Birthdate: 08/16/71
Birthplace: Afton, Wyo.
Hometown: Afton, Wyo.
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 286
Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Sport: Wrestling
Event: Freestyle

History:

International Competition: 1998 and 2000 Pan American Championships champion... 2000 Gramma Cup (Cuba) champion... 1999 Winter Classic champion... 1999 Sunkist Kids International Open champion... 1999 Poland Open champion... Third in 1999 Granma Cup (Cuba)... 1999 and 2000 Dave Schultz Memorial International champion... 1998 Vaanta Cup champion (Finland)... 1996-98 Sunkist Kids International Open champion... 1998 Concord Cup champion... Third in 1998 Tropheo Milone (Italy)... 1998 Hungary Grand Prix champion... 1995 and 1998 Granma Cup champion (Cuba)... 1998 Colorado International Open champion... Fifth in 1997 World Championships... 1997 Pytlasinski Grand Prix champion (Poland)... Second in 1997 Pan American Championships... Second in 1997 Concord Cup... Second in 1997 Granma Cup (Cuba)... Ninth in 1997 Poddubny Tournament (Russia)... 1996 World Cup champion... 1996 Michigan International Open champion... Second in 1995 Sunkist International Open... Second in 1995 Concord Cup... Third in 1994 Sunkist Intern ational Open... Third in 1994 Ocean State International in freestyle... 1994 Pan American Championships titlist in freestyle...

U.S. Competition: 1995, 1997 and 2000 U.S. Nationals champion... Third in 1999 World Team Trials... Second in 1994 and 1998-99 U.S. Nationals... 1998 Winter Classic champion... Third in 1998 World Team Trials... 1997 World Team Trials champion... 1995, 1997 and 2000 U.S. Nationals champion... Third in 1996 U.S. Nationals... Second in 1995 World Team Trials... 1995 University Nationals champion in both styles... Second in 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival... Fifth in 1993-94 U.S. Nationals in freestyle... 1994 University Nationals freestyle champion...

College: Competed for Tim Neumann at Univ. of Nebraska... Fourth in 1993 NCAA Championships for Univ. of Nebraska... Received a degree in physical education in 1996... 1991 NJCAA champion for Ricks College and third in 1990 NJCAA Nationals, where he was coached by Bob Christensen...

High School: Competed for Kevin Kennington at Star Valley HS in Wyoming... 1989 state high school champion... He was also all-state in football, and second in the state in shotput...

Personal

His hobbies are rollerblading and relaxing... His wife is Stacy... U.S. Olympic Training Center resident athlete... His brother Reynold wrestled for Oregon State University... He was ranked sixth in freestyle in 1994-95...

Awards

1999 Sunkist Kids International Open Greco-Roman Outstanding Wrestler... 1997-98 Greco-Roman Championship Belt Series winner... 1997 USA Wrestling Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year... 1997 USOC Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year...

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