Honors & Awards

  • NCAA Qualifier (2021)
  • Nebraska's Redshirt of the Year (2021-22)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2022)
  • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2023)

2022-23 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Regular Season - 133 pounds

  • 6-6 record overall (3-4 dual record)
  • Bonus points: one pin 
  • Recorded dual wins against North Dakota State, Army and South Dakota State
  • Placed first at the Navy Classic
  • Child, youth and family studies major who earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2023

2021-22 Season (Redshirt)
Regular Season - 133 pounds

  • 13-0 record overall
  • Bonus points: Three pins, four technical fall
  • Placed first at the Grand View Open (Nov. 13), Doane Open (Dec. 4) and the Hastings Open (Jan. 8) 

Before Nebraska

  • Wrestled one season at Minnesota at 133 pounds, tallying a career overall record of 13-14 and a dual record of 6-7
  • Placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships with a 2-3 record and qualified for the NCAA Championships
  • 2019 NJCAA National Champion at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
  • Wrestled at Campus High School for Jim Dryden
  • Two-time Kansas High School state champion

Personal

  • Born: February 10, 1999
  • Parents: Troy and Melynda Dryden
  • Sisters: Keli and Devin
Year Overall Dual Pins TF MD NCAA Big Ten
2017-18* 9-2 0-0 0/0 0 5 -- --
2018-19* 12-0 1-0 7/0 0 1 -- --
2019-20* 5-5 1-3 2/0 0 0 -- 1-2
2020-21** 11-7 5-4 2/0 0 1 1-2 2-3
2021-22*** 13-0 0-0 3/0 4 0 -- --
2022-23 6-6 3-4 1/0 0 0 -- --
Career 43-20 10-11 12 0 7 1-2 3-5

*at Northeastern Oklahoma
**at Minnesota
***Redshirt season does not count in career totals