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Born | (1985-03-06) March 6, 1985 (age 39) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Northwestern University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Northwestern Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Cliff Keen Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Sean Bormet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jake Herbert (born March 6, 1985) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. Herbert won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 84 kg FS and competed in the 2012 Olympics.
High school
Born in Pittsburgh, Herbert was a Pennsylvania state champion and four-time state placer at North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.
College
Herbert was a two-time NCAA champion, three-time Big Ten Conference champion, and four-time NCAA All-American. He went 149-4 while at Northwestern University. He won the 2009 Dan Hodge Trophy awarded to the best college wrestler in the nation and the 2009 Big Ten Athlete of the Year award.
International
Herbert won a silver medal at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships at 84kg FS competed at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships at 84kg FS.
Herbert defeated Travis Paulson 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Herbert currently works with Andy Hrovat, who represented the United States at 84 kg FS in the 2008 Olympics.
Herbert came very close to obtaining a medal in the 2012 Olympics, but missed the opportunity due to a controversial referee's call.
Personal life
He is the cousin of singer Josh Herbert. Jake has two daughters and a wife
References
- Barnas, Jo-Ann (April 29, 2012). "Olympian credits move to Michigan". USA Today. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- ^ "Jake Herbert Profile - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site". Nusports.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- "North Allegheny grad, Olympian Herbert home again". triblive. Retrieved May 18, 2012.
- "About". Jake Herbert. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- "USA Wrestling". TheMat.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- "USA Wrestling". TheMat.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- "Andy Hrovat: My Road to the Olympics (Part III)". Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- McCollough, J. Brady (August 12, 2012). "Jake Herbert: Controversial calls prevent him from winning a medal". Post Gazette. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- Slippery Rock University, SRU Website. "Josh Herbert Musician". SRU. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
External links
- Jake Herbert at the International Wrestling Database
- Jake Herbert at Olympedia
2012 USA Olympic Wrestling Team | ||
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- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for the United States
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Northwestern Wildcats wrestlers
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- American male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Big Ten Athlete of the Year winners
- Northwestern University alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen