(Atlantic) Former Atlantic wrestler and multi-sport athlete Kolby O’Brien will be inducted into the Atlantic/CAM Wrestling Hall of Fame this Friday night at the Venue at 307 Walnut Street in Atlantic. The doors open at 6:00 p.m., with the dinner at 6:30 p.m.
Kolby O’Brien graduated from Atlantic High School in the year 2000. O’Brien, noted for his aggressive style, went down in history as the first Atlantic wrestler to win 100 matches. O’Brien earned that milestone at the John J. Harris Wrestling Tournament his senior year, with a pin in 12 seconds. He medaled all four years at this same tournament in Corning and earned a title his senior year. A four-year letterman and four-time Trojan Head recipient, Kolby, came behind in his first career varsity match as a freshman and defeated a state qualifier. He went on to finish his high school career with a record of 117-48. He was a two-time sectional and district tournament champion, two-time state qualifier, and finished 6th overall his senior year at the State Tournament.
Kolby started wrestling at the age of six and, through his grade school years, wrestled close to 50-matches per year, qualified multiple times for the AAU state tournament, and finished runner-up during his eighth-grade year.
Besides his talents on the mat, O’Brien lettered two years in football and two years in baseball, where he earned all-conference honors and played on the Substate Final Baseball Team his senior year.
After graduation, O’Brien attended college at Buena Vista University and played baseball until an arm injury cut his career short. While at Buena Vista University, O’Brien earned a degree in Business Management. Today, Kolby has been an Account Manager for All-Tech Industry for the past 15-years.
