FRESHMAN (2017-18)
- Wrestling as a redshirt, produced a mark of 13-6, placing in four open tournaments and winning six matches by bonus points, four by major decision and two by fall.
- Placed second at 125 pounds at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 21) after wrestling to a 2-1 record, including a 12-4 major decision over School of Ozarks’ Nathan Rankin.
- Placed fifth at 125 pounds at the UNI Open (Dec. 9), winning two matches by major decision, including a 10-2 win over Northern Iowa’s Tanner Rohweder to claim fifth.
- Won the freshman/sophomore division bracket at 125 pounds at the Lindenwood Open (Nov. 18), winning two matches by fall en route to the title.
- Finished second at the Maryville Brand Kaufman Open (Nov. 11) with a 2-1 record, including a 10-2 major decision over SIUE’s Gage Datlovsky in the semifinals.
WASHINGTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (WASHINGTON, ILL.)
- Two-time Illinois State Champion (2016-17)
- Three-time Illinois State Finalist (2015-17)
- Posted a record of 189-22 while wrestling for head coach Bryan Medlin
- Two-time Greco World Team member (2015-16)
- Member of two Illinois state title teams (2016-17)
PERSONAL
- Born on August 3, 1998 in Bloomington, Ill.
- Son of Benjamin and Tammy Punke
- Graduated with honors from Washington Community High School
- Plans to major in psychology at Mizzou
STATS
| Season | Overall | Duals (MAC) | Tournament (MAC/NCAA) | Major Dec. | Tech. Fall | Fall |
| 2017-18* | 13-6 | 0-0 (0-0) | 13-6 (0-0/0-0) | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 0-0 | 0-0 (0-0) | 0-0 (0-0/0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*- Redshirted, stats don’t count to career totals