NCAA All American (4th, '23)
Big 12 Champion (157, '23)
4x NCAA Wrestling Championships Qualifier ('20, '21, '22, '23)
NWCA All-America Team Honorable Mention ('20)
2x Big 12 Championships Runner-Up ('21, '22)
Big 12 Championships Third-Place ('20)
2x Southern Scuffle Champion ('22, '23)
2x Elite 90 Award Winner ('22, '23)
2x CoSIDA/CSCÂ First Team Academic All-American ('22, '23)
2x CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-District Team ('22, '23)
4x NWCA All-Academic Team ('20, '21, '22, '23)
4x Academic All-Big 12 First Team ('20, '21, '22, '23)
2022-23 SEASON (SENIOR): Earned NCAA All-American honors and recorded a fourth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships … Named NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for second-straight season at the NCAA Championships … Named Big 12 Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Named to the NWCA Scholar All-America team … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … CSC Academic All-District Team ... Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., where he was selected as a No. 4 seed in the 157-pound bracket … Finished with a 5-2 record at nationals … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after claiming the Big 12 Championship at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 3-0 record for the program’s third Big 12 individual title … Compiled an overall record of 27-3 … His .900 win percentage is the second best for a season in NDSU’s Div. 1 era … Had stretch with 24 consecutive match victories, the second longest streak in NDSU’s Div. 1 history … Finished with a record of 15-3 against ranked opposition, with his three losses coming against wrestlers ranked in the top five … His 15 ranked wins tied an NCAA Div. 1 era record for the Bison … His .833 win percentage against ranked competition tied the NDSU Div. 1 era record … Claimed his second-straight Southern Scuffle title, including his first of two ranked wins over the No. 3 ranked wrestler … Compiled a 13-1 record in dual matches, including an 8-0 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 46 team points in dual competition ... Recorded nine bonus-point victories … Secured two tech fall victories … Picked up seven major decision victories … Scored 196 total match points … Secured 61 takedowns … Turned three two-point nearfalls … Turned five four-point nearfalls … Recorded one reversal … Scored 32 escapes … Finished with 14 riding-time points …
2021-22 SEASON (JUNIOR):  Named the Elite 90 award recipient at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship for holding the highest cumulative grade-point average of any competitor at the championship event … Earned automatic qualification for the NCAA Championships at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich., where he was selected as a No. 6 seed in the 157-pound bracket … Finished with a 2-2 record at nationals, reaching the blood round for the second-straight season … Earned automatic qualification for nationals after a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., finishing with a 2-1 record … Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Compiled an overall record of 25-5 … Finished with a record of 8-5 against ranked opposition … Compiled a 13-1 record in dual matches, including a 7-1 record in Big 12 duals … Scored 52 team points in dual competition ... Claimed the prestigious Southern Scuffle individual title, going 5-0 (Jan. 1-2) … Recorded 13 bonus-point victories on the season … Finished with a record of 2-0 in matches decided by falls, including a season best pin of 0:26 … Finished with a record of 5-0 in matches decided by tech fall … Finished with a record of 6-0 in matches decided by major decision … Scored 253 total match points on the season … Recorded 66 takedowns to lead all Bison … Scored 11 two-point nearfalls to lead all Bison … Scored 12 four-point nearfalls … Recorded two reversals … Scored 36 escapes … Scored 10 riding-time points to lead all Bison … Went 3-1 to place second at Bison Open (Nov. 13) … Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Men's Team ...Â
2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships with a second-place finish at 157 pounds at the Big 12 Championships … Compiled a 2-2 record at nationals in St. Louis, Mo. With wins over Drexel and Purdue ... Claimed a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championships after going 2-1 on the mat at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. … Recorded victories by decision over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Championships ... Named to All-Big 12 Conference Team … Finished the regular season with a final ranking of No. 11 in the NCAA Coaches Poll … Also finished the Big 12 Tournament ranked unanimously across the major polls … Closed the year ranked No.8 by TrackWrestling.com and by TheOpenMat.com, No.13 by FloWrestling.org and by InterMat.com, and No.15 by WIN Magazine ... Named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team … Named to Academic All-Big 12 first team ... Appeared in 18 matches on the season, all at 157 pounds, compiling a 13-5 record, including a 8-2 record in dual matches and a 6-1 record in Big 12 duals ... Scored a total of 32 points for the Bison in dual matches, including 22 points in Big 12 duals, both second on the team ... Finished 7-5 against ranked opposition ... Recorded one victory by pin in a Big 12 dual against Utah Valley (2/13) ... Secured two tech fall victories, one in a non-conference dual against California Baptist (1/30) and the other in Big 12 play against South Dakota State (2/20) ... Scored one victory by major decision against Fresno State in Big 12 play (1/30) ...
