Roger Reina
Encyclopedia
Roger Reina is the former University of Pennsylvania
wrestling coach (1986–2005). He left coaching in 2005 after 19 seasons on the mat where he had a career record of 205-106-6, making him the most successful coach in the 101-year history of the program. He is credited with coaching 63 NCAA Qualifiers, 31 EIWA
Champions, 17 All-Americans, 4 consecutive EIWA
titles, three NCAA finalists, an NCAA Champion and an Olympic
Gold Medalist. Roger himself graduated from UPenn in 1984 where he was a four year starter on the team.
Reina is now the Director of Business Development for Sports at TicketLeap
, an online ticketing provider located in Philadelphia.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
wrestling coach (1986–2005). He left coaching in 2005 after 19 seasons on the mat where he had a career record of 205-106-6, making him the most successful coach in the 101-year history of the program. He is credited with coaching 63 NCAA Qualifiers, 31 EIWA
Eiwa
was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Ōan and before Kōryaku. This period spanned the years from February 1375 through March 1379...
Champions, 17 All-Americans, 4 consecutive EIWA
Eiwa
was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Ōan and before Kōryaku. This period spanned the years from February 1375 through March 1379...
titles, three NCAA finalists, an NCAA Champion and an Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Gold Medalist. Roger himself graduated from UPenn in 1984 where he was a four year starter on the team.
Reina is now the Director of Business Development for Sports at TicketLeap
TicketLeap
TicketLeap is an online ticket sales and event marketing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in 2003 by Wharton graduate Christopher Stanchak, TicketLeap differentiates itself from large ticket vendors by catering its e-ticketing services to small companies...
, an online ticketing provider located in Philadelphia.
Accomplishments
- Chairman of the Ivy League Wrestling Coaches Association
- President of the EIWA Coaches Association
- President of the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA)
- Four-time NWCA National Coach of the Year nominee (1996-00)
- Three-time EIWA Coach of the Year.