Jake Herbert
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Jake Herbert (born March 6, 1985) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. Herbert won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 84 kg FS and competed in the 2012 Olympics.[1]
High school
[edit | edit source]Born in Pittsburgh, Herbert attended North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania, where he was a PIAA class AAA state champion and four-time state placer.[2][3]
College
[edit | edit source]Herbert was a two-time NCAA champion, three-time Big Ten Conference champion, and four-time NCAA All-American. He went 149-4 while at Northwestern University.[4][5] He won the 2009 Dan Hodge Trophy awarded to the best college wrestler in the nation[3] and the 2009 Big Ten Athlete of the Year award.
International
[edit | edit source]Herbert won a silver medal at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships at 84kg FS competed at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships at 84kg FS.[6]
Herbert defeated Travis Paulson 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.[7]
Herbert currently works with Andy Hrovat, who represented the United States at 84 kg FS in the 2008 Olympics.[8]
Herbert came very close to obtaining a medal in the 2012 Olympics, but missed the opportunity due to a controversial referee's call.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is the cousin of singer Josh Herbert. Jake has two daughters and a wife[10]
References
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- ^ Jake Herbert - North Allegheny Tigers Wrestling. PA-Wrestling.com. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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External links
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- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for the United States
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Northwestern Wildcats wrestlers
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- American male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Big Ten Athlete of the Year winners
- Northwestern University alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen