Greg Elinsky (1987)

First let me say that wrestling is really been about the pursuit of excellence which I have learned, one move, one match, one win, and…

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Paul Wiegartner (1986)

One of my fondest memories of Penn State wrestling was my corner coach at the National Open (freestyle) in 1985, the summer between my junior…

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Eric Brugel (by John Harrison) (1986)

Courtesy of John Harrison Eric, an All-American wrestler at Penn State, ranks in the top five both on Penn State’s career victories list (103) and…

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Eric Brugel (1986)

My favorite wrestling story involved an incident when we were running on the track late in my career. We would do sprints of the straightaway…

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Chris Bevilacqua (by John Harrison) (1986)

Courtesy of John Harrison Chris was a two-time All-American, a three-time Eastern Wrestling League(EWL) Champion, a four-time NCAA Tournament qualifier and a U.S. World Espoir…

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Chris Bevilacqua (by John Harrison) (1986)

Courtesy of John Harrison Chris was a two-time All-American, a three-time Eastern Wrestling League(EWL) Champion, a four-time NCAA Tournament qualifier and a U.S. World Espoir…

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Chris Bevilacqua (1986)

I remember many matches but mostly the losses. 1 have come to the conclusion that I hated to lose more than I loved to win—perhaps…

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Tim Flynn (1985)

Dinner with Hachiro # 1.I thought I had made it ….. he finally asked me to dinner. I got there and he was still preparing…

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Steve Sefter (by John Harrison) (1984)

Courtesy of John Harrison Steve was a two-time All-American wrestler for Penn State. He also was a team captain, a two-time EWL champion, the 1981…

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Scott Lynch (by John Harrison) (1984)

Courtesy of John Harrison The Penn State wrestling philosophy states that Penn State’s quest for national dominance will be done with “… (1) good, honest…

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