Blair Academy - Athletics

Wrestling

Jeff Buxton, Head Coach
Paul Clavel ’88, Assistant Coach
Charles Danhof, Assistant Coach
John Grey, Assistant Coach
Jared Platt ’07, Assistant Coach

Blair’s wrestling program is a unique national success story that has evolved into legend. Wherever Blair wrestling goes, the School’s reputation of community, academic preparation and excellence goes, too.

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Click to view "A December to Remember, Record Performances at Ironman, Beast and PowerAde" in December 2011.

VOTE FOR MARK!

Mark Grey has been nominated "2012 NHSCA / GTM February Athlete of the Month."

Every vote counts! Cast your vote before February 27, 2012.

Faces in the Crowd
sportsillustrated.cnn.com
1/16 - Mark, a senior at Blair Academy, won the 132-pound class (4-2 over Bethlehem Catholic's Randy Cruz) at the six-round Beast of the East tournament at Delaware, becoming the first wrestler to win four titles in four years at the event. Voted the meet's outstanding wrestler, he was one of five Buccaneers to win his weight class to help Blair take the team title with 321.5 points, 142.5 more than the runner-up.

December 17 & 18, 2011
“Beast of the East”


The Blair Bucs holding the team trophy after winning the prestigious “Beast of the East” wrestling tournament.	*Mark Grey* won the Outstanding Wrestler award and became the first “Beast of the East” four-time champion.

The Standard of Excellence: Blair Academy’s Legendary Wrestling Program is available in Blair Academy’s bookstore and on-line. An encyclopedic hardcover book by past Blair parent Dave Ritterpusch (Kurt ’87), “The Standard of Excellence” is comprised of 29 chapters and 11 appendices that, according to the author, “speak to great Blair teams and the great careers of Blair wrestlers, both at Blair and at NCAAs and beyond.”

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