Penn Adds Wolak to Coaching Staff

The University of Pennsylvania announced this afternoon that 2024 NCAA All-American Lennox Wolak has been added to the Quaker coaching staff. Wolak will join Darian Cruz on Matt Valenti’s first coaching staff as the program’s head coach. Roger Reina is the head coach emeritus.

Wolak is a familiar face for followers of the Ivy League as he spent four years wrestling for rival Columbia. While at Columbia, Wolak qualified for the NCAA Tournament twice. In 2024, Wolak captured an EIWA championship, which led to the #7 seed at nationals. Wolak advanced to the NCAA semifinals before settling for sixth place.

After graduating from Columbia, Wolak transferred to Virginia Tech to use his final year of eligibility. In Blacksburg, Wolak battled through injuries to amass a 15-12 record. Despite a fourth-place finish at the ACC Championships, Wolak had a good run at nationals and came up a match shy of getting back on the NCAA podium.

Wolak’s final collegiate record sits at 78-47 with three NCAA berths to his credit at 174 lbs.

Penn will have a bit of a new look in Wolak’s weight range. Longtime starters at 174 and 184 lbs, Nick Incontrera and Max Hale, wrapped up their careers in 2025. Wolak will have to groom their replacements on the fly.

Penn is coming off a 10-6 season that saw the Quakers finish second in the Ivy League Championships. They sent seven wrestlers to the NCAA Tournament. Four will return for the 2025-26 campaign.