Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley University ...

REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-2024): finished with a 10-6 overall record and 4-1 in duals … went 7-4 against Big 12 foes … placed eighth at the 2024 Big 12 Championships … finished 2-3 in Tulsa with victories over UNI’s Tyrell Gordon and CBU’s Chris Island … placed sixth at the Reno Tournament of Champions … won five matches during the season that went into overtime … earned dual victories over Mason Ding (Wyoming), Devon Dawson (NDSU), Xavier Doolin (UNC), and Chris Island (CBU) … had two tech falls on the year.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR - (2022-23): Finished 18-12 overall (4-3 in Big 12 duals) … recorded 18 dual points for the Wolverines … placed sixth at the Michigan State Open … went 2-1 at the Purdue Duals with victories over Santino Morina (Drexel) and Purdue’s Tristian Ruhlman … finished 1-2 at the 2023 Big 12 Championships … defeated NDSU’s Juan Mora 3-2.

SOPHOMORE - (2021-22): 10-8 overall record (3-3 in duals) at heavyweight ... went 2-6 on the season vs. Big 12 Conference opponents ... posted a third-place finish at the Cowboy Open by going 3-1 at the tournament ... also had a strong showing at the Reno Tournament of Champions by going 4-2 at the event ... opened the season by going 2-0 at the UNC Duals ... capped the year with an 0-2 showing at the Big 12 Championships ... dropped six matches on the season to nationally ranked foes ... won eight bouts by decision and one by major decision. 

SOPHOMORE/COVID YEAR - (2020-21): 4-9 overall record (2-4 in duals) at heavyweight ... also posted a 3-5 record against Big 12 Conference foes ... tallied an 0-2 record at his first trip to the Big 12 Championships ... picked up a win on the season over a nationally ranked foe with a 3-0 decision over No. 11 Dalton Robertson of Northern Colorado ... also recorded wins on the season over Randy Gonzalez of Fresno State (2-0), Brooks Baker of Wyoming (3-1) and Brian Barnes of Oregon State (4-0) ... won all four matches on the season by decision.

FRESHMAN - (2019-20): 13-4 overall record (2-2 in duals) at heavyweight ... had a solid freshman season that included a pair of dual wins while backing up for All-American Tate Orndorff ... went 2-3 against Big 12 Conference foes ... won his weight bracket at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (285C) by going a perfect 3-0 at the event ... also took second at the Reno Tournament of Champions with a 4-1 record and third at the National Collegiate Open with a 4-1 clip ... picked up wins over a pair of ranked foes with a medical forfeit victory over No. 12 Josh Hokit of Fresno State in Reno and No. 30 Brandon Ngati in overtime to propel his team to a Big 12 dual victory over West Virginia ... also defeated Stanford's Trevor Rasmussen in dual competition ... tied for the team lead in pins with three ... won three bouts by fall, one by major decision and eight by decision. 

REDSHIRT - (2018-19): Redshirted the 2018-19 season for the Wolverines ... compiled a 16-4 record while competing unattached at heavyweight ... placed second at both the Cowboy Open and the UVU Open, third at the Northern Colorado Open and fifth at the Reno Tournament of Champions ... won nine bouts by decision, four by fall and one by major decision. 

Before Utah Valley ... 
Prepped at Morgan High School in Morgan, Utah ... three-time state champion in 2016, 2017, and 2018 ... 2018 Rockwell Rumble champion ... 2017 Reno TOC champion ... high school All-American ... compiled a 154-10 record, including an undefeated senior season at 56-0 ... three-time Utah triple-crown winner ... also played football and baseball. 

Personal ...
Graduated from Morgan HS in 2018 ... birthday is March 28 ... born in Ogden, Utah ... plans to major in engineering ... enjoys fishing and hunting ... has two sibling, Alex and Tritian ... parents are Kip and Brady Trussell.