Black began wrestling as a sophomore at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Kentucky. He barely posted a winning record during his first year and didn't qualify for the state tournament. Black's record improved significantly his junior year, as he finished third in the state. His senior year he won the state championship at his weight class and also won the 1987 Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) Most Outstanding Wrestler award.[1]
Collegeedit
Black wrestled collegiately at West Virginia University, where he finished his career as one of only five WVU wrestlers in team history at the time to have more than 100 career wins, with a 105-36-2 record. As a junior, he went 33-5, won an EWL title, and competed in his second straight NCAA tournament. In his senior season in 1991, he recorded 39 wins, another EWL title and earned NCAA All-American honors with a fourth place finish at the national tournament.[2]
Internationaledit
In 1992, Black took first place at University Freestyle Nationals. In 1995, he was the first University of West Virginia wrestler to represent the United States at an international event and earn gold, winning a gold medal at the World Cup of Freestyle.
In 1997, Black entered the United States Army and was a member of the Army’s World Class Athlete Program, that allows him to wrestle and recruit for the Army. In 1999, Black won a gold medal at the Pan-American games at 97 kg and was the U.S. freestyle national champion, earning him a spot on the U.S. freestyle World Team and competing at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships. He would qualify for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, were finished as runner-up at 97 kg. Black also represented the United States at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships.
In 2004, Black was inducted into the West Virginia University Athletics Hall of Fame.[3]
Referencesedit
^Fields, Mike. (February 14, 2017). Saluting Dominic Black, State's Most Decorated Wrestler. khsaa.org. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^All-Americans - Issue. WVU Wrestling Guide. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
^Dominic Black (2004) - WVU Spots Hall of Fame. WVU Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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dominic, black, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Dominic Black news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message Dominic Black born October 22 1969 is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler Dominic BlackPersonal informationBorn 1969 10 22 October 22 1969 age 54 Lexington Kentucky U S SportSportWrestlingEvent s Freestyle and FolkstyleCollege teamWest VirginiaMedal record Men s freestyle wrestling Representing the United States World Military Championships 2003 Istanbul 120 kg Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 97 kg Pan American Championships 1993 Guatemala City 90 kg 2000 Cali 97 kg Contents 1 Early life 2 College 3 International 4 ReferencesEarly life editBlack began wrestling as a sophomore at Henry Clay High School in Lexington Kentucky He barely posted a winning record during his first year and didn t qualify for the state tournament Black s record improved significantly his junior year as he finished third in the state His senior year he won the state championship at his weight class and also won the 1987 Kentucky High School Athletic Association KHSAA Most Outstanding Wrestler award 1 College editBlack wrestled collegiately at West Virginia University where he finished his career as one of only five WVU wrestlers in team history at the time to have more than 100 career wins with a 105 36 2 record As a junior he went 33 5 won an EWL title and competed in his second straight NCAA tournament In his senior season in 1991 he recorded 39 wins another EWL title and earned NCAA All American honors with a fourth place finish at the national tournament 2 International editIn 1992 Black took first place at University Freestyle Nationals In 1995 he was the first University of West Virginia wrestler to represent the United States at an international event and earn gold winning a gold medal at the World Cup of Freestyle In 1997 Black entered the United States Army and was a member of the Army s World Class Athlete Program that allows him to wrestle and recruit for the Army In 1999 Black won a gold medal at the Pan American games at 97 kg and was the U S freestyle national champion earning him a spot on the U S freestyle World Team and competing at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships He would qualify for the 2000 U S Olympic Trials were finished as runner up at 97 kg Black also represented the United States at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships In 2004 Black was inducted into the West Virginia University Athletics Hall of Fame 3 References edit Fields Mike February 14 2017 Saluting Dominic Black State s Most Decorated Wrestler khsaa org Retrieved May 26 2023 All Americans Issue WVU Wrestling Guide Retrieved May 26 2023 Dominic Black 2004 WVU Spots Hall of Fame WVU Athletics Retrieved May 26 2023 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American sport wrestler or wrestling coach is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dominic Black amp oldid 1217841692, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
