High School: Notched a career mark of 150-33 at Denver High School ... capped his prep career with the 2007 Class 2A 135-pound state title ... went 43-2 as a senior and scored 432 match points to lead the team ... placed second as a junior in the 2006 Class 2A 125-pound state bracket, while tallying 41 victories on the year ... as a sophomore, he was a state qualifier and secured 37 total wins ... set three career marks for the Denver-Tripoli wrestling program: career wins (150), career technical falls (18) and career match points (1,271) ... placed third as a senior at the USA Nationals that took place in the UNI-Dome ... listed as a special mention in the 135-pound national rankings by Wrestling USA ... honor roll student ... earned letters in wrestling (4) and football (3) ... high school coach: Chris Krueger.

Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1988, in Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Scott and Briana Hilmer ... has a brother, Zack ... major is undecided.

"Blake is a local kid, who never gives up and doesn't panic in matches," head coach Brad Penrith said. "He always seems to come out on top."