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Burroughs is an avid Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Phillies fan.
He was granted a medical redshirt during the 2009-10 college season after suffering a serious knee injury in December 2009.
He has won 34 straight freestyle matches on the Senior level since shifting his full-time focus to freestyle in the spring of 2011.
Burroughs beat 2009 and 2010 World champion Denis Tsargush of Russia in the second round en route to winning the 2011 World title.
Burroughs was an NCAA All-American in three different weight classes. He was third in the 2008 NCAA tournament at 149 pounds before winning an NCAA title in 2009 at 157. He won his second NCAA title in 2011 at 165.
He became Nebraska's first two-time NCAA champion in 2011.
His favorite magazine is Ebony. "All I See is Gold" is his Twitter handle.
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