Over the weekend, wrestling held its own version of March Madness, and one of the competitors was Princeton’s Quincy Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday, a senior at Princeton, has been a dominant force for the Tigers during his four years in New Jersey. During his tenure, Monday became a 3x All-Ivy wrestler, 2x All-American, an All-Ivy Academic athlete and an NCAA finalist at 157 lbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that shouldn’t surprise anyone if you know the significance of his last name in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quincy is the youngest son of wrestling legend, Kenny Monday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenny Monday was the first Black U.S. wrestler to win Olympic gold (Seoul, 1988) and has a long list of accolades. He’s a wrestling Hall of Famer, 3x Olympic medalist, 3x All-American and NCAA Champion for Oklahoma St., and is the head wrestling coach at Morgan State<\/a>, the sole HBCU institution to field a D1 varsity wrestling program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While wrestling runs in his blood and he’s proud of his father’s legacy in the sport, Quincy never let his name simply carry him. Instead, he put in the work to make sure that both his first and last name continued to thrive in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n