| Scott Garren |
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Notes: Enters his final season with a career winning percentage of .783, which ranks 12th in school history ... Came off major reconstructive knee surgery to re-establish himself as a national contender a year ago, winning his second ACC championship ... Dropped down to 157 and had an outstanding junior campaign ... Should compete for national honors as a senior ... Has a career record of 54-15 with nine falls. 2002-03: Had to battle injuries much of the season, but still managed a perfect regular season ... Won his first 18 matches before dropping a pair in the NCAA Tournament ... Also won his last five matchesbefore being injured in 2001-02, making his winning streak 23 matches over the two seasons ... The 23-match overall winning streak and the 18-match single-season winning streak were the Wolfpack's longest in a decade, since Sylvester Terkay went 41-0 and won the national championship at heavyweight in 1993 ... Went 6-0 vs. ACC competition, running his career record vs. the ACC to 13-2 ... Began the season by winning the championship in the Navy Classic at 157 ... Suffered a concussion in practice on January 15 and missed a pair of bouts ... Incurred a knee injury January 30 vs. UNC Greensboro, causing him to miss four of the next five bouts ... Still led the team with three technical falls despite missing six bouts due to the injuries. 2001-02: Redshirted while rehabbing from reconstructive knee surgery. 2000-01: Was having an outstanding season at 165 pounds before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and the medial miniscus in his left knee in a February 15 in a bout vs. Jason Wilson of North Carolina ...Managed to hold on and win that bout, 5-2, despite the injury, giving him a final 2000-01 record of 20-7 with three falls, one technical fall and five major decisions ... All three falls were first-period pins ... Finished the season with a five-match winning streak, and won 10 of his last 12 matches ... Was 2-1 vs. ranked opponents, with wins over No. 8 Ian Nelms of Bakersfield and No. 3 Steve Blackford of Arizona State. 1999-2000: Won the ACC championship at 157 pounds... Began the season wrestling at 165 and won seven of his first 10 matches, with two of his three losses coming at the hands of top 10 wrestlers ... Dropped to 157 to fill the void created when Pierre Pryor was lost for the season ... Recorded the Wolfpack's two fastest pins of the season, both vs. wrestlers from North Carolina -- 0:38 vs. Jason Wilson on January 11 and 1:02 vs. Dennis Landin in the first round of the ACC Tournament ... Became the first NC State freshman since Dan Madson in 1993 to win an ACC championship. High school: Posted a 116-5 career record and won the state championship as a senior in 1999 ... Was ranked the No. 11 senior in the country at 160 pounds by Wrestling USA magazine ... Was a three-time regional champion and a four-time district champion ... Helped lead Paulsboro to the New Jersey state championship and a No. 9 ranking nationally ... Also lettered in track and football ... Earned all-conference honors on the gridiron. Personal: Born March 23, 1981 ... Majoring in communication.
