May
2023
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Featured News / Brandon Slay / David McFadden / Drexel Wrestling / Joey McKenna / Jordan Burroughs / Mark Hall / Maximus Hale / Penn Wrestling / Pennsylvania RTC / Senior Nationals / Tyler Berger / US Open

Tyler Berger Wins US Open!

Las Vegas, NV – In a come-from-behind victory, Tyler Berger won the 70kg US...
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Apr
2016
06
2016 Olympic Games / Drexel Wrestling / Penn Wrestling / Pennsylvania RTC

Brandon Slay named Executive Director & Head Coach of PRTC

University of Pennsylvania alumnus Brandon Slay, a gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, will assume responsibilities as Executive Director and Head Coach of the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center based in Philadelphia. Slay graduated from Penn’s prestigious Wharton School of Business in 1998, with a dual concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management. … Continued

Apr
2016
04
2016 Olympic Games / Canaan Bethea / Dan Mitcheff / Pennsylvania RTC

Mitcheff and Bethea Results at the Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier

Danny Mitcheff finished in 2nd place at the Last Chance Olympic Trials Qualifier this past weekend in Cedar Falls, Iowa at the UNI Dome. Mitcheff had a tremendous tournament racking up three consecutive tech falls on his road to the finals. Mitcheff scored at least 11 points in three out of four matches, including an … Continued

Mar
2016
31
2016 Olympic Games / Canaan Bethea / Dan Mitcheff / Pennsylvania RTC

Mitcheff and Bethea to compete at the Last Chance Qualifier

This weekend, Pennsylvania RTC resident athletes Danny Mitcheff and Canaan Bethea will travel to Cedar Falls, Iowa to compete at the Last Chance Qualifying tournament. The field will be loaded with top athletes from across the country competing for the last remaining spot at the Olympic Trials. Only the winner in each weight class will … Continued

Mar
2016
31
2016 Olympic Games / Pennsylvania RTC / Richard Perry

Richard Perry Top American Placer at Prestigious Medved Cup

It’s been a long road for PRTC resident athlete Richard Perry. After graduating with All-American honors from Bloomsburg University, Richard embarked on a coaching career at American University while simultaneously training for his own Olympic aspirations. With only medial results, Richard came to the realization that he must commit to training full-time if he were to … Continued

Nov
2015
24
2016 Olympic Games / Canaan Bethea / Dan Mitcheff / Richard Perry

Strong PRTC Showing at the Bill Farrell International

After several months of training at home in University City, Philadelphia, PA, as well as the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, our athletes finally got to shine at the 1st Olympic Trials Qualifier, The Bill Farrell International. With that said, the field was very tough having  top ranked wrestlers from USA and International senior … Continued

Oct
2015
29
Canaan Bethea / Penn Wrestling / Pennsylvania RTC

Canaan Bethea joins the Pennsylvania RTC as a Full-Time Athlete

We are proud to announce that Canaan Bethea is now training at the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center. We are supporting him in his dream to compete at the U.S. Open and Olympic trials, in hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. Canaan has a history of being one of the best wrestlers in the nation. … Continued

Sep
2015
01
Drexel Wrestling / Penn Wrestling / Pennsylvania RTC

PRTC Attends the 2015 World Team Training Camp

The PRTC recently returned from Colorado Springs where the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy co-hosted the 2015 World Team Training Camp. Along with our resident athletes, several Penn and Drexel wrestlers made the trek to train with some of the best wrestlers in the world! The camp included two workouts per day over … Continued

Jul
2015
23
Dan Mitcheff / Drexel Wrestling / Penn Wrestling / Pennsylvania RTC / Richard Perry

PRTC Practice

Penn and Drexel have collaborated to become the FIRST RTC of its kind in the country to include two college programs working in unison to develop athletes! We want to work to become the “Gold Standard” as a Regional Training Center nationwide. This includes both the incorporation of the best practices from other RTC’s, as well … Continued

Jul
2015
15
Dan Mitcheff / Pennsylvania RTC

Dan Mitcheff added as full time-time Pennsylvania RTC Athlete

The Pennsylvania Regional Training Center (PRTC) is excited to announce the newest member at 57 Kg Dan Mitcheff, who started training full-time with us starting July 1, 2015. In college Mitcheff was a two-time Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion and was twice named the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the MAC Tournament as a junior and senior. … Continued

Jul
2015
01

Coach's Corner- 2 Months of Productivity

I have had quite the busy schedule the last two months.  In May, I traveled to the US Open in Las Vegas and coached Richard Perry to a 7th place finish.  While he certainly was not satisfied with his performance, he showed a lot of promise and poise and certainly was competitive in each match. … Continued