Stories told by Penn State Wrestlers, Chad Dubin ‘91 - I wrestled in high school in Florida and never placed, in the Florida state tournament - so let’s just say that my credentials, as an accomplished wrestler, were just a little bit below those of the PA, OH and NJ state champs, being recruited by PSU. Obviously, I wasn’t recruited by Penn State(or any other college). So I recruited the colleges: Clemson, North Carolina, Lehigh and Penn State. Upon arriving at these schools, I met with the head coaches, who barely gave me the time of day. I would sit down in their office and they would say, “OK, Do you have any questions? No, OK, good luck.” Except for my appointment, with Coach Lorenzo. What impressed me so much about Penn State’s program was the fact that Coach Lorenzo treated me like any other “real” recruit. He sat down with me, talked to me about the program, asked me questions about myself, showed me the locker room and really made me feel important. He even asked one of the wrestlers(Tim Flynn) to go down to the room and drill with me for a while and then take me out to lunch. I will never forget that day and how special Coach Lorenzo and Tim made me feel. “Treat everyone with respect, no matter what their job title or status in life or what they look like” is just one of the many lessons that Penn State Wrestling taught me.
