Honors & Awards 

  • Second-place finish at 2022 NCAA Championships (March 19)
  • Fourth-place finish at 2022 Big Ten Championships (March 6)
  • NCAA All-American (2022)
  • Three-Time NCAA Qualifier (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • Best Male Athlete (2022)
  • NWCA Honorable Mention All-America (2020)
  • Nebraska's Most Outstanding Wrestler (2021-22)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2020; Spring 2020, 2021)

2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Regular Season – 149 pounds

  • 4-0 overall record (0-0 dual record)
  • Bonus Points: one pin, two technical falls, one major decision 
  • Placed first at the Wyoming Cowboy Open 

2021-22 (Sophomore)

NCAA Championships - 2nd (4-1) - 149 pounds

  • Champ. Round 1 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 24-4 won by decision over Jaden Abas (Stanford) 19-9 (Dec 4-2)
  • Champ. Round 2 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 24-4 won by decision over Joshua Heil (Campbell) 12-4 (Dec 8-1)
  • Quarterfinal - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 24-4 won by fall over Tariq Wilson (NC State) 19-2 (Fall 4:16)
  • Semifinal - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 24-4 won by decision over Bryce Andonian (Virginia Tech) 13-4 (Dec 5-4)
  • 1st Place Match - Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) 28-0 won by decision over Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 24-4 (Dec 11-5)

Big Ten Championships - 4th (3-2) - 149 pounds

  • Champ. Round 1 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 15-3 won by decision over Alec White (Purdue) 0-9 (Dec 8-1)
  • Quarterfinal - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 15-3 won by decision over Mike Van Brill (Rutgers) 20-5 (Dec 2-0)
  • Semifinal - Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) 18-2 won by fall over Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 15-3 (Fall 0:20)
  • Cons. Semi - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 15-3 won by decision over Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 9-12 (Dec 9-5)
  • 3rd Place Match - Max Murin (Iowa) 12-3 won by medical forfeit over Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) 15-3 (M. For.)

Regular Season - 149 pounds

  • 24-4 overall (10-1 dual record)
  • Bonus Points: Three pins, one technical fall, three major decisions 
  • Placed third at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 4)

2020-21 (Sophomore)

NCAA Championships - DNP (1-2) - 149 pounds

  • First Round: #5 Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. #28 Peyton Omania (MSU), 6-4 SV
  • Second Round: #12 Max Murin (IOWA) dec. #5 Ridge Lovett (NEB), 5-3
  • Cons. Second Round: #27 Josh Finesilver (DUKE) pinned #5 Ridge Lovett (NEB), 2:50

Big Ten Championships - 2nd Place (3-1) - 149 pounds

  • First Round:  Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. No. 10 Graham Rooks (IU), 6-1
  • Quarterfinals: Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. No. 2 Max Murin (IOWA), 11-6
  • Semifinals: Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. No. 6 Michael Blockhus (MINN), 2-1 TB1
  • Finals: No. 1 Sammy Sasso (OSU) dec. Ridge Lovett (NEB), 5-2

Regular Season - 149 pounds

  • 5-0 overall (2-0 dual record)
  • Bonus Points: Two major decisions, one technical fall
  • Earned bonus points in both of his dual matches with a major decision against Michigan State and techinical fall against Illinois

2019-20 (Freshman)
Big Ten Championships - 7th Place (3-2) - 133 pounds

  • First Round: Ridge Lovett (NEB) pinned #11 Boo Dryden (MINN) (0:33)
  • Quarterfinals: #3 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) dec. Ridge Lovett (NEB), 1-0
  • Second Cons. Round: Ridge Lovett (NEB) pinned #12 Travis Ford-Melton (PUR) (4:29)
  • Third Cons. Round: #7 Sammy Alvarez (RU) dec. Ridge Lovett (NEB), 9-3 
  • 7th-Place Match: Ridge Lovett (NEB) dec. #8 Joey Silva (MICH), 4-3

Regular Season - 133 pounds

  • 14-6 record overall (6-5 dual record)
  • Bonus Points: Five pins, two major decisions
  • Won title at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 17) with 3-0 record
  • Burned redshirt Nov. 24 at Northern Iowa
  • Third-place finisher at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 7) with a 5-1 mark
  • Won his last six regular season matches in a row 

Before Nebraska
• Wrestled at Post Falls High School under coach Pete Reardon
• No. 19 overall prospect in the class of 2019 in the FloWrestling recruiting rankings
• 169-0 record in high school
• Four-time 5A state champion
• 2019 Idaho Wrestler of the Year
• 2019 Dave Schults Award Recipient
• Won the national championship in Greco-Roman at the USA Wrestling Junior National championships in Fargo, N.D.
• 2017 Cadet World Team member

Personal
• Last name pronounced love-IT
• Born August 25, 2000
• Parents: Lonnie and Tashawn Lovett
• Sister: Dylan Jo

Career Statistics

Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD NCAA Big Ten
2019-20 17-8 6-5 3 0 2 -- 3-2 (7th)
2020-21 9-3 2-0 0 1 2 DNP (1-2) 3-1 (2nd)
2021-22 24-4 10-1 3 1 3 2nd (4-1) 3-2 (4th)
2022-23* 4-0 0-0 1 2 1 -- --
Career 50-15 18-6 6 2 7 5-3 9-4