2016-17

• Competed at 2017 Big Ten Championships at HWT
• Went 11-7 in an injury-shortened season
• Recorded back-to-back pins against Michigan and NIU
• Won the heavyweight bracket at the UNI Open with a 4-0 record   

2015-16

• Illinois' HWT starter
• NCAA Qualifier
• Placed fifth at Big Ten Championships with a 4-2 record
• Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships with an upset victory over #6 Denzel Dejournette 
• Recorded a 1:53 pin over Conan Jennings to complete the 25-24 comeback victory over Northwestern (2/7)
• Placed second at the Reno Tournament of Champions
• Went 5-4 during Big Ten duals
• Earned four wins over ranked wrestlers 

2014-15

• Illinois' HWT starter
• NCAA Qualifier
• Finished in eighth place at Big Ten Championships
• 2014 Roadrunner Open runner-up
• Knocked off a ranked opponent three times
• Was ranked as high as No. 18 during the season

2013-14

• Redshirt season
• Placed fifth in the 120kg/264.5 lb weight class at the FILA Junior National Championships

High School

• Three-time Beast of the East Champion at 285 pounds
• Three-time Ironman Champion
• Three-time National Prep Champion
• Two-time Powerade Champion
• Cheesehead Champion
• Two-time Asics All-American
• Eighth wrestler in Beast of the East history to win three titles; first wrestler to ever win all three titles in the heavyweight class
• Second wrestler in American wrestling history to win a combined six titles between the Beast of the East and Ironman tournaments

Personal

• Born on March 5, 1994
• Parents are Gerry and Pam Black
• Has a brother, Brody, and a sister, Brynn
• Hobbies include fishing, hunting, eating, being with family, and being with the team

Career Record

Updated March 2017