Nate Carr

Background

He grew up in a family of 16 children.

Education

During his high school career at Erie Technical Carr, coached by Tom Carr(no relation), posted a record of 115-7 and collected a Pennsylvania State Championship.

Upon his graduation from Erie Technical, Carr received a wrestling scholarship to Iowa State University. There he had a career record of 117-20-1 in the 150 pound weight class. He would earn three National Collegiate Athletic Association championships and two Big Eight Conference Titles.

Career

Five of these, including Nate, would become All-American wrestlers (an National Collegiate Athletic Association record) and two, again including Nate, would compete in the Olympic Games. 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

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. There have been accusations of a scoring error by a judge which may have affected his placement.

Carr continued his participation in the sport as an assistant coach at West Virginia University. After his retirement from WVU, he moved to Jones County, Georgia. National Title.

He has since signed with Iowa State University.

Nate Carr works as a head coach at Massillon Perry High School in Massillon, Ohio.

Achievements

• In 1986 he won both the World Cup and the Pan-American Championships. At the Games he wrestled to the semifinal match and won a bronze medal. He returned as a member of the World Championship team in 1990 and also won his weight class at the Goodwill Games in Russia. There, his son, Nate Carr Junior was a nationally ranked high school wrestler and 3 time state champion. Nate, Junior. originally committed to West Virginia University, but instead opted to attend Iowa Central Community where he won the NJCAA 157 pounds