Donny Pritzlaff (born January 23, 1979) is a
freestyle wrestler
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who represented the
United States
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in international competition, winning bronze medals at the
2006 World Wrestling Championships and at the 2007
FILA Wrestling World Cup
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. He resides in
New Jersey
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and is an assistant coach for the
Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team.
Junior career
Born in
Red Bank, New Jersey
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, Pritzlaff grew up in
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
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and graduated from
Lyndhurst High School in 1997, where he was a three-time
NJSIAA individual state champion and finished his high school wrestling career with a record of 127–4.
College career
Pritzlaff was a two-time
NCAA
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champion, three-time
Big Ten Conference
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champions, and four-time
All-American at the
University of Wisconsin
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. Pritzlaff graduated from Wisconsin in 2002 with a degree in sociology. Pritzlaff was also the 1998 junior world champion.
International career
At the
2006 World Wrestling Championships, Pritzlaff won a bronze medal. Pritzlaff also won a bronze medal at the 2007
FILA Wrestling World Cup
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.
Coaching career
Pritzlaff held the following positions:
*Volunteer assistant coach, University of Wisconsin, 2002–2003
*Assistant coach,
Hofstra University, 2004–2006
*Assistant coach, University of Wisconsin, 2007–2009
*Associate head coach, University of Wisconsin, 2009–2011
*Assistant coach,
University of Michigan
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, 2011–2014
*Associate head coach,
Rutgers University
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, 2014–present
References
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1979 births
Living people
American male sport wrestlers
Lyndhurst High School alumni
People from Lyndhurst, New Jersey
People from Red Bank, New Jersey
Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey
Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling coaches
Wisconsin Badgers wrestlers
Hofstra Pride wrestling coaches
Wisconsin Badgers wrestling coaches
Michigan Wolverines wrestling coaches