Â
2019-20 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Placed third with a 3-1 record at the Big 12 Conference championships to earn an automatic qualifier spot in the NCAA championships...Honorable mention on National Wrestling Coaches Association All-America Team...Named to National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team...Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team...Led team with a 27-7 record including 12-2 in duals with seven major decisions and three tech falls...Had 8-0 record in Big 12 duals...Ranked No. 13 in final NCAA RPI and No. 17 in NCAA Coaches ranking...Listed at No. 11 by TrackWrestling.com, No. 15 by InterMat.com and by WIN Wrestling Magazine, No. 16 by TheOpenMat.com, and No. 17 by FloWrestling.org...Had 7-7 record against nationally ranked opponents...Had an 11-match winning streak from the last day of the Southern Scuffle through the Big 12 semifinals...Had 7-6 record against nationally-ranked opponents...Placed seventh at the Southern Scuffle (1-2-20) with a 5-2 record including a pair of major decisions...Put together a 3-2 record at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12-7-19)...Compiled 4-0 record to claim Bison Open (11-9-19) title.
2018-19 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Wrestled unattached at 157 pounds...Rolled up a 10-2 record with three pins, a pair of tech falls and two major decisions...Won 2 of 3 open tournaments...Went 4-0 with two pins and a tech fall to take the Dragon Open/Red Division (12-1-18)...Compiled a 4-0 record with a pin, a tech fall and a major decision in collecting the North Country Open (1-26-19) crown...Went 2-2 with a major decision at the UNI Open (12-8-18).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time North Dakota state champion for West Fargo High School...Finished with a 272-14 high school record including a 51-0 ledger...Led the Packers to a pair of state championships on the mat...USA Wrestling Nationals Freestyle Champion...Flowrestling Nationals finalist...Two-year starter at running back and linebacker for West Fargo...Packers claimed three EDC championships and the 2017 state championship...Received North Dakota's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award.
PERSONAL:Â Majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration...Son of Shawn and Laura Franek...Has two brothers.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Year |
Overall |
vs.
Rank |
Duals |
Big 12
Duals |
Dual
Pts |
Falls |
Fast
Pin |
TF |
MD |
TD |
N2 |
N4 |
RV |
E |
RT |
Pts |
Big 12
Champ |
NCAA
Champ |
| 2018-19* |
10-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
3-0 |
1:13 |
2-0 |
2-2 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
40 |
-- |
-- |
| 2019-20 |
27-7 |
7-7 |
12-2 |
8-0 |
45 |
0-0 |
- |
3-0 |
7-3 |
75 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
38 |
18 |
266 |
3-1 (3rd) |
Cncl |
| 2020-21 |
13-5 |
7-5 |
8-2 |
6-1 |
30 |
1-0 |
2:02 |
2-0 |
1-1 |
29 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
24 |
6 |
96 |
2-1 (2nd) |
2-2 (BR) |
| 2021-22 |
25-5 |
8-5 |
13-1 |
7-1 |
52 |
2-0 |
0:26 |
5-0 |
6-0 |
66 |
11 |
12 |
2 |
36 |
11 |
253 |
2-1 (2nd) |
2-2 (BR) |
| 2022-23 |
27-3 |
15-3 |
13-1 |
8-0 |
46 |
0-0 |
- |
2-0 |
7-1 |
61 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
32 |
14 |
196 |
3-0 (1st) |
5-2 (4th) |
| Career |
92-20 |
37-20 |
46-6 |
29-2 |
173 |
3-0 |
0:26 |
12-0 |
21-5 |
231 |
20 |
26 |
13 |
130 |
49 |
811 |
10-3 |
9-6 |
*Redshirt season does not count in career totals
2020 NCAA Championship canceled due to COVID-19
