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Nathan Atienza
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Wt.:
- 157
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
- High School:
- Franklin
Bio
2020-21 (Junior) 2-3 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 2-3 Extras: Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors ... Garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Earned MSU Athletics Honor Roll accolades ... Logged a 2-3 ledger at 157, all in extras ... Started off with a loss to Cael Carlson of Minnesota in the Minnesota/Maryland tri-meet in East Lansing on Jan. 16 ... Got into win column with an 11-4 win over Isaac Wilcox of Ohio State, before losing on a fall to Bryce Hepner of OSU, both coming on Jan. 29 in the OSU dual extras at Columbus, Ohio ... Bounced back with a 3-1 decision over Indiana’s Jonatan Kervin in extras of the Indiana/Nebraska tri-meet on Feb. 6 at Bloomington, Ind. ... Finished off season with loss to Purdue’s Cooper Noehre in the Purdue dual extras on Feb. 12 in East Lansing.
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore) 10-8 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 10-8 Open Tournaments: Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Competed at 149 and 157 pounds for the Spartans in open tournaments ... Collected five wins by fall and two wins by major decision ... Finished fifth at the Cougar Clash on Dec. 7 in Edwardsville ... Collected five wins, including three wins by fall to claim a first-place finish at the Edinboro Open on Feb. 1 ... Went 3-2 at the MSU Open, including at pin over Dylan Thurston of Northern Illinois in 21 seconds ... Competed in four open tournaments during the season.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman) 13-7 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 13-7 Open Tournaments: Had five wins by fall and two by major decision ... Took first place at the Alma Open with a 4-0 record ... Had a quickest pin of 0:25 at the Alma Open, achieving that mark twice against his first two opponents ... Academic All-Big Ten for the winter season.
2017-18 (Redshirt) 17-6 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 17-6 Open Tournaments: Tied for third on the team with 17 open tournament wins, also tied for fifth on the team in overall wins ... Fifth-most falls on the team with six, and tied for sixth with two major decisions ... Went 4-0 at the MSU Open, winning the 157 title in the freshman and sophomore division in his first appearance as a Spartan, collecting two major decisions and a fall at 1:10 in the first-place match ... Placed fifth at the Storm Open, winning five-straight matches and only unable to continue wrestling due to match rule, also tallying two falls at the tournament ... Recorded three-straight falls on the way to the Alma Open title, including quickest pin of the season at 0:21 over Scot Laing of Ohio Northern in the first round ... Finished in third place at the Edinboro Open, posting a 3-1 record.
PREP: Four-time varsity letter winner … Elected team captain his sophomore year … Named to the All-League and All-State four years in a row … Won three league championships and two state titles.
PERSONAL: Son of Armand and Susan … Older brother, Jordan, wrestled at Central Michigan.
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore) 10-8 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 10-8 Open Tournaments: Winter Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Competed at 149 and 157 pounds for the Spartans in open tournaments ... Collected five wins by fall and two wins by major decision ... Finished fifth at the Cougar Clash on Dec. 7 in Edwardsville ... Collected five wins, including three wins by fall to claim a first-place finish at the Edinboro Open on Feb. 1 ... Went 3-2 at the MSU Open, including at pin over Dylan Thurston of Northern Illinois in 21 seconds ... Competed in four open tournaments during the season.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman) 13-7 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 13-7 Open Tournaments: Had five wins by fall and two by major decision ... Took first place at the Alma Open with a 4-0 record ... Had a quickest pin of 0:25 at the Alma Open, achieving that mark twice against his first two opponents ... Academic All-Big Ten for the winter season.
2017-18 (Redshirt) 17-6 Overall, 0-0 Duals, 17-6 Open Tournaments: Tied for third on the team with 17 open tournament wins, also tied for fifth on the team in overall wins ... Fifth-most falls on the team with six, and tied for sixth with two major decisions ... Went 4-0 at the MSU Open, winning the 157 title in the freshman and sophomore division in his first appearance as a Spartan, collecting two major decisions and a fall at 1:10 in the first-place match ... Placed fifth at the Storm Open, winning five-straight matches and only unable to continue wrestling due to match rule, also tallying two falls at the tournament ... Recorded three-straight falls on the way to the Alma Open title, including quickest pin of the season at 0:21 over Scot Laing of Ohio Northern in the first round ... Finished in third place at the Edinboro Open, posting a 3-1 record.
PREP: Four-time varsity letter winner … Elected team captain his sophomore year … Named to the All-League and All-State four years in a row … Won three league championships and two state titles.
PERSONAL: Son of Armand and Susan … Older brother, Jordan, wrestled at Central Michigan.
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