Rider University Athletics

Begins the season ranked second in the CAA and 26^th nationally by the WrestlingReport.com...missed last season due to injury...began last season ranked 18^th in the nation...CAA Champion at 133 pounds in 2006 and a National qualifier...his 8-1 CAA dual meet record was tied for the best on the 2006 team...his 24 wins was tied for third most on the team in 2006...his 15 dual meet victories tied for second on the 2006 team...placed fifth in his weight class at both the Keystone Classic and the Mat Town USA meets as a sophomore...won six bouts as a Rider rookie in 2005...placed fourth at the 2004-05 Keystone Classic...a four-year letter winner at Howell High School...four-time New Jersey State place winner, finished runner-up his senior year...four-time District Champion...three-time Regional Champion...finished sixth, third, and runner-up at NJSIAA...National Prep Runner-Up at The Peddie School in 2004...also played varsity soccer at Peddie...Newark Star-Ledger Athlete of the Year.