Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2012-13 atGardner-Webb: Took a medicalredshirt.

2011-12 at Gardner-Webb: Posted an overall record of4-10 on the season ... Battled injuries all season long to competeat 174 and 184 pounds for GWU ... Recorded a fall at 2:12 over ZackPincus of Millersville in dual match action ... Also posted a winover Ian Solcz of Davidson, 11-8, in dual match action and a 5-4victory over Solcz at the 2012 Southern Conference Championships inChattanooga, Tenn. ... Defeated Jerami Bartley of Belmont Abbey 2-1at 184 pounds in the season opener ... Also competed at the 2011Hokie Open and in dual matches at Chattanooga, versus Campbell,against the Citadel and at home against Ohio.

2010-11 at Gardner-Webb: Recorded a 5-26 overallrecord on the season ... Posted a 4-18 dual match record ... Sawtime at both 165 and 174 on the year ... Posted two pin fall winson the season ... Scored a pin fall win at 5:22 over Keith Brown ofUNC Greensboro at the 2010 Southern Scuffle ... Also earned a pinfall win over Zachary Moran of Sacred Heart at 1:04 at the EastRegional Duals ... Picked up a 3-2 win over Ryan Ham of Campbelland a 7-3 decision over Kenneth Radford of the Citadel in dualmatch action ... Scored a 4-2 win over Jerami Bartley of BelmontAbbey at the Mountaineer Duals.

High School: Attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo,Florida ... Posted an overall high school record of 141-21, pickingup 81 pin fall victories ... Was a state qualifier as a sophomore... Finished third in the state in his junior season ... Placedsecond overall in the state as a senior ... Is a USA FutureOlympian for 2010 nominee and a four-time Florida National Teammember ... Placed first overall at 160 at the Zac Jarzynka MemorialIronman VIII event ... Was an All-American at both the USAWrestling Pre-season  Nationals High School meet and at theUSAW Fargo Junior Greco-Roman Nationals Junior meet ... Took secondoverall at the 160-pound weight class at both the USAW SoutheastJunior Greco-Roman tournament and at the Western Junior Greco (HighSchool) tournament ... Also finished second overall and earnedAll-American recognition at the Brute Adidas Nationals as an11th-grader in April 2009 ... Finished first-place overall at 160at the Florida Folkstyle State Championships and at the Brute/ZacJarzynka Wrestling Classic VII in 2008 ... Is also a USA Fila CadetAll-American, a NHSCA Freshmen All-American and a USA FolkstyleAll-American ... Received the 2009 Zac Jarzynka Memorial SelflessService Scholarship.

Personal: Born February 19, 1991 in Daytona Beach,Florida ... Son of Patrick and Laurea O'Dell... Has one youngersibling ... Intends to major in Environmental Science.