Naval Academy Athletics

• Rasche in 2013-14 (Jr.): Put together a 24-14 record, including a 4-2 mark in dual action, en route to earning his first NCAA Championship berth ... placed in five tournaments over the course of the season, including winning the All-Academy Championship for a second consecutive year ... dealt Air Force's Gregory Rinker a 12-3 loss to take the title ... reached the championship match at the season-opening Michigan State Open, dropping the title bout to seventh-ranked A.J. Schopp of Edinboro ... placed third at the Roadrunner Open and seventh at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational ... two of his biggest wins of the season were against the same wrestler at the CKLV Invitational ... pinned 15th-ranked Colton McCrystal of Nebraska in the second round and scored an 8-5 win in the seventh-place match ... placed eighth at the EIWA Championship, but received an at-large bid from the NCAA to compete in the Championship ... faced two nationally-ranked and seeded opponents at the NCAA Championship, dropping bouts to Schopp and Cornell's Mark Grey.
• 2012-13 (So.): Navy's starter at 133 pounds, he posted a 19-12 record that included a 4-3 dual mark ... won a pair of individual crowns among the seven tournaments he competed at ... earned an 8-5 victory over Bucknell's Paul Petrov to win the Navy Classic and scored a 6-2 decision over Army's Jordan Thome to take the All-Academy Classic ... earned dual wins over George Mason's Zach Isenhour (8-2), North Carolina's Patrick Owens (10-2), American's Esteban Gomez-Rivera (7-6) and Army's Jordan Thome (3-1) ... went 1-2 at the EIWA Championship.
• 2011-12 (Fr.): Recorded a 3-1 record in the two tournaments in which he competed as a rookie ... earned his first collegiate win in a 5-4 decision over Bucknell's Shawn Armato at the Navy Classic ... came up just short of winning the Navy Classic, dropping a 5-4 decision to teammate and NCAA qualifier Aaron Kalil.
• High School: A 2010 graduate of Montini Catholic High School, Rasche attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2010-11 academic year ... a four-year wrestling letterwinner who owned a 191-24 career record ... claimed the state championship his senior year and was the runner-up his junior year ... led Montini Catholic HS to three state team titles ... served as team captain his senior year and was named the team MVP ... was a Fargo All-American and runner-up at the Ironman tournament ... claimed the NCWA crown while wrestling at NAPS.
• Personal: Son of Mark Sr. and Lisa Rasche ... majoring in General Science ... his service assignment upon graduation is Marine Corps Ground.