Wrestling ref Patrick Frank works national title match

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Saturday, April 5, 2025, TRIB-LIVE

Patrick Frank, who graduated from Fox Chapel in 1998, refereed the 141-pound title match during the NCAA Division I championships in March in Philadelphia.

Ohio State’s Jesse Mendez, who was the No. 3 seed, upset top-seeded Brock Hardy of Nebraska by winning a 12-9 decision.

Frank, who was inducted into the Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame in 2022, was the school’s all-time winningest wrestler at the time of his graduation. He earned a total of eight varsity letters in cross country, baseball and wrestling.