HIGHLIGHTS
2012 Outstanding Freshman
2012 Iron Man
2012 NCAA Qualifier
2011-2012 (FRESHMAN, 184)
Finished 23-15 in his inaugural season at 184 pounds, including a 6-2 mark in Big Ten duals ... placed third at the Eastern Michigan Open, going 3-1 with a pair of falls ... topped his first ranked opponent at the Northeast Duals (11/26), downing Binghamton's Nate Schiedel (MD 15-3), en route to a 3-1 day ... won six consecutive matches via bonus point from 12/9 to 12/29 (four falls, two major decisions) ... finished fourth at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30), scoring three falls and a major decision, while losing to only the top-two seeds ... earned seventh place and an NCAA automatic qualifier at the 2012 Big Ten Championships (3/3-4), going 3-2 with a pair of decisions and a forfeit win ... went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships (3/15-16), falling to the NCAA Champion (Steve Bosak of Cornell) and the No. 10 seed ... named the Boilemakers' Outstanding Freshman and Iron Man ... finished second on the team with 23 wins, third on the team with eight falls and tied for third with four major decisions.
2010-2011 (REDSHIRT)
Did not compete during initial season at Purdue.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner at Delphi High School; three-time Indiana State High School Championship placewinner, taking a high mark of second as a senior; placed fourth at the state tournament as a sophomore and fifth as a junior; finished 48-1 in his senior season en route to a 182-13 career mark; ranked in the top-100 national high school recruits by D1CollegeWrestling.net.
PERSONAL
Braden Brooks Atwood was born March 4, 1992, in Munster, Ind.; is the son of Mike and Lynn Atwood; has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Brittney; enjoys hunting and fishing; majoring in mechanical engineering technology.
