
Height: 6 feet.
Weight: 189 pounds.
Age: 18. Born July 28, 1988, in Alamosa.
High school sports: Football (running back-middle linebacker, 2006 Class 3A all-state first team by The Denver Post) and wrestling (two-time 4A champion, 24-1 in 2006-07 entering Friday, 135-15 career).
Grade-point average: 3.5.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: Calculus, because it’s challenging and I’ve always liked math.
My favorite athletes: Roger Kish and Dustin Schlatter, wrestlers at Minnesota.
My favorite team: I just don’t have time to watch, but it used to be the Green Bay Packers.
What I listen to: No preferences.
The best thing on my training table: Lots of carbohydrates for wrestling.
Pregame ritual: I used to have some, but I got over them.
Time management tip: Don’t procrastinate and get the work done.
Planned career: Undecided; will wrestle at Minnesota.
My family: Parents Ken and Laureen, brother Cody.
I would love to visit: The beach, like in Hawaii.
What I like most about high school sports: Just everything about it, really, especially the competition. I’m real competitive and like winning.
What I like least about high school sports: I hate losing.
Preps
Each week, The Denver Post, The Denver Athletic Club and 9News honor male and female student-athletes. At the end of the school year, 10 finalists will be honored at The DAC’s annual athlete of the year banquet, to be held in early June.



