Panthers Sign Top-50 Wrestler for 2006-07 Season
11/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Nov. 10, 2005
PITTSBURGH - The Panthers have signed Jimmy Conroy as their first wrestling recruit for the 2006-07 season. Conroy has been listed as a top 50 recruit in a number of wrestling polls and is ranked fourth nationally at his weight class.
Conroy (South Plainfield, N.J./South Plainfield) currently holds a 106-5 record going into his senior year and is a three-time state placewinner, capturing the championship in 2004. Last year, Conroy was named "Junior of the Year" by the New Jersey Star Ledger.
"He's one of New Jersey's better guys," said Head Coach Rande Stottlemyer. "We're very excited to have him. He's a lightweight, and we don't know if he'll wrestle 125 or 133, but he'll definitely help us out in those lower weight classes. This is a good start to our recruiting class."
In an interview earlier this year, Conroy told the Courier News, "I just loved the whole city. The coaches are nice guys, and they have a brand new wrestling room. It's really a hotbed for wrestling."
Conroy will join a program that's currently ranked in the top 20 and has seven returning NCAA qualifiers for the 2005-06 season.