NDSU

Three-time NCAA Division II national champion (1993-95) at 118 pounds for North Dakota State, coached by Hall of Fame and Cannonsburg, Pa., native Bucky Maughan … Selected as the 1995 NCAA Division II Most Outstanding Wrestler ... Also placed third at the 1992 NCAA Championships as a freshman ... Four-time NCAA All-American ... One of only two four-time North Central Conference individual champions in NDSU history … Named the NCC's Most Outstanding Wrestler in 1992 and 1995 … Fourth all-time at NDSU with 108 career wins … Career record was 108-17 for a .864 win percentage, which ranks fifth all-time … NDSU had dual meet records of 16-0, 8-4, 11-3 and 8-3 during his career … The Bison won three North Central Conference championships in 1992, 1993 and 1994, and placed second in 1995 … In the NCAA Division II National Championships, the Bison tied for second in 1992, placed third in 1993 and 1995, and finished fifth in 1995 … Named the 1995 North Dakota Associated Press Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association College Male Athlete of the Year … Two-time Pennsylvania state champion in 1989 and 1990 at 103 pounds for Greensburg Salem High School … Compiled 103-19 high school record that included a pair of Westmoreland County, Section and Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League championships … Competed in USA vs. Cuba All-Star match and US vs. PA Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic … Earned 17-2 tech fall vs. opponent at Dapper Dan … Named to the 1990 USA Wrestling Dream Team at 103 pounds … Invited to the prestigious Foxcatcher National Training Center on three different occasions … Placed fourth at 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials … World and Olympic circuit highlighted by 1993 Olympic Sports Festival and 1995 University National championships … Runner-up at 1995 University Nationals and 1993 Pan American Championships held in Caracus, Venezuela … Placed fourth at the 1993 U.S. Nationals and World Team Trials, and finished seventh at 1991 ESPOIR World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia … Resume includes stops as head coach at Greensburg Central Catholic (Pa.) High School and Norwin (Pa.) High School and as assistant coach at Ligonier Valley (Pa.) High School … Currently, the head coach of the Hempfield Area Junior Olympic wrestling program in Greensburg, Pa. … Volunteers at the Young Guns Wrestling Club … Still active on the mat, wrestling weekly with some of the nation's top-ranked high school wrestlers … Son of Barry and Carol Kapusta … Siblings include older brother, Chris; younger brother, Jeff, who was a three-time All-American at NDSU; and younger sister, Maria … Brian has a daughter, Hayley, who attending Minnesota State University Moorhead … Brian and his wife, Shanelle, have three children, Riley, Lucas and Nico … To no surprise, both of his boys wrestle to continue the tradition.