Saucon Valley head coach Chad Shirk, right, needs four wins for 350 in his career. In Easton Wrestling History, Coach 'Zarb The Lehigh wrestling team continued their tradition of success in the 1970s and 1980s. Former Lehigh All-American Thad Turner debuted as coach. 5. College wrestling rankings: Ohio State rises, Lehigh breaks into Top 25 again. On Thursday, the family of former head wrestling coach and administrator Greg Strobel shared the news that he had passed away. “This year the kids weren’t able to sell things in school,” Coach Kyle Von Linden said of selling chocolate and having money switch hands. Allentown Central Catholic. 17-ranked Lehigh decisively in the dual, winning eight … Full Bio. Lehigh Valley wrestling tour stop No. For 6 years I was the assistant coach under Thad Turner and for 6 … The Club schedules activities and events to provide opportunities to interact and socialize with the wrestlers, coaches, students, parents, alumni and other fans. They have been very instrumental in providing a first-class environment for learning and growth for our student-athletes. Lehigh Wrestling 1950s and 1960s. Published December 16. The Lehigh Valley, national and international wrestling communities were stunned Thursday evening by the news that former Lehigh University wrestling coach Greg Strobel has passed away at age 68. He led Lehigh to a 171-104-5 record from 1970-88, a span of 18 seasons. For two seasons in a row (as my coach handed out gag-gifts to all of us on the team), I … Strobel was 68 years old. The Oregon State wrestling team split a pair of duals at Gill Coliseum Saturday night, defeating Campbell, 23-12, before a 21-12 loss … “Lehigh is a place that has a rich tradition and history in wrestling,” Garnett said. Pat Santoro. by Spladle1989 » Fri Nov 19, 2021 2:01 pm. Stats for Tom Hutchinson Year Turner was Lehigh's fourth wrestling coach. Greg Strobel (August 17, 1952 – October 8, 2020) was an American wrestler, coach, and member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame from Scappoose, Oregon. From 1983-1991 Strobel was the Director of National Team Programs for USA Wrestling, which included a stint as … Lehigh leads the all-time series with Pitt on the mat, 44-19-2, but the Panthers have won the last two. End result: a 32-10 record his final two seasons, before many years of service to wrestling as head coach at Blair Academy, then 12 years coaching at Lehigh. Brad Dillon. Steel Valley Wrestling Club was founded in August 2019 to provide quality training opportunities to all genders from kindergarten to high school and to grow wrestling in Easton PA & the Lehigh Valley through collaborative efforts from coaches, parents, and wrestlers. And as to hearing coaching instructions... while I was wrestling, I was so totally focused in the guy In front of me that everything else was practically shut out. Coach: Scott Snyder (6th year, 13-72) Last year’s record: 0-6. The 1950s was marked by a decisive national strength of the Eastern Conference along with the debut of coach Gerry Leeman, a past NCAA champion and Olympian. Head Wrestling Coach Jody Karam arrived a few minutes later and took over compressions. Top. The following weekend, Lehigh will host Columbia (Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.) before welcoming Navy in the annual Sheridan Dual (and the 102nd meeting in the series), Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. Zach Rey. Get the latest Lehigh Valley, Pa. high school wrestling news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results, brackets & standings! The Lehigh wrestling team continued their tradition of success in the 1970s and 1980s. Coach Evans took over as head coach for four seasons, from 1988-89 to 1991-92. Assistant Coach. Strobel came to Lehigh after serving as wrestling coach for Team Foxcatcher Inc. (an Olympic-level private club) in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Strobel was named the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Coach of the Year in 2004. Former Lehigh NCAA Champion Zach Rey enters his fourth season on the Lehigh coaching staff. Tweet. A three-time All-American and the 2011 NCAA heavyweight champion, Rey returned to Lehigh as a volunteer assistant, while also working with the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club, but was elevated to full-time assistant coach in December 2019. After missing key members of its lineup against Penn and Lehigh two weeks ago, Penn State wrestling is “hopefully through all the sickness,” head assistant coach Casey Cunningham said Monday. Zach Rey, ’12, is the newest addition to Lehigh Wrestling’s coaching staff as an assistant coach. He holds the title as the Lawrence White Head Coach of Wrestling at Lehigh. 