At the tender age of 22, most would think that Garrett Lowney would have plenty of time to go after a World Championship, but he sees things differently. Lowney shocked the world when he won an Olympic Bronze Medal in 2000, just a couple of short weeks before he turned 21 and three months before his first collegiate match.     He has followed that memorable experience with two U.S. Nationals titles while also earning NCAA All-American honors twice. After the September 11 terrorist attacks caused the 2001 World Championships to be moved to Europe, Lowney gave up his spot on the team in order to concentrate on his sophomore season at Minnesota. TheMat.com spoke with Lowney about his quest at becoming the best in the World.    TheMat.com: In 2000, you won a spot on the Olympic Team. You were by far the youngest member of the team at only 20 years old. How did having some of those veterans around you help you to relax and compete at the highest level possible in your first major international event?  Lowney: They helped a lot. It was really different for me because the next youngest guy was 28 years old and I was only 20. I went in there expecting to do well. I think everyone else had the confidence in me. They were definitely there for me. Steven Mays was one guy I talked to quite a bit and Quincey Clark being from the Minnesota Storm also was a big help too.    TheMat.com: You had that five-point overtime throw against Gogi Koguachvili of Russia, a five-time World Champion, in pool competition. Did that propel you the rest of the way to the Bronze Medal?  Lowney: I don't think that match should have been in overtime anyway. He got it with some gift calls from the refs. I'll take it. It definitely showed some of the other competitors in my weight that I was there and I was ready.    TheMat.com: Last year, you claimed a spot on the World Team with ease and you were among the favorites to win a World Gold Medal. After the World Championships were postponed, why did you decide not to compete in them?  Lowney: The biggest thing was that it got postponed to the end of my semester. I would have missed two weeks of class and then finals week as well. That's just impossible to make up when it comes to college. Also, we were starting our college season. I have commitments to both college and Greco-Roman wrestling.    TheMat.com: Do you regret your decision to not compete?  Lowney: I had to make a decision and I still think I made the right one. It is not a decision I regret at all.    TheMat.com:How much of an asset is it to you to have an assistant coach like Marty Morgan, two-time Greco-Roman national champion, in the Minnesota wrestling room with you on a daily basis?  Lowney: He won't let me do any Greco during the college season, but after the college season, he'll come down any time I need him to. He is still tough as nails so he is a great practice partner. Just the knowledge he has helps me a lot.    TheMat.com: Does wrestling folkstyle for seven months out of the year affect you in Greco-Roman at all?  Lowney: It takes me a good month after the college season to feel comfortable with the flow that I am used to and to have the natural instincts of Greco come back. It affects me a little bit, but the college season helps me out too with the conditioning we do and just the experience all-together.    TheMat.com: You have accomplished so much already in your career. You are an Olympic Bronze Medalist, a two-time U.S. Nationals champion, a two-time NCAA All-American and a member of two NCAA championship teams. What at this point has been your greatest accomplishment?  Lowney: Personally, my greatest accomplishment would be the Olympic Bronze. For what I had to go through and how tough of a draw I had, it was great. Nothing passes up that first team title at Minnesota. The second one was great, but we all had our individual goals so things were a little bit different the second time around. The first time was all for the team, though, and the way we pulled it out on the last day was great.    TheMat.com: What is more important to you, winning a Gold Medal or an NCAA individual title?  Lowney: If they had a 215-pound weight class, I would say an NCAA title. Some of those guys are a little big at heavyweight. I want to win a World Gold medal and that is what I am looking for right now. Come next year, I will be looking for an NCAA individual title, though.    TheMat.com: Do you plan to take another Olympic redshirt year in 2004?  Lowney: No. I don't want to be in school for seven years.