James O'Connor

Position:
Wrestling
Height:
5-11
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Woodbine, Md.
High School:
Glenelg

NCAA Qualifier at 165 pounds

As a Senior (2002-03) ... Had a record of 22-13 for the Tar Heels at 165 pounds ... went 1-2 at the NCAA Tournament downing Boston's Leighton Brady 6-1 before falling to Arizona State's Nick Frost 12-4 ... finished second at the ACC Championship dropping a 6-5 match to No. 12 Dustin Kawa (NC State) ... finished 7-5 in dual matches and 3-2 in the ACC ... won the Carolina-Sharpie Open at 165 pounds ... placed fifth at the East Stroudsburg Open.

As a Junior (2001-02) … Transfered from James Madison ... wrestled in 13 events for the Tar Heels … finished the ACC regular season with a 3-2 dual record … went 2-1 in the Virginia Duals … tallied a third-place finish at the ACC Tournament going 2-1 … finished the season with an overall record of 12-10.

At James Madison (1998-2001) … Finished third in both the 1999 and 2000 CAA Tournament ... had a record of 39-26 in his two seasons at JMU ... was red-shirted.

Prep … Twice named All-Metro Wrestler of the Year … became a two-time Maryland state wrestling champion … 1998 Army National Guard Scholar-Athlete Award winner.

Off The Mat … Jimmy Michael O’Connor was born September 27, 1980 … the son of Martha and Danny O’Connor … his aunt Aileen was an All-America cross country runner at Virginia … plans to major in management in society.