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FRANK
MOLINARO 2nd yr @ Penn State 4th overall Penn State ‘12 ASSISTANT COACH
He left Penn State as a two-time Big Ten Champion, a four-time All-American, a two-time NCAA finalist and onetime National Champion. He ended his career 10th on Penn State’s all-time wins list with 121, 11th on the alltime matches wrestled list with 150 and seventh on Penn State’s all-time NCAA tournament win list with 17.
THE MOLINARO FILE Birthday: Birthplace: Hometown: Alma Mater: Spouse: Child:
December 27, 1988 Redbank, N.J. Barnegat, N.J. Penn State ‘12 Kera Son, Casey
COACHING EXPERIENCE * 2015-Pres.: Assistant Coach, Penn State * 2012-2014: Assistant Coach, Rutgers
Molinaro began his collegiate coaching career at Rutgers in 2011-12 and spent two years with the Scarlet Knights. During his time at Rutgers, he assisted in coaching the school’s first All-American since 2002. Molinaro is married to Kera (Bolen). They have one son, Casey.
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As a junior, Molinaro went 32-3 in his junior season and advanced to the NCAA finals at 149. He ended his junior year as the 2011 NCAA National Runner-Up and the 2011 Big Ten Champion at 149, thus earning first team All-Big Ten laurels. During his sophomore year, Molinaro went 32-3 and placed fifth at NCAAs in his first season at 149. Molinaro went 23-19 as a red-shirt freshman and went from an unseeded grappler to an eight-place All-America finish at 141 pounds.
Frank Molinaro capped off a perfect senior season and a stellar collegiate career by winning the 2012 NCAA title at 149 lbs.
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Molinaro closed out a stellar Penn State career in 2012 with an undefeated senior campaign. He posted a 33-0 record, including 11 majors, seven tech falls and four pins. Molinaro won his second straight Big Ten 149-pound title in Purdue and then followed that up by claiming the NCAA title in St. Louis with a decisive 4-1 win over Minnesota’s Dylan Ness. Molinaro earned 2012 Big Ten Championship Most Outstanding Wrestler honors that year. He left Penn State as the school’s fifth four-time All-American with a 121-29 career record.
4 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Former Penn State National Champion and four-time AllAmerican Frank Molinaro returned to Happy Valley as an assistant coach in 2014-15 and is in his second year on the Penn State staff. One of Penn State’s all-time greats, Molinaro joins head coach Cael Sanderson’s staff after two years as an assistant at Rutgers and is in his fourth year overall.