Northern Illinois University Athletics

2016-17: Finished his career as a Huskie with a 47-55 record and a 11-12 season record...Recorded a pin in one minute and 16 seconds against Kent State’s Isaac Bast, the third fastest on the team…Added another pin and a major decision at the MAC Championships (3/5) to go 3-1 and take third place…Advanced to the NCAA Tournament (3/17) where he recorded one win.

2015-16: Went 15-13 as NIU’s primary starter at 165 pounds…Won four dual matches for the Huskies, including three against MAC competition…Defeated Mike Vollant of Kent State (2/5), Matt Lemanowicz of Missouri (2/7) and Rrok Ndokaj of Buffalo (2/14) in three consecutive conference duals...Placed at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/7) and the Lindenwood Open (11/21)…Went 4-2 in bonus-point matches with two major decisions, one technical fall and one pin.

2014-15: Finished with a 12-17 record as the Huskie starter at 165 pounds... Took fourth place at the MAC Championships (3/8-9) with wins over Kent State's Tyler Buckwalter and Central Michigan's Jordan Wohlfert... Went 2-2 at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) by defeating Pat Smith of Minnesota and Matt Nora of Illinois... Also notched his first-career pin against Nora at Midlands, sticking the Fighting Illini wrestler in 5:00... Won two major decisions on the season against Daniel Fleet of Olivet (11/15) and Chase Boyd of Tiffin (11/22)... Defeated eventual Southern Conference champion Connor McMahon of SIU Edwardsville (1/17) with a 7-4 decision to key an NIU comeback against the Cougars.

2013-14: Tallied a 9-13 record as NIU's primary starter at 165 pounds... Finished fourth at the MAC Championships (3/8-9) with a 2-2 record... Upset nationally-ranked Zach Toal of Missouri in the opening round of the conference tournament with a 5-3 sudden victory win... Earned his first career win at the EMU Open (11/16) with a 6-1 decision over Findlay's Randy Caris, then followed that with a 10-2 major decision over Purdue's Riley McClurg... Earned his first-career dual win on Dec. 5 with a 9-5 victory over Cleveland State's Jake Smith.

Previous School: Posted a 22-5 record with six pins in six open tournaments while wrestling at 165 pounds in 2012-13... Finished first at three tournaments, taking top honors at the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open (11/17), UNK Loper Open (12/8) and Viking-Warrior Open (1/5)... Placed third at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (11/4) after scoring two pins... Pinned Simpson's Greg Harlow in a season-best time of 1:15.

High School: Four-time all-conference and three-time state qualifier at Lockport Township High School... Posted a record of 148-39 in his four seasons with the Porters... Holds the LTHS record for most career takedowns with 239... Won the Illinois Class 3A state title at 160 in 2013 after posting a school record 47 wins during the regular season... Won the Southwest Suburban Blue title at 160 as a senior, in addition to taking the regional and sectional crowns... Captured conference, regional and sectional wins at 152 pounds as a junior en route to taking second place at the state meet... Finished the 2011-12 season with a 33-8 record... Earned his first state tournament berth as a sophomore, where he finished fifth at 145 pounds... Earned a second place finish at the conference meet in 2011... Also played football at Lockport.

Personal:Born May 13, 1994, in Joliet, Ill... Son of Naomi McMurtry... Majoring in Leadership and Management... Admires Tom Brady.