Rob Koll
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Rob Koll is the David R. Dunlop ’59 Head Coach of Wrestling at Cornell University
. Koll has lead his team to five top-five finishes in the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament, including second place finishes in 2010 and 2011. The 2010 and 2011 finishes were the best ever for an Ivy League team and the best by an eastern team since Penn State won the title in 1953. The 2011 team was ranked first for much of the season, but lost in the NCAA tournament to Penn State, which surged under its coach Cael Sanderson, who was in his second year at Penn State. Koll has coached NCAA champions Kyle Dake (2010 & 2011), Troy Nickerson
(2009), Jordan Leen (2008), Travis Lee
(2003 & 2005), and David Hirsh (1994).
As a wrestler for the University of North Carolina
, Koll was a four-time All American, three-time ACC champion, and in 1988 NCAA champion at 158 pounds. After college, he competed internationally in freestyle wrestling
. In 1989 he won the Pan-Am Games and was runner-up at the Olympic Festival; he won the U.S. national freestyle championship in 1990 and 1991; took first in the 1990 and 1993 World Cup; placed fifth in the 1991 World Championships; won the 1992 World Cup Grand Prix; and was the alternate for the 1992 Olympic Games.
Rob Koll is the son of Wrestling Hall of Fame member Bill Koll
. Bill was a legendary three-time NCAA wrestling champion for Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa
), and a fifth-place finisher at the 1948 London Olympics. He later became the head coach at Penn State University, and from 1965-1978 he led the team to a 127-22-7 record.
Cornell Big Red wrestling
The Cornell Big Red wrestling team represents Cornell University of Ithaca, New York. The squad is coached by Rob Koll.Koll has lead the team to five top-five finishes in the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament, including second place finishes in 2010 and 2011...
. Koll has lead his team to five top-five finishes in the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament, including second place finishes in 2010 and 2011. The 2010 and 2011 finishes were the best ever for an Ivy League team and the best by an eastern team since Penn State won the title in 1953. The 2011 team was ranked first for much of the season, but lost in the NCAA tournament to Penn State, which surged under its coach Cael Sanderson, who was in his second year at Penn State. Koll has coached NCAA champions Kyle Dake (2010 & 2011), Troy Nickerson
Troy Nickerson
Troy Nickerson is a collegiate national champion wrestler from New York.Nickerson attended Chenango Forks High School in Binghamton, New York. At Chenango Forks, Nickerson became the first five-time High School state champion of New York and amassed a record of 217-6 while winning several junior...
(2009), Jordan Leen (2008), Travis Lee
Travis Lee (wrestler)
Travis Lee is a former NCAA wrestler at the 125 lbs and 133 lbs weight class from Cornell University. Lee was the first individual NCAA wrestling champion from Hawaii, winning titles in 2003 and 2005 at 125 lbs and 133 lbs, respectively.Lee's first sport was judo, in which he...
(2003 & 2005), and David Hirsh (1994).
As a wrestler for the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
, Koll was a four-time All American, three-time ACC champion, and in 1988 NCAA champion at 158 pounds. After college, he competed internationally in freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
. In 1989 he won the Pan-Am Games and was runner-up at the Olympic Festival; he won the U.S. national freestyle championship in 1990 and 1991; took first in the 1990 and 1993 World Cup; placed fifth in the 1991 World Championships; won the 1992 World Cup Grand Prix; and was the alternate for the 1992 Olympic Games.
Rob Koll is the son of Wrestling Hall of Fame member Bill Koll
Bill Koll
Bill Koll was an American wrestler at Iowa State Teachers College and wrestling coach, most notably at his alma mater and at Penn State University...
. Bill was a legendary three-time NCAA wrestling champion for Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
The University of Northern Iowa is a college located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. UNI offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.UNI has...
), and a fifth-place finisher at the 1948 London Olympics. He later became the head coach at Penn State University, and from 1965-1978 he led the team to a 127-22-7 record.