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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2019-20 Wrestling

Joey Slackman

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Commack, N.Y.
  • Highschool Commack

Biography

CAREER HONORS WRESTLING
2019 Keystone Classic Eighth Place (285)


2021 (FOOTBALL): Appeared in nine games … Saw action on the defensive line … Finished the season with 16 tackles and 3.5 TFLs … Had 0.5 sack at Bucknell (Sept. 18) … Recorded a sack against Dartmouth (Oct. 1) … Had a season-high five tackles at Yale (Oct. 23) … Registered a sack versus Brown (Oct. 30).

2020-21: All 2020-21 Ivy League winter sports were canceled on November 12 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.

2019-20 (WRESTLING): Posted a 6-7 record … Placed eighth at the Keystone Classic (11/24) … Recorded a 14-4 major decision in Penn’s dual against No. 1 Penn State (12/8) … Missed most of the season due to an injury.

High School: Ranked No. 12 in the country at 285 pounds by InterMat … Ranked No. 17 in the country at 285 pounds by FloWrestling … Ranked No. 17 in the country at 285 pounds by TheOpenMat.com … 2018 Fargo Junior All-American in Greco … 2017 USA Wrestling Folkstyle All-American … 2018 New York state championships runner-up … 2018 and 2019 Eastern States champion … 2018 County runner-up … Four-year letterwinner … Served as team captain … Also lettered in football and tennis … Captained football team … First-team All-State football selection in 2018 … Named All-Long Island in football in 2018 … Named All-County in football in 2018 … Named All-State in wrestling in 2018 … Named All-Long Island in wrestling in 2018 … Finalist for 2018 LaBue Award presented annually to the top academic football player in Suffolk County … National Honor Society member … National Spanish Honor Society member … Volunteer coach with Commack’s middle school wrestling team … Volunteer football coach.
 
Personal: Son of Dana and Paul Slackman … Father played football at Ithaca College … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.