Penn State Hires Josh Koscheck as Administrative Assistant
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Beth Bullis (Penn State Sports Information)
08/13/2002
State College, Pa., Aug. 13, 2002 - Penn State wrestling head coach Troy Sunderland today announced the addition of four-time All-American and NCAA Champion Josh Koscheck (Edinboro, Pa.) to the Nittany Lion wrestling program. Koscheck, who graduated in May of 2001 from Edinboro University, will serve as an administrative assistant for the Lion wrestling program, a position formerly held by Todd Beckerman. "We are really pleased to welcome another highly accomplished collegiate wrestler to the program," Sunderland said. "Josh is a proven winner, a hard worker and I feel his presence will greatly benefit the young men in our program." Koscheck was a four-year starter and a standout for Fighting Scot teams that went 1-2 against Penn State during his career. He went 42-0 in his junior campaign and claimed the 2001 NCAA Championship at 174 pounds. He returned in his senior year to place third in the NCAA Championships and become Edinboro's first four-time All-American. He was a two-time Eastern Wrestling League Champion, earned EWL Wrestler of the Year honors in 2000 & 2001, and was three times named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Wrestler of the Year (2000-02) while on his way to becoming just the 11th wrestler in history to win four PSAC championships. Koscheck also excelled in the classroom as he was a four-time academic achievement award winner while earning his bachelor's degree in criminal justice. He also earned a Board of Governors Grant and served on the University Senate. He currently is continuing work on a master's degree in secondary counseling during which he has earned a 3.83 grade point average.