Ken Chertow Named Head Women's Wrestling Coach at Misericordia University

[Scott Crispell]

Olympian and Penn State All-American Ken Chertow has been named the head women’s wrestling coach at Misericordia University, Chuck Edkins, director of athletics, has announced.

 

Chertow was a three-time NCAA All-American for the Nittany Lions and represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and is one of just four Penn State wrestling products to make the U.S. Olympic team.

 

“I am thrilled to welcome Ken Chertow to Misericordia University as our first head coach of women’s wrestling,” said Edkins.  “His resume speaks for itself and we believe he is the perfect choice to build this program.  He will begin recruiting immediately to fill a roster for the 2024-25 season.”

 

Chertow shares Edkins’ enthusiasm.  “I enjoy coaching serious students and am excited for the opportunity to start the women’s wrestling program at Misericordia,” said Chertow.  “Women’s wrestling is thriving and growing steadily. I look forward to building our wrestling program here at Misericordia and growing our sport nationwide.”

 

His freestyle expertise fueled Chertow’s interest in the women’s program since women’s wrestling at the NCAA level utilizes the freestyle Olympic-style techniques. “My expertise and love for freestyle is a perfect fit for the women’s program,” said Chertow.  “I enjoy teaching girls and coaching freestyle wrestling. I look forward to building a national powerhouse at Misericordia.”

 

In addition to his NCAA and Olympic success, Chertow was a six-time Team USA freestyle national team member from 1986-1992, a Pan-Am Champion, a two-time junior World freestyle champion and a Junior Nationals Champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.  He was also a three-time academic All-American.

 

Chertow spent five seasons as an assistant coach at Ohio State and Penn State and has operated Ken Chertow’s Gold Medal Training Camp System throughout the United States for more than three decades.

 

His summer camps have attracted more than 10,000 student-athletes from across the country, including the SuperGirl Summer Camp, the largest women’s wrestling camp in the Eastern United States.

 

“Our camps have developed and attracted some of the best male and female high school wrestlers in the nation,” said Chertow. “Conducting year-round camps will help with recruiting dedicated student-athletes to Misericordia. In addition to my summer camp, we plan to host Prospect ID camps and will travel the nation to attend tournaments and host clinics to meet prospective student-athletes. We are seeking highly motivated student-athletes, who want to be leaders in building our brand new program together.”

 

Misericordia will begin competition in the 2024-25 with an independent schedule featuring dual meets and invitational tournaments.

 

Misericordia University is a member of the NCAA Division III and Middle Atlantic Conference.

 

Misericordia University is a highly personal community of 2,239 students in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As a private Catholic institution founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Misericordia emphasizes collaborative and hands-on learning and co-curricular activities by engaged faculty and staff.  The university challenges students to excel academically, professionally, and socially with a special graduation and retention rates. The university’s core values of Mercy, Service, Justice, and Hospitality underpin the more than 50 academic programs. Misericordia University ranks in the top tier of the Best National Universities and as a Best Value School in U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 edition of Best Colleges. The Princeton Review recognizes MU as a 2022 “Best Northeastern” college, and Money Magazine includes Misericordia in its 2022-23 “Best Colleges” list. Misericordia University will celebrate its 100^th anniversary in 2024.

[jchapman]

“Our camps have developed and attracted some of the best male and female high school wrestlers in the nation,” said Chertow. “Conducting year-round camps will help with recruiting dedicated student-athletes to Misericordia. In addition to my summer camp, we plan to host Prospect ID camps and will travel the nation to attend tournaments and host clinics to meet prospective student-athletes. "

 

Yep.

[Tripnsweep]

Let's see how long this lasts. 50/50 he stays until next season. 

[TexRef]

17 minutes ago, Tripnsweep said:

Let's see how long this lasts. 50/50 he stays until next season. 

How soon before he blows up the server with all of his email blasts? 

[gimpeltf]

Does Kenny do camps?

[TexRef]

2 hours ago, gimpeltf said:

Does Kenny do camps? 

It seems to me that I have heard of him doing a camp or two on occasion. 

[ionel]

2 hours ago, gimpeltf said:

Does Kenny do camps?

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

17 hours ago, Tripnsweep said:

Let's see how long this lasts. 50/50 he stays until next season. 

How long did he make it at the last stop? A month?

[stealyphil223]

Doubt there are many high school girls that want to go wrestle for him.

