Joe Dubuque

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Joe Dubuque
Personal information
Born (1982-05-17) May 17, 1982 (age 42)
Bloomfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event Folkstyle
College team Indiana Hoosiers
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Indiana Hoosiers
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 St. Louis125 lb
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Oklahoma City 125 lb

Joe Dubuque (born May 17, 1982) is an American former wrestler commonly referred to as "The Champ". He wrestling collegiately at Indiana University Bloomington. Dubuque is from Glen Ridge, New Jersey.

Wrestling career

Dubuque attended Glen Ridge High School in Glen Ridge, Essex County, New Jersey, where he was a two-time state champion wrestler. [1] Competing for Indiana University, Dubuque won an NCAA Division I wrestling title at 125 pounds in 2005, beating Kyle Ott of the University of Illinois 2–0.

In 2006, he repeated as champion, beating Troy Nickerson of Cornell University. Dubuque was also an All-American in 2004, wrestling back from a preliminary round pin. Dubuque was the first wrestler in Indiana University history to be a two-time national champion.

Dubuque served as the assistant wrestling coach for Hofstra University wrestling team from 2007 to 2009. Dubuque then returned to Bloomington as an assistant coach for Indiana University for the 2010 season. In 2012, Dubuque returned to New Jersey to be an assistant coach at Princeton University.

He earned a bachelor's degree in recreation sports management from Indiana. [2]

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References

  1. Fox, Ron. "WRIGHT MOVES COULD VAULT PV", The Record (Bergen County) , February 22, 2001. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Returning champions -- Three-time winners Craig and Chris Wright, twins from Passaic Valley; and State champion Joe Dubuque of Glen Ridge."
  2. "Two-Time NCAA Champion Joe Dubuque Joins Wrestling Coaching Staff".