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 North Allegheny Senior High School (NASH) is a suburban high school in the North Allegheny School District and is located in Wexford, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The current building was built in 1974. In 2013 ...

in Wexford, Pennsylvania.

College

Herbert was a two-time

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champion, three-time

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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 The 2010 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia. The event took place between September 6 to September 12, 2010. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's ...

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 school ...

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

, 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 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbert, Jake 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