High School
- Letterered all 4 years in wrestling and football at Ballard High
- Lettered two years in baseball and track
- 167-20 career record with 78 pins
- All-district wrestler all 4 years
- Outstanding wrestler award as a freshman and sophomore
- First-team all-conference wrestler as a junior
- Iowa freestyle meet champion at 190 lbs as a senior
- Finished 1st at conference meet freshman-junior year
- Placed 8th at state at 182 lbs as a freshman (Class 1A)
- Earned 5th at state at 182 lbs as a sophomore (Class 1A)
- Finished 2nd at state at 182 lbs as a junior (Class 2A)
- Placed 3rd at state at 190 pounds as a senior (Class 2A)
- First-team all-district in football as a junior (Class 3A)
- First-team defense as a senior (Class 4A)
- District defensive lineman of the year as a senior
- Academic all-conference as a junior and senior
- Academic all-state as a junior
- Distinguished academic achievement as a sophomore and junior
Personal
- Born June 14, 2005, in Des Moines, Iowa
- Parents Jennifer and Scott Sampson, brother Tyler
- Plans to major in finance