Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

2009-10: Lettered as a first-year … willserve as a team captain this season … expected to be theGenerals’ top option at 125 pounds again this year.

2008-09: Led the team inwins, going 18-9 overall and 5-2 in Centennial Conference matches… notched six wins by pins … posted 24 takedowns, 21escapes, a team-best 16 total near falls and he tied for theteam-lead with nine reversals … after dropping his firstthree matches of the season, finished the year winning 18 of hisfinal 24 matches … placed third at 125 pounds in the W&LInvitational … finished third in the 125-pound weight classat the Centennial Conference Championships … won both of hiscontested matches in the conference championships by pin …knocked off Sean Ensign of McDaniel (1:54 – 2/21) and AbeEvans of Gettysburg (1:22) … received the team’s J.C.Peebles Memorial Award for the spirit and thrill of competition.

High School: Lettered inwrestling and soccer at St. John''s Prep ... was a captain of bothsports and led both to conference titles ... helped the soccer teamto a state title ... named All-New England, all-state and AcademicAll-American in wrestling as a senior.

Personal: Took a year offafter high school to travel through South America ... member of theStudent-Athlete Advisory Committee … served as a W&Lrepresentative to the 2009 NCAA Leadership Development Conference… is fluent in Spanish and has helped provide English toSpanish translating services … worked for a human rightsorganization over the summer with issues concerning illegalimmigration over the U.S.-Mexico border … father, Curtis,played soccer at Gordon College ... politics major.