A two-time NCC champion at 190-pounds in 1988 and 1989, he gained NCAA Division II All-America honors three times during his collegiate wrestling career. He was invited to the NCAA Division I championships in 1989 and earned the All-America honors with an eighth-place finish. He charted a 30-10 record for the Huskies in 1986-87, then notched a 33-4 record the following year for his first conference title. To cap his senior season, he went 37-6, earning another NCC title and third-place at the NCAA Division II championships.
