Jake Herbert

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| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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| alma_mater = Northwestern University

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| sport = Freestyle wrestling

| event = 84 kg

| collegeteam = Northwestern Wildcats

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| coach = Sean Bormet

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Jake Herbert (born March 6, 1985) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. Herbert won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials at 84 kg FS and competed in the 2012 Olympics.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/wrestling/story/2012-04-29/jake-herbert-move-to-michigan-pays-off/54633284/1 |title=Olympian credits move to Michigan |newspaper=USA Today |first=Jo-Ann |last=Barnas |date=April 29, 2012 |access-date=2012-05-18}}

High school

Born in Pittsburgh, Herbert was a Pennsylvania state champion and four-time state placer at North Allegheny High School in Wexford, Pennsylvania.{{cite web |url=http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/herbert_jake00.html |title=Jake Herbert Profile - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site |publisher=Nusports.com |access-date=2012-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619231955/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/herbert_jake00.html |archive-date=2015-06-19 |url-status=dead }}

College

Herbert was a two-time NCAA champion, three-time Big Ten Conference champion, and four-time NCAA All-American. He went 149-4 while at Northwestern University.{{cite web|url= http://triblive.com/sports/1815526-85/herbert-olympic-training-fundraiser-wrestling-allegheny-ann-arbor-club-freestyle |title= North Allegheny grad, Olympian Herbert home again |publisher= triblive |access-date=2012-05-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jakeherbert.com/about |title=About |publisher=Jake Herbert |access-date=2012-05-07}} He won the 2009 Dan Hodge Trophy awarded to the best college wrestler in the nation and the 2009 Big Ten Athlete of the Year award.

International

Herbert won a silver medal at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships at 84kg FS competed at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships at 84kg FS.{{cite web |url=http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=6&page=showbio&ContactID=753 |title=USA Wrestling |publisher=TheMat.com |access-date=2012-05-07 |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508221647/http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=6&page=showbio&ContactID=753 |url-status=dead }}

Herbert defeated Travis Paulson 2 to 1 at the finals of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.{{cite web |url=http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=4&page=results |title=USA Wrestling |publisher=TheMat.com |access-date=2012-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726025044/http://themat.com//section.php?section_id=4&page=results |archive-date=2014-07-26 |url-status=dead }}

Herbert currently works with Andy Hrovat, who represented the United States at 84 kg FS in the 2008 Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.cliffkeenwrestlingclub.com/andy-hrovat-my-road-to-the-olympics-part-iii/ |title=Andy Hrovat: My Road to the Olympics (Part III) |publisher=Cliff Keen Wrestling Club |access-date=2012-05-07}}

Herbert came very close to obtaining a medal in the 2012 Olympics, but missed the opportunity due to a controversial referee's call.{{cite news |title=Jake Herbert: Controversial calls prevent him from winning a medal |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/olympics/jake-herbert-controversial-calls-prevent-him-from-winning-a-medal-648635/ |work=Post Gazette |date=August 12, 2012 |first=J. Brady |last=McCollough |access-date=12 August 2012}}

Personal life

He is the cousin of singer Josh Herbert. Jake has two daughters and a wife{{cite web|last1=Slippery Rock University|first1=SRU Website|title=Josh Herbert Musician|url=http://www.sru.edu/news/050416a|website=SRU|access-date=20 June 2016|archive-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307122238/https://www.sru.edu/news/050416a|url-status=dead}}