Roger Reina
Roger Reina graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1984. He was Team Captain 1983 & 1984, was All Ivy League both years. Roger was the Head Coach at PENN from 1986-2005. He resigned to accept a position as senior major gift officer for PENN Medical Development. He was the most successful coach in the 107-year history of Penn Wrestling with a record of 205-106-6. His teams won 8 Ivy League and 4 EIWA crowns. Penn finished 9th in the 1999 NCAA tournament, and in 11th in 2002. In his time at PENN, Roger was the EIWA Coach of the Year in three different seasons. PENN had top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships 5 of his last 7 years, and had at least one All-American in 9 consecutive seasons. He had 63 NCAA Qualifiers, 31 EIWA Champs, & 17 All-Americans. Roger had 3 NCAA finalists & 1 NCAA Champion, Brett Matter. He coached Olympic champion, Brandon Slay, Freestyle Gold Medalist in the 2000 Games at Sydney. Roger was very active in the NWCA and served one term as President. He is a member of both the University of Pennsylvania Athletic Hall of Fame and the EIWA Hall of Fame. Roger was the Chairman of the local organizing committee for the NCAA wrestling tournament held in Philadelphia, which set records for attendance and media coverage. He served as Chairman of the local committee for the 2014 NWCA All-Star meet. In 2014, Roger served on the committee to select Alex Tirapelle as the new Penn wrestling coach. In 2014-15, he was a volunteer assistant coach at PENN and an advisor to the new coach. He also founded a USA Wrestling Regional Training Center in Philadelphia and is now serving as its Chairman of the Board and President.
Awards:
Year
2017
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Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
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Chapter/Region
Pennsylvania
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All Coaching Dual Records:
Season
2005
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
9
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
69.23
|
Season
2004
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
17
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
9
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
47.06
|
Season
2003
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
11
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
72.73
|
Season
2002
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
10
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
71.43
|
Season
2001
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
7
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
46.15
|
Season
2000
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
9
|
Losses
5
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
64.29
|
Season
1999
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
12
|
Wins
10
|
Losses
0
|
Ties
2
|
Win PCT.
83.33
|
Season
1998
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
14
|
Wins
11
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
78.57
|
Season
1997
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
9
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
69.23
|
Season
1996
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
15
|
Wins
13
|
Losses
2
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
86.67
|
Season
1995
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
17
|
Wins
14
|
Losses
3
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
82.35
|
Season
1994
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
24
|
Wins
18
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
75
|
Season
1993
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
19
|
Wins
12
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
63.16
|
Season
1992
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
22
|
Wins
17
|
Losses
5
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
77.27
|
Season
1991
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
17
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
9
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
47.06
|
Season
1990
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
23
|
Wins
17
|
Losses
5
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
73.91
|
Season
1989
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
18
|
Wins
10
|
Losses
8
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
55.56
|
Season
1988
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
18
|
Wins
10
|
Losses
8
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
55.56
|
Season
1987
|
School
Pennsylvania
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
20
|
Wins
6
|
Losses
14
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
30
|
Season
Career
|
Duals
314
|
Wins
205
|
Losses
104
|
Ties
5
|
Win PCT.
65.29
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