Women's Wrestling
Rea, Guesseppe
Guesseppe Rea
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- gur225@lehigh.edu
Guesseppe Rea is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Lehigh women’s wrestling program. A Division II NCAA All-American for Wilkes University, Rea competes internationally for Ecuador and has competed in freestyle at three Senior World Championships.
Rea is no stranger to Lehigh as he trains with the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Regional Training Center that operates out of the Caruso Complex in Grace Hall. He comes to Lehigh after spending the last seven seasons on the coaching staff at Muhlenberg College. Working primarily with Muhlenberg’s lightweights, Rea coached three All-Americans, 20 NCAA qualifiers and 12 Centennial Conference champions at Muhlenberg.
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Rea competes internationally for his native country at 57 kg. He made Ecuador’s Senior World Team in 2021, 2024 and 2025. Rea is a three-time Ecuadorian national champion and medaled at Ecuador’s World Team Trials on seven occasions. He represented Ecuador at three Pan-American Championships, earning a bronze medal in 2024. Rea also has medaled at the Bill Farrell International tournament and the Grand Prix of France and is a South American champion.
A state qualifier for Stroudsburg Area High School, Rea went on to become a four-year starter at Wilkes, amassing a 121-29 career record. He won the 2015 East Regional championship and earned All-America honors at 125 for the Colonels. Rea was nationally ranked throughout his career and rose as high as No. 2 in the NWCA rankings.
Rea graduated from Wilkes in 2017 with degrees in Sociology and Spanish.
Rea is no stranger to Lehigh as he trains with the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Regional Training Center that operates out of the Caruso Complex in Grace Hall. He comes to Lehigh after spending the last seven seasons on the coaching staff at Muhlenberg College. Working primarily with Muhlenberg’s lightweights, Rea coached three All-Americans, 20 NCAA qualifiers and 12 Centennial Conference champions at Muhlenberg.
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Rea competes internationally for his native country at 57 kg. He made Ecuador’s Senior World Team in 2021, 2024 and 2025. Rea is a three-time Ecuadorian national champion and medaled at Ecuador’s World Team Trials on seven occasions. He represented Ecuador at three Pan-American Championships, earning a bronze medal in 2024. Rea also has medaled at the Bill Farrell International tournament and the Grand Prix of France and is a South American champion.
A state qualifier for Stroudsburg Area High School, Rea went on to become a four-year starter at Wilkes, amassing a 121-29 career record. He won the 2015 East Regional championship and earned All-America honors at 125 for the Colonels. Rea was nationally ranked throughout his career and rose as high as No. 2 in the NWCA rankings.
Rea graduated from Wilkes in 2017 with degrees in Sociology and Spanish.
Lehigh University Adds Women's Wrestling As 26th Varsity Sport
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