Nate Carr
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Nate Carr is an American collegiate and international level freestyle wrestler. He grew up in a family of 16 children. Five of these, including Nate, would become All-American wrestlers (an NCAA record) and two, again including Nate, would compete in the Olympic Games.
. There he had a career record of 117-20-1 in the 150 pound weight class. He would earn three NCAA championships and two Big Eight Conference
Titles.
He began training for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul while working as an assistant coach at West Virginia University. While staying in the Olympic Village Carr did not participate in any of the recreational activities offered to the athletes because he felt it would interfere with his singleminded focus toward winning gold. At the Games he wrestled to the semifinal match and won a bronze metal. There have been accusations of a scoring error by a judge which may have affected his placement.
He returned as a member of the World Championship team in 1990 and also won his weight class at the Goodwill Games in Russia.
. After his retirement from WVU, he moved to Jones County, GA
. There, his son, Nate Carr, Jr. was a nationally ranked high school wrestler and 3 time state champion. Nate, Jr. originally committed to West Virginia University
, but instead opted to attend Iowa Central Community College
where he won the NJCAA 157 lb. National Title. He has since signed with Iowa State University
. Nate Carr works as a minister and has continued to help coach wrestling for Jones County High School and at camps and clinics across the country. He is also a commentator for Real Pro Wrestling on the PAX network.
High school
During his high school career at Erie Tech Carr posted a record of 115-7 and collected a Pennsylvania State Championship.College
Upon his graduation from Erie Tech, Carr received a wrestling scholarship to Iowa State UniversityIowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
. There he had a career record of 117-20-1 in the 150 pound weight class. He would earn three NCAA championships and two Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...
Titles.
International Competition
After graduation from Iowa State, Carr continued his freestyle wrestling career at the international level. In 1983 Carr earned a spot on the World Championship team. In 1986 he won both the World Cup and the Pan-American Championships.He began training for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul while working as an assistant coach at West Virginia University. While staying in the Olympic Village Carr did not participate in any of the recreational activities offered to the athletes because he felt it would interfere with his singleminded focus toward winning gold. At the Games he wrestled to the semifinal match and won a bronze metal. There have been accusations of a scoring error by a judge which may have affected his placement.
He returned as a member of the World Championship team in 1990 and also won his weight class at the Goodwill Games in Russia.
Current career
Carr continued his participation in the sport as an assistant coach at West Virginia UniversityWest Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
. After his retirement from WVU, he moved to Jones County, GA
Jones County, Georgia
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 10, 1807. As of 2010, the population was 27,740 . The county seat is Gray.-History:The county is named after U.S...
. There, his son, Nate Carr, Jr. was a nationally ranked high school wrestler and 3 time state champion. Nate, Jr. originally committed to West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...
, but instead opted to attend Iowa Central Community College
Iowa Central Community College
Iowa Central Community College is a community college located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States, with satellite campuses in Webster City and Storm Lake. It was created in 1966 by the merger of Fort Dodge Community College with two other nearby schools....
where he won the NJCAA 157 lb. National Title. He has since signed with Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
. Nate Carr works as a minister and has continued to help coach wrestling for Jones County High School and at camps and clinics across the country. He is also a commentator for Real Pro Wrestling on the PAX network.