UNCP Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Roanoke Rapids High School for coach Edward Nelson … Registered a 32-7 (.821) record, including 15 pins, en route to earning Mickey Gukich award honors … Also earned team’s awards for extra effort leadership and most improved wrestler … Recorded the quickest pin (7 seconds) in school history and also finished runner-up at the Granville Central Tournament … Was also named recipient of Roanoke Rapids city leadership award … Registered a 12-6 (.667) mark as a junior and earned his team’s captain award …Also lettered in football and track & field for the Yellow Jackets … Earned awards for most valuable and most improved offensive lineman.

PERSONAL: The son of Teresa and the late George Arrington … Has an older brother, Robert, and an older sister, Janice … Maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average at Roanoke Rapids High School and earned scholar athlete laurels … A business major at UNCP.