GREENVILLE, Pa.-- Thiel College welcomed Pennsylvania Representative Parke Wentling on July 25, 2023, as he presented a citation to Craig Thurber, the Rod E. Wilt '86 Head Coach for Thiel College Wrestling.
This recognition came after Thurber was inducted into the Pitt-Johnstown Hall of Fame earlier this year for his achievements in wrestling. During his career at Pitt-Johnstown University, Thurber won three NCAA Regional titles, three NCAA Division II All-American honors, and he was the National Runner-up in 1995. Thiel College named the Greenville native the head wrestling coach in 2003. Thurber has been named the President's Athletic Conference Coach of the Year nine times in the 20 years of coaching at Thiel College.
This past season, he led his team to a share of its conference-leading 24th Presidents Athletic Conference title.