Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley ... 
RS-Junior (2025-26): NCAA Qualifier at 184 pounds and was 32 seed … finished with career-high 18 wins and was 18-16 overall, 7-6 in duals and 3-4 in the Big 12 … had one fall, one tech fall and two major decisions … punched his ticket to NCAA’s with automatic berth after placing seventh at the Big 12 Championships … went 2-2 at his first NCAA Championships, defeating No. 33 Sam Goin of Indiana (4-1), and Ian Bush of West Virginia in sudden victory, 4-1 … two wins at Big 12 Championships came over No. 19 Nick Fox (Northern Iowa) in a 4-1 sudden victory win and a medical forfeit … opened season with 12-6 win over Abraham Wojcikiezwicz as Utah Valley upset No. 14 Stanford … ranked win over No. 30 Cale Anderson (Wisconsin) at the Cyclone Invitational … also won in tiebreaker over Iowa State’s Tate Naatgeboren and finished second … Big 12 duals wins came over Adonis Bonar (CBU) in a 17-2 (6:46) tech fall, 2-1 decision over Brock Fettig (SDSU), and 12-0 major over Air Force’s Brian Burburija … was 2-2 at Cliff Keen Invitational … went 3-3 and finished eighth at Southern Scuffle … defeated Nebraska’s Tyler Eise in a 4-1 decision in the final dual of the season.

RS-Sophomore (2024-2025): Finished 13-12 on the year and 8-8 in duals … won the Menlo Open … went 3-0 at the Menlo open knocking off three opponents from Stanford … upset #12 TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech) at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational after a 6-5 decision … upset Dennis Robin during the West Virginia dual and at his first Big 12 Championships … went 1-2 at his first Big 12 Championships … recorded two pins, one technical fall, four majors and six decisions … recorded 31 dual points for the Wolverines.  

RS-Freshman (2023-2024): Finished the year at 8-9 and 1-6 in duals …placed fifth in at the Reno Tournament of Champions with a 5-2 record … went 2-2 at the Southeast Open … earned a dual victory over CBU’s Peter Acciardi … defeated Virginia Tech’s Kolton Clark and Graham Gambrall (Oregon State).

REDSHIRT (2022-2023): Finished 12-6 overall (0-1 in Big 12 duals) … placed second at the Roadrunner Open, going 4-1 … picked up his first collegiate victory over Cal Poly’s Nathan Tausch … took first place at the Snow College Winter Classic going 5-0, with three pins and two majors … picked up his first dual victory over Brandon Hoselton (Campbell).

Before Utah Valley …
Two-time NHSCA All-American … finished third at Showcase Nationals … earned Freakshow All-American, and 2019 Nevada State Champion at 152.
 
Personal …
Born in California … plans to study Mechanical Engineering … parents are Derrick and Davina Uhlenhopp … one sibling (Joshua) … enjoys video games, reading, and cooking.