Kerry McCoy
August 02, 1974 - Present
Kerry McCoy excelled at heavyweight during arguably the greatest era of big men, consistently beating the best wrestlers in the world—both at home and abroad.
After going 19-17 at 190 pounds in his first 36 matches representing Penn State University, McCoy spent the rest of his collegiate career at heavyweight, where he would suffer only one loss in 136 matches.
As a sophomore, McCoy won the 1994 NCAA tournament with a season record of 47-0. As a junior, he rode an 88-match win streak into the semifinals of the 1995 NCAA tournament where he suffered his only defeat, eventually taking third place.
In 1996, Penn State’s standout heavyweight redshirted to focus on freestyle wrestling. During the finals of the 1996 U.S. Open, he took eventual Olympic champion Kurt Angle to the wire, but dropped a 0-0 referees’ decision. He went on to finish third at the Olympic Trials.
McCoy returned to collegiate wrestling with a vengeance. He compiled a 41-0 record and won the 1997 NCAA tournament over arguably the deepest heavyweight class in college wrestling history. His bracket included an eventual World champion, an eventual World bronze medalist, and a 1996 Greco-Roman Olympian, along with several other multi-time All-Americans. He finished his collegiate career with two NCAA championships, three Big 10 titles, and a career record of 150-18.
Internationally, McCoy was just as successful. He won five straight U.S. Open freestyle championships from 2000 - 2004 and was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the 2003 Pan American Games. He earned a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships in New York and represented the U.S. twice at the Olympics, placing fifth in 2000 and seventh in 2004.
On May 12, 2008, McCoy became the head wrestling coach at the University of Maryland after spending three seasons at Stanford in the same position.
In recognition of a remarkable collegiate and international wrestling career, Kerry McCoy is honored as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Awards:
Year
2020
|
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
|
Chapter/Region
New York - Downstate
|
Year
2014
|
Award
Distinguished Member
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Chapter/Region
National
|
All American Awards:
Season
1997
|
School
Penn State
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
275
|
Place
1
|
Season
1995
|
School
Penn State
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
275
|
Place
3
|
Season
1994
|
School
Penn State
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
275
|
Place
1
|
College Season Records:
Season
1997
|
School
Penn State
|
Class
Senior
|
Bouts
41
|
Wins
41
|
Losses
0
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
11
|
Win PCT.
100
|
Place
1st
|
Season
1995
|
School
Penn State
|
Class
Junior
|
Bouts
44
|
Wins
43
|
Losses
1
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
9
|
Win PCT.
97.73
|
Place
3rd
|
Season
1994
|
School
Penn State
|
Class
Sophomore
|
Bouts
47
|
Wins
47
|
Losses
0
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
11
|
Win PCT.
100
|
Place
1st
|
Season
1993
|
School
Penn State
|
Class
Freshman
|
Bouts
36
|
Wins
19
|
Losses
17
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
3
|
Win PCT.
52.78
|
Place
DNP
|
Season
Career
|
Bouts
168
|
Wins
150
|
Losses
18
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
34
|
Win PCT.
89.29
|
All Coaching Dual Records:
Season
2011
|
School
Maryland
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
20
|
Wins
16
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
80
|
Season
2010
|
School
Maryland
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
23
|
Wins
19
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
82.61
|
Season
2009
|
School
Maryland
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
19
|
Wins
10
|
Losses
8
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
52.63
|
Season
2008
|
School
Stanford
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
17
|
Wins
13
|
Losses
4
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
76.47
|
Season
2007
|
School
Stanford
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
16
|
Wins
8
|
Losses
8
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
50
|
Season
2006
|
School
Stanford
|
Division
Division I
|
Duals
13
|
Wins
7
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
0
|
Win PCT.
53.85
|
Season
Career
|
Duals
108
|
Wins
73
|
Losses
34
|
Ties
1
|
Win PCT.
67.59
|
All Rankings:
Season
1997
|
Rank Date
03/20/1997
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1997
|
Rank Date
03/07/1997
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1997
|
Rank Date
02/24/1997
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1997
|
Rank Date
02/10/1997
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1997
|
Rank Date
01/11/1997
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1997
|
Rank Date
11/07/1996
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1995
|
Rank Date
02/27/1995
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1995
|
Rank Date
03/17/1995
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1995
|
Rank Date
03/06/1995
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1995
|
Rank Date
02/09/1995
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1995
|
Rank Date
01/23/1995
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1995
|
Rank Date
12/19/1994
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1995
|
Rank Date
11/21/1994
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1994
|
Rank Date
02/03/1994
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1994
|
Rank Date
03/17/1994
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1994
|
Rank Date
03/07/1994
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|
Season
1994
|
Rank Date
02/21/1994
|
Weight
275
|
Rank
1
|
School
Penn State
|