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Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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<h2>Past champions</h2>

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<h2>Record holders</h2>

<h4>Pin Record</h4>

<p>Jerel Paule (Salem, VA) recorded a 4-second pin in the 103-pound weight class in 2003.</p>

<h4>Three-time WRAL Champions</h4>

<p>There have been 532 champions during the 42-year run of the WRAL Wrestling Tournament. Nine of those wrestlers won three years running. They are:</p>

<p>Russell Wilson (Enloe, 1972,73,74);</p>

<p>Rusty Quate (Garner, 1973,74,75);</p>

<p>Barry Armstrong (Cary, 1974,75,76);</p>

<p>Johnny Autry (Cape Fear, 1983,84,85);</p>

<p>James Jones (Rock Hill SC, 1988,89,90);</p>

<p>Robbie Ripley (Nitro WV, 1999,2000,2001);</p>

<p>Raymond Jordan (New Bern, 2001,02,03);</p>

<p>Byron Sigmon (Bandys, 2003,04,05)</p>

<h4>Four-time Champ</h4>

<p>The only 4-time WRAL champion is Colton Palmer (Durham Riverside) who won in 2003,04,05,06 and twice OSW.</p>

<p>Colton’s high school record was 284-6, and he went 91-0 as a senior, both national records. Colton wrestled at NC State and returned to the WRAL Wrestling Tournament in 2013 to announce the tournament finals.</p>

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<h2>All-Time appearances</h2>

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<h2>Results by year</h2>

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