Thursday, May 31, 2012

Former Lehigh University wrestling coach Greg Strobel to be honored

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh/index.ssf/2012/05/strobel_to_be_honored.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES Former Lehigh University wrestling coach Greg Strobel will be recognized as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend in Stillwater, Okla. Strobel coached Lehigh from 1994 through 2008 and amassed an 189-83-1 dual-meet record. He led the Mountain Hawks to six EIWA championships, including five in a row from 2002 through 2006. During Strobel's tenure, Lehigh won 28 individual EIWA titles and 30 All-American honors. He coached two NCAA champions: Nazareth's Rob Rohn in 2002 and Troy Letters in 2004. As a wrestler at Scappoose (Oregon) High School, Strobel won three state championships at 191 pounds and, at one point during his senior year, Strobel actually coached the team. Strobel then wrestled at Oregon State, compiled a 124-5-1 record, won national championships in 1973 and 1974 and finished his career on a 77-match winning streak. Prior to coming to Lehigh, Strobel was the national team director for USA Wrestling (1983-91) and was a coach of the 2000 U.S. Olympic freestyle team. In 2009, Strobel was named Man of the Year by USA Wrestling.

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