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Nathan Atienza
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Freshman
- 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.
2019-20Â (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 ... Â 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.
2019-20Â (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 ... Â 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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