Konner Pritchard

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Position:
197 pounds
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School:
Princess Anne
Major:
Economics

2017-18 (Senior):
Posted a 9-13 record at 197 pounds … Opened the season with a 2-2 day at the Hokie Open (11/5) … Earned a tech fall over Carlos Ortega in a dual match win over Greensboro (11/14) … Went 2-2 at the F&M Open including a 15-0 tech fall over Connor Agustino of Rider (1/6) … Picked up three straight decisions over Eli Spencer of George Mason (1/12), Max Gallahan of VMI (1/13) and Edgar Ruano of Clarion (1/13) … Picked up a tech fall in a dual win over Belmont Abbey (2/10).

2016-17 (Junior):
Finished 11-13 overall and 3-4 in SoCon bouts in the 184-pound weight class … Opened the season with a major decision over Caleb Subach of Keystone (11/6) … Earned his lone tech. fall of the season over Jeremiah Royer of Greensboro (11/9) … Picked up back-to-back decision wins over Rexx Hallyburton of Washington & Lee (11/18) and Connor Frey of Old Dominion at the Wolfpack Open (11/20) … Won a team-high five majors that included wins over Alexander Mina of UNC at the Wolfpack Open (11/20), Reid Robilotto of Franklin & Marshall (1/14), Jake Godinez of SIUE (1/22), and Clayton Sambets of The Citadel at the SoCon Championship (3/4) … Won consecutive wins by decision against Belmont Abbey’s Tyler Maclaine and VMI’s Chris Beck (2/10) … Ended the regular season his lone pin of the season over Chandler Sambets of The Citadel (2/19).

2015-16 (Sophomore):
Finished the year with an 8-16 mark, including a 1-5 record against SoCon opponents … Ranked second on the team in wins … Led the team with three major decisions … Opened the season with a win over West Liberty’s Dan Carpenter at the Maryland Duals (Nov. 1) … Posted a 2-2 record at the 2016 Wolfpack Open, registering wins versus Matt Caroll (Cumberland) and Joseph Salvi (American) … Went 2-0 at American Duals, earning a major decision at American versus Joseph Salvi and an overtime win against Luke Ludke of George Mason (12/21) … Scored a major decision at Belmont Abbey versus Gerry Vassil (Jan. 19) … Defeated The Citadel’s Chandler Sambe (Feb. 7) … Competed at the 2016 Arby’s Southern Conference Championship as the eighth seed (March 5).

2014-15 (Freshman):
Wrestled at both 174 and 184 pounds to register a 2-8 overall record ... Earned a 5-3 decision in sudden victory over Daniel Mika of George Mason at the Lock Haven Invitational (Dec. 29).

Before Davidson:
Four-year letterwinner at 152, 160, 170 and 182 pounds for head coach Martin Erickson and the Princess Anne High School Cavaliers… 2013-14 Virginia 5A State champion, 5A South Region champion and 5A District champion… Took fifth place at NHSCA Senior Nationals as a senior... Won the 2012-13 Beach District championship... Runner-up at the Eastern Region Tournament… Placed third at the AAA state meet… Went 146-31 in his career and 27-1 as a senior… The Virginia Beach Sports Club Male Athlete/Scholar of the Year… His 146 wins are the most in Princess Anne’s 60-year history… Also a three-year captain and All-Beach District honoree on the Cavaliers’ football team… International Baccalaureate Program graduate and a member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and National Science Honor Society.

Personal
Son of Kerry and Kamela… Has one sibling, Kasey ... Majoring in Economics.