Donny Pritzlaff (born January 23, 1979) is a

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who represented the

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in international competition, winning bronze medals at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships and at the 2007

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. He resides in

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and is an assistant coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team.

Junior career

Born in

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, Pritzlaff grew up in

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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

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champion, three-time

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champions, and four-time All-American at the

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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

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,

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, 2011–2014 *Associate head coach,

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, 2014–present

References

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