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Pitt-Johnstown Mourns The Loss of Six-Time NCAA National Champion Carlton Haselrig

The Pitt-Johnstown community is mourning the loss of six-time NCAA Wrestling National Champion Carlton Haselrig.  Mr. Haselrig passed away on Wednesday of natural causes.  He was 54.

Mr. Haselrig, a native of Johnstown, Pa., is the most decorated athlete in Pitt-Johnstown history.  Mr. Haselrig won six heavyweight NCAA National Wrestling championships, three at the Division I level and three at the Division II level.  Mr. Haselrig holds five Pitt-Johnstown all-time wrestling records, as well as an overall career record of 143-2-1, which equates to a .979 winning percentage.

Mr. Haselrig, a 2009 inductee into the Pitt-Johnston Athletics Hall of Fame, never lost a match in the Division I National Tournament (15-0 record and three titles), and he never lost or tied a Division II opponent.  His six titles were unprecedented and will remain so because the NCAA no longer allows wrestlers to compete in both division tournaments.  Also, during his Pitt-Johnstown tenure, Mr. Haselrig wrestled his way to an NCAA record of 122 consecutive matches without suffering a loss.

In 2005, Mr. Haselrig was named to the NCAA 75th Anniversary Wrestling Team, which included other notable heavyweights, such as NCAA and Olympic champion Kurt Angle, who Mr. Haselrig had defeated during his college wrestling career. … rest of the story at https://pittjohnstownathletics.com/news/2020/7/22/wrestling-pitt-johnstown-mourns-the-loss-of-six-time-ncaa-national-champion-carlton-haselrig.aspx?mc_cid=b08de964d0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

July 26, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized