| Garrett Atkinson |
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• NCAA QUALIFIER (2005)
• ACC CHAMPION (2005)
2004-05 Season:
Started for the Tar Heels at 165 pounds ... 2005 ACC individual champion at 165 pounds ... Defeated Virginia's Will Durkee, 5-4, to claim his first conference title ... Finished the season with an 18-22 record, including a 3-3 mark in ACC competition ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships and posted a 1-2 record ... Captured third place at the Irwin-Carolina Open ... Recorded one fall and two major decisions on the season.
2003-04 Season:
The Tar Heels' starter at 165 pounds for much of the season
.. Went 12-22 on the year with a 6-12 mark in dual matches ... Recorded one
major decision win on the year ... Went 1-4 in ACC duals.
2002-03 Season:
Started at 157 pounds for the Tar Heels for most of the
season ... Finished with an overall record of 9-18 ... Had one pinfall and
two major decisions for the season ... Finished 1-10 in dual matches and 0-3
in the ACC.
Prep:
Named 2002 conference wrestler of the year ... 2002 USA Wrestling
Magazine All-America honorable mention ... Holds high school record with a
career mark of 163-22 ... Placed at regionals all four years ... Finished
fourth at the state championship in 2000 and second in 2001 ... Won a state
title in 2002 ... Also played four years of soccer and competed in the pole
vault for two years ... Member of National Honor Society and Beta Club.
Personal:
Born Garrett Ervin Atkinson on April 28, 1984, in Boone, N.C. ...
Parents are Chris and Jim Atkinson ... Brother, Matt, also wrestled at
Carolina ... Majoring in management and society.
Atkinson's Career Record
Year Total Dual Falls
2002-03 9-18 1-10 1
2003-04 12-22 6-12 0
2004-05 18-22 5-10 1
Totals 39-62 12-32 2
