Gained first career Big Ten dual victory against Brock Bobzien (Wisconsin)
2023-24
8-4 record at 133 pounds
Won the Luther Open
Competed at the Solider Salute, picking up four wins
Six bonus-point wins including three major decisions, two technical falls an a pin
Academic All-Big Ten
2022-23
Redshirted
Went 11-4 competing as an attached wrestler and 17-8 overall, competing at 133
Won the Luther Open and Lindenwood Open
Placed third at UNI Open, fourth at Soldier Salute and fifth at Flanagan Open
Started the year with eight consecutive wins
Scored bonus points in five matches (two pins, two majors, one technical fall)
Dean’s List honoree during the fall and spring semesters
High School
Placed at state all four years, finishing as 106 pound runner-up as freshman and 132 as senior… was fifth at 113 pounds as a sophomore and 132 pounds as a junior
Third four-time place winner in Mason City history, joining Cullan Schriever and Tim Krieger
Mason City High School Athlete of the Year as a senior… Globe Gazette Star Class Male Athlete of the Year as a senior
Three-time team Most Valuable Wrestler
Went 116-23 during his high school career… was 15-4 as a freshman, 38-9 as a sophomore, 29-6 as a junior and 34-4 as a senior
Conference champion at 132 pounds as a junior… was runner-up at 113 as a sophomore and 132 as a junior… placed third at 106 as a freshman
Went 5-2 at Fargo during senior season
Academic all-state and all-conference all four years… nominated to the Mason City Academic Hall of Fame
National Honor Society
High school coaches were Dusty Rhodes, Andy Thompson, Jake Phillips and Justin Faught
Personal
Born Aug. 19, 2003, in Mason City, Iowa
Son of Dusty and Molly Rhodes
Has a younger brother, Hale
Father wrestled at Northern Iowa and Wartburg… was a Division III National Champion at Wartburg