Roger Reina

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. Reina was succeeded by Zeke Jones as Penn's coach. 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. [cite web|url=http://wrestlinginformation.com/news-university_of_pennsylvanias_head_wrestling_coach_roger_rein.html|title=Coach Reina Resigns] Roger himself graduated from UPenn in 1984 where he was a four year starter on the team. [cite web|url=http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0498/0498sports.html|title=Three-peat for Penn's Wrestlers]

Reina is now the Senior Major Gifts Officer for the University of Pennsylvania Medicine Development Office. [cite web|url=http://www.thewrestlingmall.com/htmls/news.asp?Cat=3&View=11688|title=Zeke Jones Settling In Nicely]

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.

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