th at 65 kg
Loss	45–25	Dasha Sharastepanov	2–4	January 23–26, 2020	Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020	Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Win	45–24	Tulga Tumur	4–3
Win	44–24	Muslim Saidulaev	5–2
2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 7th at 65 kg
Loss	43–24	Zain Retherford	5–10	January 15–18, 2020	Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020	Rome, Italy
Loss	43–23	Bajrang Punia	2–4
Win	43–22	Abdellatif Mansour	TF 12–2
2019 US Nationals at 65 kg
Loss	42–22	Jordan Oliver	TF 0–10	December 20–22, 2019	2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier	Fort Worth, Texas
Win	42–21	Yianni Diakomihalis	6–5
Win	41–21	Evan Henderson	TF 11–1
Win	40–21	Jayson Ness	8–2
Win	39–21	Rob Mathers	TF 10–0
2019 Bill Farrell M. International Open 4th at 65 kg
Loss	38–21	Evan Henderson	12–14	November 15–16, 2019	2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open	New York City, New York
Win	38–20	Ben Whitford	TF 10-0
Loss	37–20	Jordan Oliver	3–5
Win	37–19	Dean Heil	TF 10-0
Win	36–19	Byambasuren Uuganbayar	TF 11–0
Win	35–19	Mario Mason	4–0
2019 US Last Chance WTT at 65 kg
Loss	34–19	Dean Heil	2–5	May 3, 2019	2019 US Senior Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Win	34–18	Evan Henderson	10–6
Win	33–18	Jake Jones	TF 11–0
2019 US Open DNP at 65 kg
Loss	32–18	Frank Molinaro	3–6	April 24–27, 2019	2019 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	32–17	Bryce Meredith	TF 10–0
Win	31–17	Ben Freeman	TF 10–0
Loss	30–17	Dean Heil	9–12
Win	30–16	Chris Deloza	TF 10–0
2018 Alexander Medved Prizes 14th at 65 kg
Loss	29–16	Haji Aliyev	TF 0–10	September 14–16, 2018	2018 Alexander Medved Prizes	Minsk, Belarus
2018 US World Team Trials at 65 kg
Loss	29–15	Logan Stieber	0–8	June 15–16, 2018	2018 Final X: State College	State College, Pennsylvania
Loss	29–14	Logan Stieber	8–8
2018 US Open at 65 kg
Win	29–13	Jaydin Eierman	7–3	April 24–28, 2018	2018 US Open National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	28–13	Evan Henderson	TF 10–0
Win	27–13	Robbie Mathers	TF 11-0
Win	26–13	Darren Wynn	TF 12–0
Win	25–13	Darick Lapaglia	TF 10–0
2017 U23 World Championships at 65 kg
Win	24–13	Heorhi Kaliyeu	2–0	November 21–26, 2017	2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland
Win	23–13	Tulga Tumur Ochir	6–1
Win	22–13	Maxim Saculțan	9–6
Loss	21–13	Nachyn Kuular	TF 0–10
Win	21–12	Patryk Olenczyn	TF 11–0
2017 US U23 World Team Trials at 65 kg
Win	20–12	Boo Lewallen	8–4	October 7–8, 2017	2017 US U23 World Team Trials	Rochester, Minnesota
Win	19–12	Boo Lewallen	5–1
Win	18–12	Brock Zacherl	3–2
Win	17–12	Dylan Thurston	TF 10–0
2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon at 65 kg
Win	16–12	Haydar Yavuz	8–2	July 21–23, 2017	2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon Memorial	Bucharest, Romania
Win	15–12	Kilicsallayah Selahattin	5–3
Loss	14–12	BJ Futrell	0–6
Win	14–11	Maxim Saculțan	9–2
2016 Poland Open at 65 kg
Win	14311	Masakazu Kamoi	5–4	June 17–19, 2016	2016 Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski Memorial International	Spala, Poland
Loss	12–11	Katai Yeerianbieke	2–8
Win	12–10	Mateuz Nejman	Fall
2015 US World Team Trials DNP at 65 kg
Loss	11–10	Jordan Oliver	TF 0–10	June 14–15, 2015	2015 US World Team Trials Challenge	Madison, Wisconsin
2015 US Senior Nationals 4th at 61 kg
Loss	11–9	Coleman Scott	TF 0–10	May 7–9, 2015	2015 US Senior National Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss	11–8	Daniel Dennis	4–6
Win	11–7	Pat Garcia	TF 12–2
Win	10–7	Curtis Hulstine	TF 10–0
2015 Alexander Medved Prizes 21st at 61 kg
Loss	9–7	Ruslan Mammadov	0–7	March 5–7, 2015	2015 Alexander Medved Prizes	Minsk, Belarus
Win	9–6	Shota Phartenadze	10–2
2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 61 kg
Win	8–6	Dabian Quintana	8–5	February 11–15, 2015	2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International	Havana, Cuba
Loss	7–6	Yowlys Bonne	TF 6–18
Win	7–5	Maikel Perez	9–5
2015 Dave Schultz M. International DNP at 61 kg
Loss	6–5	Yo Nakata	2–3	January 28–31, 2015	2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Loss	6–4	Bajrang Punia	2–3
Win	6–3	Jim Gauntlett	TF 10–0
2014 Brazil Cup at 61 kg
Win	5–3	Juliano Carvalho	TF 14–3	November 28–30, 2014	2014 Copa Brasil	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Loss	4–3	Yo Nakata	2–3
Win	4–2	Nachyn Kuular	11–8
2014 Bill Farrell M. International 4th at 65 kg
Loss	3–2	Shikhsaid Dzhalilov	2–5	November 7–9, 2014	2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International	New York City, New York
Win		Reece Humphrey	INJ
Win	3–1	Steven Pami	11–6
Win	2–1	Brett Robbins	6–1
Win	1–1	Kojiro Kurimori	3–1
Loss	0–1	Shikhsaid Dzhalilov	2–5

NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event
2019 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs
Loss	17–5	Yianni Diakomihalis	SV–1 4–6	March 20–22, 2019	2019 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win	17–4	Nick Lee	4–3
Win	16–4	Mitch McKee	MD 11–1
Win	15–4	Kaid Brock	MD 14–1
Win	14–4	Grant Willits	TF 20–5
2018 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs
Win	13–4	Jaydin Eierman	7–2	March 15–17, 2018	2018 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win	12–4	Kevin Jack	4–3
Loss	11–4	Bryce Meredith	0–1
Win	11–3	Tyler Smith	8–3
Win	10–3	Luke Karam	TF 15–0
Win	9–3	Alex Madrigal	TF 16–1
2017 NCAA Championships DNP at 141 lbs
Loss	8–3	Jaydin Eierman	MD 0–8	March 16–18, 2017	2017 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win	8–2	Randy Cruz	4–3
Win	7–2	Ryan Diehl	MD 9–0
Loss	6–2	Thomas Thorn	Fall
Win	6–1	Dylan Caruana	6–0
2016 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs
Win	5–1	Anthony Ashnault	7–6	March 17–19, 2016	2016 NCAA Division I National Championships
Win	4–1	Chris Mecate	3–1
Loss	3–1	Bryce Meredith	3–5
Win	3–0	Solomon Chishko	6–1
Win	2–0	Brock Zacherl	4–2
Win	1–0	Zachary Horan	TB–1 2–1

Stats

Season	Year	School	Rank	Weigh Class	Record	Win	Bonus
2019	Senior	Ohio State University	#3 (2nd)	141	24–3	88.89%	55.56%
2018	Junior		#4 (3rd)		21–2	91.30%	39.13%
2017	Sophomore	Stanford University	#7 (DNP)		32–3	91.43%	51.43%
2016	Freshman		#4 (3rd)		28–3	90.32%	45.16%
Career					105–11	90.52%	49.14%

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