Honors & Awards
- Academic All-Big Ten (2018)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017, 2018; Spring 2015, 2017, 2018)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- Nebraska Life Skills Service Trip Abroad (Bocas del Toro, Panama, May 2018)
2017-18 (Junior)
Regular Season – 165 pounds
- Did not wrestle in competition in 2017-18
2016-17 (Sophomore)
Big Ten Championships – DNP (1-2) – 165 pounds
- First Round: Defeated Patrick Gerish (Maryland) by pin, 4:48
- Quarterfinals: Lost to #2 Logan Massa (Michigan) by technical fall, 24-9
- Cons. Second Round: Lost to Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) by major decision, 15-5
Regular Season – 165 pounds
- 15-14 record overall (6-7 in duals)
- Bonus Points: two pins, one technical fall and two major decisions
- DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 6)
- Went 4-1 at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open en route to a runner-up finish (Nov. 13)
- DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season - 165/174 pounds
- 10-4 record overall (0-2 in duals)
- Bonus Points: one technical fall and one major decision
- Won the Daktronics Open title (Nov. 1)
- Won the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open title (Nov. 21)
- DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
2014-15 (Redshirt)
Regular Season - 165 pounds
- 16-4 record overall (five pins)
- Won the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open title (Nov. 22)
- Won the Hastings Cusatis Open title (Jan. 10)
- Runner-up at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open (Nov. 2)
- Runner-up at the Grand View Open (Jan. 31)
- DNP at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2)
Before Nebraska
- Wrestled at Gardner Edgerton High School in Gardner, Kan.
- Three-time state champion (undefeated during last two seasons)
- 155-11 career record
- Won the Rocky Mountain Nationals title (170)
- Finished fifth at the 2013 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals (160)
- Named the 2014 Class 6A Wrestler of the Year
- Earned three letters in football and one letter in baseball
Personal
- Born: March 5, 1996
- Parents: Lisa and Leonard Williams
- Brother: Austin
- Major: Biological Sciences (Bachelor's degree, May 2019)
Career Results
Year | Overall | Dual | Pins | TF | MD | NCAA | Big Ten |
2014-15* | 16-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
2015-16 | 10-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
2016-17 | 15-14 | 6-7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -- | DNP (1-2) |
2017-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
Career | 25-18 | 6-9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals