Honors & Awards
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2017, 2018)
- Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Nebraska Outstanding Scholar Award (2019)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015*, 2016, 2017, 2018*; Spring 2016, 2017, 2018*)
- Sam Foltz Hero 27 Leadership Award (2018)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
*-denotes perfect 4.0 grade-point average
2018-19 (Junior)
Big Ten Championships – DNP (1-2) – 149 pounds
- First Round: Lost to #9 Pat Lugo (Iowa) by decision, 8-5
- Cons. First Round: Defeated Parker Filius (Purdue) by pinfall (2:42)
- Cons. Second Round: Lost to #18 Cole Martin (Wisconsin) in SV-1, 6-4
Regular Season – 149 pounds
- 10-10 record overall (6-6 in duals)
- Bonus points: three wins by major decision, six wins by decision, one by pinfall
- Won his first ever top 20 bout in a 10-2 major decision against Minnesota's #19 Tommy Thorn
- Defeated Christian Kanzler of Illinois 7-3 on Jan. 27
- Finished fourth at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – 149 pounds
- 12-5 record overall
- Bonus Points: four technical falls and three major decisions
- Tied for first in the elite division at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 18)
- Took second at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 21)
- Finished fifth at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
- DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season – 149 pounds
- 12-9 record overall
- Bonus points: five pins and three major decisions
- Won the Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open with a 4-0 record, including three bonus-point wins (Feb. 4)
- Tied for fifth at the Doane Open with a 3-1 record (Dec. 10)
- Placed sixth at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Nov. 13)
- DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
- Wrestled in three duals for Nebraska
2015-16 (Redshirt)
Regular Season – 149 pounds
- 18-5 record overall
- 10 pins, one technical fall and one major decision
- Won the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open title (Nov. 21)
- Won the Viking-Warrior Open (Jan. 2)
- Finished third at the UNK Loper Open (Dec. 12)
- DNP at two additional open tournaments
Before Nebraska
- Wrestled at West Fargo High School in Fargo, N.D.
- First in North Dakota history to win six state titles
- Holds state record for wins (259)
- Named 2015 North Dakota Outstanding Wrestler
- As a senior, he won state at 145 pounds
- As a junior, he won state at 132 pounds
- As a sophomore, he won state at 126 pounds
- As a freshman, he won state at 113 pounds
- As an eighth-grader, he won state at 103 pounds
- As a seventh-grader, he won state at 103 pounds
- Two-time Junior Nationals All-American
- Wrestled in four Junior and Cadet Nationals
Personal
- Born: Oct. 6, 1996
- Parents: Dean and Linda Shearer
- Sister: Ashley (Reuter); Brother: Jesse (Wrestler at North Dakota State)
- Major: Nutrition and Health Sciences (Bachelor's degree, May 2019)
Career Results
| Year | Overall | Dual | Pins | TF | MD | NCAA | Big Ten |
| 2015-16* | 18-5 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2016-17 | 12-9 | 0-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2018-19 | 10-10 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -- | DNP (1-2) |
| Career | 34-24 | 6-9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals