Kocer won his first South Dakota High School Activities Association wrestling state title of three in eighth grade at 130 weight class.
[4] On the night of August 25, 2007, Kocer was pushing a two-ton diesel truck in neutral out of the yard of his home, to keep his parents from waking up.
[5] His left kneecap was damaged to the point that blood flow became non-existent in his lower leg.
Kocer was taken to the clinic in town before he was airlifted to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for treatment.
[6][7] Kocer attended college at South Dakota State University, where he studied and earned his degree in nursing.