Jake Patacsil, All-American at the 2009 NCAA tournament for Purdue,
will be the featured Wrestling 411 Radio guest this Monday, May 11 at
10 a.m.
During the spring and summer months, Wrestling 411 Radio will
broadcast live shows on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10
a.m. CDT. Each show will include a featured guest and brief commentary
on the recent happenings in wrestling.
This Monday’s edition of Wrestling 411 Radio will air at 10 a.m. CDT.
The show can be heard live by visiting www.wrestling411.tv and clicking
on the “Listen Live” link. An archive of the broadcast will be
available immediately following the show.
Competing at the 149 pound weight class, Patacsil completed his college
wrestling career at Purdue with a fifth place finish at the 2009 NCAA
wrestling tournament. Patacsil finished 120 career wins and was given
the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
First awarded in 1914, the Big Ten endowed a Medal of Honor is given
annually to a student in the graduating class of each university that
demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics.
Originally from Sunrise, Fla., Patacsil is the fifth member of his
family to wrestle for Purdue, following his grandfather, Joe, father,
Frank, and uncle, Ted, and competing alongside his brother, Sam. He's
the third Patacsil to compete in the NCAA Championships and the second
to earn national recognition as his grandfather was a 1950 NCAA
Champion.