during his time at st. edward, the wrestling team won the national championships on two occasions. he was a collegiate wrestler at kent state university, eventually setting what was then the record for most career wins in the team's history. his record was passed in 2006; as of 2010, he stands second all-time in career victories at kent state. he had 121 career wins between 2000 and 2003. he majored in political science with a pre-law minor. prior to his wwe tryout, he had been accepted to the law school at arizona state university, where he was due to start his first semester. nemeth won championships in three consecutive years. he was a three-time all-mid-american conference champion, winning the tournament in 2000, 2002, and 2003; as of 2010, he is the last wrestler from kent state university to have won three amateur wrestling championships.