Drexel University Athletics
Drexel Wrestling Adds CJ LaFragola to Coaching Staff
9/17/2021 10:56:00 AM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA – Matt Azevedo, the Mert '67 and Joanne '69 Hill Head Coach of Wrestling has announced the addition of CJ LaFragola as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season. LaFragola joins the Dragons strong lineup, including veteran Scott Parker, who will take the role of top assistant under Azevedo, and four-time All-American, David McFadden.
A two-time captain and three-time NCAA qualifier, LaFragola comes to Drexel after a highly successful wrestling career with Brown University. During his time with Bears, LaFragola earned All-Ivy honors three times, placed twice at the EIWA Championships, and posted three consecutive 20-win seasons.
After graduating with a Business degree from Brown, he went on to pursue his master's degree in Sports Media at Sacred Heart University where he used his fifth year of eligibility on the varsity football and baseball fields. Since retiring from the collegiate sports world, LaFragola has taken his love of competition to the MMA arena, where he made his amateur debut in May of 2021.
LaFragola will work mainly with Drexel's upper weight classes and will have a heavy impact recruiting in the New Jersey areas.
A two-time captain and three-time NCAA qualifier, LaFragola comes to Drexel after a highly successful wrestling career with Brown University. During his time with Bears, LaFragola earned All-Ivy honors three times, placed twice at the EIWA Championships, and posted three consecutive 20-win seasons.
After graduating with a Business degree from Brown, he went on to pursue his master's degree in Sports Media at Sacred Heart University where he used his fifth year of eligibility on the varsity football and baseball fields. Since retiring from the collegiate sports world, LaFragola has taken his love of competition to the MMA arena, where he made his amateur debut in May of 2021.
LaFragola will work mainly with Drexel's upper weight classes and will have a heavy impact recruiting in the New Jersey areas.
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