High School:  Finished fourth in the state championship as a freshman and then placed second as a junior... after just two seasons at Apple Valley,  Waste already had won 107 matches for Apple Valley, a high school that has won the state championship nine times in the past ten years... became the sixth wrestler in history to earn the Cadet Triple Crown - winning the Cadet Freestyle National Tournament, the Cadet Greco Roman National Championship and the Cadet Folkstyle National Tournament... a five-time state champion in greco roman and a six-time state champion at the freestyle championships... went undefeated at The Clash Minnesota, a high school dual meet tournament featuring 32 of the top high school teams in the nation... finished second at the Cheesehead Wrestling Tournament in Wisconsin.. won the 171-pound bracket of the Intermat JJ Classic... won the Kaufman/Brand Open as a junior, a tournament featuring some of the best in the NCAA Division I, II and III ranks as well as junior college wrestlers... won his fifth national tournament at the FILA Jr. Greco Nationals, winning six straight matches en route to the title and only allowing his opponents to score only two points combined... also played football for Apple Valley

Personal: Born March 10, 1993... son of Jason and Jenni... enjoys snowboarding and wakeboarding... his favorite athlete is MMA athlete BJ Penn... also recruited by Oklahoma State, Minnesota and Northern Iowa... his favorite food is anything italian... his favorite musicians are Zac Brown Band, Wiz Khalifa and Skillex... favorite quote is “once you’ve wrestled everything else in life is easy”.