Garrett O'Shea

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Butler, N.J.
High School:
Butler
Weight Class:
141
Squadron:
12 / Dirty Dozen

2019-20 | Senior: Team captain

2018-19 | Junior: 2019 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Academic All-American Team… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Went 18-13, including 6-3 in duals and 4-3 in Big 12 duals as the primary starter at 141 lbs.…18 wins and six dual wins second-most on the team…Third on the team with 20 dual points…Won an All-Academy Championship title at 141 lbs….Also placed fifth at the Navy Classic…Finished one win shy of advancing to the NCAA Championships.

2017-18 | Sophomore: Recorded a 15-9 overall record with a 1-1 mark in dual action … recorded three falls, two major decisions and two technical falls … third-place Northern Colorado Open … second-place UNK-Holiday Inn Open (elite) … first-team Academic All-Big 12 … Air Force Wrestling Commitment to Excellence Award … Superintendent’s list … completed Operations Air Force at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida.

2016-17 | Freshman: Posted an 11-8 overall record with a 1-0 mark in dual meet action … recorded five major decisions for the most on the team … tallied one fall … sixth-place at the Northern Colorado Open … Top Performer in squadron during recognition … ranked first in CS-2 in the second semester … Superintendent’s list … earned his jump wings over the first block of summer … completed Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training over the third block of summer.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in wrestling … 148-16 career record … four-time Morris County finalist … two-time district champion … regional champion … two-time state place winner (6th, 4th) … four-time NHSCA All-American (7th, 2nd, 5th, 7th) … National Honor Society … scholar athlete award … three-time Suma Award winner … honor roll every semester of high school.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 12 where he is the Squadron Commander … is also a Security Team Commander… son of John O’Shea and Lisa Racz with three siblings … major is operations research … aspires to attend pilot training … his father, John O’Shea, wrestled at Lycoming College … enjoys spending time with his family and playing outdoor games … credits his father with the greatest influence on his athletic career … favorite quote is, “Success comes from knowing that you did your best that you are capable of becoming.” -John Wooden…”The Band of Birds is the best thing the Academy has ever given me.”