2011-12 — posted a 16-4 record at 149 pounds… went 1-2 in dual competition… won Duhawk Open title, placing third at Lindenwood and Grand View Opens… ended season on a seven-match winning streak… pinned six opponents and posted two major decisions… academic all-Big Ten.
2010-11 — redshirted… posted a 19-2 record at 149 pounds while competing unattached… won titles at William Penn, Glenn Brand and Pat ‘Flash’ Flanagan Opens, while placed second at Kaufman-Brand Open and third at Northern Iowa Open… ended season on a 12-match winning streak… pinned four opponents and recorded one technical fall… placed third at 145.5 pounds at FILA Junior Nationals.
High School — prep career record of 179-6 included an undefeated 46-0 senior season… three-time state champion and four-time state finalist… team won three state titles… four-time conference champion… 2010 Junior National freestyle champion… named valedictorian of his graduating class… coached by Rick Caldwell.
Personal — born October 7, 1991… son of Tom and Prudy Ballweg… his father wrestled at Wisconsin… his brother, Mark, also wrestles at Iowa and his brother, Matt, was a four-year letterwinner for the Hawkeyes (2008-11)… they are the 37th set of brothers to wrestle at Iowa… undecided engineering major.
Overall | Dual | Big Ten Dual | Dual Pts. | Big Ten | NCAA | SV | TB | MD | TF | Pins | Fastest | |
Year | Record | Record | Record | Scored | Place | Place | W/L | W/L | W/L | W/L | W/L | Pin |
2011-12 | 16-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | – – | – – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 1:02 |