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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

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Andrew Garr

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Weight 165
  • Hometown Aurora, Ohio
  • Previous School Aurora
  • College SEAS
  • Major Computer Engineering

Biography

2022-23 (Senior): Finished the season with an 11-12 overall record … Went 1-2 in duals, including a 1-0 mark in Ivy League and EIWA duals … Posted one win via major decision and two via fall with the fastest coming at 1:57 against Jeremy Delvalle at the ARMS Software Patriots Open (12/4).
 
2021-22 (Junior): Posted an 11-12 record … Went 4-5 in EIWA duals and 2-3 in Ivy League duals as the primary 157-pounder in the Columbia lineup … Earned two wins via fall … Picked up two major decision wins … Recorded one win via technical fall … 2022 EIWA Academic Achievement Award recipient.
 
2020-21 (Sophomore): Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20 (First-Year): Posted an 11-19 record as the primary 149-pounder in the Columbia lineup ... Went 4-9 in dual meets and 3-9 in EIWA dual meets ... Posted two wins via fall and major decision ... Recorded one win via technical fall ... Wrestling at 157 pounds, recorded first collegiate win with a 2-1 decision over Jack Stanton-Taddeo (Navy) at the Princeton Open (Nov. 3) ... Weighed in at 149 pounds for the first time at Stanford (Nov. 23), winning first career dual match with a 13-2 major decision over Tony Williams ... Got first career technical fall win with a 16-0 victory over Connor Trowbridge (Drexel) at the Patriot Open (Dec. 7) ... Opened EIWA dual meet account with an 8-3 win via decision over Binghamton's (Jan. 10) Michael Zarif ... Snagged a win via decision, 4-3, over Reece Heller (Hofstra) at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 6).

High School: Four-time letterwinner in wrestling and ran track for two seasons at Aurora High School in Aurora, Ohio ... Set a school record with 52 wins in a single season ... Two-time placer (3rd, 5th) and three-time qualifier at the Ohio State Wrestling Championships ... Two-time champion and three-time sectional finalist ... One won district championship while qualifying three times ... Four-time First-Team All-Conference and Academic All-Conference ... Two-time Academic All-Ohio ... Two-time Freestyle State Champion ... Two-time Greco State Champion ... Finished eighth nationally in freestyle ... High school team captain junior and senior years. 

Personal: Born, Andrew David Garr, on Jun. 5, 2000, in Youngstown, Ohio ... Son of Jeanette Garr ... Has a twin sister, Jena (19) ... Grandfather, Leonard Garr, took part in research projects at Ivy League institutions Brown and Cornell ... Loves wrestling because "it's a sport where you can succeed regardless of natural ability with hard work" ... Is a novice pianist ... Received recruiting attention from fellow Ivy League schools Princeton, Brown and Penn along with Bucknell, Ohio State, Case Western, NYU and Chicago ... Chose Columbia because "of the great opportunities Columbia provides in academics, athletics and personal growth along with how tight-knit the wrestling team is at Columbia" ... Will attend the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science ... Plans on majoring in Computer Engineering.

Career Record:
2022-23: 11-12, 1-0 EIWA, 1-0 Ivy
2021-22: 11-12, 4-5 EIWA; 2-3 Ivy
2019-20: 11-19, 3-9 EIWA; 0-5 Ivy
Overall: 33-43, 8-14 EIWA; 3-8 Ivy

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    5'7" 149 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'7" 149 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'7" 149 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'7" 165 lbs