Upcoming Event: Wrestling versus Cyclone Invitational on November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Awards and Honors
2010 125-pound All-American
2010 Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open 125-pound Champion
2010 ISU Freshman of the Year
2010 ISU Progress Award
2009-2010
Posted a 27-7 record...concluded redshirt freshman campiagn as a 125-pound national runner-up...recorded six major decisions, four technical falls and seven pins...Big 12 Conference runner-up at 125 pounds...defeated returning All-American Brandon Precin from Northwestern by fall in 4:20... avenged a loss to Arizona State All-American Anthony Robles in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament...defeated former National Champion Angel Escobedo in the semi-finals of the NCAA tournament 7-4...downed Minnesota All-American Zach Sanders 8-4...defeated Ohio State All-American Nikko Triggas 8-1... ...placed second at the Midlands Championships...recorded first-place finishes at the Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open and the Kaufman-Brand Open...won his first bout as a Cyclone with a fall over Jeremiah Barker from NIACC in 3:49.
2008 - 09
Redshirted initial collegiate season.
High School
Finished prep career with a 175-13 record ... ranked fourth nationally among preps at 125 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News and W.I.N. Magazine ... three-time Iowa high school champion, winning titles at (2006 - 103 pounds; 2007 - 112 pounds; 2008 - 125 pounds) ... used three technical falls and a pin en route to third state title ... 2007 Junior National Championships 112-pound Greco-Roman champion ... 2007 Northern Plains Regional Championships 125-pound freestyle runner-up ... took top Greco-Roman honors at 112 pounds in 2006 ... 2005 freestyle and Greco-Roman cadet national champion.
Personal
Born June 2, 1989 ... son of Matt and Debbie Long ... pre-business major.