J Jaggers (2 time NCAA wrestling champion)

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J Jaggers Biography - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Jaggers is two-time national champ
Thursday, April 16, 2009
By Justin Haley
Correspondent
Bedford Sun Banner

There's an old saying that lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place. In most cases, that holds true for NCAA Division I wrestling championships.

Don't tell that to St. Peter Chanel graduate and Northfield Village resident J Jaggers. He has done something only two others have done in the history of Ohio State University wrestling: win two national titles.

Jaggers is the 2008 and '09 champion at 141 pounds, having just concluded his second title run by winning at the Scottsrade Center in St. Louis.

For another first among Buckeyes on the mat, Jaggers is OSU's first national champion at less than 165 pounds.

The repeat showing is nothing new to Jaggers. After all, he is one of only student-athletes to win four Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships.

That said, his first NCAA title wasn't given the greatest amount of respect. Many wrestling experts called it a fluke.

Jaggers put his mind to answering those critics. "It is tough under certain circumstances," he admits. "It's very hard to perform at 141 pounds." Specifically, he needed to work aggressively to keep off the pounds and maintain that weight.

Early defeats this season and bouts with injury led to many people considering Jaggers a long shot at repeating.

"Hearing that motivated me," he says. "I wanted to silence the critics." The outspoken Jaggers went so far as to guarantee a second crown among opinionated online watchers and bloggers.

"Winning my first championship was a relief," he says now. "This one was the stamp (of validation)."

Jaggers is two-time national champ - Cleveland.com

Wrestling: OSU national champion Jaggers will replace assistant coach
Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Ohio State wrestling assistant coach Tommy Rowlands has resigned, and two-time national champion J Jaggers will replace him.

Rowlands, a Bishop Ready graduate, was coach Tom Ryan's assistant for three years. He will pursue a business career and remain executive director of the Ohio Region Wrestling Training Center.

Jaggers, who won his second national title last month, will be a volunteer assistant.

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Wrestling: OSU national champion Jaggers will replace assistant coach

 

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COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Wrestler J Jaggers has been named the 2008-09 Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year, the department of athletics announced Tuesday. Jaggers, a Northfield, Ohio, native who won his second-consecutive NCAA title as a senior in 2009, is the first wrestler to earn the honor in the 28-year history of the award.

Before making his debut as the volunteer assistant coach of the Ohio State wrestling team next season, Jaggers will be known for leaving an impressive imprint on the two-time national runner-up Buckeyes. In 2009, the All-American joined an exceptional class of wrestling Buckeyes as the 141-pound national champion in back-to-back seasons in 2008 and 2009. He joins Tommy Rowlands, a 2002 and 2004 heavyweight champion and Kevin Randleman, the 177-pound champion in 1992 and 1993 in the elite group.

Ending his senior campaign with a 28-7 ledger, Jaggers completed his career with a remarkable 108-33 record as a three-time All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier.

After winning his first national championship in dramatic fashion where he held on for the title with 16 seconds left despite suffering a severe ankle injury, Jaggers successfully defended his title this past spring, proving ?you don?t just stumble on two national championships.?

The 2008 Greater Cleveland Athletic Sports Commission Collegiate Athlete of the Year, Jaggers is a three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic and two-time Academic All-Big Ten Team selection, as well as a three-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete. He earned his bachelor?s degree in communication at the end of winter quarter. Jaggers is considering continuing his training in hopes of making the 2012 Olympic Team.

ATH: Jaggers Named Ohio State Male Athlete of the Year - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

 

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Ohio State NCAA wrestling champs Jaggers, Pucillo join Buckeye coaching staff
Reported by Examiner.com on Thursday, 9 September 2010
Examiner.com

Ohio State's two most recent NCAA Division I wrestling champs have now joined the Buckeye coaching staff. J Jaggers and Mike Pucillo join head coach Tom Ryan and associate head coach Lou Rosselli. Jaggers won two NCAA titles at 141 pounds in 2008 and 2009; Pucillo was the 184-pound champ at the 2008 NCAAs. "We are proud to add one of the great wrestling Buckeyes to the Ohio state coaching staff," said Ryan, who is entering his fifth season leading the Scarlet and Gray. "Mike has been a standout in every aspect of his life for many years. We are all anxious to see Mike..

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