Striding down the sprawling fairways of the Pelham Bay Golf Course on Friday, Andrew Lenzi, Fordham Prep’s 15-year-old boy wonder, was finally at peace.

He wasn’t restless, like he was on the first day of the state wrestling championships on March 8. He wasn’t sleepy-headed, as he was for his first match because his nerves kept him up the night before.

Speaking from his cell phone during a golf break, Lenzi struck a reflective tone. He made history on March 9 when he defeated Brian Benton (Amsterdam), 5-3, in the 130-pound division I championship at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester.

It was the first time a wrestler from Fordham Prep – or any New York City school -had won a state championship. It was just the third time a wrestler from the CHSAA had ever won a state title, according to Fordham Prep athletic director Bob McLaughlin.

Lenzi is known for his tenacious drive and stoicism, but he allowed himself to acknowledge the significance of what he had done.

“It’s what I’ve been training for my whole life,” Lenzi said. “This is what I was dreaming about. I couldn’t believe it. All the long hours and hard work finally paid off. I feel an incredible sense of accomplishment.”

His achievement is splashed across Fordham Prep’s Web site. He was honored, along with state swimming champion Matt Krey, at a winter sports assembly on Monday.

In just two years, Lenzi, now a junior, has quickly built a reputation as a precocious talent.

He works out at the rigorous Iowa Style Wrestling Club in Millwood, N.Y., run by John Degl, a 1991 state titlist out of Mahopac.

David Obiesie, Lenzi’s coach at Fordham Prep, spoke of the sense of fear that seems to permeate every tournament he enters. Lenzi was 47-2 this season.

“I’ve seen it happen – that people see his name on his warm-up suit during weigh-ins and they say, ‘Oh, it’s Andrew,’ ” Obiesie said. “People fear him. They drop out of his weight class because they don’t want to face him.”

As a freshman, two years ago, Lenzi stalked off the mat in frustration after losing to a junior wrestler in the state Catholic championships. He was upset at finishing third.

After a sluggish first round against Brian Guilfoyle (Corning-IV) at the New York State champion-ships, Lenzi went back to his hotel to rest. He’d had trouble sleeping the night before, and the break did him some good.

Lenzi won his second round match, 4-1, against Dom Oddo (Mahopac), the same wrestler whose defensive style frustrated him in the final of the Eastern States at Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.; Lenzi placed second in that prestigious tournament, defeating several higher-ranked wrestlers along the way.

“His maturity, his level of discipline, his dedication to the sport, the fact that he’s willing to learn, is amazing,” Obiesie said. “No matter what he does, if he decides to go to the Olympics or open his own business after school, he’ll do well because he pushes himself. His level of determination is incredible.”