SMSU Athletics

2014-15: Earned All-NSIC first team honors … qualified for the NCAA Division II national tournament for the third consecutive season … earned All-American honors after finishing fourth in the national tournament … finished the season with a 31-6 record at 174 pounds … tied for team-high falls with 11 … placed runner-up at the 2015 NCAA Super Region 3 tournament … ranked sixth in the final national poll … had an 11-bout win streak.

2013-14: Earned All-NSIC first team honors ... qualified for the NCAA Division II national tournament for the second consecutive season ... finished the season with a 25-9 record at 174 pounds ... tied for the team lead with 12 wins by fall ... placed third at the NCAA Central Super Regional ... individually ranked by the NCAA for two weeks -- ranked as high as No. 6 ... put together an eight bout winning streak. 

2012-13: Earned All-NSIC second team honors ... finished the season with a 17-5 record at 165 pounds ... took second place at the NCAA Super Region 3 tournament to earn his first career qualifying spot in the NCAA National Tournament ... On Feb. 4 he was named NSIC Wrestler of the Week for his defeats of No. 4 Wade Gobin (Upper Iowa) and No. 3 Cody Quinn (Minnesota State) ... finished the season with seven pins ... ranked by the NCAA as high as No. 5 at 165 pounds ... won 12 consecutive matches from Dec. 5, 2012 to Feb. 2, 2013 ... his .750 career winning percentage (48-16) currently ranks 15th best in SMSU all-time history.

2011-12: Finished the season with a 22-6 record at 165 pounds ... three pins on the year ... eight wins by major decision ... one win by technical fall ... finished second at the Bison Open

2010-11: Finished the season with a 9-5 record at 157 pounds ... five pins on the year ... had one win by major decision.

2009-10: Sat out as a redshirt.

Anoka High School:  2009 graduate of Anoka High School ... five-year letterwinner ... Minnesota state champion at 152 pounds as senior .. posted 45-5 record as senior ... also two-time state runner-up ... member of three Northwest Suburban Conference championship teams ... member of USA dual team ... USA Wrestling national champion in 2008 ... also lettered in cross country.

Personal:  Born July 3, 1991 ... son of Greg and Ellen Begin ... education major.