John Bove (1991)

After winning the Espoir Freestyle National Title, Coach Oishi congratulated me and then made me go into the corner to do pushups and squats—200 each….

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Mike Bevilacqua (1990)

The relationships that I forged while wrestling at PSU are what I remember most fondly. I have my closest friends in the world from that…

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Jim Abbott (1990)

The one memory that stands out the most for me while wrestling for Penn State, involves a meeting I had with Coach Lorenzo. I was…

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Andy Voit (by John Harrison) (1989)

Courtesy of John Harrison Andy was a rare commodity as a college wrestler: a three time NCAA All-American. He also was a National Espoir Freestyle…

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Jim Martin (by John Harrison) (1989)

Courtesy of John Harrison Jim Martin represents the prototype for Penn State wrestlers as he excelled both on and off the mat during his Penn…

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Jim Martin (1989)

A few memories from Penn State days. There are soooo many. My first encounter…the recruiting trip. I stayed with Tim Flynn and Glen Koser. I…

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Sean Finkbeiner (1989)

I remember being a member of the first team ever to beat Dan Gable at home [19–18, Iowa City, Feb. 6, 1988]. It must have…

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Ken Chertow (by John Harrison) (1989)

Courtesy of John Harrison An All-American and Olympian wrestler, top-level student, and successful entrepreneur and coach, Ken Chertow has met with success in every direction…

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Ken Chertow (1989)

Penn State wrestling is special. It is a privilege and honor to be a member of the Penn State wrestling family. During my sophomore year…

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Greg Elinsky (by John Harrison) (1987)

Courtesy of John Harrison Greg was Penn State’s first four-time All-American, finishing seventh, third, and second twice in the NCAA tournament. He was selected to…

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