-1st South Carolina wrestling official to referee an NCAA Finals match (2013 D2)

-1st Father/Son (Ty Dixon) team to referee a SCHSL Dual Final (2A in 2024)

-One of only six in SC History to wrestle in a State Final, coach a State Final and to referee a State Final

-Refereed the 1st ever wrestling event on an aircraft carrier, Battle on the Midway in San Diego, CA

-Refereed HS/college events in 26 different states

-Initiated Video Review at NHSCA Nationals

-Initiated Video Review at Super 32 (sole video review person)

-Designed the SC Wrestling Officials Association logo

Coaching;

-Hilton Head HS assistant wrestling coach 1984-86

-Hilton Head HS head wrestling coach 1992-2000

-coached several SC State finalists and multiple State Champions

-Hilton Head HS Coach of the Year

-SCWCA Noth/South All-Stars coach

-Region Coach of the Year

-The first coach in Beaufort County with a female wrestler (Ethel Mitchell)

-Hilton Head HS assistant football coach 1992-2000

-H.E. McCracken MS football, wrestling and track coaching

-H.E. McCracken MS assistant AD

-District Coordinator for Wrestling 2000-present

HS Officiating;

-SC and GA HS wrestling referee having officiated 50+ State events

-Head Referee for the Super 32 Challenge, 16 times since 2008

-Beast of the East Official 12 times

-NHSCA Senior Finals referee 14 times (Head Ref in 2011)

-NHSCA National Duals 10 times (Head Ref 3 times)

-NHSCA Coordinator of Officials (Nationals and Duals) for the past 9 years

-AAU Scholastic Duals (Disney Duals) 14 times

-AAU Nationals 2 times

-Reno TOC HS 2 times

-NHSCA National Open 3 times

-NHSCA Preseason Nationals 3 times

-Clash Duals in Minnesota 2010

-SCWCA North/South All-Stars

-UA Ultimate's in Las Vegas (Head Ref 3 times)

-Militia Duals in Atlanta (Head Ref all 3 years)

-Knockout Christmas tournament in FL 4 times

-Eastside SC Southern Slam 5 times (Head Ref 2 times)

-May River Shark Inv (Head Ref 3 times)

-Holy Innocents Prep Slam in GA 6 times

-Hilton Head HS Seahawk Slam/Coastal Clash (Head Ref 7 years)

-Super 32 qualifiers in GA and FL

-Jazz Town Duals in New Orleans (Head Ref all 11 years)

-King of the Hills Duals in TN (Head Ref all 3 years)

College Officiating;

-NCAA/NAIA/NCWA wrestling official

-NCAA D2 Finals 2013

-10 National Qualifiers

-Southern Scuffle 13 times

-NCWA Nationals 10 times

-NCWA National Duals 2 times

-Reno TOC College 2 times

-All Military Championships 2 times

-SoCon Championships

-NWCA National Duals in Ft. Wayne IN

-JuCo Regionals

-Hokie Open 5+ times

-Newberry Duals 5+ times

-Newberry Open 5+ times

-UNC-Pembroke Open 5+ times

-King College Open

-Parisi Open in MO

-Shorter College Open

Other Accomplishments/Positions;

-2005-present Savannah/Coastal Wrestling Officials Vice-President

-2004 SC Wrestling Officials Association Vice-President

-2005 SC Wrestling Officials Association President

-2006-07 SC High School League Wrestling Official of the Year

-2009-15 Southern Officials Association President (College Assoc)

-2010-present Savannah/Coastal Wrestling Officials Training Supervisor

-2011 NHSCA Senior Nationals Head Official

-2012 SC State Tournament Evaluator

-2014 SC State Tournament Assistant Head Official

-2015 SC State Tournament Head Official and Evaluator

-2015-present Beaufort County Wrestling Officials Training Supervisor

-2016-present NHSCA Coordinator of Officials (Individual and Duals)

-2020-present SC Director of Wrestling Officials

-2020 Resurrected the SC Chapter of the National Wrestling HoF (with Carlus Mansel and Mark Buford)

-2021 SC State Tournament Head Official 2A/3A (Covid year split)

-2023 Inducted into the Hilton Head HS Athletics Hall of Fame

-2025 SC State Tournament Head Official (Expansion year to 12 mats)

Rules Clinician;

-2022 Central Florida Officials clinic (with Carlus Mansel and Steve Wertz)

-2022 South Carolina Wrestling Officials clinic

-2023 Central Florida Officials clinic (with Carlus Mansel and Jay Cox)

-2023 Indiana Wrestling Officials clinic (with Carlus Mansel)

-2023 South Carolina Wrestling Officials clinic

-2023 Georgia Wrestling Officials clinic (with Carlus Mansel, Matt Sorochinsky and Mike Chase)

-2023 Hawaii Wrestling Officials clinic (with Deno White)

-2024 Georgia Wrestling Officials clinic (with Carlus Mansel, Matt Sorochinsky, Mike Hagerty, and Nick Grasso)

-2024 South Carolina Wrestling Officials clinic