High School: Lettered four times for Coach Tim Owens at Salem High ... Ranked No. 5 in the nation at 145 pounds in InterMat's final rankings ... The Georgia State Wrestler of the Year his senior season ... Compiled a 161-1 record in his career and was a three-time state champion ... Also took runner-up honors once ... Won the Beast of the East Tournament in Delaware ... Was one of the state winners of the 2008 Dave Schultz High School Excellence award.

Personal: Peter Cecil Yates was born September 20, 1989, in Germany ... The son of Ralph and Rosalinde Yates ... Has one younger brother, Paul ... Majoring in business.