Jake Herbert (born March 6, 1985) is an American amateur wrestler. Herbert won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 84 kg FS and competed in the
2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
.
High school
Born in
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
, Herbert was a Pennsylvania state champion and four-time state placer at
North Allegheny High School in
Wexford, Pennsylvania
Wexford is an unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The area known as Wexford is split among multiple municipalities, including Franklin Park, McCandless Township, Pine Township, and Marshall Township. It i ...
.
College
Herbert was a two-time
NCAA
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champion, three-time
Big Ten Conference
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champion, and four-time NCAA
All-American. He went 149-4 while at
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
. He won the 2009
Dan Hodge Trophy
The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded each year to the United States of America’s best college wrestler. The trophy is presented at the end of the season by W.I.N. Magazine (''Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine'') and Culture House. It is the collegiate w ...
awarded to the best college wrestler in the nation
and the 2009
Big Ten Athlete of the Year The Big Ten Athlete of the Year award is given annually to the top male and female collegiate athletes in the Big Ten Conference. It was first awarded in 1982, with winners being selected by a panel of conference media members from nominations submi ...
award.
International
Herbert won a silver medal at the
2009 World Wrestling Championships
The 2009 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark. The event took place from September 21 to September 27, 2009.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women' ...
at
84kg FS competed at the
2010 World Wrestling Championships at
84kg FS.
Herbert defeated
Travis Paulson
Travis Paulson (born May 11, 1985) is an American freestyle wrestler who formerly competed at 74 kg for the United States of America.
Biography
Paulson wrestled for Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa during his high schoo ...
2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Herbert currently works with
Andy Hrovat
Andy Hrovat (born January 21, 1980) is an American wrestler who specializes in freestyle wrestling. He was a 3-time NCAA All-American and wrestled in the 2008 Olympic Games.
High school career
Hrovat wrestled scholastically at St. Edward Hig ...
, who represented the United States at 84 kg FS in the
2008 Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...
.
Herbert came very close to obtaining a medal in the
2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, but missed the opportunity due to a controversial referee's call.
Personal life
He is the cousin of singer
Josh Herbert
Josh Herbert (born April 1, 1990) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Background
Josh Herbert was born on April 1, 1990, in the United States. He is the cousin of Jake Herbert.
He began playing the guitar ...
.
References
External links
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Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic wrestlers of the United States
1985 births
Living people
Northwestern Wildcats wrestlers
World Wrestling Championships medalists
American male sport wrestlers
Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
Big Ten Athlete of the Year winners
Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Northwestern University alumni