
Height: 6 feet.
Weight: 245 pounds.
Age: 17. Born: Jan. 20, 1992, in Greeley.
High school sport: Football (two-way lineman and linebacker, 2009 Class 1A all-state honorable mention by The Denver Post); wrestling (heavyweight, third place as a freshman; runner-up the past two seasons, 90-9 in career; track and field (weight throws, seventh in discus in 2009); Wendy’s Heisman winner.
Grade-point average: 4.0.
Class: Senior.
My favorite subject: College calculus.
My favorite athlete: Tim Tebow.
My favorite team: Stanford football.
What I listen to: Classic rock.
The best things on my training table: Hot dogs are my favorite.
Pregame ritual: I’m really superstitious: I wear the same headgear I’ve had since the seventh grade and always do the same things in the same order.
Time management tip: It’s busy for me, but you need good time management. When doing something, be completely focused on it. It helps get the most out of that experience.
Planned career: Civil engineering; signed to wrestle at Stanford.
My family: Parents John and Lori; brothers Spencer and Wade; sisters Ashley and Sarah.
I would love to visit: Greece or Rome.
What I like most about high school sports: Just the fact that you can be involved in a lot of sports on this level . . . you can find out what you do. And the camaraderie you build and the community behind it is great.
What I like least about high school sports: I like it all, but one thing I’d like to do if I could is add another season separate from wrestling.



