WRESTLING: Rosselli is Buffalo Hall bound
Royalton-Hartland graduate and current Ohio State University assistant wrestling coach Lou Rosselli has been selected for induction into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
Rosselli, who was recently honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association as National Assistant Coach of the Year, will be inducted into the Buffalo Hall of Fame in ceremonies this fall.
“It’s quite and honor and our wrestling community is thrilled by his accomplishments,” said Dick Lang who coached Rosselli at Roy-Hart.
Rosselli qualified for the state championships four years in a row during his scholastic days at Roy-Hart capturing a state championship twice, in his sophomore and senior years.
A five-year varsity wrestler and a four-time Section VI champion, he finished with a varsity record of 156-8 including a perfect 37-0 mark his senior year.
Rosselli went on to Edinboro University where he twice earned All-America honors, in 1991 and 1993. A three-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion, he earned both PSAC and Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Wrestler of the Year honors in his senior year after capturing titles in both conferences.
Rosselli earned a spot on the United States Wrestling Teamfor the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was also a three-time U.S. Open champion in 1995, 1996 and 1999. He served as a U.S. World Team coach at the Wrestling World Championships in 2006 and 2007.
Rosselli’s wrestling accomplishments also earned him the Terry McCann Award in 2008 as USA Wrestling’s Freestyle Coach of the Year.
