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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…