141 POUNDS 2018-19 SEASON JOSH ALBER - SENIOR HAROLD NICHOLS CYCLONE OPEN - AMES, IOWA - 2ND Nov. 3 George Benoit Grand View W 14-3 MD 1-0 Nov. 3 Ryan Leisure Iowa State W 10-2 MD 2-0 AWARDS AND HONORS Nov. 3 Tristan Moran Wisconsin L 4:39 F 2-1 2019: 3rd at Big 12 (141) - 4x NCAA qualifier Nov. 17 Lorenzo Bentley Pittsburgh W 4-2 1-0 3-1 2019: 1st at Midlands (141) Nov. 18 Lukas Martin West Virginia W 9-6 2-0 4-1 2019: 5th at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (141) 2018: NCAA qualifier (3x - 2x at 133) CLIFF KEEN OPEN - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - 5TH Nov. 30 Taylor Ortz Clarion W 2:45 F 5-1 2018: 3rd at Big 12 Championships (141) Nov. 30 Anthony Sparacio Binghamton W 3-2 6-1 2018: 2nd at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite (141) Nov. 30 #9 Nic Gil Navy W 2-1 TB2 7-1 Dec. 1 #2 Joseph McKenna Ohio State L 8-1 7-2 2018: 3rd at Southern Scuffle (141) Dec. 1 #20 Kanen Storr Michigan L 6-3 7-3 2017: 3rd at MAC - 2x NCAA (133 pounds) Dec. 1 #7 Michael Carr Illinois W MFF 8-3 2017: 3rd at Southern Scuffle UNI OPEN - CEDAR FALLS, IOWA - 1ST 2016: NCAA qualifier (at-large) - 133 pounds Dec. 8 Aric Williams South Dakota State W 20-2 TF 9-3 2016: 2nd at Midlands Dec. 8 Sam Ritchie Missouri W 2:37 F 10-3 Dec. 8 Ryan Leisure Iowa State W 8-2 11-3 2016: 5th at Cliff Keen Invite Dec. 8 Vince Turk Iowa W 4-0 12-3 2015: 7th at UWW Junior Nationals - freestyle 60K (Las Vegas, Nevada) Dec. 16 #1 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell L 12-2 MD 2-1 12-4 2014: Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS - HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS - 1ST Dec. 29 Conner Noonan Oregon State W 4:52 F 13-4 Dec. 29 Patrick Quinlan Franklin and Marshall W 8-0 MD 14-4 SENIOR (2018-19): 4x NCAA qualifier with third-plce finish at Big 12 Champion- Dec. 29 AJ Vindici Penn W 7-3 15-4 ships... Won Midlands and UNI Open... took second at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Dec. 29 Peter Lipari Rutgers W 6-3 16-4 Dec. 30 Yahya Thomas Northwestern W 5-1 17-4 Open... Won 11 duals vs top-20 opponents this season. Dec. 30 #20 Max Murin Iowa W 5-2 18-4 Jan. 11 Aric Williams South Dakota State W 22-7 (7:00) TF 3-1 19-4 JUNIOR (2017-18): 3x NCAA qualifier with third-place finish at Big 12 Champion- Jan. 12 #20 Chad Red Nebraska W 6-4 4-1 20-4 ships ... 2nd at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite, knocking off No. 6 Chad Red (Nebraska) Jan. 17 #3 Missouri W 4-3 5-1 21-4 Jan. 20 Garrett O’Shea Air Force W 5-0 6-1 22-4 and No. 7 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota) at 141 pounds. Jan. 25 Chris Sandoval Northern Colorado W 10-6 7-1 23-4 Jan. 27 #10 Dom Demas Oklahoma W 5-4 8-1 24-4 SOPHOMORE (2016-17): 2x NCAA qualifier after third-place finish at MAC Cham- Feb. 1 #12 Kaid Brock Oklahoma State W 4-3 9-1 25-4 Feb. 9 #9 Matt Findlay Utah Valley W FF 10-1 26-4 pionships ... top-20 wins: No. 13 Kevin Devoy (Drexel) two times in the Southern Feb. 21 #12 Ian Parker Iowa State W 3-1 11-1 27-4 Scuffle, No. 12 Earl Hall (Iowa State) in a dual, No. 16 Cameron Kelly (Ohio) in a BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS - TULSA, OKLAHOMA - 3RD dual, No. 12 John Erneste (Missouri) in a 5-3 decision in a dual. March 9 Chris Sandoval Northern Colorado L 5-3 27-5 March 9 Sawyer Degen North Dakota State W 11-3 MD 28-5 March 9 #19 Sam Turner Wyoming W 3-2 29-5 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015-16): At-large bid to NCAA championships ... second March 10 Chris Sandoval Northern Colorado W 7-2 30-5 at Midlands Championships to earn the highest finish of any redshirt freshman from March 10 #12 Ian Parker Iowa State W 2-0 31-5 UNI since the team started competing there in 1965 ... top-20 wins: No. 19 Anthony NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - PITTSBURGH, PENSYLVANIA - DNP Giraldo (Rutgers), No. 12 Josh Martinez (Air Force) at Cliff Keen, No. 14 Emilio March 21 #28 Corey Shie Army W 10-3 32-5 Saavedra (Old Dominion) in dual. March 21 #20 Kyle Shoop Lock Haven L 19-10 MD 32-6 March 22 #19 Jamel Morris North Carolina State L 15-5 MD 32-7 FRESHMAN (2014-15): Won two open tournaments: Buena Vista and Grand View opens at 133 pounds ... took second at the UNI Open and Joe Parisi Open ... was third at the UCM Open ... went 22-5 on the season ... earned team’s Rookie of the Year Award.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time state champion at Illinois high school championships ... went undefeated in high school with a 177-0 record ... became 15th Illinois wrestler to seize four state championships ... broke IHSA record for most-consecutive wins ... earned the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award ... seventh at UWW Junior Nationals ... was on high school honor roll multiple times ... also recruited by Northwestern, Central Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota.