18 despite taking the week off. Former Lehigh All-American Thad Turner debuted as coach. Lehigh University Communications and Public Affairs. Santoro was hired in the spring of 2008. He was an alternate coach for the 1936 Olympic wrestling team and later coached the U.S. team in the Pan American Games in 1951. 2 Penn State, so the Collegiate Wrestling Duals will provide a … Under coach Greg Strobel, Lehigh dominated the EIWA (The Patriot League does not sponsor wrestling). Coach Evans Is entering his 12th year as a wrestling coach at Northwestern Lehigh. 1965-1966 Dominic Villani. Kimo Leia poses with the wrestling coaches from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvannia. Lawrence E. White '64 Head Wrestling Coach. Lehigh’s wrestling season starts in five weeks with the Brown and White Wrestle-Offs on Oct. 28, in Leeman-Turner Arena at Grace Hall. He’s earned the ACC Coach of the Year, EIWA Coach of the Year several times, along with being named the NWCA National Coach of the Year. A member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Strobel served as Lehigh's head coach from 1995 through 2008, which included five straight EIWA Championships from 2002 through 2006. 15 this week by the NWCA Coaches Poll, travel to Bethlehem as Pitt legends Keith Gavin and Pat Santoro meet as coaches for the matchup between the Panthers and Mountain Hawks (1-1). What I didn't know is that almost all of them are about 260# and above. Lehigh Wrestling 1990-2014: Rebuilding and Triumphs . Pat Santoro is the head coach of the Lehigh Mountain Hawks Wrestling team. He did his college wrestling at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was named an All American four times. A week off from competition didn’t cost Lehigh wrestling any spots in this week’s NWCA Division I coaches’ poll. After a shutout loss, the team was in the locker room, expected to be screamed at. Northern Lehigh School Board took the following action recently: • Rescinded the motion appointing Jaqueline Miller, volunteer assistant softball coach, that was approved at the Sept. 13 school board meeting. Nahshon Garrett Is a native of Chico, CA. They flew out to wrestle Oregon State, the alma mater of Strobel. Lehigh Valley wrestling tour stop No. Holy cow, that is a shocker, with everybody talking up Cass 2.0, world U23 champ. Post. During this time he coached many district, regional, and state place winners. 17 from No. It has announced the hire of recent Lehigh University wrestling star Jordan Kutler as the first girls wrestling coach. Neither knew why the other was there. Santoro wrestled at the highest levels and was even an alternate for the US Olympic team in 1996. @NLDawgs. Post. The Mountain Hawks jumped to No. 227 with Gabe Dean & Dan Flanick. Pitt, ranked No. The Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club (founded in 2000 as the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club) is excited to announce the appointment of Kerry R. McCoy to a newly established position of Executive Director and Head Coach, effective October 1, 2021. 1967-1971 Eugene Smith A message from Coach Santoro - "Lehigh Wrestling's success has always been directly correlated with the support of our alumni, friends, and fans. Lehigh gained two of their best wrestlers of all time in 1972 and 1973, Mike Lieberman and Mike Frick, and in 1976 both became NCAA champions in front of a crowd filled with Lehigh fans at Princeton. The head coaches of both teams, Keith Gavin (Pitt) and Pat Santoro (Lehigh) are the last two NCAA Champions for the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and 1989, respectively. He was an assistant coach from 1985 to 1988 with Coach Pladus and Coach Heusgen. Lehigh wrestling has moved up four spots in this week’s NWCA Division I coaches’ poll. BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh Athletics has announced that Pat Santoro has made a long-term commitment to continue as the Lawrence White '64 Head Coach of Wrestling. Tom Mertz ran into Jared Black this fall at a Pen Argyl football game. Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson watches Beau Bartlett in this 149 lb bout of the match on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. “Dick” King was born in Allentown on September 10, 1937, son of Richard J. and Anne King. Lehigh grad Jordan Kutler to become first girls wrestling coach at Easton High School. The Panthers, ranked No. Presented on Lehigh Valley Wrestling History: Courtesy of Jack Logic The Easton High School wrestling team should win its 500th match this week, and Easton’s Wrestling Booster Club Saturday night will honor all the head coaches and state, district and regional champions in the team’s 40-plus year history. Richard A. Kerry McCoy was named head coach and executive director of the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club, taking effect on Oct. 1. This set the stage for the 1960s, one of the best decades for Lehigh Wrestling. 22 after going 1 … Full Bio. )There apparently is a new rule change with regard to combining wrestling scholarships with need based/ academic aid etc that takes affect this year giving the staff a lot more flexibility. Lehigh wrestling edged up a spot in this week’s NWCA Division I coaches’ poll. The early nineties and the departure of coach Thad Turner brought difficult times for the team, but these woes would not last long. Bio: When one talks about the tradition of the Lehigh wrestling program, one of the first names that should come to mind is former wrestler and head coach Thad Turner. ... Jeremy Hartrum to be new Wilson wrestling coach. by LU in the Hub » Sat Nov 20, 2021 3:39 pm. Lehigh Wrestling 1990-2014: Rebuilding and Triumphs . I've known Gabe since my days of coaching at Lehigh (2014-2015) when our best guy was battling Dean all throughout the season. No. Ranked Wrestlers to Watch Catch them on Twitter? Northern Lehigh. The 2021-22 Lehigh Valley high school wrestling season is underway. ... Jeremy Hartrum to be new Wilson wrestling coach. A charter member of the National Collegiate Wrestling Hall of Fame, he is recognized as a founding father of the sport of wrestling. Based on the photo from the Princeton site, that is one large Ivy Leaguer! The official 2021-2022 Wrestling Roster for the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks ... Wrestling Coaching Staff. 16: Liberty has senior core capable of big things and a group of inexperience wrestlers eager to learn. Lehigh wrestling edged up a spot in this week’s NWCA Division I coaches’ poll. The Lehigh wrestling team continued their tradition of success in the 1970s and 1980s. The Mountain Hawks moved to No. Easton High School assistant wrestling coach Steven Powell has always been active. 18 despite taking the week off. After returning to the United States he briefly coached Fort Dodge High School's wrestling team in Fort Dodge, Iowa but would quickly move on to a college coaching position at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It’s a great environment and a great atmosphere. ~Pat Santoro, Lawrence E. White '64 Head Wrestling Coach Current wrestling head coach Pat Santoro said in the Lehigh News article that Strobel was a friend and mentor to him. Phone. We are forever grateful." Coach Ayres told me a story of when he was wrestling for Lehigh, and Strobel was his coach. The official 2021-2022 Wrestling Roster for the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks. The Mountain Hawks moved to No. It matters not … It is finally here. Rey was a former NCAA heavyweight champion and All-American for the Mountain Hawks. Former Lehigh All-American Thad Turner debuted as coach. 610-758-4302. 23 posts. The 1950s was marked by a decisive national strength of the Eastern Conference along with the debut of coach Gerry Leeman, a past NCAA champion and Olympian. The Panthers (2-1), ranked No. Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson said that he and his staff knew they were in for a long weekend with Penn and Lehigh. Then, on Sunday, Lehigh visits Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. matchup. The Lehigh wrestling team continued their tradition of success in the 1970s and 1980s. Lehigh is 3-2 on the season with a loss to Campbell to open the season, and a competitive 26-12 loss at No. One of NJ’s best-ever HS coaches, Thad had eight individual state titlists at Phillipsburg from 1962-70; his teams won 58 straight duals. 