Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ...

Redshirt Junior (2024-2025) ... Finished the season 4-1 and 1-0 in duals … placed second at the Menlo Open with a 3-1 record … defeated Cal Poly’s Anthony Berg by decision 3-0 at Menlo … earned a major decision over Presbyterian’s Nathan Furman … recorded one major decision and three decisions. 

Redshirt Sophomore (2023-2024): finished 5-13 overall and 1-7 in duals … went 1-9 against Big 12 competition … finished 2-2 at the Penn Keystone Open and Reno Tournament of Champions … recorded a pin against Oregon State’s Murphy Menke … defeated Air Force’s Brooks Gable by decision … went 0-2 at the 2024 Big 12 Championships.

Redshirt Freshman - (2022-23): Finished the season at 2-1 (2-1 in duals) … picked up victories at the Purdue duals over Troy Nation (Campbell) by 5-3 decision and Dom D’Agostino (Drexel) by 9-1 major decision. His only loss came to No. 3 Kendall Coleman (Purdue). 

Freshman ~ (2021-22): 4-5 overall record (3-2 in duals) at 149 pounds ... also went 0-2 vs. Big 12 opponents on the season ... opened his true freshman campaign as the team's starter at 149 before sustaining a season-ending injury in early December ... went 2-1 in dual action to open the season at the UNC Duals with wins over Doane's Tristan Zamilpa (8-0) and a win by forfeit against Northwest Kansas Tech ... also picked up wins over Chaz Hallmark of California Baptist and Zane Stoddard of San Francisco State ... won two bouts by decision and one by major decision. 

Before Utah Valley...
Prepped at Pleasant Grove HS in Pleasant Grove HS in 2020-21 and Rio Rancho HS in Rio Rancho, N.M. from 2017-20 ... a 2021 Utah State Champion at 138 pounds and a four-time State placewinner ... the top-ranked 138-pounder in the state of Utah during his senior season and also the P4P second ranked wrestler in the state of Utah in 2020-21 ... tabbed a 2020 Preseason Nationals All-American in 2020 ... helped his high school squads to both a 2021 team state championship at Pleasant Grove and a 2019 team state title at Rio Rancho ... coached by Brock Moore in high school (at PG) ... wrestled club for NM Beast from 2014-21, NM Bad Boys (2019-21), and Sons of Atlas (2020-21) ... also played football in high school (at Rio Rancho).

Personal...
Graduated from Pleasant Grove HS in 2021 ... birthday is July 23 ... born in Albuquerque, N.M. ... plans to major in psychology at UVU ... favorite pro sports teams are the Seattle Seahawks and the Indiana Pacers ... enjoys bowling, lifting, and playing the guitar ... his older brother, James Emmer, also wrestles at UVU ... has one sibling: James ... parents are Steven Emmer and Michelle Avila.