2017 All-American
Four-time NCAA Qualifier
2016 Big Ten Runner-Up
Four-time Big Ten Placer
Ranks 16th on Illinois' all-time win list (107)
Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/18/14)

2016-17

• Earned All-America honors with a 6th place finish at NCAA Championships 
• Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships with a 3-2 record
• Tied the Big Ten Championships record for fastest pin with a 0:16 fall against Braxton Cody (Northwestern) in first round
• Won his 100th career match on Senior Day against Indiana 
• Entered Illinois' all-time win list with a 3-2 decision over No. 8 Myles Amine
• Took third place at Midlands, going 5-1 with a victory over No. 2 seed Alex Meyer in the third-place match
• Defeated Ethan Ramos (UNC) at the NWCA All-Star Classic, 5-4 
• Finished runner-up at the UNI Open 
• Won the 174-pound bracket at the Kaufman Brand Open and finished third at the Joe Parisi Open 
• Academic All-Big Ten
• NWCA All-Academic 

2015-16

• NCAA Qualifier after finishing runner-up at Big Ten Championships
• Pinned Iowa's Alex Meyer in the Big Ten Championships semifinal round in 2:00
• Went 2-2 at NCAA Championships 
• Finished the season with a 22-5 record
• Led the team in pins with 9
• Recorded three wins over ranked opponents
• Won his first 14 matches 
• Missed four duals due to injury in January
• Went 7-2 during the regular season against Big Ten opponents

2014-15

• Started at 174 pounds
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships and posted a 3-2 record
• Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships
• Won the 2014 Roadrunner Open
• Went 6-3 in Big Ten duals
• 2014 Midlands Championships runner-up
• Career-high in wins with 29
• Reached a season-high No. 5 ranking by W.I.N. Magazine
• Finished fourth on the team in dual meet points scored (52)
• Academic All-Big Ten

2013-14

• Full-time starter at 157 pounds
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships and posted a 2-2 record
• Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships
• Defeated #7 Dylan Alton (PSU) by a major decision at the conference championships
• Went 5-3 in Big Ten duals
• Placed seventh at the Midlands Championships
• Won the Loras Open
• Reached a season-high No. 13 ranking by W.I.N. Magazine
• Academic All-Big Ten

2012-13

• Redshirt season
• Went 23-4 overall
• Won the Loras and Michigan State Open
• Placed third at the Lindenwood and Northern Iowa Open
• Compiled a 4-2 record at the Midlands Championships

High School

• Was a four-time state champion at 135, 145, 160 and 170 pounds
• Champion of the 2011 Junior Nationals and NW Junior Regional
• 2010 NW Junior Regional champion and placed second at the 2009 Cadet Nationals at 140 pounds
• Earned four varsity letters in wrestling

Personal

• Born on April 6, 1993
• Parents are Sean and Trisha Brunson
• Has three siblings: Jenna, Zoe, and Cael

Career Record

*redshirt season

Updated April 2017