1966-1967 Chris Gentile. The Mountain Hawks … LEHIGH VALLEY WRESTLING COACH HISTORY BY TEAM. A six-time EIWA Coach of the Year, Santoro has mentored two NCAA Champions at Lehigh, the second of which, Darian Cruz won the 125-pound title in 2017. where he was a two-time California State high school wrestling champion at 103 and 112 pounds in 2010 and 2011.. The following day, Lehigh heads to No. Lehigh gained two of their best wrestlers of all time in 1972 and 1973, Mike Lieberman and Mike Frick, and in 1976 both became NCAA champions in front of a crowd filled with Lehigh fans at Princeton. The mission of the Lehigh Wrestling Club is to support Lehigh wrestling and promote the fan wrestling experience. The Oberlin wrestling program has a new head coach, and he is a familiar face. Head coach Cael Sanderson’s No. Associate Head Coach. Lehigh Valley wrestling tour stop No. 6. In the role, McCoy will oversee all club operations, men's and women's freestyle and folkstyle wrestling clinics and recruitment. Milkovich continued his career in wrestling by coaching, first as a graduate assistant at Alabama (1976-78) and then for eight years as an assistant at Michigan State (1978-86). Pat Santoro. Greg Strobel (August 17, 1952 – October 8, 2020) was an American wrestler, coach, and member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame from Scappoose, Oregon. The coaching staff has done and will continue to do a lot of great things with the program.” Lehigh Wrestling 1950s and 1960s. 2 Penn State for the 109th edition of its most-contested dual series. 2021 01:45PM. [email protected] Due to the pandemic, Lehigh Senior High School’s wrestling coach sought alternative fundraising efforts, which resulted in the team receiving new head gear. 12: Pen Argyl. He and his father shared a love of sports – playing football, baseball, ping pong, boxing and just about any other sport you could imagine. At LVAC, Coach Buxton coaches senior-level wrestlers at U S senior National championships, the Pan American Games and the senior World Championships. 15 in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week, lost for the first time this season, falling to the Mountain Hawks (2-1) in a matchup of perennial in-state Pennsylvania rivals. The 1920s and 1930s marked the beginning of the team’s domination of the EIWA conference, winning their first EIWA championship in 1928. Coach Strobel entered the room quietly and said in a passive voice, "Well, it could have been worse." On April 15, 2008, the athletic department announced the hiring of former assistant coach and two-time national champion and two-time winner of the EIWA Coach of the Year (2009, 2012) Pat Santoro as Lehigh's next head wrestling coach. When senior wrestler Jake Jakobsen was a redshirt freshman, he told head coach Pat Santoro, after they lost the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Conference (EIWAs) in 2017, that Lehigh would win four in a row for him. Lehigh is 3-2 on the season with a loss to Campbell to open the season, and a competitive 26-12 loss at No. He first wrestled in gym class and then in an informal junior high tournament in 9 th grade. The mission of the Lehigh Wrestling Club is to support Lehigh wrestling and promote the fan wrestling experience. According to Denny Diehl’s “Mat Power – Lehigh Wrestling Highlights”, in 1939, he and his team were featured in a movie newsreel on Lehigh wrestling shown in 5,000 theatres nationwide.” In this episode, Coach P speaks with Lehigh University Head Wrestling Coach Pat Santoro. Sheridan coached Engi-neer matmen for an in-credible 41 seasons (1912 through 1952) and is the school's "winningest" wrestling mentor with a 222-86-8 … Q&A: Former NCAA wrestling champion Zach Rey joins Lehigh coaching staff. From 1995 to 2008, he was the head coach at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Lehigh University, one of the top wrestling programs in the country.. Strobel won two NCAA titles and was a three-time All-American at … Coach Santoro has coached at Penn State, Duquesne, Maryland, and Lehigh University. The 2021-22 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. Over his 41 year career, he was instrumental in laying a ground work for decades of excellence in wrestling at Lehigh. This set the stage for the 1960s, one of the best decades for Lehigh Wrestling. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. He created the Lehigh Valley’s first midget programs. [email protected]lehigh.edu. Santoro was hired in April, 2008 as just the eighth head coach in program history. 2 Nittany Lions travel to the University of Pennsylvania for a 7 p.m. dual Friday night with the Quakers. BETHLEHEM, Pa.