PERSONAL: Married to Reid (Meier) Alber ... son of Tony and Sherry Alber ... has two older sisters, Brittany and Jenny ... from Dakota, Illinois ... graduated from Dakota High School ... volunteered at local youth club ... majoring in movement and exercise science.

JOSH ALBER - CAREER STATS @JoshuaAlber141 YEAR OVERALL DUALS BIG12 DUALS DUAL PTS SCORED BIG 12 PLACE NCAA PLACE MD W/L TF W/L PINS W/L QUICK FALL 14-15* 22-5 0-0 8-1 2-0 2-1 4:00 15-16 27-12 10-4 5-3 MAC 44 DNP qualified 4-2 1-0 4-3 1:49 16-17 25-7 11-2 6-1 MAC 42 3 MAC qualified 4-0 3-0 5-2 1:47 17-18 25-8 8-3 4-1 30 3 qualified 6-0 3-0 2-0 1:55 18-19 32-7 11-1 8-0 32 3 qualified 4-3 2-0 3-1 2:37 CAREER 109-34 40-10 12-1 148 18-5 9-0 14-6 1:47 * redshirted JOSH ALBER - 141 POUNDS - SENIOR 2017-18 SEASON - 141 POUNDS 2015-16 SEASON - 133 POUNDS

GRAND VIEW OPEN - DES MOINES, IOWA - 1ST PLACE JOURNEYMEN/ASICS NORTHEAST DUALS Nov. 11 Tyshon Cannon William Penn W 1:55 F 1-0 Nov. 15 Forfeit Hofstra W FF 1-0 Nov. 11 Josh Walker St. Mary’s W 2:30 F 2-0 Nov. 15 Joey Palmer Oregon State W 8-4 2-0 Nov. 11 Eric Clarke Iowa Central W 16-3 MD 3-0 Nov. 15 #19 Anthony Giraldo Rutgers W 3-1 3-0 Nov. 11 Jake Hodges UNI W 12-0 MD 4-0 FINN GRINAKER COBBER OPEN - MOORHEAD, MINN. - 1ST PLACE Nov. 17 #13 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell L 5-2 4-1 Nov. 21 Gabe Foltz Concordia-Moorhead W Inj. MFF 4-0 Nov. 19 Sam Hampton North Dakota State W 19-4 TF (5:09) 5-1 Nov. 21 Jarred Oftedahl St. Cloud State W 10-2 (MD) 5-0 Nov. 21 Mike Rhone St. Cloud State W 14-6 (MD) 6-0 CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITE - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - 2ND Dec. 1 Blake Beard North Idaho College W 18-3 TF (6:27) 6-1 Nov. 28 Zach Synon Missouri L 2-1 6-1 Dec. 1 Alec Opsal Air Force W 13-2 MD 7-1 Dec. 1 #20 Russell Rohlfing CSU-Bakersfield W 10-3 8-1 CLIFF KEEN INVITE - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - 5TH PLACE Dec. 1 #7 Tommy Thorn Minnesota W 4-3 9-1 Dec. 4 Zach Davis Navy W 14-5 (MD) 7-1 Dec. 2 #6 Chad Red Nebraska W 3-2 10-1 Dec. 4 #7 Earl Hall Iowa State L 9-7 7-2 Dec. 2 #11 Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell L 8-2 10-2 Dec. 4 Josh Newburg Boise State W 6-4 8-2 Dec. 4 Keegan Moore West Virginia W 7-5 9-2 Dec. 18 A.C. Headlee North Carolina W 12-4 MD 11-2 Dec. 5 #5 Johnni Dijulius Ohio State W MFF 10-2 Dec. 5 #12 Josh Martinez Air Force W 3-2 11-2 SOUTHERN SCUFFLE - CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE - 3RD Dec. 5 #7 Earl Hall Iowa State L 17-7 (MD) 11-3 Jan. 1 Denton Spencer Gardner Webb W forfeit 12-2 Dec. 5 Daniel Deshazer Nebraska-Kearney W MFF 12-3 Jan. 1 Brian Courtney Virginia W 7-4 13-2 Jan. 1 Kyle Shoop Lock Haven W 16-3 MD 14-2 UNI OPEN - CEDAR FALLS, IOWA - 2ND PLACE Jan. 2 Nick Lee Penn State L 7-4 14-3 Dec. 12 Anthony Rubinetti unattached W 1:49 (F) 13-3 Jan. 2 Nic Gil Navy W 6-4 SV1 15-3 