Honors
• Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, 2021 and 2022
• NWCA Scholar All-America, 2020 and 2022
Career Statistics
| Year |
W-L |
MD |
TF |
Pin |
Fastest |
| 2018-19 |
14-9 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0:35 |
| 2019-20 |
19-9 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1:10 |
| 2021-22 |
12-6 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0:34 |
| Totals |
45-24 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
0:34 |
Highest National Ranking
2020 contender (d3wrestle.com)
Tournament Places
2021 Petrofes Invitational – 2nd
2019 Petrofes Invitational – 2nd
2020 Centennial Conference Championships – 4th
2021 Wilkes Invitational – 6th
2018 Petrofes Invitational – 6th
Career Highlights
2021-22
• Had a strong campaign but missed postseason due to injury
• Was ranked fifth in the Mideast Region at 141 all season
• Five of his 12 wins came by fall
• Pinned Scranton opponent in career-best 34 seconds
• Went 4-1 to place second at Messiah Petrofes Invitational, losing a close decision to a nationally ranked Messiah opponent
2019-20
• Battled injuries to put together a solid season at 141 and 149
• Pinned the top-ranked 141-pounder in Division III, a Mount Union wrestler who won the 2019 national championship at 133
• Went 4-1 with two pins and a technical fall to finish second at Petrofes Invitational
• Pinned three straight opponents in the 149-pound consolation bracket of the McGinley Invitational
• Defeated a d3wrestle.com rankings contender from Johnson & Wales
• Took the regional champion to overtime at the NCAA Mideast Regional
2018-19
• Went 14-9 at 149
• Picked up a 19-7 major decision in his first career tournament over a wrestler from The College of New Jersey
• Pinned a wrestler from Springfield in 35 seconds to open the Petrofes Invitational
• Pinned opponents from Elizabethtown and Division II Shippensburg at the North/South Duals
Personal
• Was a two-time Delaware state champion at Smyrna High School
• Finished with a career record of 113-31
• Placed at states all four years and went undefeated at home
• Parents are Bruce and Dina Baum
• Born Oct. 26, 1999
• A double major in business administration (marketing concentration) and finance
