2016-17 (Redshirt Senior):
Finished with a 30-10 overall record, 11-4 in duals, and a 3-3 record in SoCon action… Kraisser competed in his fourth NCAA Championships and earned his first All-America honor with his eighth place finish at the 2017 NCAA Championships…He picked up a 4-1 victory over Freddie Rodriguez (SIUE, 3/17) to clinch his All-America status… Kraisser opened the season at the NWCA All-Star Classic, taking a 3-2 win over Barlow McGhee (Missouri, 11/5)… He is the first Campbell participant to compete in the NWCA All-Star Classic… He picked up seven falls, eight tech falls, and one major decision win on the year… His fastest fall victory came at just 17 seconds against Michael Nguyen (Arizona State, 1/13-14)… Between January 13-20, he picked up four falls in five matches… Including his 17-second fall, he picked up a fall at 56 seconds against Steven Simpson (ODU, 1/13-14), 2:51 against Cory Simpson (Kent State, 1/13-14), and at 1:15 in conference action against Artur Hofer (Gardner-Webb, 1/20)… He also picked up a fall in the first weekend of the season at 2:43 against Devin Brown (WVU, 11/6)… He went 2-1 in SoCon Tournament action, falling to Rodriguez (SIUE, 3/4) by a 12-8 decision in the 125-pound final… At the NCAA Championships, Kraisser posted a 4-3 record, picking up wins over Jake Gromacki (Clarion, 3/16) 3-0, a victory over Gabel Townsell (Stanford, 3/17) 10-7, and a win over Joshua Rodriguez (North Dakota State, 3/17) 6-0… Kraisser was named to the NWCA All-Academic Individual list…
2015-16 (Redshirt Junior):
NCAA Wrestling Championship qualifier … The 2016 SoCon Champion at 133-pounds … Finished with a team-high 34-9 overall record … Earned the first pin of the 2016 NCAA National Wrestling Championships over No. 16 Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers) in 6:12 … Claimed the 8th spot in the top-10 NCAA Stat Leaders in the Fall category with 10 wins over DI opponents and a time of 50:50 … Led the team in major decisions (9), pins (10), wins by forfeit (3) and dual points (75) … Went 15-1 in duals and a perfect 7-0 against SoCon opponents … Defeated No. 8 Emilio Saavedra (Old Dominion) in a 13-5 MD at the Virginia Duals … Closed the regular season on a 10-dual winning streak … Won 14 individual bouts in a row before falling to No. 1 Nahshon Garrett (Cornell & the 133-lbs. National Champion) in round 2 of the NCAA National Champions … Claimed 4th place finishes at the Navy Classic, Reno Tournament of Champions and Southern Scuffle … Scored a team-high 16 points at the SoCon Championships helping the Camels to a 5th place finish (46.5 team-pts.) … Voted to the 2015-16 All-Southern Conference team by league coaches … Named SoCon Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 13 … Earned January Wrestler of the Month laurels for going a perfect 8-0 in duals throughout the month …
2014-15 (Junior):
Made the Southern Conference Honor Roll list with a GPA of 3.0 or better ... DNP (redshirt)Â
2012-2013 (transfer from UNC):Â
Garnered ACC Freshman of the Year honors ... tallied a 33-7 record at UNC in the 125-pound weight class; earned a 14-0 in duals and a 5-0 record against ACC competition ... finished runner-up in ACC at 125 pounds ...Â
Prep/Personal:
Lettered all four years at Centennial High School ... posted a 152-6 overall record, including a 41-0 record in his junior year ... named all-county, all-met and county wrestler of the year every season in high school ... named Met wrestler of the year in his senior season...Kraisser is fifth four-time Maryland state champion and set a school record in wins during his tenure at Centennial ... has six siblings: Brian, Brandi, Austin, Jason, Holli, and Calvin; son of Cliff and Kerri Kraisser.