Dec. 12 Nick Scheffert unattached W 2:54 (F) 14-3 Jan. 2 Kyle Shoop Lock Haven W 18-3 TF (6:03) 16-3 Dec. 12 Cole Baumgartner Missouri W 7-1 15-3 Dec. 12 Jaydin Clayton Missouri L 4:03 (F) 15-4 Jan. 12 Tim Rooney Kent State W 11-6 17-3 Jan. 12 Michael Pongracz Chattanooga W 5-2 18-3 MIDLANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS - EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - 2ND Jan. 13 Cory Crooks Arizona State W 7-2 19-3 Dec. 29 Ronald Stevens Oregon State W 12-3 (MD) 16-4 Jan. 13 Mike Longo Oklahoma W 16-10 20-3 Dec. 29 Scott Delvecchio Rutgers W 11-6 17-4 Jan. 21 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota State W 9-2 21-3 Dec. 29 Cameron Kelly Ohio W 10-5 18-4 Feb. 3 #4 Dean Heil Oklahoma State L 4-1 21-4 Dec. 30 #20 Anthony Giraldo Rutgers W 5-2 19-4 Feb. 10 Unknown Iowa State W forfeit 22-4 Dec. 30 Emilio Saavedra Old Dominion L 4-2 SV2 19-5 Feb. 17 #3 Jaydin Eierman Missouri L 12-6 22-5 Jan. 6 Blake Caudill Eastern Michigan W 18-2 (TF) 5:20 20-5 BIG 12 CONFERENCE - TULSA, OKLAHOMA - 3RD (NCAA QUALIFIER) Jan. 8 Austin Eicher Northern Illinois W 9-3 21-5 March 3 #33 Mike Longo Oklahoma W 12-4 MD 23-5 Jan. 15 Dennis Gustafson Virginia Tech W 8-3 22-5 March 3 #7 Dean Heil Oklahoma State L 2-0 23-6 Jan. 17 #14 Emilio Saavedra Old Dominion W 2-0 23-5 March 4 Ian Parker Iowa State W 3-2 24-6 Jan. 29 #32 Corey Keener Central Michigan L 4-2 23-6 March 4 Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota State W 5-3 25-6 Jan. 31 #14 Cameron Kelly Ohio L 6-0 23-7 Feb. 5 #8 Earl Hall Iowa State L 4:17 (F) 23-8 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - CLEVELAND, OHIO - DNP Feb. 6 Forfeit Kent State W FF 24-8 March 15 #32 Sa’Derian Perry Eastern Michigan L 11-5 25-7 Feb. 13 Nico Colunga North Dakota St. W 2:05 (F) 25-8 March 15 #7 Nick Lee Penn State L 7-3 25-8 Feb. 19 Bryan Lantry Buffalo W 4:47 (F) 26-8 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS - YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN - DNP March 5 #25 Corey Keener Central Michigan L 3-2 26-9 March 5 #8 Mack McGuire Kent State L 4:12 (F) 26-10 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - CITY, NEW YORK - DNP 2016-17 SEASON - 133 POUNDS March 17 Gary Wayne Harding Oklahoma State W 10-6 27-10 March 17 #2 Cory Clark Iowa L 6-2 27-11 GRAND VIEW OPEN - PLEASANT HILL, IOWA - 2ND PLACE March 18 Mason Beckman Lehigh L 14-2 (MD) 27-12 Nov. 5 Trevor Murano Grand View W 2:07 (F) 1-0 Nov. 5 Grant Hollingsworth Ottawa University W 15-0 (TF) 2-0 Nov. 5 Ian Parker Iowa State W 16-0 (TF) 3-0 2014-15 SEASON- 133 POUNDS Nov. 5 Hunter Genco Grand View W 14-3 (MD) 4-0 Nov. 5 Jacob Colon Grand View L 1:18 (F) 4-1 UCM OPEN - WARRENSBURG, MISSOURI - 3RD PLACE Nov. 16 James Carpenter Labette CC W 14-2 (MD) 1-0 Nov. 11 Bryce Shoemaker Nebraska-Kearney W 15-1 (MD) 5-1 Nov. 16 Zach Synon Missouri L 3-2 1-1 Nov. 11 Jarod Maynes Utah