Honors & Awards

  • Academic All-Big Ten (2014)
  • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014)
  • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012; Spring 2013, 2014)

2013-14 (Senior)
Regular Season
Adam Joseph finished his final season at Nebraska with a 7-7 record, recording two technical falls in the process. His lone dual appearance was a 6-4 loss to Indiana's Ethan Raley on Jan. 10. He competed at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open and Bob Smith Open.

2012-13 (Junior)
Regular Season
Joseph appeared in four open tournaments at 133 pounds and earned a 9-9 record. He fared best at the season-opening Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open, where he finished sixth. During the year, Joseph earned two pins, two technical falls and one major decision.

Before Nebraska
Joseph came to Nebraska after two years at Concordia University in Seward, Neb. Joseph went 78-21 at 133 pounds, earning NAIA All-America accolades in 2012. He was a two-time NAIA national qualifier and earned NWCA Academic All-America honors in 2012.

Before beginning his collegiate career, Joseph wrestled at Adams Central High School, going 124-51 in four years. He was the runner-up at 130 pounds at the Class B state tournament in 2010 after taking fourth place in 2009 at 125 pounds. Joseph was on the honor roll all four years at Adams Central and earned National Honor Society accolades as a senior.

Personal
The son of Jeff and Collette Joseph, Adam was born on Aug. 17, 1991. He has two sisters, Tasha, 23, and Amber, 18, and two brothers, Allix, 21, and Tyler, 18. Adam is majoring in mechanical engineering and is a three-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. In 2014, he collected Academic All-Big Ten honors and was named to the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.