Winter 2003-2004 Wrestling Roster
Jon Trenge
- Position:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orefield, PA
- High School:
- Parkland High School
- Major:
- Environmental Geology/Business Management
Why Lehigh?: “I’ve wanted to come to Lehigh since sixth grade. With the proximity of Lehigh to my home, plus the current coaching staff, Lehigh seemed like the perfect place for me.”
2003-04: Trenge will be taking a year off to train for the U.S. Olympic Team…Will spend his time in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the Olympic Training Facilities…Will be back for the 2004-05 season with one year of eligibility left, utilizing a new NCAA rule on Olympic try-out deferrals.
In 2002-03: Fastest Lehigh wrestler to reach 100 wins…EIWA champion at 197 for second straight season...Lehigh’s first Midlands champion since Darryl Burley when he won the crown on Dec. 29...seeded No. 1 at NCAA’s...tied for team lead with 34 wins.
In 2001-02: First Lehigh grappler since Darryl Burley (1979 and 1980) to be ranked in the top three nationally during first two seasons…second at NCAAs to legendary Cael Sanderson of Iowa State… was 34-4 overall with three losses coming to Sanderson… only other loss was to Tom Grossman of Oklahoma at National Duals… became the first Lehigh wrestler in 12 years to win the Las Vegas Tournament… had three pins at NCAAs finishing second for the pin trophy behind teammate Rob Rohn… recorded nine falls and 17 bonus point wins.
In 2000-01: Season ended with laser eye surgery on February 23 to repair detached and torn retinas… became the first collegian to require protective eyewear ... defeated men who placed first, second, fourth, and fifth, as well as four others seeded in the top twelve at Nationals … posted a record of 35-3, setting a Lehigh mark with 20 dual wins … compiled the second best freshman win-loss percentage in 30 years (.921), behind only Darryl Burley (1979).
In 1999-00: Deferred eligibility in 1999-00 … finished with 31-4 overall record (freestyle and collegiate), including 18 wins by fall … top win came in NYAC Freestyle Tournament over 1999 EIWA Outstanding Wrestler recipient Andrei Rodzianko of Pennsylvania … two losses were to All-Americans, one loss to World Champion Melvin Douglas and one to heavyweight Tommy Rowlands of Ohio State, who finished second at NCAAs in 2001 and first in 2002.
In Secondary School: Finished with a 145-16 record, 40-0 his senior year … two-time Pennsylvania state champion and three-time northeast regional Pennsylvania champion … finished first in 1999 National High School Championships and first in the 1999 ASIC National Junior Freestyle and Greco-Roman Championships … rated the nation’s top 197 lb. recruit in 1999.
CAREER RECORD
Overall Dual PCT BW
2000-01 35-3 20-1 .921 16
2001-02 34-4 14-1 .895 17
2002-03 34-3 18-2 .919 20
Total 103-10 52-4 .912 53
