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Former Lehigh coach Greg Strobel named USA Wrestling’s Man of the Year

Greg Strobel, who has served wrestling as a volunteer leader, coach and administrator for decades — but is perhaps best-known as head coach at Lehigh University — has been named Man of the Year by USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling in the United States. This award recognizes an outstanding man for his contributions to the sport of wrestling.  “My first thought when I heard about this was that it is a cool deal. I’ve seen the list of previous winners, and that is very good company. All of those people dedicated their lives to improve wrestling. To join those people with this award is a great honor,” said Strobel.  An Oregon native, Gregory Oscar Strobel has impressive credentials as a college wrestler and coach. He was a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champ for Oregon State University, winning Outstanding Wrestling honors at the 1973 NCAAs. He launched his coaching career at his college alma mater, serving as an assistant to the Beavers’ legendary head coach Dale Thomas.   As Lehigh head coach from 1995-2008, Strobel compiled a 189-83-1 dual meet record and led the Mountain Hawks to six EIWA championships including five consecutive titles from 2002-06. Strobel was named EIWA Coach of the Year four times, and was named National Coach of the Year by the NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) after leading Lehigh to a third place finish at the 2004 NCAA championships. His Lehigh wrestlers captured 28 individual EIWA titles and totaled 30 NCAA All-America medals. Strobel coached two national champions, Rob Rohn in 2002 and Troy Letters in 2004.
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November 17, 2010 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized