Before SDSU: Neitzel is a three-time state champ in Wisconsin and holds a 204-11 record after four years of competition at Hudson H.S. ... won state titles in his sophomore, junior, and senior years at 106, 120, and 132 pounds ... a four-time podium finisher, adding a fourth-place finish his freshman year at 106 pounds. He is a two-time All-American at the Fargo Nationals in 2021 and 2022 where he finished eighth and seventh at 94 and 106 pounds in freestyle in 2021 and greco-roman in 2022, respectively ... ranked the No. 25 wrestler at 132 pounds in the class of 2025 by MatScouts.