NIL Opportunities

4x NCAA Championships Qualifier

2024-25

• NCAA Championships qualifier at 197 pounds
• Placed third at the Big Ten Championships
• Went 17-8 overall, 9-4 in duals and 5-3 in Big Ten duals
• Scored 38 dual points, fourth most on the team
• Went a perfect 4-0 in matches decided via tech. fall, led the team
• Recorded one pin and five major decisions

2023-24

• Did not compete - Olympic redshirt

2022-23

• NCAA Championships qualifier at 197 pounds
• Placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships
• Went 25-9 overall, 9-4 in duals and 6-2 in Big Ten duals
• Scored 31 dual points
• Recorded 5 major decisions and 2 falls, fastest fall (4:20) at the Michigan State Open
• Academic All-Big Ten

2021-22

• NCAA Championships qualifier at 184 pounds
• Earned third-place at the Big Ten Championships at 184-pounds
• Went 17-9 overall and recorded 5 falls
• Fastest fall, 1:41 at the Big Ten Championships on 3/5/22
• Started the season with a six win streak
• Academic All-Big Ten

2020-21

• NCAA qualifier at 184-pounds
• Finished the season with 16 dual points scored
• Won his first match of the season by fall (6:02), defeating Drayton Harris of Indiana

2019-20

• NWCA Honorable Mention All-American at 184-pounds
• NCAA qualifier at 184-pounds; NCAA Championships canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Went 21-10 overall, good for third on the team in wins
• Finished third on the team in dual points with 35
• Led the team with nine major decisions
• Went 9-5 in dual bouts, starting in every dual matchup for the Illini at 184-pounds
• Placed fourth at Midlands, going 4-2 with ranked victories over No. 9 Nelson Brands (Iowa) and No. 13 Noah Stewart (Army)
• Finished fourth at the MSU Open, going 5-1 including a 15-7 major decision victory over No. 12 Cam Caffey (Michigan State)
• Team Captain
• NWCA Scholar All-American
• Academic All-Big Ten

2018-19

• Competed for Team USA in Greco Roman at 86 kg at 2019 Junior World Championships
• Made his Midlands debut at 184-pounds, going 1-2
• Placed first at the Maryville Open at 174-pounds competing unattached
• Finished third at the Lindenwood Open
• Recorded his first fall at the UNI Open (1:39)

Career Record

*Redshirt Season

High School

• 2018 IHSA Class 1A State 182 Pound Champion
• 2017 IHSA Class 1A State 170 Pound Champion 
• 2016 IHSA Class 1A State 170 Pound 5^th Place
• 2017 Illinois Greco-Roman State Champion Junior 170 Pounds
• 2017 Illinois Freestyle State Runner-Up Junior 170 Pound
• Three-time All-State
• Fargo National Champion 
• Coached by Josh Harper

Personal

• Born on July 15, 2000
• Son of Joe and Elaine Braunagel 
• Has an older brother Jarrid, twin brother and Illini wrestler, Danny, and his younger brother, Joey, is an Illini wrestler too
• Member of the National Honor Society