Hall of Fame
Four-time All American...Captured NCAA Division II national individual title in 1976...Finished second in 1975 and was also third (1977) and fifth (1974)...Captured NCC title in 1976...MSU placed sixth twice ('74-'75) and fourth once ('76) in NCAA competition during career...Career record of 126-21...Named to NCC 75th Anniversary All-Time Wrestling Team in 1998...Ranked tenth on MSU's Male Athletes of the Century list...Janesville, Minn., native taught and served as wrestling coach at Blue Earth Area High School...One son (Luke) wrestled at Iowa (Luke) and the other (Ty) is a two-time state high school champion...Wife, Mona, is a 1977 MSU grad.