University of Pennsylvania Athletics

A standout wrestler for the Pennsylvania Regional Training Center (PRTC), Tyler Berger joined the University of Pennsylvania wrestling coaching staff as an assistant coach in September 2023.
 
As a PRTC Senior Olympic Level athlete, Berger won the 70kg title at the 2023 US Open in Las Vegas in late April. That sent him to Final X in June where he wrestled World silver medalist Zain Retherford for a spot on the World Team, coming up short in the best-of-3 series but in the process making the US National Team for the second straight year.
 
Prior to his move to Philadelphia to train with PRTC, Berger trained one year at the California RTC, and before that he spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska. In that position, he worked with all weight classes on the team and assisted with the Nebraska Wrestling Training Center and summer camps.

A three-time All-America wrestler at Nebraska, Berger racked up a career record of 116-32 as a collegiate wrestler for the Huskers. As a senior in 2018-19, Berger posted an overall mark of 28-4 including a 16-1 dual record. He also was a finalist at both the NCAA Championships the Big Ten Championships.

Berger was an All-America for the first time as a sophomore in 2016, as he placed fifth at the NCAA Championships and also took third at the Big Ten Championships. As a junior, Berger earned All-America honors following a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He amassed a regular-season mark of 24-3 (16-1 dual record) and placed fourth at the Big Ten Championships.

Berger excelled off the mat, as well. He was a two-time member of the NWCA All-Academic Team and a four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection. Berger also earned the Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award as a senior in addition to being a three-year member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team.

A Prineville, Ore., native, Berger was a four-time state champion at Crook County High School, where he amassed a career record of 198-3. He graduated from Nebraska in May of 2019 with a degree in psychology.