2018-19

• Upset No. 15 Brit Wilson, 4-3, of Northern Illinois in his first-career dual start
• Tallied his first-career Fall at Big Ten Championships against Northwestern's Braxton Cody (1:10) 
• Defeated Wiscon's Anders Lantz in a 12-3 major decision at Wisconsin
• Placed third at the Maryville Open, going 6-1

2017-18

• Oskees Spirit Award Honoree 

2016-17

• Competed for the first time in an Illinois singlet at the UNI Open
• Academic All-Big Ten

2015-16

• Placed second at the EMU Open, going 4-1 overall
• Placed third at the Joe Parisi Open with a 6-1 record
• Competed at Midlands

High School

• Three-time IHSA 1A State Champion, winning titles at 138 pounds as a sophomore, 152 pounds as a junior, and 160 pounds as a senior
• Finished third in his weight class in the state meet as a freshman
• Carries a 137 – 12 record into his senior year
• Helped lead the Dakota Wrestling Nation to back-to-back team state titles
• James is a two time placer at the Al Dvorak Invitational, 7th as a sophomore and 2nd as a junior
• Three-time place winner at the Princeton Invitational Tournament, taking fourth as a freshman and first as a sophomore and junior
• Three-time champion of the Orion Open Tournament, winning outstanding wrestler his sophomore year
• Helped lead the Dakota Wrestling Nation to an AAU Disney Duals title this past summer
• Was the 2013 Cadet 145-pound champion at USA Wrestling’s Folk style National Championships
• Won an IKWF State title in seventh grade, and was runner up as an eighth grader
• Currently ranked 7th nationally in his weight class by WIN Magazine

Personal

• Son of Todd and Kim James
• Born on February 26, 1997
• Has three siblings, Ashleigh, Georgia, and Olivia
• Aspires to coach at the collegiate level
• Majoring in business

*redshirt season

Updated September 2019