Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley University ...

SENIOR ~ (2019-20): 14-12 overall record (9-5 in duals) at 184 and 197 pounds ... earned Second Team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... earned a podium finish at the 2020 Big 12 Championships by placing eighth at 197 pounds to just miss out on earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships (that was abruptly canceled due to COVID-19) ... went 2-3 at the 2020 Big 12s on his way to placing eighth ... earned a second-place finish at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic with a 1-2 record at 184 pounds ... went 2-2 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite with a win over No. 21 Lucas Davison of Northwestern ... picked up a trio of wins over nationally ranked foes on the year by also defeating No. 4 Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State and No. 33 Cordell Eaton of NDSU ... registered a 9-6 record against fellow Big 12 Conference opponents ... nationally ranked for the majority of the season ... finished the year ranked 26th on the final NCAA Coaches Panel ranking ... tied for the team lead in pins on the year with three and finished second on the squad in dual points with 36 ... won three bouts by fall, three by major decision and eight by decision ... will leave UVU ranked seventh all-time in total victories with 76 career wins (76-57).

JUNIOR ~ (2018-19): NCAA qualifier for the third time ... 20-14 overall record (11-5 in duals) at 197 pounds ... earned Second Team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... earned an automatic bid to compete at nationals after placing sixth at the Big 12 Championship with a 3-3 record ... entered the NCAA Championships as the No. 19 seed in his weight class ... went 2-2 at the 2019 NCAA Championships with wins over No. 13 Malik McDonald of NC State and No. 30 Jacob Seely of Northern Colorado ... posted a 10-4 clip against Big 12 foes on the season ... posted an eighth-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite with a 3-2 outing ... finished the season ranked 19th on the final NCAA Coaches' Panel and 20th on the final national RPI ... ranked as high as 10th nationally by FloWrestling ... a two-time Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week on the season after knocking off three ranked grapplers during the two-week span ... defeated a total of eight ranked foes on the season with wins over No. 10 Stephen Loiseau of Drexel, No. 13 Malik McDonald of NC State, No. 16 Malik McDonald of NC State, No. 20 Cale Davidson of Wyoming, No. 23 Jacob Seely of Northern Colorado, No. 30 Jacob Seely of Northern Colorado, No. 30 Anthony McLaughlin of Air Force and No. 32 Anthony McLaughlin of Air Force ... won 11 bouts by decision, four by major decision, two by fall and two by tech fall. 

SOPHOMORE ~ (2017-18): NCAA qualifier ... 21-15 overall record (9-5 in duals) at 197 pounds ... earned both NWCA All-Academic and First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... finished the season ranked 25th on the RPI and 32nd on the Coaches Panel ... earned his second trip to nationals as the first alternate in his weight class ... finished with an 0-2 showing at his second trip to the NCAA Championships but nearly knocked off the No. 1 seed from Ohio State Kollin Moore in his opening bout, falling by a mere 12-8 score ... posted a 2-2 outing at the 2018 Big 12 Championships ... recorded a second-place showing at both the Clarion Open and the Wolfpack Open with respective 3-1 and 4-1 outings ... also went 2-2 at the CKLV Invitational ... picked up a pair of victories over ranked foes with dual wins over No. 31 Anthony McLaughlin of Air Force and No. 32 Andrew Dixon of Oklahoma ... tied for the team lead in dual victories with nine ... also posted a solid 9-4 record against Big 12 foes ... recorded a team-high seven wins by fall, eight by decision, four by major decision and one by tech fall.

FRESHMAN ~ (2016-17):  NCAA qualifier ... 21-16 overall record (8-3 in duals) at 197 pounds ... earned both NWCA All-Academic and First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... finished the season ranked 31st in both the RPI and the Coaches Panel ... received an at-large selection to the NCAA Championships ... finished his first trip to the NCAA Championships with a 1-2 record with a victory over Rutgers' matt Correnti (D, 11-6) ... earned Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors on Dec. 19 after picking up an upset win over No. 14 Corey Griego of Oregon State ... posted an eighth-place finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite after going 3-3 at the event ... also placed fourth at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open with a 4-2 record at the tournament, and went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle ... registered a 6-6 record against Big 12 opponents ... led the team in dual victories with eight and dual points with 32 ... finished third on the team in victories with 21 ... won 10 bouts by decision, eight by major decision, two by tech fall and one by fall.  
 
REDSHIRT ~ (2015-16): Redshirted the 2015-16 season for the Wolverines ... posted a 13-6 record while competing unattached at 197 pounds ... won titles at both the UVU Open and the Colorado Mesa Open by going a perfect 3-0 at each event ... placed fifth at the National Collegiate Open with a 3-2 record at the tournament. 

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at University High School in Spokane Valley, Wash ... 2013 Washington State Champion (195 lbs.) ... 2013 Regional and District Champion ... Academic All-State ... member of Honor Society ... led University HS to 2013 3A Washington State Title ... also played football and soccer.

Personal ...
Son of David and Amy Orndorff ... has three siblings and two sister-in laws ... eagle scout ... his father, David Orndorff played football and wrestled for Oregon State University, he earned All-American honors in both wrestling and football and was second in the nation in wrestling at the 1988 NCAA Finals ... brother, Tate Orndorff is the 2014 Fila Cadet Greco National Champion and his current teammate at UVU ... cousin is Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner ... his grandfather, Gary Gardner is a former basketball coach and athletic director ... served an LDS mission in Fresno, Calif ... majoring in computer science.