Hawk Item
• Won a U23 men’s freestyle national championship at the 2022 World Team Trials in Ohio
2021-22
• Posted a 17-2 record with three falls and seven technical falls, competing unattached
• Won the Harold Nichols Open, UNI Open and Last Chance Open
• Placed sixth at the Southern Scuffle
• Only losses came against teammate Alex Marinelli, 3-2, at Luther Open and against West Virginia’s Peyton Hall, 6-4 (SV), at Southern Scuffle
2020-21
• Posted a 2-1 overall record and 0-1 dual record
• Made his collegiate debut Jan. 15, falling 7-4 to No. 4 Mikey Labriola (Neb)
• Letterwinner
High School
• Four-time Minnesota high school state champion
• Led team to state titles as a freshman and sophomore in 2017 and 2018
• Had a 108-match winning streak, including 73 straight matches without surrendering a point
• 2019 Fargo champion
• 2018 Super 32 champion
• 2017 Fargo second runner-up
Personal
• Born May 4, 2001
• Son of Matt and Tammy Kennedy
• Has three sisters — Toni, Cori, and Katelyn — and two brothers — Jackson and Joey
• Sister, Cori, played softball at Minnesota State
• Majoring in sport and recreation management (business studies)
Overall | Dual | Big Ten Dual | Dual Pts. | Big Ten | NCAA | OT | MD | TF | Pins | Fastest | |
Year | Record | Record | Record | Scored | Place | Place | W-L | W-L | W-L | W-L | Pin |
2020-21 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0 | – – | – – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | – – |