# Jake Herbert > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Herbert > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jake_Herbert.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Herbert > Source revision: 1351604150 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American freestyle wrestler Jake Herbert Herbert in 2011 Personal information Born (1985-03-06) March 6, 1985 (age 41) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 185 lb (84 kg) Sport Country United States Sport Freestyle wrestling Event 84 kg Club Cliff Keen Wrestling Club Coached by Sean Bormet **Jake Herbert** (born March 6, 1985) is an American [folkstyle](/source/Collegiate_wrestling) and [freestyle](/source/Freestyle_wrestling) [wrestler](/source/Wrestling). Herbert won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 84 kg FS and competed in the [2012 Olympics](/source/2012_Olympics).[1] ## High school Born in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), Herbert attended [North Allegheny High School](/source/North_Allegheny_High_School) in [Wexford, Pennsylvania](/source/Wexford%2C_Pennsylvania), where he was a [PIAA](/source/Pennsylvania_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association) Class AAA state champion and four-time state placer.[2][3] ## College Herbert was a two-time [NCAA](/source/NCAA) champion, three-time [Big Ten Conference](/source/Big_Ten_Conference) champion, and four-time NCAA [All-American](/source/All-American). He went 149-4 while at [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University).[4][5] He won the 2009 [Dan Hodge Trophy](/source/Dan_Hodge_Trophy) awarded to the best college wrestler in the nation[3] and the 2009 [Big Ten Athlete of the Year](/source/Big_Ten_Athlete_of_the_Year) award. ## International Herbert won a silver medal at the [2009 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2009_World_Wrestling_Championships) at [84kg FS](/source/2009_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_84_kg) competed at the [2010 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2010_World_Wrestling_Championships) at [84kg FS](/source/2010_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_freestyle_84_kg).[6] Herbert defeated [Travis Paulson](/source/Travis_Paulson) 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.[7] Herbert currently works with [Andy Hrovat](/source/Andy_Hrovat), who represented the United States at 84 kg FS in the [2008 Olympics](/source/2008_Olympics).[8] Herbert came very close to obtaining a medal in the [2012 Olympics](/source/2012_Olympics), but missed the opportunity due to a controversial referee's call.[9] ## Personal life He is the cousin of singer [Josh Herbert](/source/Josh_Herbert_(singer)). Jake has two daughters and a wife[10] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Barnas, Jo-Ann (April 29, 2012). ["Olympian credits move to Michigan"](https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/wrestling/story/2012-04-29/jake-herbert-move-to-michigan-pays-off/54633284/1). *USA Today*. Retrieved May 18, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Jake Herbert - North Allegheny Tigers Wrestling](https://www.pa-wrestling.com/hs/teams/northallegheny/athlete_stats.htm?id=64700). *PA-Wrestling.com*. Retrieved August 3, 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nusports1_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nusports1_3-1) ["Jake Herbert Profile - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150619231955/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/herbert_jake00.html). Nusports.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/herbert_jake00.html) on June 19, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["North Allegheny grad, Olympian Herbert home again"](http://triblive.com/sports/1815526-85/herbert-olympic-training-fundraiser-wrestling-allegheny-ann-arbor-club-freestyle). triblive. Retrieved May 18, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["About"](http://www.jakeherbert.com/about). Jake Herbert. Retrieved May 7, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["USA Wrestling"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120508221647/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=6&page=showbio&ContactID=753). TheMat.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=6&page=showbio&ContactID=753) on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["USA Wrestling"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140726025044/http://themat.com//section.php?section_id=4&page=results). TheMat.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results) on July 26, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Andy Hrovat: My Road to the Olympics (Part III)"](http://www.cliffkeenwrestlingclub.com/andy-hrovat-my-road-to-the-olympics-part-iii/). Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Retrieved May 7, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** McCollough, J. Brady (August 12, 2012). ["Jake Herbert: Controversial calls prevent him from winning a medal"](http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/olympics/jake-herbert-controversial-calls-prevent-him-from-winning-a-medal-648635/). *Post Gazette*. Retrieved August 12, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Slippery Rock University, SRU Website. ["Josh Herbert Musician"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190307122238/https://www.sru.edu/news/050416a). *SRU*. Archived from [the original](http://www.sru.edu/news/050416a) on March 7, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2016. ## External links - [Jake Herbert](https://whatsmat.uww.org/daten.php?spid=8CC1349FC68147E29A5D775718D36490) at the International Wrestling Database - [Jake Herbert](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126774) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) v t e 2012 USA Olympic Wrestling Team Men's Greco-Roman Spenser Mango Ellis Coleman Justin Lester Ben Provisor Chas Betts Dremiel Byers Women's freestyle Clarissa Chun Kelsey Campbell Elena Pirozhkova Ali Bernard Men's freestyle Sam Hazewinkel Coleman Scott Jared Frayer Jordan Burroughs Jake Herbert Jake Varner Tervel Dlagnev Men's Greco-Roman coaches Steve Fraser Momir Petković Ike Anderson Women's freestyle coaches Terry Steiner Vladislav Izboinikov Erin Tomeo Men's freestyle coaches Zeke Jones Brandon Slay Bill Zadick v t e Big Ten Athlete of the Year 1980s 1982: Jim Spivey 1983: Ed Banach & Judi Brown 1984: Sunder Nix & Lisa Ishikawa 1985: Barry Davis & Cathy Branta 1986: Chuck Long & Stephanie Herbst 1987: Steve Alford & Jennifer Averill 1988: Jim Abbott & Suzy Favor 1989: Glen Rice & Suzy Favor 1990s 1990: Anthony Thompson & Suzy Favor 1991: Mike Barrowman & Julie Farrell-Ovenhouse / Joy Holmes 1992: Desmond Howard & MaChelle Joseph 1993: John Roethlisberger & Lara Hooiveld 1994: Glenn Robinson & Kristy Gleason 1995: Tom Dolan & Laura Davis 1996: Eddie George & Olga Kalinovskaya 1997: Blaine Wilson & Gretchen Hegener / Kathy Butler 1998: Charles Woodson & Sara Griffin 1999: Luke Donald & Stephanie White-McCarty 2000s 2000: Ron Dayne & Lauren Cacciamani 2001: Ryan Miller & Katie Douglas 2002: Jordan Leopold & Christie Welsh 2003: Amer Delić / Matt Lackey & Perdita Felicien 2004: Damion Hahn & Kelly Mazzante 2005: Luis Vargas & Jennie Ritter 2006: Peter Vanderkaay & Tiffany Weimer 2007: Cole Konrad & Jessica Davenport 2008: Brent Metcalf & Hannah Nielsen 2009: Jake Herbert & María Hernández 2010s 2010: Evan Turner & Megan Hodge 2011: David Boudia & Shannon Smith 2012: Draymond Green & Christina Manning 2013: Derek Drouin & Amanda Kessel 2014: David Taylor & Daniella Hill 2015: Logan Stieber & Taylor Cummings 2016: Denzel Valentine & Rachel Banham 2017: Kyle Snyder & Lilly King 2018: Kyle Snyder & Lilly King 2019: Bo Nickal & Megan Gustafson 2020s 2020: Chase Young & Dana Rettke 2021: Luka Garza & Sarah Bacon 2022: Gable Steveson & Dana Rettke 2023: Zach Edey & Caitlin Clark 2024: Zach Edey & Caitlin Clark 2025: Carter Starocci & JuJu Watkins --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jake Herbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Herbert) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Herbert?action=history)). 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