Parents: Tonya and Andy Pipher
Major: AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
 
2019-20 / JUNIOR SEASON:
Season: Posted 9-13 overall record at 157...Had three pins, a tech and a major.
Navy (11/10): Downed Navy’s Scout Skidgel 7-6 in Penn State’s 45-0 win in Rec Hall. Army West Point Invite (11/17): Posted 4-2 mark with two pins to place fifth. Penn (12/8): Close 5-2 loss to #10 Anthony Artalona in Rec Hall dual. Wilkes Open (12/22): Posted 4-1 mark with a pin, a tech and a major to place second at 157. Nebraska (1/24): Lost tough 5-3 decision to #11 Peyton Robb. Iowa (1/31): Lost 6-1 to #5 Kaleb Young of Iowa in road dual. Maryland (2/2): Picked up first Big Ten dual victory with strong 3-0 win over Jahi Jones in Rec Hall.
Big Ten Tournament (0-2): Suffered a late injury in a close 5-3 (sv) loss to #8 Will Lewan of Michigan in his first round bout...went 0-2 overall.
 
2018-19 / SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Went 10-7 overall...Posted 0-2 mark in duals, 0-1 in Big Ten action...Collected three pins, a tech and major.
Bearcat Open (11/11): Went 2-2. Keystone Classic (11/18): Went 4-2...Placed sixth. Bucknell (11/30): Moved up to 165 to take on DJ Hollingshead in dual in Lewisburg, dropping 10-5 decision. Southern Scuffle (1/1-2): 2019 Southern Scuffle Runner-Up at 157...Went 4-1 to reach the finals...Lost to teammate and top-ranked Jason Nolf in the final...Posted 16-0 tech fall over #14 Dan Reed of Columbia in the opening round...Pinned Ohio’s Zac Carson in the semifinals.
 
2017-18 / REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Posted 8-11 overall record...Went 1-3 in dual meet action. Had four pins.
Lehigh (12/3): Moved up two weights to wrestle #25 Gordon Wolf in dual meet. Buffalo (2/18): Picked up first dual victory with a pin of Eric Fasnacht in season finale.
 
2016-17 / REDSHIRT SEASON:
Season: Redshirt season.
 
HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL:
Outstanding high school career at Paonia High School in Colorado...Three-time Colorado state champion and one time runner-up while helping to lead the Eagles to two state team titles and a third and fourth place finish...Father, Andy, wrestled in college at CSU-Pueblo and his sister, Carson, played women’s basketball at Colorado Mesa.
PIPHER MATCH-BY-MATCH ‘19-20
 
2019-20
Date       Wt.      Result            Opponent                                                    Place Record
11/10    157     W, 7-6           Scout Skidgel, Navy                                      dual        1-0
11/17    157     L, 1-6            Luke Weiland, Army                                     AWP        1-1
11/17    157     WBF              Fernadno Silva, Indiana (6:03)                     AWP        2-1
11/17    157     WBF              Markus Hartman, Army (0:49)                     AWP        3-1
11/17    157     L, 3-7            Logan Parks, Central Michigan                   AWP        3-2
11/17    157     W, med.for.  Tyler Meisinger, Michigan                    AWP (5th)        4-2
11/22    157     L, 4-9            Jacori Teemer, Arizona State                       dual        4-3
12/8       157     L, 2-5            #10 Anthony Artalona, Penn                         dual        4-4
12/22    157     W, 15-0        Elijah Murphy, American (TF; 2:20)           Wilkes        5-4
12/22    157     WBF              James Shaw, Wilkes (1:40)                       Wilkes        6-4
12/22    157     W, 8-0           Brendon Stocku, Lock Haven (major)      Wilkes        7-4
12/22    157     W, 7-1           A.J. Burkhart, Lehigh                                 Wilkes        8-4
12/22    157     L, 3-5            Jon Ross, Lock Haven                    Wilkes (2nd)        8-5
1/10       157     L, 2-5            Eric Barone, Illinois                                        dual        8-6
1/12       157     L, 0-6            #1 Ryan Deakin, Northwestern                    dual        8-7
1/19       157     L, 0-1(tb1)    Mike Van Brill, Rutgers                                  dual        8-8
1/24       157     L, 3-5            #11 Peyton Robb, Nebraska                        dual        8-9
1/31       157     L, 1-6            #5 Kaleb Young, Iowa                                   dual      8-10
2/2         157     W, 3-0           Jahi Jones, Maryland                                    dual      9-10
2/7         157     L, 4-13          Garrett Model, Wisconsin                             dual      9-11
3/7         157     L, 3-5 (sv)     #8 Will Lewan, Michigan                              B1G      9-12
3/7         157     L, 1-18          Garrett Model, Wisconsin (TF; 6:10)            B1G      9-13