California State University at Bakersfield Athletics

2006: Daniel Atondo broke his way into the starting lineup as a sophomore and finished the season with a winning record…was one of four wrestlers to compete in duals at 157, but his six matches in duals were more than anyone else on the team at that weight…finished the year at 11-10 with a 3-3 record in duals and 2-2 against Pac-10 competition…opened the season strong with a seventh-place finish at the California Open with his only losses in the tournament coming against Shawn Reilly of Cal State Fullerton, who won at 157, and Scott Loesher of Stanford, who was third…was the tournament champion at the Menlo College Invitational where he won three matches en route to the title by scores of 18-6, 9-2 and 20-5…followed that tournament up with a win in the California Collegiate Invitational where he defeated teammate David Garcia 6-5 for the tourney title…finished the season at the Pac-10 Championships and placed sixth despite a tough draw…opened the tournament against eventual national champion Ben Cherrington of Boise State and had to work his way through the consolation bracket to place sixth.

2005: Atondo recorded a 3-6 overall record wrestling behind Christian Arellano at 165 pounds in 2005…won his first two collegiate matches while wrestling at 157 pounds during the Fullerton Open, defeating Deveraux Solis of Fresno State in his first match…earned a major decision in a 13-5 win over Justin Switzler of San Francisco State at the California Open.

2004: Atondo was a redshirt at CSUB in 2004.

FREMONT HS: Atondo came to Bakersfield after a three-year wrestling career at Fremont HS under former CSUB wrestler and assistant coach Bobby Soto…was a two-time Santa Clara Valley Athletic League champion and a CIF Central Coast Section champion in 2002…placed fourth at the CIF State Championships as a senior…held a 2-2 record at high school nationals.

PERSONAL: Major is communications at CSUB…he is learning to play guitar in his spare time…parents are Ray Atondo and Kathleen Burton.