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Josh Chelf

  • Class
    2008
  • Induction
    2018
  • Sport(s)
    Wrestling
Josh Chelf ranked second in career wrestling wins at UWL at the time of induction into the UWL Wall of Fame, finishing 153-24.  He earned four career National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III All-America honors, including winning the national title at 174-pounds in 2007 and 2008.  Chelf placed third in 2006 and sixth in 2005 at 174-pounds.
 
Named to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) All-Time Team, Chelf won three league championships at 174-pounds (2006, 2007, 2008).  He was named the 2006-07 and 2007-08 WIAC Wrestler of the Year and selected the 2007-08 WIAC Wrestler of the Meet at the league championships.  A member of four conference championship teams (2005-08) at UWL, the Eagles also placed in the top-four at the NCAA III Championships in each of Chelf's four years. The Eagles placed second in 2006 and 2008, third in 2007 and fourth in 2005.
 
He was voted to the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-American Second Team in 2008 and was a three-time (2006, 2007, 2008) National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic Team choice.
 
Chelf earned his bachelor's (2008) and master's (2010) degrees in physical education teaching.
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