Jake Herbert

JAKE HERBERT
2015-16 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 86 kg/189 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 5 (2009-13, 2015-16)
Likes / Fun Facts:
Helping kids with disabilities, playing video games, public speaking, and working with the local adaptive program

2015: U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion…
2014: Fifth in Intercontinental Cup (Russia)…
2012: Seventh in Olympic Games… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion…
2011: Pan American Games champion… Second in U.S. World Team Trials… U.S. Open champion… Fifth in Ivan Yarygin Memorial…
2010: Second in Henri Deglane Challenge… New York AC International champion… DNP in World Championships… Second in Heydar Aliyev Golden Grand Prix… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion… Second in Cerro Pelado International…
2009: Second in New York AC International Open… World silver medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Nationals champion…
2008: Bronze medalist at World University Championships… University Nationals champion… Fifth in Alexander Medved International… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion… 
2007: Hargobind International (Canada) champion… Second in Sunkist Kids International Open… 
2006: Bronze medalist at World University Championships… University Nationals champion…
2005: FILA Junior Nationals champion…
College: Four-time All-American at Northwestern University, where he was coached by Tim Cysewski… 2007 and 2009 NCAA Champion… 2009 Hodge Trophy winner… 2009 Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year… Took an Olympic Redshirt in 2008…  Second in 2006 NCAA Championships… Third in 2005 NCAA Championships… Three-time Big Ten champion in 2006, 2007 and 2009… Earned a degree in Communications…
High School:  2003 Pennsylvania state champion for North Allegheny High School…  Placed all four years at state meet ... Three-time conference champion ... Two-time Powerade champion ... Two-time Allegheny County Champion, winning Most Falls award ... Competed in Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic and Dream Team Classic ... Compiled 141-18 overall record ... Honor Roll student senior year, also won Concept of Physics Student of the Year award… 
Personal: Son of Jim and Kelly Herbert… Has two sisters, Jenna and Jordan… Hobbies include longboarding, disc golf, vacations, cooking, grocery shopping, stretching, practicing Ninja skills, and coaching wrestlers at the college and youth levels…

Olympic Experience

• 1-time Olympian;
• Olympic Games London 2012, 7th (84kg - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – 20th (59kg - Men)
• Years of participation: 59kg - Men 2017, 2023; 86kg - Men 2015; 84kg - Men 2009, 2010
• Medals: 1 (1 silver)
• Silver – 2009 (84kg - Men)