Honors & Awards
- Two-Time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2018, 2019)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2016, 2017)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2017, 2019)
- Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2020)
2019-20Â (Junior)
Regular Season – 157/165 pounds
- 15-4Â record overall (1-0Â in duals)
- Bonus Points: Six pins, two techincal falls
- Placed second at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10)
- Finished fourth at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 17)
- Won title at the Hastings College Open (Jan. 11)
- Finished third at the Dave Edmonds Open (Jan. 5) with a 3-1 record
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – 165 pounds
- 12-3 record overall (0-1 in duals)
- Placed third at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4)
- Also finished third at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 17)
- T-1st at Doane Open (Dec. 8)
- Finished second at the Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 5) with a 3-1 record
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season – 165 pounds
- 20-9 record overall (0-1 in duals)
- Bonus Points: one pin and four technical falls
- Saw action in one dual
- Went 5-0 on the way to the title at the Doane Open (Dec. 9)
- Placed second at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 21)
- Took third in the elite division at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 18)
- Placed fourth at the Bob Smith Open (Dec. 3)
- DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
- DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
2016-17 (Redshirt)
Regular Season – 165 pounds
- 19-10 record overall
- Bonus Points: seven pins, one technical fall and one major decision
- Tied for third at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 19)
- Went 5-1 at the Hastings Cusatis Open en route to a third-place finish (Jan. 7)
Before Nebraska
- Wrestled at Platte County High School in Platte City, Mo., under Coach Reggie Burress
- Ranked 13th nationally at 160 pounds in the FloRankings
- Two-time state champion; three-time state finalist
- Four-time all-state member
- Runner-up at the 2014 Fargo Junior Cadet Nationals (152)
- Finished sixth at the 2015 Cadet Freestyle (69 kg)
- Finished third at the 2014 USA Wrestling Folkstyle (145)
- Three-time Academic All-State; National Honor Society member
- Second-team all-state linebacker (2015)
- First-team all-conference linebacker (2015) and safety (2014)
- Former Husker wrestler Tony Purler was his coach before high school
Personal
- Born: Jan. 10, 1998
- Parents: Jerre and Patricia Blankenship
- Major: Business Administration
Career Statistics
| Year | Overall | Dual | Pins | TF | MD | NCAA | Big Ten |
| 2016-17* | 19-10 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2017-18 | 20-9 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2018-19 | 15-4 | 0-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019-20 | 15-4 | 1-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 50-17 | 1-2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | -- | -- |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals