Wade Schalles (born September 10, 1951) is an American former

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and

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. In college, he represented

Clarion University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion, also known as PennWest Clarion, is a public university campus in Clarion, Pennsylvania. Part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the institution was founded in 1867 and offers ...

. He is also an accomplished black belt

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and samboist, winning national championships in both disciplines. He created several unique wrestling techniques, including the Spladle, Lazy Man Cradle, and the Clemson Roll. In 1991, Schalles was inducted into the

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as a Distinguished Member.

Education

Schalles graduated from Hollidaysburg High School in

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in 1969, and then went on to graduate from Clarion University of Pennsylvvania with a secondary education degree in 1974.

College wrestling

Schalles wrestled at Clarion from 1970–1974. He was an NCAA Division I champion and NCAA Division II champion in 1972 and 1973, winning the outstanding wrestler award in both divisions in 1972.

Coaching career

He served as an assistant coach at Arizona State (1976), assistant coach at South Dakota State (1977), Head Coach at Clemson (1978–83), and Head Coach Old Dominion (1983–85). In 2014, he became head coach of Scientific Wrestling.

Schalles Award

The

Schalles Award Established in 1999, both Schalles awards, one (the Schalles Award) for the best collegiate pinner in America and the other, (the Junior Schalles Award) for the best scholastic pinner, are annually presented by WIN Magazine, Cliff Keen Athletics and ...

, presented annually by Cliff Keen Athletics and WIN magazine to the nation’s best college and high school pinners, is named after Schalles, who set the college pin record at Clarion (Pa.) State where he defeated 153 of 159 opponents and pinned 109.

References

External links

Eagle Hawk Academy

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