Honors & Awards
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019)
2022-23 (Junior)
Big Ten Championships – DNP (0-3) – 285 pounds
- First Round: No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) maj. dec. No. 14 Emerson (NEB) 10-0
- Cons. First Round: No. 11 Garrett Joles (MINN) dec. No. 14 Emerson (NEB) 3-1
- *Ninth-Place Quarterfinal: No. 11 Garrett Joles (MINN) dec. No. 14 Emerson (NEB) 4-0
Regular Season – 285 pounds
- 10-7 record overall (0-1 dual record)
- Bonus Points: six pins, one major decision
- Placed second at the Younes Hospitality Open
2021-22 (Sophomore)
Regular Season - Heavyweight
- 3-4 overall record
- Bonus points: One pin
- Placed sixth at the Doane Open (Dec. 4)
2020-21 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – Heavyweight
- 0-0 overall record
2019-20 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season – Heavyweight
- 11-8 overall record
- Bonus Points: Three pins, two major decisions
- Placed third at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 17)
- DNP at the UNK Younes Hospitality Open (Nov. 23)
- Runner-up finish at the Viking-Warrior Open (Jan. 4)
- DNP at the Hastings College Open (Jan. 11)
- DNP at the Dave Edmonds Open (Feb. 1)
2018-19 (Redshirt)
Regular Season – Heavyweight
- 19-6 overall record
- Finished in fifth place at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4), going 4-2 with three victories by fall
- Third place finish at the Grand View Open (Nov. 10)
- Finished second at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 17)
- Fourth place finish at Doane Open (Dec. 8)
- Second place finish at Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 5)
- 12 bonus-point victories (nine by pin)
Before Nebraska
- Wrestled at Bedford High School in Temperance, Michigan, for Coach Kevin Vogel where he was a team captain
- State champion and two-time state finalist with a 144-22 overall record
- Ended his high school career with his first state title, as he captured the MHSAA Division 1 crown at 285 pounds to finish off a 48-3 senior season in 2018
- Took second at heavyweight as a junior in 2017 after going 49-2 on the year
- Posted a record of 31-5 as a sophomore in 2016 and 16-12 as a freshman in 2015, both at 215 pounds
- Sixth-ranked heavyweight in the Class of 2018, according to FloWrestling
- InterMat ranked Emerson as the No. 11 wrestler at 285 pounds in the Class of 2018
- Won NHSCA Senior National Championships title at 285 pounds in 2018
- Took fourth in Greco-Roman and fifth in freestyle at the 2017 USMC/USAW Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D.
- Was a state champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman at 285 pounds at both the 2017 and 2018 Michigan USA Wrestling State Finals
- Was also a double Cadet All-American in 2016, as he placed third in Greco-Roman and fifth in freestyle at 285 pounds at the 2016 USAW Cadet Nationals in Fargo
- Cadet state champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman in 2015
- Captain on football team in high school
Personal
- Born: March 28, 2000
- Parents: Kirk and Amy Emerson
- Sisters: Carly and Jessica; Brothers: Adam and Chris
- Management major who earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2023
Career Statistics
| Year | Overall | Dual | Pins | TF | MD | NCAA | Big Ten |
| 2018-19* | 19-6 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2019-20 | 11-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2020-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2021-22 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 10-7 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | -- | DNP (0-3) |
| Career | 24-19 | 1-1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals