Tag Jake-Herbert

Wrestler Herbert’s comedic nature helps team to relax

Welcome to the press conference for the U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team ” also known as Jake Herbert’s Open Mic Night. He fumbles with his smart phone in an over-exaggerated way to take pictures of the placard in front of…

Jake Herbert Wins 2009 Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year

Jake Herbert immediately after defeating defending champ Mike Pucillo of Ohio State 6-3 for the 184-pound title at the 2009 NCAAs. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) Jake Herbert, two-time NCAA Division I 184-pound wrestling champ for Northwestern University, has been named the…

NY Times: Jake Herbert Sees a World of Possibility

A U.S. College Wrestler Sees a World of Possibility By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Look out, world, Jake Herbert is on quite a roll. In a three-week span, Herbert finished an undefeated season with his second N.C.A.A. title, won the Hodge…

USA Today: Herbert Weighs in on MMA, Olympics

By Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY Northwestern’s Jake Herbert, named Tuesday as the 2009 winner of the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top college wrestler, didn’t celebrate with a day of rest. Instead, he was training for the U.S. freestyle wrestling…

Northwestern’s Jake Herbert: All The Right Moves

By Philip Hersh | Tribune reporter Jake Herbert continues to take nothing for granted in his prolonged career as a Northwestern student-athlete. Herbert may not have lost a college wrestling match since 2006 ” and just one of 81 matches…