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Revolution Academy Instructors:

Chuck Connor

As a Junior (1998-99) — ACC runner-up and NCAA qualifier at 125 lbs. ... Nearly earned All-America honors, falling short by one match after going 2-2 at the NCAA Championship ... Posted a 36-6 overall record, including an impressive 13-1 record in dual meets ... Led team with 10 falls and was not pinned ... Named to the All-ACC team ... Was the ACC Wrestler of the Week on Jan. 19 ... Made his way up the Carolina record book in several categories ... Moved up to sixth in school history in career winning percentage entering the 1998-99 season at .838 (93-18) ... Climbed to fourth in school history in career falls with 34 ... Won individual titles to open the season at East Stroudsburg and the Carolina Open ... Was second in Fort Lauderdale at the Sunshine Open ... Was perfect in five ACC dual meets and in five matches at the Virginia duals ... Won by major decision against No. 1 Oklahoma State ... Lost 3-2 to UVa’s Matt Roth at the ACCs.

As a Sophomore (1997-98) — Had one of the best seasons in school history ... Became the third Tar Heel to be named the ACC Wrestler of the Year, joining T.J. Jaworsky and Justin Harty ... Was within one win of earning All-America honors at 118 lbs. despite wrestling with a broken hand at the NCAA Tournament ... Won his second consecutive ACC title at 118 lbs. ... Finished the season with a record of 36-4, a 14-1 mark in dual meets and 15 wins by fall ... His 15 wins by fall tied for the third-highest mark in Carolina history ... His 36 wins tied for the 10th-best single-season total in UNC history ... His winning percentage of .900 also ranked 10th in school annals ... Member of the All-ACC Team ... Won 21 consecutive matches beginning at the Great Plains Invitational Jan. 4 and continuing through the ACC Tournament March 7 ... Won the East Stroudsburg Open, the Carolina Open and the Great Plains Invitational at 118 lbs. ... Went 3-2 at the NCAA Tournament with one of his losses coming by medical default.

As a Freshman (1996-97)- Qualified for the NCAA Tournament at 118 lbs...Named Freshman All-America...Member of the All-ACC Team...ACC Tournament Champion at 118...Had an overall record of 21-8...Was 9-2 in dual meets...Named to Amateur Wrestling News' Fourth-Team All-Rookie Team at 118 lbs...Defeated every ACC opponent he faced in dual competition and won nien matches by pin.

Prep — The #2 recruit in the nation at 118 lbs. in 1996, according to Amateur Wrestling News ... A prep All-America ... Finished his career at Pennsbury H.S. with a record of 130-5 with 84 wins by fall ... State champ in Pennsylvania as a senior and the state runnerup as a junior ... Three-time district and sectional champion ... Two-time team captain.

Connor’s Career Record

Year    Overall  Dual  Falls

1996-97    21-8      9-2     9

1997-98    36-4     14-1    15

1998-99    36-6     12-1    10

Totals   93-18   35-4   34

Detailed History Below

**inducted into the southeast pennsylvania wrestling hall of fame
**inducted into pennsbury high school hall of fame
**inducted into pennsbury high school wrestling hall of fame
**voted wrestler of the decade (1990-2000) by the trenton times.
**ranked as high as 3rd in the country (NCAA DIVISION 1)
**ranked ..2 in the country out of high school.
**PIAA state champ at 112lbs in 1996
**won by fall in 1:53 over 4x wisconsin state champion at dapper dan classic USA ALL STARS VS PA ALL STARS
**twice defeated 2006 US freestyle national championships runner-up matt azevedo


COLLEGE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

** ranked as high as ..3 in the country -NCAA Division 1
** freshman all american team
** only 3rd UNC wrestler in history to be named Atlantic Coast Conference wrestler of the year (1998)
** 6th in UNC history in winning percentage (.838)
** 3rd in UNC history for career falls (39)
** in 1998 had 15 falls which was the 3rd highest total in UNC history
** in 1998 was top 10 in winning percentage (.900) and single season wins (36) in UNC history
** competed in the prestigious Sunkist Open winning 3 bouts. defeated matt azevedo(8-1) who has been in top 3 on US olympic ladder. only 2 losses were to olympian for team japan and jason kutz( made it as high as 3rd on the united states olympic ladder)
** 3x NCAA championships qualifier( did not compete 1 year)
** 2 x Atlantic Coast Conference champion
** 3x carolina open champion
** 2x east stroudsburg open champ
** east stroudsburg OW award (outstanding wrestler)
** placed 5th at the prestigious mildlands wrestling classic.
**won the great plains open at the University of Nebraska
**was awarded most falls in least amount of time at great plains open


HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

-in 2000 was awarded "wrestler of the decade" from the trenton times.
-career record was 130 wins and 5 losses
-86 career pins.
-held 9 school records for pennsbury
-4 out of 5 losses were to state finalists.
-only 1 loss came outside of the state championships and that occured in regional finals to eventual state runner up.

*****wrestled in the prestigious pittburgh post gazette dapper dan classic USA ALL STARS vs PA all stars. competed against brian slater-4x wisconsin state champion
140-1 record and defeated him by fall in 1:53 seconds.

**also competed in challenge of champions (triple AAA state champion vs double AA state champion) and won by major decision.

- 4x carlisle tournament champion.
-4x delone catholic tournament champion
1996 finishes season 44- 0 with 34 pins.
1996 PIAA state champion
1996 southeast regional champion
1996 southeast regional outstanding wrestler
1996 district champion
1996 district outstanding wrestler
1996 sectional champion
1996 sectional outstanding wrestler

1995 finished season 40-1
1995 PIAA state runner up (losing to 4x state champion jeremy hunter)
1995 southeast regional champion
1995 district champion
1995 sectional champion
1995 sectional outstanding wrestler

1994 places 6th at the PIAA state championships
1994 southeast regional runner up (lost to eventual state finalist chris mansueto)
1994 district champion
1994 sectional champion
1994 sectional outstanding wrestler

1993 finished 16-0 ( 8 pins and 4 technical falls)
1993 carlisle tournament champion
1993 delone catholic tournament champion
1993 delone chatolic tournament outstanding wrestler award