Wrestling Recruiting / New Jersey / Pennington, NJ / Hopewell Valley Central High School / Jacob Venezia

Jacob Venezia ‘21 Recruiting Profile

Hopewell Valley Central High School
PENNINGTON, NJ
Wrestling

Club:: Shore Thing
Height:: 5'4"
Weight:: 115
Age:: 20
Prim. Position:: 125#
Sec. Position:: 133#

State Qualifier: 2
Overall Record: 96-19
Best Position: Neutral
Bench Press: 150
Squat: 250

2020 Highlights

2020 Highlights

2020 Spotlight

Olympic Club Duals 2020 match 4 vs. Team Predator

55kg Romer Cup 2019 Jacob Venezia(USA) vs Felix Bohn(Germany)

Olympic Club Duals 2020 match 3 vs. Quest

2018 Highlights

Personal Statement

I have been wrestling for 14 years. As soon as I stepped on the mat, I was hooked. My dad and brother both wrestled in high school so we are certainly a wrestling family. I was fortunate to have a very supportive family who always encouraged me to travel near and far to participate in local and national wrestling tournaments. Between my sophomore and junior years, I competed in Greco throughout Europe as part of the Young Lions Wrestling team run by Gold Medal US Olympic and world team Coach Richard Estrella. As a wrestler, You can learn so much about yourself.

Going into matches and tournaments I prepare myself mentally and emotionally. I picture myself out on the mat, I picture take downs, turns, and escapes, and I picture myself with my hand raised. My team is a big part as to who I am as a wrestler. I support my team through wins and losses, and I will continue this behavior with the college team I choose to compete with.

Since I am a senior this year, I have decided to take an academic year at Mercer County Community College, and continue my college search for the right school and team. I will be keeping recruitment open, so feel free to reach out by email, text, or by phone.

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity:
3 years
2020 Varsity Team
Individual Awards:
2nd Colt Classic, 2nd Mercer County Tourney, District 19 Champion, 5th region 5
Team Awards:
Conference Champs, County Champs, Sectional Semis, District 19 3rd
Season Schedule
2019 Varsity Team
Individual Awards:
1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-County, District 19 Champion, 4th place region 5, 3rd Team All-Area, On team MOW
Team Awards:
Conference Champs, Sectional 2nd Place, Team County Champions, District 19 Champions, 7th in Region 5
Season Schedule
2018 Varsity Team
Individual Awards:
1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-County, 1st Team All-Area
Team Awards:
Conference Champs, All Area Times of Trenton Team of the Year

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience:
5 seasons
2018 Shore Thing (Club)
2018 SEPA Wrestling (National)
2018 Princeton Wrestling Club (Elite )
2016 MPR Wrestling (National )
Notes: Went to this club for four years before I moved to another club. The best club and coach that I have ever had. The Coach is Chuckie Connor, went to University of North Carolina and was an All-American as well.
2016 Apache Wrestling Club PA (Practice )
Notes: I have been going to this club for three years. This club has amazing coaches, and it is fast paced. The coaches are from Council Rock South, College athletes, and one coach from Czechoslovakia, which was on the world team, plus he was an olympian as well. I practice with kids who are between 130 and 140 pounds even though I am 115 pounds.

Coach References

High School Head Coach
Mario Harpel
High School Assistant Coach
Joel Resnick
High School Assistant Coach
Eric Guise

Events

Camp/Event

NHSCA Battle at the Beach National Duals
5/26/18 to 5/28/18
I went 2-4 on the week. I wrestled my hardest and all of my matches went the length. Each match that I lost were by a 1 or 2 point difference. I wrestled a three-time AA Pensylvania state place winner and lost 3-5, but I wrestled really well against everyone that I wrestled. Keep in mind, I am a freshman and it was my first year wrestling in the high school division at this tournament.
Camp/Event

TCNJ High School Team Camp
6/24/18 to 6/27/18
I went 11-1 on the whole week. Pinned a state qualifier and beat two state qualifiers 5-1 and the other 1-0.
Camp/Event

Lehigh Wrestling Intensity Camp
7/9/18 to 7/12/18
Invited by Associate Head Coach John Hughes. Amazing coaches and the Lehigh University wrestlers showed amazing moves as well. The intensity camp had real college practices, with an addition of having a run every morning. My favorite session was the night session because we had more than an hour of live wrestling. I got the opportunity to wrestle live with the college wrestlers there.
Camp/Event

