Donny Pritzlaff

Donny Pritzlaff
Personal information
Born	January 23, 1979 (age 45); Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.
Home town	Lyndhurst, New Jersey, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Wisconsin Badgers
Team	USA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the United States
World Championships
World Cup
Pan American Championships
Junior World Championships
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Wisconsin Badgers
NCAA Division I Championships

Donny Pritzlaff (born January 23, 1979) is a freestyle wrestler who represented the United States in international competition, winning bronze medals at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships and at the 2007 FILA Wrestling World Cup. He resides in New Jersey and is an assistant coach for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling team.

Junior career

Born in Red Bank, New Jersey, Pritzlaff grew up in Lyndhurst, New Jersey and graduated from Lyndhurst High School in 1997, where he was a three-time NJSIAA individual state champion and finished his high school wrestling career with a record of 127–4.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

College career

Pritzlaff was a two-time NCAA champion, three-time Big Ten Conference champions, and four-time All-American at the University of Wisconsin. Pritzlaff graduated from Wisconsin in 2002 with a degree in sociology. Pritzlaff was also the 1998 junior world champion.^[5]

International career

At the 2006 World Wrestling Championships, Pritzlaff won a bronze medal. Pritzlaff also won a bronze medal at the 2007 FILA Wrestling World Cup.^[6]

Coaching career

Pritzlaff held the following positions:^[7]^[8]

Volunteer assistant coach, University of Wisconsin, 2002–2003
Assistant coach, Hofstra University, 2004–2006
Assistant coach, University of Wisconsin, 2007–2009
Associate head coach, University of Wisconsin, 2009–2011
Assistant coach, University of Michigan, 2011–2014
Associate head coach, Rutgers University, 2014–present

References

^ Donny Pritzlaff, Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Born: January 23, 1979 (Red Bank, N.J.)... Hometown: Lyndhurst, N.J.; High School: Lyndhurst HS (1997)"
^ "Rutgers Wrestling hires big gun in Donny Pritzlaff". 2 May 2014.
^ Stanmyre, Matt. "'A more meaningful challenge.' How Donny Pritzlaff finally made it to Rutgers", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 7, 2016. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Donny Pritzlaff steered his blue Dodge Ram down the Turnpike in spring of 1997, fresh off capturing his third state wrestling championship to cap a dazzling career at Lyndhurst High School.... Although he was perhaps the finest New Jersey high school wrestler at the time -- compiling a record of 127-4 -- Pritzlaff said he never received a phone call, recruiting letter or visit invitation from Rutgers."
^ Donny Pritzlaff, Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Prior to Rutgers, the Lyndhurst, N.J., native spent three seasons at the University of Michigan (2011-13) as an assistant wrestling coach after spending five years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the associate head wrestling coach."
^ "Donny Pritzlaff Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.
^ "Donny Pritzlaff Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.
^ "Donny Pritzlaff Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.
^ "Rutgers Wrestling hires big gun in Donny Pritzlaff". 2 May 2014.

[1] Donny Pritzlaff, Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Born: January 23, 1979 (Red Bank, N.J.)... Hometown: Lyndhurst, N.J.; High School: Lyndhurst HS (1997)"

[2] "Rutgers Wrestling hires big gun in Donny Pritzlaff". 2 May 2014.

[3] Stanmyre, Matt. "'A more meaningful challenge.' How Donny Pritzlaff finally made it to Rutgers", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 7, 2016. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Donny Pritzlaff steered his blue Dodge Ram down the Turnpike in spring of 1997, fresh off capturing his third state wrestling championship to cap a dazzling career at Lyndhurst High School.... Although he was perhaps the finest New Jersey high school wrestler at the time -- compiling a record of 127-4 -- Pritzlaff said he never received a phone call, recruiting letter or visit invitation from Rutgers."

[4] Donny Pritzlaff, Rutgers Scarlet Knights wrestling. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Prior to Rutgers, the Lyndhurst, N.J., native spent three seasons at the University of Michigan (2011-13) as an assistant wrestling coach after spending five years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the associate head wrestling coach."

[5] "Donny Pritzlaff Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.

[6] "Donny Pritzlaff Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.

[7] "Donny Pritzlaff Profile - MGOBLUE.COM - University of Michigan Official Athletic Site". www.mgoblue.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19.

[8] "Rutgers Wrestling hires big gun in Donny Pritzlaff". 2 May 2014.

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