Valley W 20-11 (MD) 6-1 Nov. 16 Naquan Hardy McKendree W 16-1 (TF) 2-1 Nov. 18 Dominic Latona Virginia Tech W 1:47 (F) 7-1 Nov. 16 Nick Nasenbeny Missouri W 6-0 3-1 Nov. 27 Alex Madrigal Old Dominion W 11-2 (MD) 8-1 Nov. 16 John Erneste Missouri W 9-1 (MD) 4-1 Dec. 11 Eli Stickley Wisconsin L 8-6 SV1 8-2 Nov. 16 Cole Baumgartner Missouri W 3-1 5-1 SOUTHERN SCUFFLE - CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - 3RD PLACE JOE PARISI - ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI - 2ND PLACE Jan. 1 Alex Rinaldi North Carolina W 2:01 (F) 9-2 Nov. 22 Tyler James Maryville W 4:00 (F) 6-1 Jan. 1 Jonathan Ryan Campbell W 16-0 TF 2:25 10-2 Nov. 22 Roman Rose Ouachita Baptist W 10-3 7-1 Jan. 1 #13 Kevin Devoy Drexel W 8-4 11-2 Nov. 22 Jacob Igartua Ellsworth W 11-1 (MD) 8-1 Jan. 2 #10 Scott Parker Lehigh L 6:22 (F) 11-3 Nov. 22 Josh Ailey Northeast Oklahoma W 10-7 9-1 Jan. 2 John Erneste Missouri W 5-3 12-3 Nov. 22 Gary Wayne Harding Oklahoma L 5-1 9-2 Jan. 2 #13 Kevin Devoy Drexel W 7-4 13-3 BUENA VISTA OPEN - STORM LAKE, IOWA - 1ST PLACE Jan. 15 Corey Keener Central Michgan W 6-2 14-3 Dec. 6 Dakota Welsh Minnesota W 18-1 (TF) 10-2 Jan. 20 #12 Earl Hall Iowa State W 8-6 SV1 15-3 Dec. 6 Ricky Ortiz Northwestern W 4:10 (F) 11-2 Jan. 22 Armando Torres Eastern Michigan W 5-4 16-3 Dec. 6 Josh Heinzer Midland (Neb.) W 8-0 (MD) 12-2 Jan. 27 #16 Cameron Kelly Ohio W 7-2 17-3 Dec. 6 Eric Franklin Concordia (Neb.) W 5-1 13-2 Jan. 29 Unknown Kent State W FF 18-3 Feb. 5 Trae Blackwell Oklahoma W 7-0 19-3 UNI OPEN - CEDAR FALLS, IOWA - 2ND PLACE Feb. 10 #15 Bryan Lantry Buffalo L 4-3 19-4 Dec. 13 Cody Pae Purdue W 8-3 14-2 Feb. 12 #12 John Erneste Missouri W 5-3 20-4 Dec. 13 Ben Gillette South Dakota State W 16-3 (MD) 15-2 Dec. 13 Cole Baumgartner Missouri W 8-0 (MD) 16-2 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS - CEDAR FALLS, IOWA - 3RD Dec. 13 Zach Synon Missouri W 7-4 OT 17-2 March 4 Alijah Jeffery Northern Illinois W 7-2 21-4 Dec. 13 Javier Gasca Lii Michigan State L 10-3 17-3 March 4 #14 Bryan Lantry Buffalo L 3-2 21-5 March 5 Alex Madrigal Old Dominion W 2:19 (F) 22-5 MIDLANDS - EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - DNP March 5 #24 Corey Keener Central Michigan W 9-2 23-5 Dec. 29 Anthony Giraldo Rutgers L 10-1 (MD) 17-4 Dec. 29 Hunter Weber North Dakota W 5-0 18-4 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - DNP Dec. 29 Ian Nickell CSU Bakersfield L 6:48 (F) 18-5 March 16 #25 Austin Eicher Michigan State W 2:23 (F) 24-5 March 16 #5 Stevan Micic Michigan L 5-2 24-6 GRAND VIEW OPEN - DES MOINES, IOWA - 1ST PLACE March 17 #23 Corey Keener Central Michigan W 6-2 25-6 Jan. 31 Nicholas O’Brien North Dakota State W 12-4 (MD) 19-5 March 17 #21 Scott Delvecchio Rutgers L 4-3 25-7 Jan. 31 Austin Anderson Iowa State W 7-3 20-5 Jan. 31 Eric Coufal Nebraska-Lincoln W 8-3 21-5 Jan. 31 Jacob Colon Grand View W 10-1 (MD) 22-5