Biography
2020-21: Qualified for his second NCAA Championships appearance after claiming his second SoCon title…Seeded No. 22 at the NCAA Championships…Named All-SoCon at 197 pounds…Posted a 7-2 overall record on the year, with his only losses coming in St. Louis at the NCAA Championships…Logged a 4-0 record during the regular season, all against conference opponents, including three bonus point wins…Ranked as high as No. 27 individually at 197 pounds…Went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships with a 12-7 win over No. 27 Nick Stemmet (Stanford)…Went 2-0 at the SoCon Championships, pinning Gardner-Webb’s Sam Mora (1:17) and picking up a 3-1 decision over Chattanooga’s Logan Andrew…Helped CU to a comeback win over Appalachian State, pinning Mason Fiscella (5:39) for the lead with one bout remaining…Also helped Campbell come back on the road at Chattanooga, tying the dual with a 4-3 decision over Logan Andrew…
2019-20: Took third at the SoCon Championships at 197 pounds, his second career podium finish at the tournament…At the SoCon Championships, defeated Gardner-Webb's Roderick Davis 4-3 in the consolation final, also pinning The Citadel's Martin Duane (1:53)…Earned the No. 2 seed at 197 pounds at the SoCon Championships…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Went 20-6 on the season, carrying a, 8-3 dual mark, including a 6-1 SoCon record…Registered five pins and a tech fall for the year…Ranked as high as No. 26 at 197 pounds in the individual polls during the season (The Open Mat, Jan. 23)…Place fifth at the Southeast Open, wrestling at 184 pounds, going 4-1 on the day, including a 4-1 decision over Virginia’s Drew Peck in his final bout of the day…Won his bracket at the Wolfpack Open, also at 184 pounds, going 4-0 with three falls…Went 2-1 at the Southern Scuffle…Entered the Campbell lineup at the Duals on the Diamond, going 2-1 with 3-1 decision over Iowa State’s Joel Shapiro…Helped Campbell clinch its win over Appalachian State with a takedown in the final seconds over Demazio Samuel, taking a 4-3 decision…
2018-19: Claimed the 184 pound SoCon Championship, opening his run with the Camels' quickest fall of the day, pinning Gardner-Webb's Nathaniel Kale in just 30 seconds, locking in a finals appearance with a 13-6 decision over Dominic Lampe from Chattanooga…Avenged his only SoCon loss of the season in the SoCon title match, edging Alan Clothier of Appalachian State 4-3 to gain an automatic berth to the NCAA Championships…Went 0-2 in the NCAA Championships…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Registered a 20-11 overall record on the season, going 7-1 in dual matches and 5-1 in SoCon outings…Placed sixth at the Hokie Open, going 3-2 in the tournament…Also posted 3-2 marks at the Midlands Championships and the Franklin & Marshall Open…
2017-18: Posted a 15-14 overall record with a 2-5 SoCon mark at 197 pounds…Went 2-2 at the SoCon Championships, taking three of his four matches on the day to the final seconds, including a pin to defeat Christian Dulaney of SIUE with just three seconds on the clock after trailing 3-2 with 10 seconds remaining…In the third place match, carried Appalachian State's Randall Diabe to the second tie breaker, but fell 5-4…Placed fifth at the Wilkes Open, going 4-1 in the tournament…Also tallied three wins in the David H. Lehman F&M Open…
Prep/Personal: A 2017 PAISAA State Champion and four-time state placer…Completed a 147-37 career record for The Haverford School…A two-time National Preps Placer, taking third in 2017 and seventh in 2016…Also placed seventh at the Beast of the East and was the NHSCA Senior National Runner-Up in 2017…Ranks No. 28 nationally among seniors at 220 pounds (Wrestling USA)…Placed third as a sophomore and junior in the PAISSA state tournament after earning a fifth place finish as a freshman…Son of Timothy and Christine Kober…Brother of Timmy, Mickey and Frankie… Also played football…A sports management major…
