Career Record: 91-12

2006-07: Became American's first Division I National Champion winning the 197 lbs. title over Kurt Backes of Iowa State, 6-4, in overtime ... named All-American ... named EIWA Co-Wrestler of the Year ... moved into a tie for fifth place on AU's All-Time Career Wins List ... finished the season with a 27-1 overall record, a 13-0 mark in dual meets and nine falls ... made his season debut in December against Harvard where he beat John Butler by fall in just 20 seconds ... placed third at the Midlands Tournament with a 4-1 record and defeated then No. 10 Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan, 9-7, in the consolation finals ... won 15 consecutive matches heading into the EIWA Tournament including a 7-0 decision over then No. 15 Hudson Taylor of Maryland and a win against Charles Deighton of East Stroudsburg in the heavyweight division ... won the 197 lbs. EIWA championship with a 4-0 record that included two wins by bonus points ... defeated the 197 lbs. EIWA defending champion Matt Cassidy of Lehigh in the semifinals of the conference meet, 7-4 ... in the championship match defeated then No. 4 Jerry Rinaldi of Cornell to capture his second-consecutive EIWA championship ... earned a 5-0 record at the NCAA Tournament en route to the national championship ... defeated Andrew Anderson of Northern Iowa in the meet's opening round by major decision, 14-2 ... earned falls against Craig Brester of Nebraska and Chris Weidman of Hofstra to advance to the championship round ... shot early in overtime of his championship match with Backes and earned the takedown to win the national championship, 6-4. 2005-06: Earned All-America honors when he placed fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 184 lbs. weight class, the first time an AU wrestler has won the award as an underclassman ... had the second most pins in the country and set a new school record with 21 ... ranked No. 1 by Intermat for most of the year and entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed ... won his first EIWA Championship, taking a 4-0 decision over Cornell's Joe Mazzurco who was then ranked No. 2 ... defeated three top-8 opponents by fall ... won nine consecutive matches by fall ... earned a major decision over then No. 5 Ryan Halsey of Cal Poly for third at Midlands ... outscored his opponents 127-33 ... won 27 of 38 matches by bonus points. 2004-05: Named EIWA Freshman of the Year ... finished runner-up at the EIWA Tournament, earning a bid to the NCAA Championships ... made it to third round of the NCAA Tournament ... earned 29 wins over the course of the season including a 16-1 record in dual meets ... finished with a team-high nine pins, five tech falls and five major decisions ... captured the Keystone Classic title and placed fourth at the Mat Town Invite ... notched a 11-7 win over then No. 15 Luke Calvert of Army ... ranked in the top-20 nationally and second in the EIWA. 2003-04: Redshirted High School: Ranked No. 4 in the nation ... won the state championship in 2003 ... was a three-time sectional champion ... took fourth place at the NHSCA Tournament in 2003 ... was named a Junior National All-American ... also played football. Personal: Son of Jeanine Bowers ... has two brothers, Justin and Jordan, who were both state placewinners ... majoring in SIS and law and society.