Jake Herbert recently won the US Nationals freestyle tournament in Las Vegas at 185 pounds. This is the third major achievement Herbert has earned over the last few weeks. In March, he won his second NCAA championship at 184 pounds for Northwestern University and finished his collegiate career as a four-time All-American with a record of 149-4. Herbert will be presented with the Dan Hodge Trophy, given annually to the most dominant college wrestler in the nation, at the Northwestern Wrestling banquet this weekend.
Jim Duschen was an All-American for Iowa State University in 1969, placing 5th at 191pounds. He also won Big 8 titles in 1968 and 1969. A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Duschen wrestled for East Waterloo High School and also competed internationally for several years, winning two national Greco-Roman titles and in 1973 he advanced to wrestle at the World Championships in Tehran, Iran. Duschen went on a to have a successful high school coaching career in Nevada where his teams won two state championships. He is currently retired from teaching and coaching but stays involved with wrestling as a referee and clinician.
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