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Support the Ambassador CampaignWe 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
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
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
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
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
The Pennsylvania RTC(PRTC) is excited to announce that Richard Perry has started training full-time with us starting May 1, 2015. Richard recently won the Bill Ferrell International Open, was 3rd at the Medved International in Belarussia and was runner-up at the Dave Shultz International. He also claimed the title at the Northeast Regionals at East … Continued
The Pennsylvania RTC held its first USA Wrestling Bronze Level Coaches Clinic on March 28, 2015. It was a tremendous turnout as close to 30 coaches were present with experience levels ranging from youth, high school, collegiate, and elite international competition. The focus was on developing and sharing knowledge of the Sports Sciences, Sports First … Continued
Image and Post from DrexelDragons.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Kevin Devoy Jr. became Drexel’s first-ever EIWA Champion as he secured the conference title at 133 pounds on Saturday evening. Devoy defeated Lehigh’s Mason Beckman, who is ranked 10th in the nation by Intermat, in exciting fashion as he picked up an 8-7 decision after multiple overtime … Continued
Image and Post from PennAthletics.com BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania wrestling team placed seven wrestlers at the 2015 EIWA Championships, led by Canaan Bethea, runner-up at 197 pounds. As a team, Penn finished fifth overall with 78 team points. Three Penn grapplers have earned automatic qualifying spots to the NCAA Championships – Canaan … Continued
