Southern Oregon University Athletics

2025-26: Qualified for the NAIA Championships for the second year in a row and went 3-2 as the No. 10 seed at 174 pounds, finishing one win short of All-America plaudits ... Repeated as an All-Cascade Conference, third-place finisher at the CCC Championships ... Went 19-10 overall, including 6-2 in dual matches ... Helped the Raiders win another CCC title and place seventh in the NAIA.

2024-25: An All-Cascade Conference performer, placing third at the CCC Championships in the 174-pound bracket ... A first-time NAIA Championships qualifier as a No. 16 seed ... Registered a 15-12 overall record and went 9-5 in dual matches ... Helped SOU capture the CCC team title with four consecutive consolation victories, the last two against top-12 opponents, to earn his spot on the podium.

2023-24: Redshirted ... Made his collegiate debut Jan. 22 at the Boxer Open and won the 184-pound title with a 4-0 record, recording three pins.

PERSONAL: Born on March 15, 2005 in Springfield, Oregon ... The son of Briana and Bill Ruchti ... Has an older sister, Jaesa, and an older brother, Asher (a wrestler at Oregon State) ... Majoring in mathematics.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2023 from Thurston High, where he was a four-time OSAA Class 5A state placer ... Was the state runner-up as a sophomore and senior, took third as a junior and fifth as a freshman.