Let Em Wrestle Showcase
8/26/18 to 8/26/18
The second year attending and it is a great event to attend. You get to meet many colleges and become friends with other wrestlers.
Camp/Event

Super 32
10/27/18 to 10/28/18
Wrestling 113
Camp/Event

Columbus Day Duals
10/13/18 to 10/14/18
Wrestling with Turks Head at 113. I went 6-2 out of the two days, with two major decisions and four decisions. I beat a Pennsylvania state place winner as well.
Camp/Event

John Goles tournament
12/26/18 to 12/26/18
Took second. Won 13-4 against a senior in the semi-final round.
Camp/Event

Mercer County Tournament
1/26/19 to 1/26/19
Took first this year making me a 2x Mercer County Champion. Accumulated the most team points in the tournament with 29.5 team points. Hopewell Valley, my high school, won there 11th team title in 12 years making us the current record holders with most team titles.
Camp/Event

District 19 2019
2/16/19 to 2/16/19
2x District champion. Had 2 major decisions and 1 tech fall.
Camp/Event
Region 5 2019
Camp/Event

Region 5 2019
2/22/19 to 2/23/19
Took 4th sending me to states
Camp/Event

2019 NJSIAA State Wrestling Championships
2/28/19 to 3/2/19
First time making it to states and I won one match 11-2.
Camp/Event
Clarion University of PA Prospect Camp
4/5/19 to 4/5/19
Camp/Event

Young lions tour 2019
6/10/19 to 7/11/19
A group of 8-11 wrestlers from the east and west coasts are invited to go on this trip to Germany and Denmark for about a month to learn about their culture and to learn Greco-Roman wrestling. We will be training and competing against other nations at the Brydeklubben Thor and KSV Witten 07 training centers in Nykobing Falster, Denmark and Witten, Germany. Dates for this trip might change.
Camp/Event

War at the Shore
4/19/19 to 4/20/19
115 pound High School Division. I lost in the first round but wrestled all the way back to take 4th.
Camp/Event

NHSCA Battle at the Beach Duals
5/24/19 to 5/27/19
I was on SEPA Blue Highschool. I went 2-3 with two pins. My matches can be found on Flowrestling if my name is searched.
Camp/Event
Let Em Wreste
8/18/19 to 8/18/19
Camp/Event

Super 32
10/12/19 to 10/13/19
I will be competing at 113
Camp/Event
Christian Brothers Academy Invitational
12/21/19 to 12/21/19
Camp/Event
John Goles Tournament
12/27/19 to 12/27/19
Camp/Event
Mercer County Tournament
2/1/20 to 2/1/20
Camp/Event

District 19
2/22/20 to 2/22/20
3x district Champ
Camp/Event
Region 5
2/28/20 to 2/29/20
Camp/Event

Olympic Club Duals
9/11/20 to 9/13/20
Shore Thing Cyclone, 120

Training

Wrestling
F
10 Years
Started wrestling year around at the end of my fifth-grade year. I go to clubs in Pennsylvania. As well as training for wrestling, I lift four days a week and try to go on runs as much as I can. Some clubs that I wrestle with is Apache, MPR, and SEPA for dual tournaments. I also wrestle with Shore Thing in New Jersey.

Academics

Grades

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Test Scores

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High School Information

High School:: Hopewell Valley Central High School
State:: NEW JERSEY
Phone:: (609) 737-4003

Academic Accomplishments

Honors Classes:

Yes. Algebra 2 Honors Precalculus Honors English 3 Honors Backgrounds of Literature Honors 19th Century American Literature Honors

AP Classes:

Yes. AP Calculus AP Statistics

Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?

Yes

Awards, Achievements and Activities

Award
- National Latin Exam Certificate
Activity
- SMAC (Student Movement Against Cancer)
Activity
- Student Advisory Committee
Activity
- DECA
Activity
- Volunteer for Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FOHVOS)

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Statistics

Statistic	2020 Varsity Te	2019 Varsity Te	2018 Varsity Te	2018 SEPA Wrest	2018 Princeton
Record	34-6	36-6	26-7	20-8	5-1
Pins	17	20	14	8	4
Technical Falls	3	2	3	7	1
Takedowns		47	36

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