[D3 for LU]

Hey., I may have crawled from under a rock...

...but why is everybody throwing shade on Chertow?

(Enquiring minds want to know!)

D3

 

 

[Ban Basketball]

12 minutes ago, D3 for LU said:

Hey., I may have crawled from under a rock...

...but why is everybody throwing shade on Chertow?

(Enquiring minds want to know!)

D3

 

 

I'm probably a little off, but judging by the posts and remembering him from 20 years ago on the mat.com,  and by his own admission, he didn't read any one's posts on there.  However, he would use the forum to post endless links to his wrestling camps, all as a means of self-promotion.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

59 minutes ago, stealyphil223 said:

Doubt there are many high school girls that want to go wrestle for him.

What are you implying?

[D3 for LU]

14 minutes ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

What are you implying?

... you're too late to ask that, jimminy sweetbuns.

( BUT, tanxs for playin'.  NEXT...)

D3

[Tripnsweep]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

What are you implying?

You should pay your gambling debts. 

[Elevator]

I think Ken will do well here and good for him and the school!

[1032004]

I saw that allegedly part of the reason for his quick departure from Queens U was he was trying to poach athletes from a nearby school.   I guess that means he at least seemed to care about winning...

[nhs67]

So a guy who got a jump on the 'camp system' we have going on rampantly now in the states gets shit on for doing it before everyone else?

Self promotion and wanting to win should not be frowned upon.

Going outside of the lines in regards to rules, regulations, and stipulations should be.  He has a great mind for coaching, but I worry he will run in to what he did at Queens and rather than being a CEO/Coach bound to one school he will try to be a 'professor of the sport' and forget the boundaries given to him by a book.

[MPhillips]

28 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

So a guy who got a jump on the 'camp system' we have going on rampantly now in the states gets shit on for doing it before everyone else?

Self promotion and wanting to win should not be frowned upon.

Been a running joke for a couple decades as I'm sure you're aware...

[1032004]

39 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

So a guy who got a jump on the 'camp system' we have going on rampantly now in the states gets shit on for doing it before everyone else?

Self promotion and wanting to win should not be frowned upon.

Going outside of the lines in regards to rules, regulations, and stipulations should be.  He has a great mind for coaching, but I worry he will run in to what he did at Queens and rather than being a CEO/Coach bound to one school he will try to be a 'professor of the sport' and forget the boundaries given to him by a book.

I thought he got made fun of more for the Advocare stuff than the camps?

[Plasmodium]

49 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

So a guy who got a jump on the 'camp system' we have going on rampantly now in the states gets shit on for doing it before everyone else?

Self promotion and wanting to win should not be frowned upon.

Going outside of the lines in regards to rules, regulations, and stipulations should be.  He has a great mind for coaching, but I worry he will run in to what he did at Queens and rather than being a CEO/Coach bound to one school he will try to be a 'professor of the sport' and forget the boundaries given to him by a book.

Definitely got a jump on spam strategies as well. 

Self promotion shouldn't be frowned upon?   He takes credit for the success of every person that ever went to one of his camps - loudly and publicly.  No one else does that.

[nhs67]

40 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

Been a running joke for a couple decades as I'm sure you're aware...

Oh, I know.  I have sent kids to his camp, though, and seen better results from them than other 'better' camps.

24 minutes ago, Plasmodium said:

Definitely got a jump on spam strategies as well. 

Self promotion shouldn't be frowned upon?   He takes credit for the success of every person that ever went to one of his camps - loudly and publicly.  No one else does that.

It's marketing in a world driven by consumerism.  If people believe it he will sell more.

36 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

I thought he got made fun of more for the Advocare stuff than the camps?

Aye yeah I do remember that.  That was a shame.

All these are annoying, I just don't see why he should be shat on for getting a jump on even the spammers.

[MPhillips]

@nhs67 Folks are going to make fun of him and you know why.

[nhs67]

23 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

@nhs67 Folks are going to make fun of him and you know why.

Ah yeah.  Okay.

I think I am going to lose this one in any case.

I do wish him well, though.

[gromit]

thanks for the warning....putting misericordia.edu on my inbox junk mail list.

[bnwtwg]

2 hours ago, Plasmodium said:

Definitely got a jump on spam strategies as well. 

Legend has it Chertow was a founding board member of Pardot, Eloqua, and MailChimp