*Committed to University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Sophomore Season (2025-26): 2026 NJCAA National Champion... 2026 NJCAA All-American... 2026 NJCAA District Champion... 2026 The Open Mat National Wrestler of the Year... NWCA Scholar All-American... Indian Hills Male Student-Athlete of the Month for the month of March... Led the Warriors to their second consecuitve NJCAA National Championship... Became the program's first-ever two-time national champion after capturing the 141lb bracket at the NJCAA National Championship as the No. 1 overall seed... Posted a 5-0 record at the national championship, including four bonus point victories (three falls, one tech fall), outscoring his opponents 64-19... Defeated No. 2 overall seed Evan Rodriguez of Cowley (KS) in the title bout with a convincing 14-7 victory... Captured the 2026 NJCAA North Central District 141lb championship for the second consecutive year... Went undefeated in the tournament, outscoring his opponents 30-4 with a fall in the championship bout... Posted a 20-3 overall record on the year, including seven tech falls and five pins... Posted a runner-up finish at the Millikin Open (11/8)... Posted a runner-up finish at the Sioux City Open (1/31)... Went 5-0 in duals on the year, including a 4-0 mark in ICCAC duals... Capped a two-year career with the second-most wins in school history (53), the third-best winning percentage in school history (.910), the fifth-most tech falls in school history (14), and the seventh-most falls in school history (16)... Ranks in the top-10 in school history in nine statistical categories... Finished two-year career with a perfect 11-0 dual record, including a 7-0 ICCAC record... Named to the 2025 Fall ICCAC Academic All-Region Second-Team (3.0-3.5 GPA)

Freshman Season (2024-25): 2025 NJCAA National Champion... 2025 NJCAA All-American... 2025 NJCAA District Champion... NWCA Scholar All-American... Member of Indian Hills' first-ever NJCAA National Championship team... ICCAC Men's Wrestling Athlete of the Week (3/3-9)... Became the program's first-ever national champion after after battling through the 141lb bracket at the NJCAA National Championship as the No. 4 overall seed... Posted a 6-0 record, including three overtime victories while outscoring his opponents 79-34... Defeated No. 2 overall seed D’Mitri Alarcon of Western Wyoming in the championship bout with a 7-4 overtime decision to stand atop the podium... Captured the 2025 NJCAA North Central District Championship at 141lbs, going 2-0 with a fall and a major decision... Posted the second-most wins in a single season in school history by going 33-2 on the year... Posted the third-best win percentage in a single season in school history (.940)... Ranks eighth in school history with 10 falls in a single season and tied for fith with six tech falls in a single season... Posted a 6-0 dual record on the year, including a 3-0 mark in ICCAC action... Scored a 12-3 major to help lift the Warriors to a dual victory overal No. 1 nationally ranked North Idaho (11/15)... Captured the 141lb title in collegiate debut at the Luther Hill Invitational (11/2), going 4-0 with three tech falls... Took home first-place honors at the Art Kraft Memorial Tournament (12/14) by going 4-0... Placed third overall at the Viking Men's Open (11/9), going 5-1 overall... Placed third overall at the Missouri Valley Open (2/1)... Named to the 2025 NJCAA All-Academic First-Team (4.0 GPA)... Named to the 2025 Spring ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Named to the 2024 Fall ICCAC Academic All-Region First-Team (3.5-4.0 GPA)... Member of the NJCAA Academic Team of the Year

Before IHCC: Attended New Castle High School in New Castle, Indiana... Member of the wrestling, football, baseball, and track & field programs... Competed on the wrestling team under coaches Gary Black, Ryan Surguy, and Eric Smith... Two-time state placer at the Indiana state championships... Also a member of the New Castle Wrestling Club... Volunteer coach with Unified Track

Personal: Born November 21, 2005 in New Castle, Indiana... Son of Tawnya Kelley and Ronnie Whitehead... Three siblings Cadyn, Jayvyn, and Alexa... Business major