Frank Molinaro

Frank Molinaro
Personal information
Citizenship United States
Born (1988-12-27) December 27, 1988
Barnegat Township, New Jersey
Residence State College, Pennsylvania
Education Southern Regional High School
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
Weight 149 lb (68 kg)[2]
Spouse(s) Kera Bolen
Website www.gorillahulk.com
Sport
Sport Men's freestyle wrestling
Weight class 65 kilograms (143 lb)
Rank No. 3
College team Penn State
Club Nittany Lion WC
Team  United States
Achievements and titles
World finals
  • 2016: 4th - 2016 Olympic Games
  • 2014: 3rd - Pan American Championships
    3rd - U.S. World Team Trials
    4th - U.S. Open Dave Schultz Memorial International champion
  • 2013: New York AC International champion
Regional finals
  • College: 2012 NCAA Champion
    2nd - 2011 NCAA Championships
  • High School: 3x New Jersey State Champion
    2nd - High School Nationals
Personal best(s) NCAA Division I All-American
Updated on 12 July 2016.

Frank Molinaro (born December 27, 1988) is a nationally recognized American wrestler and coach. He captured an NCAA Championship in 2012 with an undefeated season record of 33-0 helping him become a four time NCAA Division I All-American.[3]

Career

High school

A native of Barnegat Township, New Jersey, Molinaro was a three-time New Jersey State Champion at Manahawkin's Southern Regional High School and placed second at High School Nationals.[4]

College

After a redshirt season in his freshman year at Penn State, Molinaro claimed All-American honors four times—becoming the fifth Penn State wrestler to be a four time All-American.

Class Year Weight Record National Finish
Freshman 2008-09 141 23-19 8th
Sophomore 2009-10 149 33-7 5th
Junior 2010-11 149 32-3 2nd
Senior 2011-12 149 33-0 1st

[5]

While at Penn State University, Cael Sanderson was hired as head coach of the program developing a national championship winning program with Molinaro claiming an individual title in 2012 at 149 lbs.

Professional

Molinaro is a Competing Member of the Association of Career Wrestlers. He is also currently pursuing an international wrestling career training with the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club.

2016 Summer Olympics

In 2016, Molinaro won the U.S. Olympic Trials, earning the ability to qualify and represent the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics at 65 kg. Molinaro originally failed to qualify in Istanbul after losing to Borislav Novachkov. Molinaro eventually gained entry to the Olympics due to other wrestlers being disqualified for doping offenses and the transfer of licenses from other qualifying tournaments. In his case, it was Novachkov's license transferred to the earlier Mongolia qualifier that opened a spot for Molinaro.[6] After his loss in the quarterfinals to Toghrul Asgarov, Molinaro was pulled into the repechage to wrestle Andriy Kvyatkovskyy. Molinaro defeated Kvyatkovskyy with a score of 8–5.[7] In a moment of controversy, a frustrated Kvyatkovskyy bit the arm of Molinaro.[8] Molinaro would finish the Rio Olympics in 5th place, after losing to Italy's Frank Chamizo Marquez in the bronze medal match 5-3.[9]

Coach

History

University Position Start year End year Accomplishment
Rutgers University Assistant Coach 2012 2014 X

Personal life

Molinaro lives in central Pennsylvania with his wife, Kera and two sons.[10]

References

See also

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