Butch Keaser, Olympic Finalist of Maryland and the US Naval Academy remembers Neil Adleberg as family...
"The medals are nice, the trophies are nice, the Hall of Fame is nice, those experiences I wouldn't trade them for nothing in the world"
Neil is the Godfather of Maryland Wrestling and his accomplishments and impact in the wrestling community unfairly goes unrecognized.
Not only did Neil pioneer the first ever National Prep Team Title for a Maryland High School, he won three consecutive and 7 more titles succeeded him from the same school, MSJ Wrestling. No other Maryland High School has won more and no Maryland High School, except MSJ, has won a National Prep Team title that includes post grads (Neil has half of MSJ's 6)
***he lead MSJ to 3 Maryland State Titles ***he coached 5 National Prep Champions ***he created the first ever Maryland Wrestling News Publication before the internet ***he orchestrated the Maryland Path to Fargo Program, which increased participation in Freestyle and Greco to levels never seen before, which he claims is his greatest achievement ***he oversaw the winning of over 100 All American Awards in Fargo, including champions Helen Maroulis and Kyle Snyder ***he hosted Mount Mat Madness, the premier Mid Atlantic scholastic event for 16 years ***he hosted Maryland Wrestling Talk radio show
***wrestled for University of Maryland
***wrestled for Milford Mill Academy
***officiated for the Maryland Wrestling Officials Association (MWOA) ***Inducted into the Milford Mill Academy Hall of Fame and Mount Saint Joseph High School Hall of Fame ***Maryland Wrestling Officials Association award for Outstanding Contributions ***Wrestling USA Magazine State Man of the Year ***Chairman of Maryland USA Wrestling ***Currently involved and active supporter of the Navy Wrestling Program
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