—The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team suffered a 26-9 defeat at Lehigh on Sunday afternoon at Grace Hall. The Penn State wrestling team returns to the mat this weekend for a pair of matches. Get the latest Lehigh Valley, Pa. high school wrestling news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results, brackets & standings! In 1912, the legendary coach Billy Sheridan arrived. Title. 301 Broadway, 4th Floor - Suite 400 Bethlehem, PA 18015 U.S.A. P: (610) 758-4487 Fax: (610) 758-5566 Photo Cred: FloWrestling.com & Tony Rotundo STRONG Life Podcast ep. The Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club (founded in 2000 as the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club) is excited to announce the appointment of Kerry R. McCoy to a newly established position of Executive Director and Head Coach, effective October 1, 2021. Dual-meet opener: Monday at Lehighton. ... but who coach Jim Moll does have should be solid. 18 from No. Much More Than Just a Wrestling Club. The Campaign for Lehigh Athletics Partnership Home Events & Banquets Annual Report Update Your Contact Info Hall of Fame Buy Tickets Football Tickets Wrestling Tickets Men's Basketball Tickets Women's Basketball Tickets Ticket Services Central Account Login TicketSmarter - Official Ticket Resale Marketplace Leia committed to the school and will attend next year. Bremke spent four seasons as the assist… By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling plus Lehigh Valley Live, Morning Call | July 02, 2020, 10:23 a.m. (ET) Former Lehigh All-American Thad Turner debuted as coach. 18: Northwestern. Head and Assistant Wrestling Coach Lehigh University Jul 1982 - Jun 1994 12 years. Bio: Much of Lehigh's wrestling tradition is due to the accomplishments of Billy Sheridan. Hughes joined the Lehigh coaching staff in the summer of 2008 and was in his eighth season with the title of associate head coach. 2 Penn State, so the Collegiate Wrestling Duals will provide a … He played an integral role in the renaissance of the Lehigh wrestling program in the late 1990s. The Club schedules activities and events to provide opportunities to interact and socialize with the wrestlers, coaches, students, parents, alumni and other fans. He was selected National Coach of the Year in 1979, when Lehigh finished third at the NCAA … It was while training for the Olympics, Leeman met Lehigh University wrestling coach Billy Sheridan. Email. Classification: 2A. From 1995 to 2008, he was the head coach at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Lehigh University, one of the top wrestling programs in the country.. Strobel won two NCAA titles and was a three-time All-American at … After retiring from coaching following the 2008 season, he served as an assistant director of athletics at Lehigh until 2019. The Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club (founded in 2000 as the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club) is excited to announce the appointment of Kerry R. McCoy to a newly established position of Executive Director and Head Coach, effective October 1, 2021. It’s a wrestling weekend with a lot of moving parts, but the Penn State coach and one of his stars insist it’s strictly business. “I competed there as an athlete in Grace Hall, and coached there just this past year. Lehigh University Wrestling Program Coaching & Recruiting Staff If you're hoping to get recruited it's important to know who to get in front of - and NCSA provides the information you'll need. Lawrence E. White '64 Head Wrestling Coach. Lehigh wrestling ready for EIWAs. Re: Coach Talk. 13 by the NWCA Coaches Poll this week, took down No. The Associate Head Coach of the Lehigh University Wrestling program is … In 2012, Coach Buxton took the head coaching position at Lehigh University's post-graduate wrestling program, the Lehigh Valley Athletic Club (LVAC). “We were restricted on fundraising … Mason Bremke, a 2011 graduate of Oberlin, is taking over starting this season. Current Lehigh wrestling head coach Pat Santoro was an assistant under Strobel for several years and eventually took the top job following Strobel's retirement in 2008. 17 from No. The early nineties and the departure of coach Thad Turner brought difficult times for the team, but these woes would not last long. Lehigh School Board makes coaching moves. Re: Coach Talk. )As we know, there are a lot of HWTs in the room. UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State wrestling coach Cael Sanderson said that he and his staff knew they were in for a long weekend with Penn and Lehigh. 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