Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley University ...

SENIOR ~ (2015-16): NCAA All-American ... 24-9 overall record (10-3 duals) at 133 pounds ... earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships after placing third at his first-ever trip at the Big 12 Championship ... became UVU's first-ever four-time NCAA qualifier ... after dropping his opening match to No. 2 Cory Clark of Iowa, reeled off an impressive four-match winning streak at the NCAA's to secure All-America status ... all facing elimination, he defeated Oklahoma State's Gary Wayne Harding (MD 12-4), Campbell's Nathan Kraisser (MD 17-4), No. 9 Mack McGruire of Kent State (Dec. 5-3) and No. 6 George DiCamillo of Virginia (Dec. 8-6) ... ended his 2016 NCAA Championship run with an eighth-place finish after falling to No. 7 Eric Montoya of Nebraska and No. 8 Earl Hall of Iowa State ... went 4-3 during his impressive 2016 NCAA Championship run, including overcoming a 5-0 third-period deficit against Virginia's sixth-ranked DiCamillo by scoring a decisive two-point nearfall just as time expired in the contest ... placed third at the Big 12 Championship after going 3-1 at the tournament with wins over SDSU's Brance Simms (Dec. 7-0), Air Force's Josh Martinez (Dec. 10-6) and OK State's Gary Wayne Harding (Fall 2:16) ... won the UVU Open with a perfet 5-0 record at the event ... went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite ... posted a nine-match winning streak during the season ... named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 19 after defeating both Stanford's Eric Cramer by technical fall (19-1) and CSU Bakersfield's Carlos Herrera by fall (1:44) ... ranked 17th in the nation on the final InterMat poll and 24th on the final NCAA Coaches' Panel ranking ... led the team in wins with 24, dual points with 43, falls with six, tech falls with four, major decision with four and tied for the team lead in dual wins with 10 ... posted six wins on the season by fall, four by tech fall, eight by major decision and six by decision ... with a 77-29 career record, he will leave Utah Valley fifth all-time in career victories. 

JUNIOR ~ (2014-15): 22-8 overall record (8-2 duals) at 133 pounds ... NCAA qualifier (became the program's first-ever three-time NCAA qualifier) ... named First Team All-WWC after winning his first conference title at the 2015 NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships with a perfect 2-0 record ... finished his third NCAA Championship run with a 1-2 record over three eventual 2015 All-Americans with a first-round upset over No. 10 and two-time All-American Mason Beckman of Lehigh (5-3) and losses to No. 7 Jimmy Gulibon of Penn State (8-4) and No. 9 A.J. Schopp of Edinboro (fall, 3:17) ... finished the season ranked 21st on the RPI and 25th on the Coaches' Panel ... placed second at the Reno Tournament of Champions with a 4-1 record and finished one win shy of placing at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite by going 3-2 ... also took second at the season-opening Clarion Open with a 4-1 clip ... went a perfect 4-0 in WWC duals to enter the conference tournament as the top seed in his weight class ... also posted a victory over No. 17 Josh Terao of American on the year ... led the team in wins with 22, pins with eight and major decisions with three ... finished his junior season with eight falls, three major decisions and 10 decisions. 

SOPHOMORE ~ (2013-14): 10-5 overall record (6-2 duals) at 125 pounds ... NCAA qualifier ... named Second Team All-WWC after placing second in his weight class with a 4-1 record at the NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships ... finished his second trip to Nationals with a 0-2 record ... was nationally ranked for the majority of the season ... went a perfect 3-0 at the Eastern Michigan Duals ... recorded UVU's fastest fall of the season by pinning SDSU's Ben Gillette in just 45 seconds at the NCAA West Regional ... posted a five-match win streak on the season ... tied for the team lead with four major decisions ... won four bouts by major decision, two by fall and three by decision. 

FRESHMAN ~ (2012-13): 21-10 overall record (6-1 duals) at 125 pounds ... NCAA qualifier and became UVU's first-ever freshman to wrestle at the NCAA Championships ... went 1-2 at his first trip to Nationals with a pin (1:49) over Indiana's Joseph Duca and losses to Illinois' Jesse Delgado (the National Champ) and Michigan's Sean Boyle ... placed fourth at the NCAA West Regional/WWC Championships and had to win a true fourth place bout over South Dakota State's Aaron Pickrel to get an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships ... placed eighth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with a 3-3 record ... placed third at both the Cowboy Open on Nov. 3 and the Wolfpack Open in Raleigh, N.C. on Nov. 11 with identical 4-1 records ... went 3-0 in WWC duals and 6-1 vs. WWC competitors on the season ... ranked 16th in the final InterMat poll, 13th on the final RPI and 20th on the final Coaches' Panel Ranking ... led the team with nine pins and second on the roster with 21 victories ... also won one bout by major decision and 11 by decision. 

REDSHIRT ~ (2011-12): Redshirted the season and went 15-4 while competing unattached at 125 pounds. 

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Broadwater High School in Townsend, Mont. ... was a four-time State Champion and went a perfect 175-0 during his high school career ... a Junior National Triple Crown Winner and a Pan-American Games Champion ... helped his team place second in state in 2011 ... also played football for a year at Broadwater. 

Personal ...
Graduated from Broadwater HS in 2011 with a 3.1 GPA ... born Dec. 26, 1992 in Helena, Mont. ... plans on majoring in Elementary Education at UVU ... participated in the Cobra Wrestling Club during high school ... also recruited by Minnesota, Arizona State and Oregon State ... his twin brother Val also wrestles at UVU ... parents are Kurt and Tiffany Rauser.