Northern Illinois University Athletics

2021-22: Was the only student-athlete on the roster to start all 16 duals for the Huskies (174)... Crowned MAC Champion in the 174 weight class (March 5-6) after beating over Ohio's Sal Perrine 7-5... Represented NIU at the NCAAs where he wrestled four bouts, including wins over  Peyton Mocco (Missouri) 3-1 and Benjamin Pasiuk (Army West Point) 3-2... Named MAC Scholar-athlete of the week (March 9) and MAC Wrestler of the week (Jan. 5)... Academic All-MAC Honoree... Preseason Second-Team All-MAC member... CoSIDA Academic All-American.

2021: Qualified for the NCAA 2021 National Tournament...Named NIU’s first ever Elite 90 Award winner...Amassed a career best overall record of 12-4, 8-1 in dual matches...Placed fourth in the 2021 MAC Championships, after winning four out of his six matches in the tournament…Posted two separate four-match winning streaks from Jan.10-23 and Jan. 30-Feb.5...Graduated in the spring...Earned CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades and received Academic All-Mac honors.

2019-20: Posted a 13-11 record, including a 2-4 mark in MAC bouts competing at 157…Missed three matches due to injury…Earned a 3-2 victory over Eric Barone of in-state foe Illinois (Dec. 6)…Posted a 5-1 win over Ohio’s Kade Kowalski in the Huskies’ 31-6 win over the Bobcats (Feb. 9).

2018-19: Finished the season with 14-16 overall record, including 7-10 in dual matches…Recorded a major decision win over Richard Jackson (Kent State), 12-2, … Placed seventh at MAC Championships…Ended season with 20-21 career record.

Prior to NIU: Finished his freshman season at Eastern Michigan, unattached, at 13-8 in five open tournaments … Placed second at the Eastern Michigan and Alma Opens … Registered three major decision victories and a single technical fall victory. 
 
High School: Compiled a 133-0 record… Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain at Stratford High School...Was a two-time state champion …Finished 34-0 his senior year on his way to the 152 lbs. state title...His efforts helped his team to a 21-1 record and a team state championship his senior season...Only gave up two takedowns his entire high school career...Was named to the USA Wrestling 2017 High School All-American team and was a USAW Preseason Nationals All-American...Named the All-Wisconsin Academic Wrestler of the Year in 2017. 
 
Personal: Son of Jennifer and Roland Kaufmann. Birthday: December 30. Intended Major: Kinesiology
 

	Overall	Dual	MAC	MD	TF	Fall
2017-18	13-8	0-0	0-0	3-2	1-0	0-0
2018-19	14-16	7-10	2-4	1-0	0-0	0-0
2019-20	13-11	6-6	2-4	1-0	0-0	0-1
2021	12-4	8-1	6-1	0-0	0-0	0-0
2021-22	23-11	10-6	6-0	1-1	1-0	0-0
Career	75-50	31-23	16-9	6-3	2-0	0-1