2007-08 Team USA Ranking No. 1 at 55KG

2008: Olympic gold medalist. U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion. Second in U.S. Nationals. Pan American

Championships gold medalist.

2007: DNP in World Championships... Pan American Games gold medalist. U.S. World Team Trials champion.

Pan American Championships gold medalist. U.S. Nationals champion. Fifth in Kiev International. Second in

Takhti Cup (Iran). Third in Ivan Yarygin International (Russia).

2006: Second in Junior World Championships. FILA Junior World Team Trials champion. Pan American

Championships gold medalist. Second in U.S. World Team Trials. U.S. Nationals champion.

2005: NYAC Holiday Tournament champion. Fifth in Sunkist Kids International Open. Fifth in Junior World

Championships.

High School: Four-time state champion (two in Arizona, two in Colorado). 2006 ASICS National High School

Wrestler of the Year. Two-time ASICS High School First Team member. Ranked No. 1 nationally at 125 pounds by Wrestling International Newsmagazine.

Personal: Older brother, Angel, also is a ranked freestyle wrestler and resident athlete. U.S. Olympic Training

Center resident-athlete. Profiled in June 11, 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated.

CAREER NOTES:
2008 Olympic gold medalist

Youngest Olympic wrestling champion in U.S. history

2007 Pan American Games champion

2007 U.S. World Team Trials champion

Seond in 2006 Junior World Championships

Second in 2006 U.S. World Team Trials

Two-time U.S. Nationals champion (2006-07)

Fifth in 2005 Junior World Championships

Four-time state high school champion

2006 ASICS National High School Wrestler of the Year

First high-schooler to win U.S. Nationals since USA Wrestling became the sport's national governing body in 1983