Jordan Atienza

Photo by: Allissa Rusco

Photo by: Mary Lewandowski

Class:
Senior
Weight:
184
Hometown:
Livonia, Mich.
High School:
Franklin

2018-19: Finished 19-11 wrestling at 184 pounds … went 3-1 to place third at MAC Championships (3/8-9) … went 8-3 over final 11 matches of the season … of those eight wins, two came by major decision and one by technical fall … posted an 8-5 dual-meet win over Michigan State’s Cameron Caffey, who was ranked 19th nationally (2/22) … went 4-2 at Las Vegas Inv. (11/30-12/1) … named to Academic All-MAC Team ... closed career with 85-55 record.

2017-18: Qualified for the NCAA Championships with an at-large bid … posted a 19-13 record wrestling at 197 pounds … finished sixth with a 1-3 record at the MAC Championships (3/3-4) after withdrawing because of an injury … went 3-0 to win the Eastern Michigan Open (11/11) … went 2-2 with one pin at the Las Vegas Invitational (12/1-2) … went 1-2 at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) ... named to Academic All-MAC Team and named All-Academic by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

2016-17: Posted a 14-4 record at 174 pounds … recorded four pins, four technical falls, and one major decision … went 4-0 to place first at Alma Open (1/21), recording two pins and a technical fall … went 4-1 in placing second at Mount Union Purple Raider Open (1/15), recording a pin, a technical fall and a major decision … went 2-1 at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30) … placed third at Michigan State Open (11/20), going 4-1 with lone loss coming to Penn State’s Mark Hall, who went on to win the national title in the weight class.

2015-16: Posted a 22-17 record at 165 lbs. … went 4-1 at the Eastern Michigan Open (11/7), pinning Kent State’s Jariod James in his first match of the season … went 4-2 at the Michigan State Open (11/15) … finished 4-1 at the Cleveland State Open (12/12) ... went 6-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (12/20) … defeated Jason Carr of The Citadel at the Southern Scuffle (1/2) by technical fall, 17-1 ... placed eighth at the ASICS University Nationals at 176 pounds ... named Academic All-MAC.

2014-15: Went 11-10 overall, 0-2 in MAC duals ... recorded two pins.

High School: Rolled up 223 wins against 19 losses at Franklin High School in Livonia, Mich., a win total that ranks among the top 20 in Michigan high school history ... Division I high school state champion in 2014 at 160 pounds, and runner-up at 152 in 2013 ... went a combined 122-2 in final two years of high school.