Now the former Penn State All-American wrestler and Olympian has told a Pennsylvania newspaper that he is “moving on for another wrestling coaching opportunity†which he did not specify.
The Centre Daily Times -- a newspaper based in Centre County, where Chertow resides -- reported the wrestler-turned-coach-and-wrestling-camp coordinator's news online Saturday night.
Chertow issued a written statement to the newspaper, saying, “… I have had a great experience coaching college wrestling. I love it.
“In a short time last spring I brought in over 20 dedicated students from a dozen states, and it has been awesome training them and seeing them improve daily. I recruited 12 more current high school seniors who committed for next year. They are all students I met and trained at in my Gold Medal Training Camp System who I think highly of…â€
“We like it here in the south, but may return to State College. I also may return to college coaching. I had a few coaches who know me well call me this week and am examining my options,†Chertow's statement concluded.
This past week, Queens University announced Chertow's departure.
"I want to thank Ken for his efforts to lay a foundation for Queens wrestling," Cherie Swarthout, the school's athletic director, said in statement issued Feb. 1. "Ken is internationally recognized in amateur wrestling and his enthusiasm for collegiate wrestling will pay dividends at Queens for years to come. We wish him well as he pursues a different coaching opportunity."
Chertow was hired in the spring of 2017 to start up the men's wrestling program at Queens, a four-year, private university located in Charlotte, N.C . Chertow was able to bring 25 student-athletes to get the program off the ground this fall as a club sport. The team earned a 5-8 record this past season.
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