Honors & Awards
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015)
2018-19 (Junior)
Regular Season – Heavyweight
- 12-5 record overall (2-1 in duals)
- Came in fourth place (2-2) at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 4)
- Went 2-0 at the Northeast Duals with decision victories over wrestlers from Drexel and Virginia
- Finished with a 3-2 record at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 1)
- Finished in first place at Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 5) with a 5-0 record
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – Heavyweight
- 19-11 record overall (1-3 in duals)
- Bonus Points: two pins, three technical falls and five major decisions
- Won his first-career dual match with a 10-2 major decision over Rutgers’ Razohnn Gross (Jan. 21)
- Placed third at the Doane Open (Dec. 9)
- Finished third at the Hastings Cusatis Open (Jan. 6)
- Took fourth in the elite division at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 18)
- Finished fifth at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
- DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman)
Regular Season - Heavyweight
- 18-6 record overall
- Bonus points: six technical falls and two major decisions
- Won the Denker Open with a 5-0 record (Jan. 22)
- Took the Sioux City Dave Edmonds Open title with a 5-0 record (Feb. 4)
- Finished fourth at the Bob Smith Open (Dec. 3)
- DNP at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 6)
- DNP at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Nov. 13)
2015-16 (Redshirt)
Regular Season - Heavyweight
- 17-5 record overall
- Bonus Points: two pins, one technical fall and one major decision
- Won the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open title (Nov. 21)
- Finished third at the Bob Smith Open (Dec. 6)
- Tied for third at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 1)
- Finished fifth at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Nov. 15)
- DNP at the Viking-Warrior Open (Jan. 2)
Before Nebraska
- Wrestled at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, Va.
- Two-time state champion
- 133-30 career record
- As a senior, he went 46-2 en route to the state title
- As a junior, he went 47-4 en route to the state title
- As a sophomore, he finished seventh at state
- Three-time regional champion
- Won the 2014 Super 32 title
- Finalist at the 2014 Beast of the East
Personal
- Born: Nov. 4, 1996
- Parents: Wanda and Ronald Grayson
- Major: Psychology (Bachelor's degree, May 2019)
Career Statistics
Year | Overall | Dual | Pins | TF | MD | NCAA | Big Ten |
2015-16* | 17-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -- | -- |
2016-17 | 18-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -- | -- |
2017-18 | 19-11 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -- | -- |
2018-19 | 12-5 | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- |
Career | 49-22 | 3-4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals