Slippery Rock University Athletics

Jack Spates (1975) was a three-time PSAC wrestling champion at The Rock. He held a career record of 108-9-0, the second highest win total in SRU history, and had a career dual match record of 40-2. Spates was an NCAA College Division national champion in 1973 and finished as the national runner-up in NCAA Division I competition a year later. Spates finished his senior season with a record of 37-1.
 
After SRU, Spates took up a career in coaching. He served as an assistant wrestling coach at the United States Military Academy and the University of Pittsburgh before becoming the head coach at Cornell University.